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sly, osraoir csatzzziazt, ttjtjday, iiauch 7, iscs. NATION il Jfl j-- X71Z CHIEF TAKES A OF OFF OE !4 1 THUNDEROUS ACCLAIM CANNONS ROAR IN DEAFENING . HOSANNAS OF MIGHTY SALUTE Great Crowd Assembles for Crowning Event of Day Full of Features MULTITUDE RESTLESS Tvsing Sa of Uplifted Faces Animat ed With Excitement of the Hour j Gathering Unexempled in His tory of Inaugurations Delegations From In- solir Possessions. "WASHINGTON, March 4. Presi dent Roosevelt today took the oath" o'f office, before a vast gathering of the jHropU; ho has been elected to serve. TJ10 Attendant scenes were not unusual. Inaugurations from the time the east front of the Capitol first became the setting for the ceremony have been inurli the same. Many of the central figurn have officiated in like eapacitjr ui other oeasions when presidents have areeded to the highest office in the gift of the American people. Chief Justice Fuller, in administering the oath, re jieated a -solemn function he has per- formf-d four times today his last. Yet with all this repetition nothing was jaded and everything apeared new. The great crowd .assembled for th crowning event of a day full of feat ures, cannot be estimated even by com parisoit. It extended far beyond the reach of the voice and was so densely packed as to carrv the stage out of in uglit of mahv. The Capitol plaza, re hourceful in accommodating the thou &ands -ager to view the ceremony, was rtnij'Ietelv filled. People came bv it humorous streets and avenues, whlfh like so many yawning, ravenous maws, greedily swallowed the throng unti every coign of vantage was occnpieL The trees, barren of foiiige. carried their human burdens on limbs capable t't hearing the weight of man or bov, and so far away as the terraces and iii:irble steps of the Library of Con gress thousands stood. Hours before the ceremony could le expected to-take ' place the peode Mungui. me most advantageous posi lions. . I hey came by every means o conveyance, carriages discharging their occupants blocks away, and cars in htea1y stream unloading their passen gers within the prescribed area from which the unlicensed vehicles were ex einiei. me number of conveyances of nil kinds was totally inadequate to meet tne uemamis or the public. The scene was one of remarkable Animation. Those who sought places maintained a running fire of raillery and pushed and jostled each other, th minim or tneir voices mingling with the shuffling of feet on teh asphnlte plar.a. It was a cosmopolitan public variel and . inclusive, taking in those wjto from force of circumstances am lack of opportunity were unable to Hutu desirable place to view the gram procession that was to follow. Although the ceremony differed lit tie from those that have preceded ft in a great sea of spectators probably there wss a larger nutnrer of repre sentative Americans than anv inaugiir Klion has broijirht to Washington. The Kastcrn states were rivalled in point of attendance by reason of President Roosevelt's great popularity in the Middle and Far West. Delegations were present from everv one of the insular possessions. 'Many of them had never seen the Capitol and, to a large number, the inauguration of a prcsi dent whs wholly strange. During the boors intervening be twee'n the gathering of the crowd and the ceremony there was no letting down of the tension of interest. The pass ing of a uniformed horseman was suf ficient to rail forth cheers, although in some sections the multitude showed ttign of restlessness. This was true irii-uLflv on the outskirts of the thrni2 where, pressed bv constantly ar riving recruits, many struggled to get nearer to-the roint of interest. The ; effect upon the densely packed multi i tude was rontinuous surging back I ward and forward a turbulent sea of Immunity. The rendezvousing of the troops, i.nmiitt"es anl civic societies, enter tained the crowd throughout the long wait incident to the schedule. the various1 organizations arriving by dif ferent routes passed into the narrow defiles which the police kept open, the brilliant uniforms of the troops, the bright sashes of the committees and the rich comparison ihg of the horses lending themselves to a kaleidoscopic, )aiiorauii; effect. Cheer upon, cheers greeted the constantly shifting picture. As rapidly as the troops arrived they took the positions assigned them. The military escort stretched far to the left and consisted of all branches of the Service horse, foot and artillery. To the right were grouped division after liviMon of state troops and in different places of honor the other organizations . took their stand to await the signal to move. The tramping of feet, galloping of horses, the hoarse orders from chiefs and marshals, the rattle of accoutre ments nnd occasional bugle calls eon- tribnted. to a pandemonium of sound to which the public is unaeustomed at such dose range. I The movements of the gathering troops and organizations; were not all tbe crowd had for its entertainment. Directly in its front preparations were in progress for the inauguration itself. A monster stand; in the form of. an open, amphitheater had been erected on a line with the rotunda of the Capitol and,, there decorators, were arranging tui Ik -ceremony and ushers busied WELCOMES themselves learning the sections to be assigned to the various officials aad dis tinguished guests. - The stand itself was of symetrical architectural proportions, on a different plan from those used in former years. For this occasion it had been bnilt in the form of a semi-circle inclining to a level platform on which was placed a pavillion for the President 's personal use. The amphitheater accommodated nearly "5 7000 persons, jutting out from the main entrance the platform, with its decorations of flags, bunting, palms andflowerS, was in brilliant, contrast to, the naked purity of the stately Cap itol, on which, by act of Congress, no decorative draping is permitted. Some time before the beginning of the inaugural ceremony several thou sand persons holding tickets entitling them to seats on the stand began to iaice tneir places. Ky 12 o'clock the human garden, which had flourished in the Senate and House galleries, was transplanted to the open air amphi- theater. The brilliant costumes of the, women gave to the scene the finishing touch of color. Added to the acre of people seated, who looked down upon ten acres standing, were hundreds' banked upon every projecting ledge of the Capitol and filling the windows. At about 1 o'clock the official party came through the main door. Cheers were sent up from the enthusiastic multitude all eyes were directed that way and strained to get the first glimpse of the President. Shouts of "There he. is" were heard frequently, but in nearly every instance the cry was sounded in false alarm. The official entrance was dramatic. All except those who were participat ing in the ceremony were seated. When the justices of the supreme court, with the exception of -'hief Justice Fuller, emerged from 'bet-wen the Corinthian Pillars and marched down the sloping carpeted aisle to their station, they were greeted with applause. The jus tices wore their robes and skull cans. Then came the members of the diplomatic- corps in their gorgeous uniforms, ; and they evoked thunderous applause. Led by Count "assini, the Russian am- s bassador and dean of the corps, and followed by the others in order of precedence, they took seats on the right of the stand. Strolling in after them came members of the cabinet, senators and representatives in Congress." j Throughout this scene the demeanor' of the multitude was that of interested seeing tbe gorgeous and stately pa- geants in review detracted in no man- ner from the keen interest in the less J the less t ite pros- X ible for . 'one was Y brilliant program in immediat pect. The attraction responsi Ik. AiHtAmKlv in t(iwt u Ihrnnif demount rated by the tremendous burst' I of applause which heralded the Prei-, dent n approach. .! Taking as a signal tne arrival or , Mrs. Roosevelt and a partv of friends. nnd a moment later of V ice I reside it Fairbanks and his eseort, the applause siilmi.ie.l 10 awnn iii coming ui i ... m a " 1 a. a I : -.f iL man 6f tbe hour. Suddenly the crowd on the stand began to cheer. 1 his was taken up by those immediately .n front of the platform. The military piescnV ed arms, the committees -,. .! soon ing hat hoarse. President Roosevelt came forth from a . a I . : a -. 1 1 mm niiitt Iv lit I composelly the great sea of people was wav-j t-n I t J ti it lf!mucb will rightfully be iats and flags and shouting itself, hae ( He was escorted iy tnur' . ' " "7i V.V 'V Justice Fuller, With roeasure.1 tred ; rM"" ... i,v,ifirin nf in "Tthl ,'hreS lentPad the chief jwtwe. the P''cn?i ranced in state down tbe long aisie of distinmiishM euests. Bv this timei or oistinguisnr.1 gur- .!.i v i an were iisntung wi heard above tne roar ot inunaerous welcome. Immediately louowing came, arm ia arm, the members of the torn' nitiM n arrsi nceents. As the Presi dent passed down the aisle he bared his head and witn cnaraciericwc -r of his hat bowed in acfcnowieagmeni of the salutations from the stand and the ovation from the people. Ilis man ner was not that of a man incurring onerous responsibilities, three years In the White House naving hi"h o him with the i"1?! A!h?iS Si While"be waited for the applause todie out.he stood in triumph, withjo .how of vanity, with no ZLl cal enmity,, apparently no niemor.es of I " tit a ?omiifiicrn frone more' disconcerting than a huge gath ering of loyal Americans. . At a sign f rom v usi ciu PRESIDENT the elerk of the supreme eonrt stepped forward, holding a Bible. A hush fell over the crowd. The President raised his right hand and the oath . to sup port the laws and constitution of the United States was reverently taken amid deep silenee. When this had beeji concluded there was practically no dem onstration and the President began his inaugural address. As soon aa he fin ished speaking he re-entered the Cap itol and as he disappeared within th building a signal was flashed to the navy yard and the road of twenty-one guns was begun in official salue to the President. President,, Roosevelt s speech: " My Fellow . Citizens No people on earth have more cause to be thankful than ours, and this is said reverently and in no spirit of boastfulness in our strength but : with gratitude to the Giver of Good who has blessed us with the conditions which have enabled us to achieve so large a measure of well- being and of happiness. To us as a people it has been granted to. lay the foundations of our national life in a n ' continent. - W ta th hpira nt the ages, and yet we have had to pay few of the penalties which in old coun tries are exacted by tne rread hand of a bygone civilization. We have not been obliged to fight for our existence against any alien race; and yet our life has called for the vigor and effort without which the manlier and hardier virtues wither away. Under such con ditions it would be our own fault if we failed; and the success which we have had in the past, the success which Theodore Boosevelt. Born October 27, 1837, in New York City. 1880 Graduated from Har vard. 1881 - S3 Member of the New York Assembly. 1882 Married Miss Alice Lee, of Boston, who died two years later. 1884 Chairman - New York delegation national Republican convention. 1884-86 Ranching in the Bad Lands, Dakota. 1886 Unsuccessful candidate for mayor of New York City. 1886 Married Miss dith Carow, of New York. 1889 95 -United States civil service commissioner. 189.J-96 Police commissioner, New York City. 1V.I7-9S Assistant secretary of the navy. 1898 Colonel of the Rough Riders. 1900-01 Vice-President of tbe United States. J 91 President of tbe United States. l!ot Re-elected President of tbe United States. Ommmmmm'mmmmmmmmmmmmQ we confidently believe the future will . haj,i eaUfM. i us no feelinir of . t ratner - dlN.D gn.i JLiti.. , realization of all which life has ..nr-i fuii .rknowledcmont nf r - r.KfMinil KjHtr which im ours, and a fixed ,.';-; trt -hw .- nnd.r & fw, goyerament a mighty people ean lbf.ve aUke M Tegmrds th! thinjr, of thf. bod aod the tnngs of tbe soul. "Much has been given to us, and expected from to others, and JTZT'ylTl . . y ' 'tions or tne eartn, ana we must ibave as beseems a people with such ! Bpoasibiiities. Towar't .11 other lions oi iuc ioh, u c uiun wi re- itt . . , , nr mttitnAm " . must -be one of cordial and sincere friendship. - We mast show not only in our words, but in out deeds, that we are earnestly desirous of securing their good will by acting toward them in a spirit of " just and generous recognition of all their Tights. But justice and generosity in s nation, as in an indi vidual, count most when shown not by the weak but by the strong. While ever earefnl to refrain from wronging others we must be noTess insistent that we are not wronged ourselves. We peace;, bnt we wish Ihe peace of justicertbe' peace of righteousness, . We f wish it because . we think it U right - s. i. manfully iSlr should ever have cause to No and . T. V . - j. . j f" power .hould ever : .l aliAnl AVAV klTH MMI tfl fHT be at4e to- single ns nut: as a.,ubject for insolent aggression : : L i.. pur relations witk'tM other PPTT-iU era of the world are important; but still more important are our relations among ourselves, ouen growth in wealth, ia population, and in power1 as this na tion has Men during the century and a quarter of its national life is inevit ably accompanied by a like growth ia the problems which are ever before every nauon that .rises to greatness. Power invariably meana both responsi bility and danger. Our forefathers faced certain perils which we have out grown. We now face other perils, the very existence of which it was im possible that they should foresee. Mod ern life is both complex and intense, and the tremendous 'changes wrought by the extraordinary industrial devel opment of the last half century are felt in every fiber of out Social and political being. Never before have men tried so vast and formidable an experi ment as that of administering the, af fair. of-. continent' under the' forms of a democratic republic. The condi tions which have told for our marvel lous material well being, which have de veloped to a. very high degree our en ergy, .self-reliance and individual in itiative, have also brought the care and anxiety inseparable from the ac cumulation of great wealth in indus trial centers. Upon the success of our experiment much depends, not only as regard, our own welfare, but-as regards the welfare of mankind. If we fail, the cause : of free ' self-government throughout the world will rock , to its foundations; and therefor our responsi bility' is heavy, to ourselves, to -the world a. it-is today and to the gen erations yet unborn. There is no good reason why we should fear the future, but there is every reason why we should face it seriously, neither hiding from ourselves the gravity of the problem before us nor fearing to approach these problems with the unbending, unflinch ing purpose to solve them aright. "Yet, after all, though the problems are new, though the tasks set before us differ from tbe tasks set before our fathers who founded and. preserved this republic, the spirit in which these tasks must be undertaken and these problems faced, if our duty is to be well done, remains essentially unchanged. We know that no people needs such high traits of character as that people which seeks to govern 1 its affairs aright through the. freely expressed will of tbe free men who compose it. But we have faith that we shall not prove false to the memories of the men of the mighty pastk They did their work, they left us the splendid heritage we now enjoy. We in our turn have an assured confidence that we shall be able to leave this heritage unwasted and enlarged to our children and J our children's children. To do so we most show, not merely in great ' crises, but in the everyday affairs of life, the Qual ities of practical inteligence, of cour age, or hardihood and endurance, and above all the .jkower of devotion to a lofty ideal, which, made great the men who founded this republic in the days of Washington, which made great the men who preserved this republic, in the days of Abraham Lincoln. ' ' IS BRILLIANT AND IMPOSING INAUGURALS OF PREVIOUS YEARS CAST IK SHADE YESTERDAY. , CITY IS A GARDEN OF COLOR Is First National Ceremony Since Be fore the Trying Days of Civil War. Men Who Fonght One Another Marched Shoulder to Shoulder Honoring the Nation's Executive 200,000 Visiter. From all Corners Gaze With Wonlar. WASHINGTON, March 4.- The most brilliant and imposing inaugural which the citizens of Washington ever pre pared has passed into the history of the republic. Theodore Roosevelt did not ride to the Capitol, hitch his horse to a shade tree, and enter the building and take the oath of office, booted and spurred. The traditional Jenersonian simt.liritv was replaced by a pageant which has not been surpassed in the an nals of tbe nation. It was the first national inauguration since the t ivh wax. 1 ne Ckuta sent up its warriors and its state officials. Men who fougUfc each other for years under different flags, men who fonght together in the war with Spain under one flag, executive officers of the states who upheld the stars and bars and those who stood for tbe fisg of the union, marehed together in review before the President today, and fully 200,000 vis itor, gazed with wonder aad enthusi asm at the District's handiwork for honoring it President. The whole city was a garden blossoming with flags. . For a week great waves of color have been sweeping through alt its streets. Not only was the line of march artis tically decorated to a degree never be fore attained, but no street in the city was without jts national colors. Acting under the suggestion from tbe inaugural committee the board of education had requested its 50,000 school children to see that each one at their . homes dis played a fisg.' ; The President's reviewing stand, in front of the -White House, in-the cen ter of tbe Court of History, waien extended blocks from Fifth street.' On each" side of the avenue, were, noted historical figure, in great numbers from the St. Louis Exposition. This tri umphal pathway, along. which the kings ox eartn augo nave, aeemea u an uuaur to be conducted, was cleared and dosed to ears and vehicles at an early hour. The police ..management ' wa. perfect. It was- a royal hizhway upon which the President earlv entered and, pre ceded to the Capitol." The Grand Army of the Republic, as is its habit, - in sisted upon aetinz as the President's escort, and the President ', rate of pro gress to the Capitol was reaueea io-a pathetic pace ior tne men wno are iai approaching the scripture limit of life. But the delay haa its compensations. - Many thousands had an opportunity J see-ansl ret jtk9 President 1 tfe.X VICE PRESIDENT ASSUMES ! OBLIGATIONS OF OFFICE cortege slowly passed along the miles from the White House to Capitol Hill, where Congress was concluding it. la, bora. Five minute, remaining at the Close of the' session was. given to in augurating, the vice-president. The President wa. eseprterto .eat near the presiding officer. ' Fairbanks deliv ered , his brief 'inaugural remarks, re peated tbe oath of office after the pre siding officer, Senator Frye. Then be gan tbe formal organization of a new session in the Senate chamber. ' . All this was preliminary to the cere monies outside, and the march at once began to the immense platform where the President was to deliver his in augural address and take the oath of office. Here the great pageant, for the benefit of the public began to unfold itself. ' With the appearance of the President from the Senate chamber the shouting began, swelling into a roar like that of Niagara, rising to cyclonic effects and continuing while the Sen ate, memoers or the House, xne cao inet. the supreme court, heads of the .army and navy, Ambassador., ministers . . ? . j. i representatives oi every muuiuiuiic braneh of the government and a great company of guests filed out of the Senate doors and filled the immense filatform. At length all was ready for. he crowning ceremony. The President advanced to take the oath of office With his hand upon , the Bible,- held by the chief justice, he reverently re peated the oath, kissed the book, and Theodore Roosevelt became President. Charles Warren Fairbanks. , Born in 1852 Center, Ohio. ' nt Unionville 1872 Graduated from X)bio Weslevan University. ' U 1872-74 Studied law and prac ticed journalism in Pittsburg. 1874 Removed to Indiana and wss admitted to the bar.' 1874 92Practiced his pro fession and acted as counsel for large railroad systems. 1892 Made his debut In poli tics as chairman of the Indiana' Republican convention. 1893 Unsuccessful candidate for United States Senator from Indiana. 1897 Eleeted United States Senator. 1904 Nominated at Chicago for the vice-presidency. 1904 Elected vice-president of tbe United States. Then he delivered his inaugural, which surprised his hearers by its brevity. As tbe ceremony closed be was again greet ed by roaring cheers from the immense throng. Accompanied by hi. escort and followed 'by troops of civilian par aders he started for the White House. It was the 'most perfect column that ever marehed in an inaugural parade, though its numbers were less. General Chaffee had insisted that the brigade of National Guard from eaeh state should be a maximum representation. The civil grand division of the eight brigades in three divisions, made up of over fifty organizations, was, in every respect, better organized than ever before. Turning from the pageant of the day, the doubled population Of the city disposed of itself for three imposing spectacles of the night, tbe promenade at the Pension office, mis named a ball, the fireworks and the dazzling street decorations. The at tendance at the ball was limited to twelve or fiften thousand. The street 'lecorations were viewed by a solid marching column filling the wide pave ments of tbe avenue and street itself and reaching for two miles and a half. No such brilliant scheme of decoration and illumination was ever witnessed before in this country or in any other. The dome of tbe Capitol stood white against the darkness, the illuminations of tbe searchlights in the top of . the Washington monument being made vis ible for many miles. The firework, ex ceeded all previou. displays. . ; In deference to Sunday the cere monies st tbe Pension building stopped at midnight, but it was well toward morning before tbe light, were turned down ' on the most unprecedented and brilliant spectacle. Till long after mid night the gathered thousand. . walked, wondering and enthusiastic!, on Penn sylvania avenue through long reaches of fairyland.! . With -the wee small hours the light, faded and the citizens rested after ! their months', labor. Grandly had - the District of Columbia entertained. the nation.: : , In a town of less than- twenty thou- sand people, it ia hard' to make use the third Itorjr f building CEREMONIES. SEVERELY SIMPLE, MOST DIGNIFIED AND SOLEMN Gathering of International Notables Lend Pomp and Crandure to Occasion VOW SOLEMNLY MADE Senate Chamber Is Picturesque Scene of Assembled Hundred. Represent inx all Nations of the World Crowded to Do Honor to j Charles Warren Fair I banks. WASHINGTON, March 4. In the presence of as many of his fel low citizens as could be crowded into the Senate chamber, Charles Warren Fairbanks was, at high noon today, in ducted into the office of vice-president of the United States, The ceremony was quickly followed by the final ad journment of tbe Senate of the Firty eighth Congress, the beginning of .a special session, an address by the vice president and .the swearing into office of almost a third of tbe membership of the Senate. All these official acts took place in the chamber just before the inauguration of the President and were in reality, while themselves of great import the prelude of the more important event. Tbe installation ot the new vice-president was severely simple, and as brief as simple. It con sisted of a promise, solemnly made with uplifted hand and bowed head, to perform, the duties of the office and to support and defend the constitution of the United States. This was the oath of office, as it was administered by Senator Frye as president pro tem pore of the Senate. The two officials stood confronting each other on the elevated platform on which rests the desk of tbe presiding officer of tbe Sen ate, "practically on the same spot on which all tbe incoming vice-presidents for the past fifty years have stood,' and wbere a majority of American freeman have decreed that Mr. Fair banks shall preside for the four years to come. Plain and democratic though tbe ceremony was it attracted to the Senate a gathering of notable people, many, of them of such importance that, in accordance with time-honored cus tom, their appearance was heralded with pomp and platitude sufficient to atone for the simplicity of the official acts of the occasion, if not to quite overshadow them. These guests includ ed the foremost representatives of tbe official life of tbe capital city, foreign abd domestic, civil and i military, and also many other persons of prominence from all parts or the country. On the Senste floor, with his cab inet were the President of the United States, himself about to be inaugurat ed; the diplomatic corps, the supreme court of the United States, tbe House of Representatives, tbe admiral of the navy, the lieutenant general of the army, the governors of the states, and others distinguished by reason of po sition or achievement. These sufficed to tax the capacity of that part of the hall, and they were splendidly supple mented and surrounded by tbe attend- ance in tbe galleries, consisting ia large part of tbe wives, relative, and friend, of the men who occupied seat, below, many of them a. distinguished in priv- ie ana social lire as tbe others in the public service. The-gallery visitors were practically all in their seat, before the official guest, began to make their appear ance. The senators, many . of them showing fatigue as the result of recent long hours of labor, were grouped to gether compactly on the Republican side ef the chamber, an arrangement that was necessary to make room; for other dignitaries. ATbe two big round-faced gold clocks whieh front with solemn mien and in stately service from the - north and south walla ef the Senate chamber, had measured the time,, up to 11:45 when the first -of the special goest. arrived, 'hese were the members of the Hons of Representatives. They had marched over in a body to tbe quarters of the Senate through the long corridor head ed by their redoubtable leader, Speaker Cannon, with all the assurance of an i invading army, and when the south' I doors of the Senate chamber isucs open and Assistant Bergeant-at-Arm Lay ton announced "The speaker ana the- House of "Representatives," they walked proudly to the seats assigned them on the Democratic side of the chamber. A few moment, later Alonzo IL Stewart, also assistant sergeant-st-arms, heralded in genuine feudal stylo the approach of the diplomats headed by Count Cassinl, dean of the corps, i The foreigners attracted much at tention, and the brilliancy of .their dress and the distinction of the gentlemen themselves were tne subjects of much admiring comment, ' Events followed quickly. The min isters were sharply followed by the supreme court, officially gowned in long monkish robes and with Chief Justice Fuller, distinguished in appearaace, leading the van. The judiciary wss in turn succeeded by Admiral Dewey and his aid, and tbev bv Lieutenant Gener al Chaffee, chief of staff, and his aid, representatives of the two warlike arms of the government. - Gradually; the hall was filled, and the scene had become more and jnoro animated, until for the last time in connection with the occasion, the door, were opened to admit a guest. He was" tbe guest of guests the President the President and the President-elect, Theodore Roosevelt. "The President and his cabinet," proclaimed Sergcant-at-Arms Ransdell in well modulated phrase. inauguration time naa now arrive. The man whoi bad shared with Mr7 Roosevelt the honors of tbe last elec tion had been ushered in in the person of Senator Fairbanks, and was even now standing where, on tbe fourth of March, 1901, Mr. Roosevelt himself had stood, to take the oath of the vice presidential office. Senator Fairbanks had been escorted by the committee on arrangements to the platforrnl on which sat iTcsident pro tempore Frye and Speaker Cannon, the former of whom was on the eve of performing the last act of his present ierm ia that office by administering the oath which would make Mr. Fairbanks ' not only vice-president, but also the per manent presiding officer of tbe Senate, .Senator Frye doe. all tbingi with promptness and decision. The two of ficial time pieces were agTeed ia pro claiming the hour of 12, when, accord ing to the requirements made and pro vided, the, Fifty-eighth Congress must come to a close, and the Fifty-ninth Congress be started on its career, and the new presiding officer introduced and installed. Mr. Frye had already said farewell; the visitors wer in tbeir seats. Not a moment was lost. Rising in front of the slender but towering form of his successor, tbe president pro tern port repeated to him Ja" the form of an official oath the few impressive words whieh transformed tbe Indiana leader from the position of a Senator to that of vice-president of the United States. The ceremony did not consume to exceed two minutes of time, but it was conducted with such dignity and solemnity as to make a lasting Impres sion on all present. Profound stillness chsrscterized the dense assemblage while it was in progress, none present apparently failing to appreciate that an act of sacred national import was beinir performed. The osth concluded. and with a last positive thump of the gaval, the Maine Senator relinquished his position as president pro tempore by announcing tbe final adjournment f the Fifty-eigbth Congress. Mr. Fairbanks had no difficulty in being heard as he delivered his ad dress. He spoke deliberately and dis tinctly, his voice easily reaching all parts of the chamber, lis said: "Senators I enter upon the dis charge ef the duties of the position to which Ii have been called by my countrymen with grateful appreciation of the high nonor and with a deep sense of its responsibilities. "I have enjoyed the privilege of serving with yon here for eight years. During that time we have engaged In tbe consideration of many domestie ?uestions of vast importance and with oreign problems of unusual and far reaching significance. We submit what we have done to tbe impartial judgment of history. "I can sever forget the pleasant re lation, which have been formed dur ing my service upon the floor of the Senate. I shall cherish them always as among tbe most delightful memories of my life. They warrant the belief that I sbsll have ia the discbarge of the functions which devolve upon me under tbe constitution the generous as sistance and kindly forbearance of both sides of the chamber. "We witness the majestic spectacle of a peaceful and orderly beginning of an administration of national affairs under tbe law. of a free and self-governing people. We pray that -divine favor, may attend ; it and that peaco and prosperity, justice and honor may abide with our country and our coun trymen." -- Tbe address received careful attea tion, and at it. conclusion the vio president Instructed the secretary cf the Senate to read the Presideat's t 1 for an extraordinary session ef ihi Senate. The reading accomplice 1 - i the Senste of the Fifty-ninth Con;r i thus installed Doctor Kdward I-rptt llale, the venerable chaplain of ths Senate, came forward to deliver ths opening prayer ef the first session. Is response to a quiet signal from tbe ehair, the Senate and its priests rrtsA and stood while Doctor Hale in hi. usual impressive manner ntterel the invocation. - The organization of thm then completed by the .wearing ia cf senator, elected to serve for tte r it six years. This ceremonv evnM v. t the day's session and h Rr.u & t. journed to the outside platform to wit- nmm vff Mvu av- i . . " vmtn tog jnaujrarauoa ci President Roosevelt. ' . The arrangement for Hit.r-n t. eellently contrived, tbe depart.; without confusion or disorder, an a a few minutes were required U : .r the, ball. 1