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Show CEREMONY DELAYED Senate's Slow Work Sets Back Inauguration a Full Hour Washington, March -i The delay in tho senate's adjournment sei th" inauguration of Mr Marshall back fully ful-ly half an hour and delayed Mr. Wilson's Wil-son's as much While the senate was working on the sundrj civil bill the presidential p;irt waited foi the word to enier the chamber. Senator Poindexfer delayed the nd-journmenl nd-journmenl of the senate to make a speecb calling attention to disorderly scenes which attended the suffragist parade yesterday and declaring an in vestigation of the Washington police should bo before any more mom j was appropriated for it Finally Mr Polndexter gave it up With the understanding that no at-r.-mpi iou!d he made to pass the bill nnd the diplomatic corps was ushered Into the senate chamber while all those assembled rose The Justices of the supreme cour headed by Chief Justice White, In their somber robes of office, present 'ng a marked contrast to the brilliantly bril-liantly garbed diplomats, followed Ml Marshall entered the chamber for th" second time at 12:80 and took his seat prepared to be called to the roa truni to take his oath. The ceremon ! ies were then thirty minutes behtno the schedule. President Taft and President-elect Wilson appeared at the senator door four minutes after Mr Marshall They took seats in the front row. When all the guests were assembled Vice President Marshall stepped up to the desk and at 12:34 o'clock took the oath. |