The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-05

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cupied the seats reserved for them il
the senate galleries or on the stand a
the east front. Mrs. Taft and he
daughter went to the home of Mis-
Mabel Boardman to await the comins
of Mr.. Taft after the Inauguration
ceremonies, when they all were to de.
part for Augusta, Ga.
At 11:45 o'clock Vice Presiden
Marshall, accompanied by the con.
gressional committee, was ushered int
the senate chamber and given a sea
in the front row, facing the presidins
officer. Mrs. Marshall from her place
in n of the galleries, accompanied by
Miss Carolina Rowland of INDIANAPOLIS
waved to her husband asa he came on
the senate floor, but after a stay of a
moment Mr.. Marshall and the commit
tee returned to the vice presidents
room while Senator Fall continued his
f~ilibuster on the indian bill.
The Ten.
All eyes were upon the 10 chairs on
the senate floor which We're allotted to
President Wilson'S cabinet. Josephus
Daniels and William G. McAdoo were
the first to take seats there. William
j. Bryan n Franklin K. Lane each
took a chair in the cabinet row. a
few moments later. Mr.. Redfield en-
tered the chamber a later and
took his place with the other cabinet
appointees.
President Taft, meanwhile, continued
to sign the appropriation bills until all
had been approved with the exception
Of the sundry civil bill, which he had
vetoed. He let it be known that he
would exercise the pocket veto on the
seanen's voluntary servitude bill.
The senate was not ready to ad-
journ at noon, the hour set for the be-
ginning of the ceremonies of
ton of the vice president and the clock
was set back to 11:25 a. m.
While Senator Poindexter continued
to speak with the evident purpose of
preventing the sundry civil bill from
coming to a vote, the house of repre-
scntatives, in a long line outside the
senate door, impatiently awaited en-
try. Finally with Mr.. Poindexter still
speaking, the house filed in.
Mr.. PoindeXter gave up the filibuster
with the understanding that no at
tempt would be made to pass the bill
and the diplomatic corps was ushered
into the senate chamber while all those
assembled arose. The justices of the
supreme court. presenting a marked
contrast to the brilliantly-garbed dip
lomats, followed.
Mr.. Marshall entered the chamber
for the second time at 1920 and took
his seat, prepared to be called to the
rostrum to take his oath. The cere-
monies were then 80 minutes behind
schedule.
President Taft and President-elect
Wilson appeared at the senate door
four minutes after Mr.. Marshall. They
took seats in the front row.
h all the guests were assembled
Vice President Marshall stepped IN to
the desk and at 1884 o'clock took the
oath.
The formal program of adjourning
the senate sine die and the o~rganiza-
ton of the new senate over. Vice Presi-
lent Marshall began to deliver his in
augural address.
While Vice President Marshall was
swearing in new senator's and return
ing old ones, the remainder of the
company began the march to the
stands on the east front, where the in
a~uguratiOn of Mr.. Wilson was to take
place. President Taft and Mr.. Wilson
were greeted with loud cheers as they
came out the main door.
Immediately in front of the president
tlal PLATFORM, Major General Wood and
MS general staff held a space clear. !
across the open space doomed a bat
terry OF nearly 100 cameras and mo-
.tlon-picture machines, trained on the |
single spot where President Taft was
TO pass his mantle of office to Presi-
Wilson. Back of the West
Point cadets stood the Essex troon.
Wilson's guard Of honor. and
near them the Black Horse troop of
Culver.
The troops were prepared to give
way when the delivery of the inau-
gural address began so that the crowd
might close in to hear the new presi-
dent. There was a lull in the cere-
monies as the company assembled.
a mild wind blew over the stands
and the West Point cadets and sailors
ran about in little groups to relieve the
tedl1lm while the presidential party
slowly assembled. The east front of