Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 5, 1885, Page 1

FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA " OMAHA, NEB THURSDAY MORNING, DAILY BEE IARCH 5, 1885, THE BOURBON ING. Crowoed wih Freedom’s Wreaths Amid Rejoicing Moultitndes, A @enial Bun Smiles on the Son of Destiny. And Democracy’s Throat Send Forth Hosannas, All Previous Inaungurals Over- shadowad By Grover's. A Beantiful Day, a Grsat Crowd and Graater Enthusiasm, The Presidential Pageant: Mam- moth and Magnificent. While Flags and Streamers Wave Approvingly in the Breeze, The Oath of Office Taken Before 160,000 Persons. The Inaugural Address Rehashes the Demooratic Platform, Together With a Tariff Straddle and Patriotic Platitudes. The Close of Congress One of Wild Confasion, The River and Harbor Bill Bur- iad in the Senats, But All Other Appropriation Bills are Rushed Through, Geu. Grant Placed on the Army Re- tired List by & Unanimous Vote— Gorgeous Scenes in the Nen- ate—Tom Hendricks Takes the Gavel, RING OUT THE OLD, THE BOURBON BARK AFLOAT. WASHINGTON, March 4.—Thero are fully 100,000 strangars in the city to-day before were such crowds reen in Washington a8 to-day. As early as 10 a, m, the stieets along the line of march were crowded. Al- most every building in the city is decorated, graceful arches span the streets through which the procession is t) march, and ths decorations on many buildings are very elaborate. PEESIDENT ARTHUR breakfasted with bis fawily at the white house about 9 a, m. An hour later Vice resident- elect Heudricks, in company with Senator Hawloy, of the committee of arrangements droveup to the white house in an open barouche lined with crimson satin and drawn by four beautiful white horees, Just as he arrived President Arthur's carriagecontaining Senators Sheru and Ransom started to Ar- lington for the prasidont-elect, This carriago was also an open barouche drawn by four spanking bays, After » short delay Cleveland entired the carriage in company with tha soua and was rapidly driven to the white house, where President Acthur sud Hondricks were waiting. At 10:3) tha pres- ideatial party left the mansion and entering their carisges, took the placis in the line of the procession which haa forumed in ths meau- time, CLEVELAND AND ARTHUR and Senators Sherman and Ravsom oceapred the first carc They were sreotcd with the loudest enthusiism. The first, division ot the procession e:corting the president-elect then began the march to the capitol, Tho scones on Peunsylvania avenus almost baffle description, Thae great surgiog mass hil the sidewalks, Above them stately buildivgs wero covered with cloths of various colors, arranged in patriotic devicos. The soft, ~spring-like bie:zes sticred ipnumerable flags aud streamers, and the spocial aics, in brilliant uniforms, clashed hither and thither, lending mation t» the scene, The regulsr troops came first, then the ranks extended clear acroas the avenue and presented a wost im posing appearaoce. The marine corps, with its magnificent band, came next, followed by the artiliery battalions, This portion of the }nua'lld‘(m procseded a3 far south as the ront of the treasury department, then halted to parade rast, in order to afford an oppor- tunity for the presidential party to fall in line, when th arch was resumed, The prosident’s clegant cardiage was preceded by Slocum, the chisf marshal and his staff, and a troop of United States cavalry, Sur rounding the carriages wero a dozen mounted policemen, THE PARTY RRCEIVED AN OVATION all along the line of march, The men cheered, woman wavod their handkerchisfsand clapped hands, and the greates: enthusiasm was evincod by the imuienss throng, Prosident- eloct Cloveland kept his silk hst in his hand, and bowed to the right and left as the oar- risge rolled slowly along, A number of col- orod militia formed & part of the first divis 10n, and presonted a highly creditable ap. pearancy, Tan local divisions of the Grand Army of the Republic closed the escorting divisions, At procisely 12:30 p, m., the procossion ap- od coming out of the east door of the cap- itol. Prosident Arthu ba red tothe front Seal of North Carelina of the platform, followed by President.clect Cloveland, Chief Justice Waite and the sergoant at arms of the senste, Cleveland than began bia inaugural address to n vast thrang, estimated by Senator Hawley at 150,000, TAKING THE OATH. At the conolusion of the address he turned iet justica and bowing to him, « yw ready to take the onth pres y o As the chicf justica aros minister the ¢ Vit nesernt again and again, rowd pr fect quict whilo this impressive ceremony was After the oath was adminis- throrg crowded around the front platform and offered ¢ ngratulations. CLEVELAND'S INAUGURAL, SEALED WITH A KIS, Frrtow] Orrizene: —In the presonce of this vast assemblage of my country 1 am about to supplement and eeal by oath which I shall take, the manifestation of tha will of w groat and fres people. In the exercise of their power and right of sslf vovernment, they have committed to one of their fellow citizens & supreme and sacred trust, and he Lere consecrates himself to their Phis impressive ceremony adds little to the osibility with which I contemplate the duty T owe all the people of land, Nothing can relieve me fro; anxiety lest by any act of mine their inter- ests may suffer and nothive is needed to strongthen by resolution to engage every faculty and effort in the promotion of their welware, Amidst party strife the people's whoice was made, but its attendant circum- stavces have demenstrated a new streugth and safety of goverpiment by the people, In each succeeding year, 1t more ly appears that democratic people needs no apology aud that in its fearless and faithful application 1s to be tound the surest guaranty of goods gov- ermmeut. Dut the best results in the oper. tion of Fovernmnent wherein every citizen h. » share largely depend upon the proper limi: tation of purely partisan zeal and effort and a ¢ rrect appreciation of the time when the heat of partisanship should bs merged in the patriotism of tho citizen, T\ day the executive branch of the government is transferred to new keeping. But this i still a_goversment of all the people, and it should be none the less an object of their af- crved per ien, Fervice, solemn sense of 16 feotionate solicitnde. At this hour tho ani- mosities of political ¢t ife, the bitterness of puriimu dofeat and tho exultation of partisan triunph should ba supplanted by ungeudging acquiescence in the popular will and sober, ths wages of Isbor sure and steady, and that our system of reveuue shall be #o adjusted a to reliave the pasple from unnecessary taxa tion, having a due regard to the interests of capital invested and workiogmen employed in American industries, and preventing tie accumulat f & eurplus la the tremsury to temps extravagance and waste, Jare for the prosperity of the nation and for theue:ds of the futrs settiersraquire that the public domain should be protected from vurloinivg schames and unlawiul occupation. The conscience of the peopledemands that the Indiaos witi our houndarios shall bs fuirly and honertly treated as wards of the govern ment, and their education and civilization promoted with a view to their ultimate citi zevship, and that polygamy in the territories, destructive of the family relation, snd offan sive to moral ~ of the civilized world, shall be repiessed. The lawa should be rigidly enforced which prohibits the imwigration of a servile class to compete with American , with no inten tion cf acquiring citizenship, and bringiog with them and retaining habits and customs repugnant to our civilization, The people de- rand 1eform in the administiation of the povernmeut, snd the application of business principles to th public affairs #s & means to this end. Civil sorvice reform should be 1n good faith enforced. Our citizens havo the right to pro- tection from the incompetency of public em- ployes, who hold their positions solaly ns the roward of partisan and from the corruptive of those who promise and the vielons those who expec: such rewards, and those who worthily seck public employment, They rightfully insis: that merit and competency shall ba “recoguized iostead of party subser vieacy or the surrender of honest political be- lief iu the sdministration of & government pladged to do equal and exact justica to all men. There should ba no protext for anxicty oiching the protection of freedmen in their hts or their sscunty ingths enjoyment of their privileges under the constitution snd its amendments, All discussion as to their fif ness for the place aceorded to them as can citizens 1s idle and upprofitable, excopt a it suzgests the necessity for their improy ment, The fact that they ar zon8 entitles them to all the rights dus tha relation, and churges them with all iis duties, obligations and responeibilities, These topics and the conatant andever vary- iug wants of an sctive and entcrprising popu: lation may well receive the attention and the patriotis endeavor of all who make and exe: ute the federal law. Our duties are practi- cal and call for industrions applicstion, an i Iigent perception of the claims of public y and above all a firm determination of upited action to recurs all the people of the land the full benefits of the beat form of gov- ent ever vouchaafed to man, And let us conscientious concern tor the general weal, Moreover, if from this hour we cheerfully and honestly abandon all sectional prejudice and distrust, and determine with manly eonfi dence in ono anotaer to work out harmonious- 1y the achievements of our national destiny, we shall deserve to realiza all the benefits which our happy form of government can be- stow. On this auspicions occasion we may well re- new the pledge of our devotion fo the cousti- tutiop whi launched by the founders of the republic and consecrated by their prayers and patriotio devotion, has for almost a cen- tury borne their hopes and aspirations and of those who will succeed to the hleseines of our national life. The large variesy of diverse and competing interests subject to federal con- trol persistently seckivg the recognition of theic claims need give us no fear that *the greatest good to the greatest number” will fail to be accomplished, If in the halls of the national legislation that spirit of amit and mutusl concession shall prevail in which tho coustitution had its birth, if this involves the surrender or postponement of private in torests and the abandonment of local advan tages, compensation will b found in tho as- surance that thus the common interest is sub- served and the general welfare advauced., Ta the discharze of my, official duty 1 shall endesvor to be guided by a just and uustrain- ed construction of the constitution, a careful observance of tho distinction batwuen the powers of tha federal government and those reserved te the states, or to the people, and by & cautious apppreciation of those functions which, by the conetitution avd laws, have been especially assigned to the ex- o:utive branch of the government. But he who takes the oath to-day to preserve, pro tect and defend the constitution of the United States only assumes the solemn obligation which every patriotic citizen—on the farm, in the workshop, on the busy marts of trade and evorywhero—should have with him, The constitution which prescribes his oath, my countrymen, is yours. Thu government you have chosen'him to sdministor for a time is yours. The suffrage which executes tho will of freemen is yours, The laws and the entire scheme of our ciyil rule from the town meet ing to the etate capitol is yours, _Your every voter, as surely a3 your chief nagistrate under the rame high sauction, though in a different sphere, exercises a public trust, Noris this all, Every citizen owes to the country a vigi- Jant watch and close scrutiny of its public ser vants and a faie snd reisonable estimate ¢ their fidelity and usefulne.g, Thus 1sthe peo ple’s will impres-ed npon tne whole frame- work of our civil polity —municipal, state and foderal—and this is the prica of our liberty, and the inspication of our fsith in the re- public. It 14 the duty of those serving the people in public places to clesely limiv pablic ex- penditures to the actual needs of the govern- ment, economically administered, because this bounds the right of the government to exact tributs from the earnings of labor or y erty of citizens, and begets public extra: gance among the people. We rhould never t’unnhuml-d of the simplicity and prudential economies which are best suited to the opura- tion of a republican form of governmont, and most compatible with the wission of tha American people. Those who are selected for a limited time to manage public affairs _are etill of the people, and y doj much by their example to encourage coustantly with thedignity of their official functions, that plain way of life which awong their fcllow citizens aids integrity and promotes thrift and_prosperity. The gepius of our institutions, the needs of our peopl their home life and the attention which is de- manded for the settlement and development of tho rasources of our v.st territory dictate the scrupulous avoidance of any deparcure from that (“m{n policy, commended by the history. the tradition and the prosperity of cur republic, It 1s the policyof independence forced by our position and defended by onr knowp love of justice and by our power. It is the policy of ' peace suitable to our interests, It is the policy of neutrality, refusing any share in foreign broils and ambitions upon other continents, and repelling their intrusion here, It is the policy of Monroe and Washington aud Jeffor- son, '‘Pes commerca and honest lullnwnhir with all nativns, entangling alliances with none. A due regard for the interests and prosper- ity of all people demand thet our finauces shall be established npon such & sound and sensible basis as thall secure the safety and confidence of the business interests and niake ot trust to human effort alone, but humbl acknowladgo the power and goodness of Al- mighty God who presides over the destiny of nations and who 1w at all times teen 1evesl edin our country’s history. Let 1 invoke hia aid and blessivg upon ou labors.” SENATE CEREMONIES, DRILLIANT SCENES IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS, WaSHINGTON, March 4. —A little before 11 were sgreed to, Jomes (Nev.) aaid it v | me rest waste of time, lay it on the table, The motion was defeated, Cameron, (Wis,) Callom, Feye, Hal Hawley, Jones, (Nev ) Lapham, Miller, Ny Mischell, Morrell, Plumb, Sswell, Van Wye and Wilson, 1 . Nays—Aldrich, Bagard, Beck, Blair, Cal Chase, Cosker,’ Colquit, Dawe: Dolph, George, Gilson, Hon Jackeon, Jones, Mghone, Manderson, Morgan, 1 Pugh, Sabin, Sawyer, Vance, Walkers, 31, A meesage from the honse anncunced agresment on the postofiice appropriation by on avery pomt of difference, except that re Conger, Hampton, almer, Pil Vest an quiring special expenditures in d Plumb moved that the sena this. Agresd to, Cullou called up his resolution to authoriz the committeo on teansportation routes to th ivery. s recede o Agroed to, was reswmed, bill, showi wenate went into execative ression, 0:30. Hale submitted a conference report on th the house having receded on all eub ! pointa. The report was agroed to. dmutde) announced his signa. the pos legislative, executive and judicial bill, both of which liad during recess bren reported from the rence, all differance having been ad justed by the house, r-ceding but with mino amendmcute, was sens Atter a ghort dels river and hurbor bil Plumb moved to lay the bill on the table, Agreed to . noys 20, Allison prosented the sundry civil bill, she all difforonces beww mutual coneession, On motion of Morrell the chair appointed a committes of two senators to act with such committes as the house may appoint to notily ths president of the United States that con: grees, having finished its business, was now ready to adjourn At 11:35 a messago from the houte wnuounced tho passage of the bill authorizing the president of the United States to place ons parson on the retired list of the army. Edmunds then read t> the senate a ¢ mmnnication from President Arthur, nomi. nating Ulyeses S. Grant to by general on the retired list of the anmy, with full pay of euch rank, The renate confirmed the nomination unanimously, HOUSE. FEatly tkis morsiog, ted a conference report on the eun- dry civil aporopristion bill. OF 231 amondments placed upon the bill by the sen ate, an agreement had heen reached as to 171, Raudall submii o'clock the doora of the president's gallery were opaned and people entitled to admission were eacorted in, Among thom were Clove- land and Mrs, Hoyt, sister of the president- elect; Rev. W, A, Cleveland and wifs and their two sons; Mr, Hastings, nephew of the president-elect; Mies Hastings, Miss Nellio Yoemans and Miss Annie Yoemans, nieces of the president-elect; Mr, and Mrs, Bacon, of Toledo, and Colonel snd Mrs. Lamont. The blue tapestried scata of the diplomatic gallery remained longest vacant, but they too were filled by quarterpast 11, A quorum_of sena- tors having arrived, the business of the sonate pwceaded, with frequent and long intersup- tions whila awsiting the action of thecon- ferees on appropriation bills. The ouly events of the early proceedings which were not upon the programme were outbreaks of applause which greeted the announcement of the PASSAGE OF THE GRANT RETIREMENT BILL and the reception of the president's messaze on the nomination of General Grant to the newlycriated vacancy. The appluuse was hearty and prolonged, acd was not suppreesed by Edmunds, The srrival of the diplomatic corps, fifty strong, clad in their uniforms varyng from silken robes aud mandarin caps of the Chineso to the gorgeous gold-bedecked dresses of the Furopeans, occasioned suspension of buzz conversation for a moment, Thay entered uoannounced and we escorted toseats in front, and upon the ri, ht of thy chair. Just before the entry of the members of the su- preme court, array od in their ample black silk wowus, and _precoded by their marshal, the annual act of turniog back the hands of the senate clock was performed by the veteran doorkeeper, Captain Isanc Bosset, The su preme court justices were pluced upon the right frent of the chai President Arthur was now announced, and his comng was greeted with warm clapping of hands, 10 recognition of which he howed gracefly to the assembloge, A moment Jater and the buzz of conversation was sgain susp-nded in anticipation of the announce. |’ mant: CTHE PRESIDENT-ELECT of the United States,” Mr, Cleveland, who had already entered the ha'l with his escort and halted within eicht of the assemblage while his arrival was being announced, Tue appluuse, clapping of hands at first and then choers, loud and prolongad, welcomed him, Then a stalwart voice in the gallery arose above the din, demanding “‘three cheers for Grover Cleveland,” This was not held by the assembluge to ba in good taste, and Edmunds’ proclamation that order must be preserved or the gwleries will be cleared,” was a superfluity, The vice presi dent-elect was now escorted into the chamber, and without delay, but with solemuity aud decorum befitting the occasion, the oath w.s administered to him by the president pro tempore, Kdmunds then turned to the front. Ha rou retted that it was necessary that tho busi- of the senate should have been transactad so bastily towards the closs, _ and wpoke feslingly of the resolution passed by ‘the senate thankiog him for the admirable and impartial manner in which he had adwministered the «ffice, declared the Senate adjourned without date. HENDRICKS THEN TOOK THE GAVEL and called the Senate to orderin extra session. Prayer was offered by the chaplain, after which the vice-president made a brief address. New senators wera sworn in, and after r ing the mossage of the president conve the Senate, the procession formed and filed ity way to the platform on the central portico of the capitol. IN CONGRESS, THE SENATK, WasHINGTON, March 4, Al the commit- tee amendments to the river and harbor bul leaving mxty still in controversy, Thne sixty amendments on which no agreement had been ched involved an appropriation of §3,233,- 000, For two houra and a haif matters went very smoothly. The report of the conferanoe was agreed to, ana tha house procseded to consider thoamandments upon which no agree- ment had been reached, The house insisted upon its diragreement, in each case, uatil the amendments relative to public buildiugs were reachsd. Rendall asked that they be coneidered in gross, but objectlon was mads by those members who desired to amend the amendments with new propositions. Ran- dall therenpon called the previou- question on the firet of the senate ar. %!\'Imenu, but_‘‘No quorum” was declared, *lrther consideration of the amendments was postponed. Randall submitted a conferencs report on the naval appropriation bill, aunouncing disagreements. As the clerk was reading report daylight begen to stream_into the chamber and the doorkeepers busied themsclves iu awakening many persons who spent the night in the gal- lories, New arrivals made theic appearance and the houss began towenr a brighter aspect. Meombers who bad been sleepiog 'in the cloak room snd lobbies camp into the hall, re freshed, and proceeded to thoe restaurant to seciwe breakfast, The report of the navalbill was not agreed to, further conference was ordered, At 7 o¢lock consideration of the sandry civil bill was resumed, £ Budd moved to concur in all public building amendments of the senate, except one, this being reserved in order that an opportuvity might bo obtained to offer the amerdments, Agreed to—77 to 6. It was then agreed by unanimous consent. tha the members should b permitted t offer their wmendments, and have them voted on, It teing e-pecially stipulated that the yeas ard nays should not be called and that no_question of quorum #hould be raised. Pendiog farther action the conference reports on the fortifi- cation and deficiency appropriation bills were submitted and agread to, The last of the sen ate public building amendments being for o Luilding at W Minn , havivg been read, an amendment appro ilding at New Al- vany, Ind, Agreed to - 56 to 26, Blackhum offered an amnendment appropriating €150 for a building at Lexington, Ky, Agreed to, Keifer offered an_amendment sppropriating $ 00,000 for a building at Springfield, O, Agreed to—13 to 42, During the offering of thess amendments and the voting upon them there was interse confusion and excitement in tho Houss, Thompson and Werner demanding a quornm in exch case and prot=sting that the Houss had no power to bino itself as hud been by the agreement. Th's aroused those members w. o had been instrumental 1 se: curing the agre: ment, and Cassidy, Budd and others stood in the s in frons of the clork’s desk gosticulatiog vivlently and charg- ing their opponents with bad faith, At 8 o'clock Randall advaaced to the front of the house and protested earnestly against what he characterized o8 amost unseemly pro- ceedure, ‘Tha house was preventing the sun- dry civil bill from being adopted, and was forcing un extra session, and that ‘was being done by this demand of indivizuals for public buildings. “I ask the houss” con- tioued Mr, Randall _impassionately, *‘to let wme get possession of this = bill in order that I may tend it to the senate, ee. cure concurrence and avoid an cxtra session.” {Applauso.] He then moved to suspend ths rules to adopt the amendments already offered and to send the bill to the conference comumitteo, ‘The motion was sgreed to. At 8:15 Holman reported that the confer- ence committes on the legislative, executive and judiclal appropriation bills had besn un- able'to sgree, He stated that the point of difference still continued to bs on the amend- ment of the senate providing for senators’ clerks. Dockery moved that the house re- cede from the diragreement to the amend: ment, Agraed to without division. This asscd the bill and the house recurred to fili Putering tactics againat. the contested elec: tion case of Frederick vs, Wilson (Lowa), and onr that further discussion of this biil was the He therefore moved to Yeas—Allison, Harels, Kenra, Lamar, MoMillan, ting to postal ten cent stamps for letters, ro- sea bonrd to sot durig the recess of congrese, Consideration of tha river and harbor bill At 7 o'clock Hole submitted the fival conferenco report on_the deficiency all diffarences adjustod and_the When the doors reogened a recess wes taken until naval appropriation bill, announcing the ad- jusvment ot the differences betweon the two ice appropriation billand the scoured by the Conger called up the o conferenco report on g adjustment of n _the two houses by no quorum appearivg, a call of the liouse was | tick wero ordered, tha senaty Hutching submittad a conferenc distribused, the naval appropriation bill, gallories an Keifer offered the following resolution: | them. “That the thnks of congress be tendered the | opened #peaker for the courtesy with wh all members and for the ability aud fairness s | with which he presided over tha deliberatior ok | of the house during the Forty-eight congress, he vote was taken standing, amid lou continued applause, The speaker pro tem (Hatch, Mo,) decla the resolution adopted unanimously by re utatives of the Forty-eight congross On motion of Poland similar resolution was unanimously adopted tende:ing the th of the house to “Blackturo, speaker pre 1] insued to and_ houso admitting to the \any w8 could be packed into he doors of the galleries had been arlior to those holding tickets of ad membera to I» report on Agrenl to, ittod, At 11 o'l titled to seat gan to arrive, room adjoining the snnata chamber, marched into the senate chambor and were given sents to tho right of the chair. They were followed by the heads of departments, the diplomaties who were en on the floor of the sonate be. I, . r, and nka | . vy, the army officers and oth been thavked by congr for_meritorions servioos, and ex vernors of of the supreme court and of the court of the Alabama misaoners of the distric ies of the _difforent ¢ commiseioner of the agricl and preme court, and the membres ot armved durin, I, d s who have by name|r Tha governors [« rtates, of the President Cloveland, WasniNaron, March 4,—Grovor Cleveland in president. The solemn onth of office, the delivery of the inangural, the boom of can s, waving of flags and banners, fhouts of tha mu'titude, the loud notes of martial music aud the marching of thousauds of troops in a long procession attest this, ‘‘The king is dead, long live the king.” This morniog President Arthur rode from the Whito Heuse to the capitol to lay down the robes of cffices This afternoon President Cleveland rode from the capitol to the White House, having taken them up. His presence at tho capitol, the solemn oath of office, lips reverently pressed upon tha book, the address to present thous- andd sud | stening millions, the retuen to tha cutive maneion, and the thing is done, and epter bas passed from the hands that have held it for twonty-four years to thoeo .|that have beea vaiuly stretched toward it ovg, From tho boom ¢ | of the wunrise gun this morning until the 1 | present moment, to-day has been u busy one .|im Washiopton, The weather which was ¢ [ lazy in the meraing became very fair and plensant by U o'clock. The arrival of thous- auds of visitois from every part of the coun- try, the marchiog and counter-marching of 3, the notes of the bands which ncsom- uy them, the fluttering of flags, snd the pr 3 upon thegstreets of thousands and thous- ds ot people, have made it a day such se even kalelaoscopic Washington has s geen, From morning to the present mon enusylvania avenue n i District | v the wu- | ¢ N the house o0 . made their way to the seata assigued the the rear of all others in the senat Many could not get seatant all were, of couras, pucked, The vi was sworn in shortly before 12 o 3 ent and president-elect and vic lest entered the senate chamber and corted to the seats reserved for them, it Hendricks was sworn #hoas viee | T he gallories | v The a u of the wenate, and proceeded to ad- miniiter the oath of office to the newly simple process comploting th of that body, ina very brief s of time, and the senate of the Forty-eighth congress pussed away, and its place was filled, as if by magic, with tho Forty-ninth congre:s, Tl rocassion s purpo. e ting the president clect to tha platform in tront of the pitol, where he was to be sworn in, and de- liver bis inaugural, The Procession moved through ths eapitol from the msia door of the sapate chawber to the rotunda, and thence through the main door at the east front of the capital buildirg to the great | 11tform that had been cted, upon which _the oath of office was to be administered, to Presiaont Cleveland. Tn front of the eap- 1 S d n o m on itol of | throngs riding from point to point to sve could statues event of the day began, judges | of the starting of tha procesion, claime, the | atong the proposed i the assistint | white house to the cavitol tments, the | windows of atores and dw ollivgs snd filling up were tacke r the prayer, aud while the new | Linter flags, bannes senate was being swoen in, and with ditficulty | vicea in showy colors concealed the rough m in | woodwork, and thea the building fronts be gan to blossom ont, sident | aventes has bees presi- | heartiness of this city’s welcome to the clutched long lines of re toget sto the leglelati were atrond emly, walkirg and what they the parke, before the Rreat the and public mouvt vuiloinge, nte, Fiting andl drnmming and marchingof clubs mission, nene not so holding tickets being | and tecops were the colivening eloments of the early forenoon whil naders, tendered to popular po'itical favorites, served to smuse and int They gatherad in the marble | and crowds. with ¢ gilt to bedeck a town for wgton as undertaken snd perfor harvest of decorstors and carpenters began the general of the army the adwiral of the [ten days ago and the nois i P the morning sore est the patticipants Whataver it is possible to do ntling, end beards, and Lunting, and click of the heard day and night down to the moment At first the wr broke cut sl of march, from the , covering doors aud wdibg and have L B the ners, over igly erections of rough t he little parks and openings, and upon these dvertisements of scats to ront, streamers and tasteful d The complete work in ad (he statohest of American transformed into o moving of kay colors, which fittingly sypifies the ory beantiful, « new dmivistration, The bulding at the corner of Twelfth and Pennsylvania avenne, occupied by the pepsion t of the Unfted Statos and_ president | bureav, was perhaps the most elab corated stinctures in the cit tions were at once pleasing i electod members of the senate, thus by this | lines of « y de ra- Long totween and tha d¢ d unique, eamers were snspended on | the flagstaffs on tho roof, and just below, on ©ither sid f the building, AN IMMENSE GOLDE v and_blue y woven into s white unting, which wers artistioal tnotwork covering the entirs building. t tho intereection of the lines of Luntiog ne stara of gold, and framiog the whole ign were haadsome shiclds, bearing the ames of the states of ths Union, sl linked r with gilt chaivs, At the sccond slender staffs bere the names ot the us prosidents of the United Statos, 'he wess front of the lmilding represozted pranch of the government, A mmoth picture of the eapitol was flanked teat Romas fasces,” and above all colossal the capitol huve boun crowded,” Along Ponn the city generally wero d banners and streamers devices of all sorts to wi the president, quence upon the aud garlands ome the Every building of any conre Whito House was decoruted. simp y, others layishly, ) and businees houses were clegantly decoru ed vess and comb nations parting presidents, offests. Many of thess decorations wero cs- pecially handsome and must have required an i fuot the biils of tu-day's doinga. Among the most elaborate of these ave those upon the fronts of the vension office, where more than a thousand dollars was expended by clerks in that office in decorating buildings.” Around two frouts of the great six story building is a vetwork of red, white and blue bunting fastened a$ intersections with golden stars aud colored rosettes, Some idea of the ex- tent of this is given by the fact thut over 1500 yards of this material wera used for this purpose, Along the top and lower portions ot the buildineg are shields with nowes of the states, and ou Pennsy) vacia avenue front others with portraits of the presidents, Along the front are Roman thegorners are figures of Peace and Liberty, whils & painting of the capitol at one end and of Ju the other, ompleto the great picture, which, with its fluttering ‘flage and bavuerr, is the handeomest upon the street, Elborste prep purade, overy available place, had been a theater, for spectators, p trict o stands on all)ezer vided weats for l:)uy sold at the ch circumstauces would permit, platforis Were crected for spectators. Bulconies, had had an unsafe and for years, were propped up soula, o at fabulous prices, ings aud tree tops and box were called into requisiti walks were packed with wash of humani whi keep off the _paver In front of the Whito stand wai erected at & cost $800, covered and provided with reats and handsomely decorated, from which the presi: dent and reveral hundred invited geutlemen and ladies reviewed the proces posite was ancther grard stand, e courze, long befure tha procession re part of the route provided for at. 00 uniform people, prico of nd Even the roofs of build aling the o, while the side moviug, crowd h it was ditticult to nt At Houte a It is esti perscns, and that tho proceesion as it passed down tho place at the capitol, At 10 o'elock om, who were to be the escort to Presiden Cleyel und, repaired to the Arliogton hotel, encorted him (0 the White House, : Senatcr Hawley at the same time visitad elect Hendricks to the Whita House, Afge trict militia, Arriving at the capitol, Presi cabinet waiting to transact the last work o the administration, the discussion of the bill being passsd by congress in ng hours, and the approval by the pres pproval. The b sion, very busy, winding up the work of th sesslon, its officers and messengers hustlio bsck and forth between the chambers of th two bodies with bills und reports of the con ference committees, everything in the hubbu of coufusion aud hurry, yet proceeding i order, vica-previdents room, where he was followes by Mr. Hendricks and his escort, the tw: ‘maining here until the moment ehoul arrive for their entrance to the renute chaw ber, of couree not a titche of thoss who de- eenate chauber to witness the reorganization of that budy, were o vided for a3 many as possible on the floor und sired to enter the could bes sccommodated, Seats and the grounds sbout sylvania avenue especially, and throughous orations, flags aud wd arriving of venuo where the president passes ou the way from the capit.l to the Some very principal hotels Broad braids of red, whits aud blue sweeping acroes fronts of large buildings in gracetul. interopersed with flags and fostoous and mottoes, and bannera crowaed by portraits of the coming and do- s they emerged, they found n sea of , thousands oa thou ands, from whose s cama & mighty shout as the proces. s'on und pre:ident, to te, appeared, marching forward to the platform, upon which the members of the press bad aliesdy been reated, The president and vico president clect seats ut the center woll in front assigned t by the committes, vhose following fiing right and left to their seats, as assigned. As the new president took his seat there was a pressure forward by the great crowd, the hum of voices and the struggle to get sight of the 1 who was then aod there to astume the duties of the greatest office in the gift of the greatest natlon onearth, Those who wera near cnough to gratify this desire saw in him a man whose facs seemed familisr - | pe the heralds sounded peabs, At the corner of the building the Goddess of Liverty, armed with the kword and sbield, represented the execu- tive branch of the government. Au eaglo bear- ine a national shield rurmonnted the figure aud an excellent oil portrait of heroic siza of the president-elect was susponded above a shield, beanng the name ot New York +tate. On the south face of the buildivg justice, blindfolded with sword and scales, represented the judiciary. Altogether the effect was very pleasing, The hotels wero tastefully dees orated: Willards was profurely draped in festoons of gayly colored faluics, swords of welcome wrought in tineel shone above an immense blaziog star at tho doorway, and a great arch of gas-jets spannirg the circle, formed most pleasing iense outlay on the part of thoss who fascos surroundod by American flogs, and at 8 with her books aud scales ut arations had been made for witeessing the All ulong Pennsylvania avenuo, at y eracted stands, with seats rising in tiera like those at One firm of enter- ing speculators purchased from the dis- oritics the right to erect these ationt, and on them pro- which Then ia front of every building where which rickety appearance fllled with Winiows from which the procestion uld bs seen to adyantage, had boen rested nue mated that keats had been provided for 25,000 1,000,000 persons viewed avenue aftor the inavguration ceremonies had taken nators Sherman and Ran- whera the president-elect was quartered, and Wiltard’s hotel and escorted Vics President- w short time spent there they took carriages for the capitol, baing escorted thither by vne divition of the pricession, consisting of the slar army, the marice corps and the Dia- dent Arthur went to the president’s room, where he found most of the membars of the its at of those thet were thought worthy of se avd renate wera in ses: Tho prerident-elect was escorted to the enclosing a svmbolic owl head, of the Ameri- by reason of the ovents of tho past six 1o o D hiladels i months, faultlessly attired in black, his | ¢3u8 elubof Philadelphia. famliar features a trifle pale from suppressed ELEGANT DESIONS, agitation of the great part in the arama of [ wreathe! in cunningly woven buntings, trans- real life, which ke was to play. When silence | formad the murbls fucade or the metropolitan was obtained, President Cleveland began his | into a thing of be uty. The Ebbitt house was inaugural addres: fairly covered with fligs and picturesquo fig- ures and the other hotels thowed great ingi- nuity in devising pleasing and original decor- ations. A great floral Iadder reaching to the roof of o busiuess house on Penusylvania avenue bore upon its ruvgs the words, SSHERIFK,” “MAYOR,” “‘GOVERNOR,” ‘‘VRESI The Inauguration Ceremonies, WasHINGTON, March 4,—-The stand on which the president was to deliver his inaug- ural address was erected almost cna level with the floors of the senate and the houte, 4 and directly in front of the main entrance to DEN the capitol. 1t was aloost ono huadred feet | this graphioally eyn.bulizing the life work of tquare, the president elect, All thegovernment build- ings on the line of march were gay with bunt- ings. Large American flags encompaseed the for an isauguration. and covered by 2,000 columns of the treasury and lorg hines chairs. Tnesa were occupied by enators, | of penants of every hme of the rainhow ran members of the diplomatic corps, and the | across the granite front of the great building, judges of the supreme cowrt, members of the [ and relieved its ravere architecture, by giving bouse of representatives and prees reprosenta- it an appearanco in keeping % ith tives, the pala day, Handsome rosettes Before the president left the senate cham-|and designe in particolored bunting ber the crowd in front of the stand had in- | adorned tne state, war and navy department creased until it becan e one golid maes of hu- | buildings, Long before the hour act for the manity, <00 feet in front of the stand and | movement of the procestion, the music of 100 on cither side, hundreds of bauds heading the different or- 1 he crowd contiuued loss solidly in the rear | ganizations recking their posts blended in of this multitude. The trees in the greas |one coofused roar. rywhere the shrill Jawns were filled, and the roofs of the suc-|nota of the fife ard the kettle drum was rounding dwellings were covered. On the | heard. By 10 o'clock the entiro population roof of the capite] keme two hundre? or three | of the city seemed to have deserted their huudred men and boys had covgregated. In|homes and cecupied the strects « adproaching the avenues and strest the mili- | march, The crowd wes romethivg urprece tary companies and rociely organizations were | dented. even in_ this city, accustowed to re- marsed in columng, forming o brilliant vista | ceive the outpourings of the nation's popula- a3 far 8 the eye could reach 3 . Men, women and children pushed and On Elevatd platforms the enterprising | elbowed in the vast throng, yet it wos # good photogrephers hud placed their instruments | natured crowd, and evidently disposed to do to perpetuste in phosographic desigus the as- | justice to the ceeasion. sembly on the stand, snd th of hats avd IT WAS WILLING AND ANXIOUS fuce thutmoved continunlly like the waves of [ po auieed and plucked fun from the the ocean. This ereat throng was variously | it jucidents; as, for instance, when an estimated as to nuabers, - Precident Arthur | ha) e Tooking individual pateed up the subsequently aid it was avenue in hix sbirk rieeves, pehiog s wheel *SIMPLY IMMENSE barrow in which roclined with a sclf-ratistied the greatest crowd he ever saw.” Sonator |air auother perion, beming u flug, ehouts of Hawley, a8 he looked at it said he thonght it | laughter and all vorts ot jibes aid jokes 1| numbered about 150,000 people. preeted tha cquipags on itu iravels. A largo .| While waiting for the arrival of the presi- [ crowd congregated ound the white hou 1| dent-electsome cne would oeeacisvally veuture | und another cqually luige ove arourd the en in front of the platform ani bis presence was [ trovces to thy Allington botel, at an - carly the sigal for 1¢peated cherrs. heue in the worniug, for the purpose of ob Precisely 30 tho bead of the procession | taining o glimpse of tho presi -| appeared, coming out of the main east door of | dent — avd the precident-clect as the capitol. President Arthur stepped to the | they tock the places ssigned to them frout of the platform, followed by the presi- [in the Ime. Both men rigidiy denied them- dent-elect, Chief Justice Waite, aud the | selves to vizitors during the mornug. The ceargentent-exims of the senate, All uncovered | mwembers of the general inauguration commit- a 1hey stood facing the crowd, and the vast|teo met at the Arlivgiou hotel before 10 assembloge cheered agaln, aud again for|o'clock and placed theic services at the dis- several minutes, When the persons who were | posal of the president-elect, g X to ssvist at the ceremonies were seated on the WHEN M, CLEVELAND FIRST BEGAN platform, his inaugural address the crowd spplauded PRESIDENT-ELECT CLEVELAND DEGAN HI8 18- | whenever ho paused to take a breath, but af- 1 e e ter o while contented itself with cheering / bim as he wade his principal points, His He was clad in a full suit of black, Prince | reforence to the prohivition of foreign con Albart coat, high, old faehioned standing col | truct labor called out loud and continued ap- lor and black tie. Tn speaking he held his | piauge; but his allusion to the civil service left haud closed behind him, aud emphaized ] im, aud o reform’ met with & feint response, hin speech by geaturen with his right hand. |""The address was very briof and at precisely Ha epoke without manuscript, but occasion: 10:02 o'clock it was concluded with a invoca: ally consulted a small piece of paper bearing [ tion of the blessing of providence, and turn notes of the heads of hivdiscourse, s voico | jug'to tho chief nstice and bowing o him, | was clear and reeonant, and he slowly enun: g euid: P prescribed by law,” As the chief justice arose Wachiogton entertaing to-day 100,000 | to adwinister the oath the vast assemblage strangers. They began to come before the | cheerod agmn and sgain. The president dedication of the monument aud they have | elect ntood facing the chief justice with tie been coming nigit and day ever They | crowd on kis right, Chief Ulerk M- have come in family parties, in clubs and in | Kenuey, of tho suprewe court, companies and regiments, ~ The hotels were stood ~ juss to cme kide = of Mr. filed a week ugo, aud privats bomding | Cleveland and held the Uible —upon houses and dwellings have since done what |which tho oath ~was ¢ adwinistered, _the they could to lodge the shelterless and foed | president elect also holding it with bis right the hungry. Nevertholess, not o fow of the |hand. The Bible ustd isa small morrocco Jater comers, who brought little besides their | covered gilt edged volume, presty woll worn, patriotic momories ad exultant hopee, | 1t is the Bible whick Cleveland’s mother gave trampod the avenues last night from necew | bin when be left home as a young ma ¥ity, and broakfasted this moraing with coffee | 8t his special request the committeo and o sapdwich from the venders at the | rawgements had it in readiness for the cere- markets and street coroers, moEy, ) THX MOKNING OPENED HA The crowd preserved perfoct quiet as the, but with an excallent promise of fair weather, | impressive _ceremony of adwioistering the which was fulfilled betore 9 o'clock. Tho Continued on Fifth Page, THE LANGEST EVER BEFORE ERECTED ) t 5 0 g 0 b n d d Y Smoking Tobacco. Seen teverywhere, Because every- where recognizea as indispensitfe fo Weafer a\OQ Gonsdumer, 1 oot best Ja ] ! B0y, SRR bina, and store it vev-.