The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04

/ OF making them; to regulate, not in
accord with his VIII and ideas but in
accord with rules which YOU your-
| serves nave established. 1t is for the
| presiding officer to require you to act
! IN conformity with your self imposed
| Iegulatlonss just as it is the duty of
the supreme court to determine if your
action is in accord with the consti-
| tuition.
Two Decades of Service.
Two decades of service in this Cap
itol' though not in this chamber, have
impressed me with the weight of SEN
atorlaI responsibility, and the value of
senatorial duty well done. 1t is neith-
er Wen to minimize the former nor ex-
aSgerate the latter but to have both
ever in mind.
Il am aware that the great burden
IS on your shoulders, not mine. 1 do
not however, fail to realize that
have duties to perform which require
industry a clear mind and a contrOll-
ed temper. 1 shall strive to perform
Such duties with courtesy, impartiality
and fairness.
Il am inducted into the vice-presi-
dency with appreciation of the dignity
ana honor of the lofty place and with
pleasureable anticipation of close as
soclat1on with men of high ideals and
patriotic purpose.
Il accept, sir, from your hand the
gaVel with the earnest hope that I
may measure up to the standard you
have set and if do I feel that I shall
have met the expectations of the most
eXacting.'
Swearing in Senators.
In the reorganization of the senate
the swearing in of thirty-one senators
who had been either reelected or
elected for the first time was the next
order of business These senator's
came forward in, groups of four, in
nearly every case being accompanied
by their colleagues, and the oath of
Office was administered to each by the
vice-president. Each of. the senators
had relatives and friends in the CALLER
les. and there was much manifestation
of interest as each group found its
way to the front ofsthe chamber.
The newly elected senators were
Charles j. Hughes, Colorado; Duncan
w. Fletcher, Florida; Benjamin F.
Shively. Indiana; Joseph L. Bristow,
Kansas; w. O. Bradley Kentucky;
Elihu Root, New York Martin n.
Johnson, North Dakota; Theodore z.
Burton, Ohio; George E. Chamberlain,
Oregon; E. D. Smith, South Carolina;
Coe I. Crawford, South Dakota, and
w. L. Jones, Washington.
The Reelected Senators.
The senators who had been re-elect-
ed and were sworn in were: Joseph
F. Johnson, Alabama; James P.
Clarke Arkansas; George c. Perkins,
necticut: A. S. Clay. Georgia; w. B.
Hepburn, Idaho; A. B. Cummins, Iowa;
S. D. McEnery, louisiana; John Wal
ter Smith, Maryland; William J. Stone,
Missouri Francis G. Newlands, Neva-
da; Jacob H. GalIinger, New Hamp-
shire: Lee S. Overman, North Carroll
ma; Thomas P. Gore, Oklahoma; BoieS
Penrose. Pennsylvania; Reed Smoot,
Utah; VIM. p. Dillingham;, Vermont.
The senatorS-elect having been thus
inducted into office. the vice-president
ordered the sergeant-at-arms to exc
cute the order of the senate for the
1Cr, % %I1n
United States, and Col. Dan M. Rams
dell, ergeant-at-armS, advanced to the
central aisle and was Joined by Henry
CaSSOn, Sergeant-at-armS of the House
of Representatives.. Marshal Palmer,
of the District of Columbia, and Mar
shall Wright, Of the Supreme Court of
the United States, took places 1mmed-
lately behind thems and they and all
the distinguished assembly moved to-
wards the south door of the chamber.
They betook themselves to the plat
form on the east front of the Capt.
tol, where on a huge platform. erected
for the occasion, NIr. Taft was to take
the oath of Office and deliver his in
auguraI address.
Procession Moves.
In dignified and deliberate order the
procession moved southwark along the
corridor through the rotunda to the
inaugural stand in the following or
der:
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and the sergeant-at-arms of the house |
of representatives. |
The marshal of the District of Co !
lumbia and the marshal of the su-
preme court.
The chief justice. associate justices,
clerk and reporter of the supreme
court
The committee of arrangements
The president and president-elect-
: Ambassadors to the United States.
Ministers plenipotentiary.
The yice-preSident and the secretary /
of the senate.
The senate of the United States and
ex-senators.
The speaker and the clerk of the
house of representatives
Retiring members, memberS-eIecl |
and officers of the house of represen-
tatives.
Heads of the executive departments.
Governors of the states and terri |
tories.
The admiral of the navy and his aid
The chief of staff of the army ana |
his aid.
Oficers of the army and navy who,
bv name, have received the thanks or
congress.
All other persons who had been ad-
mitted to the floor of the senate cham
Der followed by those who had been
admitted to the galleries
Mrs. Taft's Social Secretary.