Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-13

their gowns and hats giving a gaia ap-
pearance to the upper portion of the
chamber.
The program provided for the en-
trance of the Supreme Court, the
House, and other bodies at specified
intervals, from 1880 to noon, leading
uc to the actual ceremonies. While
the Supreme Court was being an
nounced and the sombre-robed justices
accompanied by the officers of the
court, found large leather chairs
placed along the front row of the
chamber, facing the Vice President,
and at his right, the diplomatic corps,
brilliantly arrayed in full state cos
tune, assembled in the outside CORR
dor, prepared to enter in a body.
Foreign DipImats Present.
When the Supreme court was an
nounced Chief Justice White, leading
the procession. entered the Senate
chamber, followed by Associate JUS
tees Lamar, Hughes, McKenna,
Holmes, Lurton, Day, Van DeVanter,
and Pitney.
The representatives of foreign ma
tons came next, headed by Ambassa-
dor J~usserand, of France, dean of the
diplomatic corps, in the absence of the
venerable Baron Hengelmuller, the
Ambassador of Austria, who is absent
from his post on leave. and is lot to
return.
The British Ambassador, James
Bryce, was next, followed in order of
seniority by Count Won Bernstorff, the
ambassador from Germany; Youssouf
| Zior sDooho the onhooCo6nT from IlIF.
key; the Marquis Cusani C~onfaloneri,
the ambassador from Italy; Senior da
Cana, the ambassador from Brazil;
George Bakhmeteff, the ambassador
from Russia; the Viscount Chinda, am
baSsador from Japan, and followed by
the Ministers and their suites from
Portugal, Bolivia, Salvador, Neither
lands. Venezuela, Switzerland, Greece,
China, Ecuador, Norway, Nicaragua,
Cuba, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Bel
GUM, Haiti, Guatmala, the Dominican
Republic. Peru, Sweden, Siam. Colon
bia, Honduras, Denmark, Panama, and
Persia. The ambassadors and minis
tiers had seats Immediately behind the
space reserved for the cabinet.
Taft and Wilson Enter
Meanwhile the House Of Representa-
tives formed in double line down the
IT, corridor toward the House wing
o. the Capitol, and accompanied by
i'll the next Congress, marched slowly
he members-elect soon to take places
to the Senate door and headed by
Speaker Clark, of whom a seat had
been placed On the rostrum at the left
of Senator Gallinger, as President pro
tempore of the Senate. found seats, re-
served on the west side of the cham
Der, the east being held for the sena-
tors and others.
Other places reserved in the cham
Der were for Admiral Dewey and his
aid; Major Gen. Leonard Wood, chief
of staff of the army, and his aid, and
officers of the army and navy who by
name have received the thanks of
Congress. Among these were Rear
Admiral Peary, the distinguished arc
tic explorer. When this. part of the
program was carried out, the next
move was to escort the President,
President-elect, and Vice President
elect to the chamber. The two most
conspicuous seats in the chamber were
reserved for Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Mar
shall, both of which faced the presid-
ing officer, Mr.. Wilson's in front row
to the right of the main aisle, and M
Marshall's to the left. Seats for the
cabinet and the committee on arrange
ments were close by.
Gallinger Administers Oath.
First in the order of the proceedings
was the administering of the oath of
Office to Vice President Marshall.
Arising from his seat among the SEN
ators, the new Vice President was es-
corted to the Senate rostrum, to the
right of the presiding officer. The
office OF Vice President being vacant
by the death Of James S. Sherman. the
administration of the oath of the new
Vice President fell to the lot of Sena-
tor Gallinger. This was a brief cere-
mony. followed with impressive sill
epce as the oath was slowly repeated
by the new official, standing with up
raised hand.
Vice President Marshall had now
been formally installed as the presid-
J ing officer of the Senate. This much
accomplished, the Senate of the Sixty
second congress adjourned sine die, to
re-organize Immediately as the new
Senate of the Sixty=third congress,
with its new presiding officer direct
ing its affairs. A prayer by the chap
liam of the Senate was the first formal
action Of the newly organized Senate.
With its solemn function over, Vice
President Marshall delivered his inau-
gural address.
1t remained only to complete the or
ganization of the new Senate by ad-
ministering the oath to senator's re-
elected or newly elected to the body.
Senators Are Sworn In.
The returning Democratic senators
to take the oath were Bankhead, of
Alabama; Bacon. of Georgia; Simmons,
of North Carolina; Owen, of Oklaho-
ma; Tillman, of South Carolina Shep-
pard, of Texas, and Martin, of Virginia.
The reelected Republicans were
Borah, of Idaho; Kenyon. of Iowa;
Nelson, of Minnesota, and Warren, of
Wyoming.
The new Democratic members of the