New-York tribune., 1909-02-08
INAUGURAL CEREMONY
Commissioning OATH.
Procedure in the Senate IN Indact-
ing Mr.. Taft Into Office
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The II15Uce SHreAAl
kzvsshtne4on. FEB. THE Joint committee OF tne
sayo houses Of Congress purpose tc make the GER
seonies attending the actual inauguration OF -.
dent Taft and Vice-President sherman as -
snd eignined as behts so important an ever -.
80 .77,sic and the spirit Of festlvity VIII marx -0
t,,,,,,ss rarsde and the along the streets
vii he as brilliant ever, but IN t-e CaiilOi g.
ep the inaugural stand erected On IT'S east ton.
salemnity ana dignity VIII dominate. Inc ~ 60
are already perfected. and every orcla4 anu ee'
.---ao,-e understands the part he is 70 play
The senate VIII complete the work OF me l@-S' see
saon Of the seth Congress about i''" d III UI
asarch 4 and VIII then take recess 80 o-@N
scenery ulay be set for the important act IN LIZ
,v~ea+ drama of the Republic soon 70 take place
aer4lv before noon she Vice-Presioent VIII can lo
senate 70 order The Secretary OF the senate Nlii
announce TIE arrival Of the Speaker and the House
~ Fseuresentatives, and they w1i lie INTO ule Den
- r-,srhs- and take the places assigned 10 them
xext In order viii come the Supreme Court OF tle
United States headed by Chief Justice ruler aiho
hen the ambassadors and ministers plenpotentlafy
~ the foreign nations Following the heads CT TIE
ei,lornario CORPS viii come the heads Of the execu-
tive departnnenis who VIII lake their places hnIne
eately sack Of the assigned to the cnleA hs-
uses in the drama
Foo51ovinK the Cabinet the observation-disclosures
.xu ta formally announced and VIII enter, accom-
z,snisd BY his escort. Senator Frye president pro
terpore OF the Senate- and Representative AouHe'
sThe President-elect' viii be the next announce
raent. and William Il Taft, accompanied oy sen
stors Knox and Lodge viii enter. and, finally, he
President OF the United States viii enter alone AT
sach announcement the entire sssenblage viii rise
.nd remain standing until the person announces Is
seated.
When All the digritaries have arrived, the Vice
President win deliver his valecictory and VIII then
call to TIE rostrurn James S. Sherman 70 WhoiI
he VIII administer the oath Of the Nice-FresloenC
Of the United States. after which he wlH declare
the Senate adjourned without day. Having oeeIl
sworn MIR. Sherman viii ascend the rostru1a' anu
taking the gavel. win call the Senate 10 eroer IoI
the session and wHl ask that new nelll0T-S - >
Of the Senate come forward and take the oeth OF
Office Presumably there viii be sixteen new races
a. the Senate. Each new Senator. accompanied Oy
Hsr colleague, viii step forward and take the ea'h
This done the entire sssemDlase VIII ptoceeo ~
sfae inaugural stand
The seryzeants-a1-arrns Of the Senate and the
szouse viii lead the stately procession This Is an
Innovation as heretofore IL has been led Dy the
rrSarshais Of the Supreme Court and or the us
srict Of Columbia Those present IN the senate
chamber viii fan into line In the sans order IN
which they entered the Senate. and the entre c0ll-
ranv viii march TO the inaugural stand
The troops gathered IA front OF the stand VIII
present arms as President and the President
elect appear the main door Of the Capitol. ana
when they have arrived at the front Of the stand
chief Justice Fuller will step forward and admin
sser 10 Mr. Taft the Of Office, following which
xhe new President viii deliver his inaugural ad-
dress which is understood TO be unusually brief
From the stand the President viii descend q fight
nf szeps 20 his carriage and drive Immediately to
suncheos before taking his place IN the reviewing
stand erected front OF the White House grounds
from which he viii view the great parade in his
honor
The v5ce-Presid>nt and the members Of the Sen
ate win return from the inaugural stand TO the
Senate chamber where certain brief routine busi-
ness VIII be transacted and adjournment taken
Ex-President Roosevelt, on leaving the inaugural
esand, win enter his carriage from another en-
trance 70 the Capitol and. escorted by the New
York Republican County Committee, viii drive I'M
-edis1ey 70 CniOn Station. whence ne viii start
Cor New FORK accompanied by the members Of his
family.
There Wiz be slight change this year In the
order OF the progress Of the President the Presi-
s5ent-elect and the VIce-President and the Vice
Presideut-elec1 the Capitol In view of the close
relations Of Senator Lodge TO the President he VIII
eide IN the carriage with the President end the
s9resisent-eleot as VIII also Senator Knox, who
chairman OF the Committee on Arrangements is
the personal escort Of the Executive. The Vice
President viii have escort Senator Bacon and
REPRESENTATIVE Burke and Gaines, while the
Observation-Disclosures Will be accompanied by Sen
ator Frye president pro tenpore Of the Senate,
and Representative Young Heretofore only
Senator has accompanied the two chief figures in
ske cer=rnorses-