The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-01

president-elect have gone directly to
the presidents room in the senate
wing Of the building. A few minutes
later the carriage of the vice presi-
dent-eiect, with its dashing escort OF
the Culver (Ind.) Military Academy
troup of daredevil riders. has Gathered
up to the capitol, and Governor Mar
snail has been escorted to his office,
that OF the president Of the senate.
And now all is ready for the inaug-
uration. While the two central iig-
ures are receiving callers, tho Sixty
second congress. In session on both
sides of the building. is concluding its
final business. A number Of wills,
passed and enrolled at the last mo-
mcnt, are taken to President Taft for
his signature or veto. He sends them
hack as soon as he can go over them.
Then both houses pass resolutions. au-
thorizinS committees to wait upon the
president and inform him that the
two houses. having completed the
business Of the present session, are
ready to adjourn unless the president
mas some other communication to
make to them"
These two committees duly call up
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houses nmediately that he has no
further communication to make. The
house thereEpon adjourns sine die, but
ne adtoIrnment OF the senate is de-
laNed. for 1t is part Of the ceremony.
Foreign Diplomats Enter.
h senate galleries. crowded with
a distinguished throng. of which a
large percentage are women, have
boon wafNhinn fhA fSrol N,1aooSt--.
With great interest. Admission to
these galleries has been jealousy
guarded. A few minutes before noon
Sergeant-at-Arms Edgar l.. Cornelius
will appear on the floor of the senate
ana the entrance of the sen.
ates guests. the ambassadors and min
listers plenipotentiary to the United
States. These foreign diplomats,
dressed in their brilliant uniforms,
have assembled in the marble room of
the chamber, and now enter and take
the places assigned to them in the
nrst two rows OF seats at the right
OF the vice presidents desk, adding
to the only touch Of color in the as
sembly on the floor.
Immediately the sergeant.at.arms
VIII announce the chief justice and
the associate justices of the supreme
court. and. barring unforeseen eventu-
antics, all nine members of the court,
clad In their sombre robes of Office.
VIII enter the chamber and take seats
and n members of the house then
Will enter the chamber, Speaker Clark
taking a seat at the right of the presi.
cent pro tenn of the senate, Senator
Galitnger OF New Hampshire.
Marshall Takes Seat.
Then the vice president-elect is es-
eorted to a seat beside Senator Gal
Hnger. after which the ]sergeant.at-
arms announces the president and the
president-elect. who enter and take
seats In front of the desk. facing the
assembly. They are followed by Pr, :
ident Taft's cabinet officers. and final
~ Major General Wood, chief of the
staff of the army, and Admiral Dewey.
the head Of the navy.
me procedure causes the vice pres
i~dent-elect to be the only officer of the
next administration to take Office DUR
Ing h expiring one, while Mr.. Taft'e
cabinet ofncers hold yer into the next
COMMUNICATION. When all the guests
nave taken their places, Senator Gal
finger will administer the oath OF iof-
flee to, Mr.. Marshall. and Immediately
thereafter. with a short speech. will
declare the ~sixty-second congress ad-
jjourned.
Vice President Marshall then will
assume the chair of the president OF
the senate, and call to order the extra
session of the senate, which was re-
Gently ordered by President Taft. After
prayer has been said by the chaplain,
Rev. Z. G.. b. Pierce. Vice President
Marshall will order the secretary to
read President Taft's message convey
ing the extra session. Then the vice
president will make his inaugural
address. after which the new sena-
tors are sworn in in blocks of four.
Then the senate will be adjourned.
on for Platform.
With great Formally the assembly
now will rise and. II the weather be