The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-04

lowed n order OF seniority s. Count
Won Benastorf. the amba ador
form Germany: Yonssonf zia PaclIa.
the ambassador FROM Turkey; the
Marquis cusani Confalomeri. the
ambassador from Italy; Senior De
Cana. the ambassador from Brazil;
George Bakhmaten, the ambassador.
from Russia; the vicaount Chinda,
AMBASSADOR from Japan. and followed
by the ministers and their suites
from Portual, Switzerland, Bolivia.
Salvador, Netherlands. Venezuela,
Switzerland. Greece, China. Spain,
Ecudor Norway. Nicaraua, Cuba, Ar
gentina, Uruguay. Chile, Belgium,
Haiti. Guatemala, the Dominica Ke-
public Peru, Sweden. Siam. Colon
bia, Honduras, Denmark, Panama
and Persia, The ambassadors and
ministers have seats Immediately
behind the space reserved for the
cabinet.
Meanwhile the House of REPRE-
sentatiYes formed in double line
down the long corridor toward the
House wing of the capitol, and ac-
companied by the members-elect soon
to take places in the next Congress.
marched slowly to the Senate door,
and, headed by Speaker clark. for
whom a seat had been placed on the
rostrum at the left of Senator Gal
linger. as president pro tempore Of
the Senate, found seats reserved on
the west side of the chamber, the
east being held for senators and
Others.
Dewey and Others.
Other places d reserved in the
chamber were for Admiral Dewey
and his aide; Major General Leon
ard Wood, chief OF staff Of the army,
and his aide and officers of the army
and navy, who by name have re-
ceiyed the thanks of Congress.
Among these were Rear Admiral
IPeary. the distinguished Arctic ex-
plorer. When this part of the pro-
gram was carried out the next move
was to escort the president, presi-
dent elect and vice president-elect
to the chamber. The two most con-
spicuous seats in the chamber were
/ reserved for Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
Marshall, both of which faced the
presiding officer, Mr.. Wilson's in the
front row to the right of the main
aisle, and Mr.. Marshall's to the left.
Seats for the cabinet and committee
iof arrangements were cloe by.
With the entrance of PRECEDENT
Taft and President-elect wilson at
the main door of the Senate, escort
ed by the committee oGn arrange
Iments, and the entrance of Mr.. Mar
,Ishall end Senator Gallinger. also es-
tcorted by the same committee, the
stage was set for the inauguration
Iof the new vice president.
Marshall sworn La.
First in the order Of the proceed
ings was the administering of the
oath OF Office to vive President Mar
shall. Arising from his seat among
the senators, the new vice president
was escorted to the Senate rostrum,
to the right of the presiding officer
!. The office of vice president being va
cant by the death of James s. sher-
men, the administration of the oath
Ito the new vice president fell to tbs
Hot of Senator IGallinger. This was a
brief ceremony, followed with i'm
presiye silence as the oath was slow.
| lily repeated by the new official
landing with up-raied hand.
Vice President Marshall had nov
been formally installed as the pre-
siding officer of the Senate. This
| much accomplished, the Senate o
1.-the sixty-secord Congress adjourned
sine die, to reorganize immediatel,
as the new Senate OF the Sixty-tnlrt
Congress, with its new presiding Of
hcer directing its AFFAIRS. a praye
by the chaplain of the Senate wa
i the FIRST formal action of the newl
organized Senate. With this sol
| emn function over. vice Presiden
Marshall delivered his inaugural ad
I dress,
1t remained only to complete tn
: Organization of the new Senate b
n administering the oath to senator
reelected or newly elected to tn
body.
New Senators Take ooath.
The returning Democratic sena
tors to take the oath were: Bank
head, OF Alambama; Bacon, of Geor
Igia; Simmons, Of North Carolina
owen, of Oklahoma; Tillman, Q
South Carolina; Sheppard, of Tex
as; aud Martin, OF Virginia.