Perley's reminiscences of sixty years in the national metropolis, v. 1-2
CHAPTER XXX.
INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT HAYES. Lack of Congressional Notification--Arrival of Governor Hayes at Washington--Political Consultations--The Oath Taken Privately--The Procession--The Inauguration--Safely in the White House--The New Cabinet--Judge Key's Eventful History--Fun at Cabinet Meetings-- Unfortunate Selection of a Private Secretary.