Evening journal., 1913-03-04

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, wait
ing the completion of the business of
the dying session of Congress.
President Taft, while Governor Will
son 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 enact
ments, 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
Der OF the Senate, facing the assem-
bled members of both houses, the
Diplomatic Corps, and high judicial
officers, than the Vice-President-el
was ushered in to take the oath, re-
cited to him by Senator Gallinger of
New Hampshire, President of the SEN
ate pro tempore. The Senate then ad-
iourned to- Immediately resume its
session as part of the Sixty-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-
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ministered the oath to them. The
Senate was organized for the coming
two years
The grand procession to the Capt.
tol steps followed, where the formal
transfer of authority from William
/ Howard Taft to Woodrow Wilson
from the old Republican to the Demo-
cratic pary-was to take place.
First walked the sergants-at-arms
CT the two houses of Congress. fol
/ lowed by the marshais of the Su
preme Court and OF the District OF
Columbia, then the justices Of the Su.
preme Court in their black gowns
with the committee on arrangements
acting as guard of honor to toe Presi
dent and the President-elect, who
walked arm in arm
Immediately behind them were tn,
ambassadors to the United States anc
the ministers plenipotentiary, in got,
lace and shining decorations. whili
Vice Presidents Levi p. Morton an,
retary Of the Senate we're led by ex
Vive Presidents Levi p. Morton ans
Charles w Fairbanks, and we're fol
lowed bv the Senators and members o
the House OF Representatives.
Members of the Cabinet. governor
Of States and Territories. Admira
Dewey and his aid, Major Genera
Wood and his aide, and officers o
the army and navy who by name ha,
received the thanks of Congress, hei,
places in the line which wound through
the long hall and out between tn,
great bronze doors
A preliminary outburst of applaus
at the opening OF the panels to admi
the members of the press had mean
while grown to a roar of welcom
from the thousands massed upon tn
stage outside, as the procession ap
peared, The tens Of thousands VIII
stood beyond the edge OF the amphl
theater caught up the sound and a
the Dortly figure OF the outgoin
President was distinguished In tn
doorway, and the audience caugh
sight of the pale, serious scholarl
figure az his side, the pest-up enthu
siasm Of all the Democratic visitor
broke loose in a demonstration tina
reyerberated up against the dome an
rolled out over the hill, CROWN
louder and louder as Taft and Wilso
took up the stations assigned ther
upon the speakers stand.
Slowly the procession of distinguish
ed visitors from the Senate gallerie
filed in upon the stage. The Presiden
and his successor, seated with Chic
Justice White upon their right an
: the official committee upon their lef
= surveyed the tossing sea OF faces an
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