[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 3 (Monday, January 20, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H159-H160]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair desires to announce that sitting 
Members have been delivered their official tickets and will be seated 
on the platform. There are no extra seats available, so former Members 
cannot join the procession. The same holds true for children. They can 
neither go with the procession nor be seated on the platform.
  The area where Members of the House are to be seated is not covered. 
Members should keep this fact in mind in deciding whether to wear 
overcoats and hats.
  The procession will be headed by the Sergeant at Arms bearing the 
mace. The Clerk will escort the Members to the west front of the 
Capitol. The procession will be led by the dean of the House, followed 
by the House leadership, committee chairmen, ranking minority Members, 
and other Members in order of seniority.
  The Chair would encourage Members, as they gather in order of 
seniority, to congregate by classes in the well.

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  Pursuant to House Resolution 8, the Members of the House will now 
proceed to the west front to attend the inaugural ceremonies for the 
President and Vice President of the United States.
  Upon completion of the ceremony, and pursuant to the provisions of 
House Resolution 8, the House will stand adjourned until noon tomorrow.
  Thereupon, at 10 o'clock and 19 minutes a.m., the Members of the 
House, preceded by the Sergeant at Arms and the Speaker pro tempore, 
proceeded to the west front of the Capitol.

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