The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-14
WASHINGTON.
Precedent Hayes New Cabinet
tf at Work. ot
The Louisiana Senatorship--.
An Effort to Seat Kellogg.
Schurz and Chandler The For
mer at Work.
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members who had not already taken til,
oath Of Office were sworn in to-day. with
the exception OF Secretary Thompson
who has not yet arrived Ia Washington
After the members were qualified. a ses
sion. lasting an hour and half. FOLLOWED
for the purpose OF becoming acquainted
with each other. AT the same time Their,
was some talk upon the policy of the al
ministration, but it was only retera
ton Of the sentiments contained in tn,
inaugural address. The president CAV,
generally to his cabinet the condil ions o
the department as related to him. III,
cabinet officers afterwards went to thei
respective departments. where they were
congratulated by a number OF persons.
THE NEW CABINET AT WORK.
Secretary Fish to-day, having installed
his successor, Mr.. Eyarts, left the de-
partment OF state In company with a
friend for walk. ON the way lac was
met by numerous genll' men, who stop
ped him TO shake hands and pay their
respects. The ex-secretary says he re-
tires in good health, and after eight years
OF continuous service reioices that he is
"a sovereign, free from the cares of office.
Secretary McCrary, shortly after TAX
lug his seat in the war department to-
dav. was waited upon by various officers
in charge of divisions.
The other secretaries and the post.
msster-eeneral were also waited upon by
their assistants and other officers i'm their
respective departments.
THE SUPREME COURT.
The supreme court after hearing a few !
motions adjourned until tomorrow.
CUSTOMARY CoURTEsIEs.
At o'clock to-day all the members Of |
the United States supreme court, with |
the exception of Justice Field, who is In |
View York, paid their respects, a. is Gus
tomary on the incoming Of the new ad-
ministration, to the president. They
were accompanied by d. W. Middleton,
their clerk, and by other officers Of the
court. Attorney General Deyens intro
duced the justices TO the president
There were no formal speeches, the visit
being merely one OF courtesy. Some
time was spent in conversation, and Ii
was particularly notlceably that Justice
Clifford and the president were on the
most agreeable terms. The justices
upon retiring expressed themselves much
pleased with the briet but decidedly
friendly interview. With the COMPANY
was Senator and ex-Supreme Judge
Davis, OF Illinois. Ex-senator Logan
also called on the president.
UPToN's TRANSFER.
Secretary Sherman's first official act
has been to assign w. X. Upton, chief of
the Independent treasury, TO duty as
chiei clerk OF the treasury department.
THE LOUISIANA CASE.
The senate committe on privileges and
elections met to-day to take action on the
Louisiana case. All the members were
present except Senator Cameron, of Wis
consin, who Is confined to his house by
iliaess. Alter a debate of several hours.
Mitchell submitted q motion authorizing
the chairman to report to the senate 10.
morrow the following resolution:
Resoieed, That VIM. Pitt Kellogg is
prataa taeie entitled to be admitted 10
seat as senator from Louisiana, and that
the oath be now administered To him.
Senator Mitehel's motion was agreed
TO by strict party vote. as follows
leas-MOrtou, Mitchell, wadleish,
Mcmillan. Hoar-5.
Nays -Saulsbury. Merrimon, Hill-3.
Senator Salisbury moved 10 take I'D
The papers in the case Of j. Il. Eustis,
who clailas TO have been duly elected to
the United States senate from Louisiana
about two years ago. Rejected by a
party vote.
The chairman tMortOn) will tomorrow
present written report in connection
with the resolution of seating Kellogg.
and the Democratic minority of the com
mittee will also present their dissenting
views.
scHURz on HAND.
General Carl Schurz, the new secre-
tary OF the interior, assumed his duties
this afternoon.
After brief conversation with Secre-
tary Chandler, the latter sent Tor the
various heads OF bureaus, and the ,rinci-
pal clerks OF the departments, and intro
daced them individually to his success
sor.
Mr.. Chandler, then addressing himself
To Nr. Schurz, remarked that when he
took charge al the department he found
many abuses which needed correction,
and these abuses existed especially In the
Indian and Patent Bureaus, and were OF
such q nature as to require heroic treat
ment. This he had applied. using the
knife freely and doing some sharp cut
ting. The result was that abuses COM
blamed Of had erased and he took pleas
are IN saying that he was indebted to the
xentieinsn who were now around him in
a large measure tor aiding him in the
work OF reform which he had found NEE.
essary.
Secretary schurz responded to NJ,
Chandler q follows:
IL think l am expressing the genera,
opinion OF the country when l saw Won
have succeeded Ia placing the interior de-
partmeNt la Tar better condition than 4,
has been for years, aud that the public il