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Inauguration of General Garfield and Hayes in Senate
The article recounts the 187– Garfield and Hayes inauguration processions in the Senate Chamber. It notes seating, dignitaries, the oath to Chester A. Arthur as Vice President, and the address on national unity, suffrage, education, currency, and governance. It closes with Garfields inaugural address praising the Union’s centennial progress.
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Senate
Congress
Army
Navy
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Sen. Hancock
Senator Blaine
Garfield
Capt. Bassett
Hayes
Gen
Chester A. Arthur
Pendleton
Senate Committee of Arrangements
Arthur
Wheeler
Randall
Adams
Col. Burch
Edmunds
Alness
Allison
Capitol
General Garfield
President Hayes
Arms Bright
Gen. Washington
Waite
Hays
Gen. Garfield
Pendleton, Bayard and Thurman
United States
Yorktown
Great Britain
Confederacy of States
National Union
Union
South
North
Republic
Ime
Isthmus
South America