East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-04

elect Wilson, and Vice President-elect
Marshall. reached the foot of the
steps before the main entrance to the
capitol at 10:45 and amid roars of
applause from the great crowd the
outgoing chief executive ana MS sue
cessor passed through the bronze
doors and along the corridor to the
presidents room at the north of the
senate chamber. Governor Marshall
was led to the vice presidents room
near by, waiting the completion of
the business of the dying session of
congress.
President Taft, while Governor
Wilson looked on, plunged into the
work of signing bills as they were
brought to him from the senate. A
great heap of documents accumulated
at the end of the Lincoln table as he
affixed his signature to more and
more enactments until finally the
signal was given that the senate
awaited its own dissolution.
Hardly had the president and pres
ident-elect been seated in the cham
ber of the senate. facing the assem-
bled members of both houses, the dip
lomatic corps, and high judicial Off
GERS than the vice president-elect
was ushered in to take the OATH re-
cited to him by Senator Gallinger of
New Hampshire, president of the sem
ate pro tempore. The senate then ad-
journed to Immediately resume its
session as part of the ssxty-third con-
gress.
Prayer by the chaplain opened the
democratic regime in the chamber,
Vice President Marshall then rose, and
in a clear, steady voice delivered his
inaugural address. When he had
concluded he called upon the sena-
tors-elect to come forward and ad-
ministered the oath to them. The
senate was organized for the coming
two years.
The grand procession to the capitol
steps followed, where the formal
transfer of authority from William
Howard Taft to Woodrow Wilson
from the old republican to the demo-
cratic party-was to take place.
First walked the sergeants- alarms
of the two houses of congress, follow
ed by the marshals of the supreme
court and the District of Columbia,
then the justices of the supreme
court in their black gowns, with the
committee on arrangements, acting as
guard of honor to the president and
President elect, who walked arm in
am.
The former vice presidents, supreme
D,aciIant Marshall l.
bers of the senate and former sena-
tors were placed at the right. Next to
them were the members-elect and re-
tiring members of the house, while at
| the left were stationed the foreign
diplomats. military and naval digni-
taries, cabinet members, governors
and other specially honored officials
Chief Justice White rose, and fac
ing the president-elect, who stood UT
with him, began to administer the
oath of office. A hush fell upon the
crowd as the right hand of the new
chief executive of the nation was rails,
ed to attest his purpose to administer
the law, and as his lips touched the
Holy Book. it deepened as he turned
to the people and in his inaugural ad
dress gave them his pledge Of loya
service.
When the last word of the address
had been uttered, the members of the
senate, headed by their sergeant-at
arms. secretary and new presidint
officer, returned in procession to thei
chamber.
President Wilson and Former Pres
ident Taft escorted by the committe,
on arrangements, and fairly deafenet