The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-16
PRESIDENT HAYES ADMIN-
IMITATION
Sis CabEnet Appointments
COB1irEned by the senate.

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Confirmed by the senate.
Our accountlast week Of the in
auguratiOn OF President Hayes
closed with HE inaugural address,
which has elected hearty approval
from the entire people of the Uni
ted States. On the 7tb, President
Hayes took the first important step
in his administration, by sending to
the Senate the following appoint
ments for members of his cabinet:
For Secretary of State-Wm. NJ.
Evarts, OF New York.
For Secretary of the Treasury
John Sherman, of Ohio.
For Secretary of the Interior
Carl Schurz, of Missouri.
Fer Secretary OF War-George
w. McCreary, of Iowa.
For Secretary of the Navy
Richard w. Thompson, of Indiana.
For Postmaster General-David
NJ. Key, of Tennessee.
Fer Attorney General-Charles
Devens, OF Massachusetts,.
Most of these names had been
publicly mentioned for several days
previous, as the probable nomina-
tiOns that President Hayes had de-
cided upon, but nevertheless the
Senate appeared 10 be surprised At
the list, and Senators Cameron,
Blaine, Morton, Conkling, and some
Others manifested at first q dispOsi-
ton TO strongly criticise several
Of the appointments, particularly
Messrs. Evarts, Schurz and Key.
Immediate action was objected to
an each case, and the names were
therefore referred TO various GEM
mittees for consideration. The
public generally promptly approved
Of President Hayes selections, and
kilograms poured into Washington
from all parts of the country urg-
ing Senators to confirm them all.
The boards of trade of New York,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, st. Louis,
and other cities adopted resolutions
endorsing this cabinet, and it soon
became evident that any opposition
to the confirmation of the gentle
men named would be considered as
factious and impolltic by the mass
es of bOthlpsrties, aud on the 9th the
Senate committees concluded to re-
port in favor of confirming all the
nominations, and did SO, and they
were duly voted upon and confirm
ed, with only two votes, both Dem
ocratic, in the negative. All reports
of any rupture in the Republican
ranka, or Eany factious opposition
from even the Democratic party, to
President Hayes inaugural policy,
were thus put to rest.
On Monday, the members of the
new cabinet met and took the oath
of Office and assumed charge of their
respective departments, being greet
ed by and greeting the various off,
GERS therein in the most cordial
manner. Mr.. Schurz, after having
exchanged courtesies with ex-Sec-
rotary Chandler, turned to the heads
of bureaus and clerks, and said:
Gentlemen, desire to say to you
that intend to conduct this depart
ment upon business principles, and
you may be assured that briog in
to my official relations with you the
best possible personal feeling, and
hope you will serve the country as
faithfully and as effectually under
my administration as ! know you
have under my predecessor.
In the Postmaster Generals de-
partment, Gen. Tyner introduced to
his successor the chiefs Of sill the
bureaus and divisions, and in q few
brief remarks expressed his appre-
citation of their efficiency and his
personal regret at parting with
them. He then formally turned
oyer the control of the department.
to Gen. Key, who remarked merely
that he felt some embarrassment in
coming among them as a stranger,
but he wished them to know that
he had no intention of making any
changes, and that he desired TO dis
charge the duties of the Office as his
distinguished predecessor had done.
All the clerks and other employees
Of the department then filed in aud
were each in turn greeted by the
new Postmaster General with q cor
dial shake of the hand.
Tho new cabinets hrst session
lasted an hour and half, and was
held for the purpose of allowing
the members to become acquainted
with each other. Al the same time
there was some talk upon the poll
cy of the administration, but it was
only q reiterstion of the sentiments
contained In the inaugural address,
and the civil service reform of re-
tanning public officers while they
honestly and faithfully discharge
their official duties was agreed up
on as the policy to be followed in
every department of the govern
ment service.
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Orrin T. WEIGH, Superintendent
of Insurance for the State of Kan
sas, sends rs tabular statement OF
the fire insurance business done in