Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-05
mote the welfare of the people and the gov
eminent, reveren,ly invoke the support and
blessing of Almighty God,


eminent, reveren,ly invoke the support and
blessing of Almighty God,
The delivery of ,isc message occupied Is
minutes. At ITS conclusion the cheering was
long. continued aud enthusiastic
Chief Justice Waite administered the usual
oath, To which Gen Garfield responded with
reyerental fervor. Ex-pfesident HAYES I'M
mediately pressed forward and congratulated
his successor. and after him the Presidents
mother and wife, both of whom he saluted
| with kiss.
general scene of congrstula,ion and
hand shaking onsucd, after which the Presi-
DENTAL party descended from the platform hv
a private staircase and proceeded to the
Presidents room in the rear of the Senate
Chamber where an informal reception took
place.
| At l.So the party entered the carriages and
were driven 10 their places in the procession,
which At 40 started upon its return TO the
/ White Honss.
| When the carriages containing the presi-
dental party reached the eastern gate leading
10 the executive mansion on the return from
the capital they were driven inside and the
party soon afterwards appeared upon the
grand reviewing stand extended along the
sidewalk directly in front of the mansion.
President Garfield, accompanied by ex-Presi-
| dent Hayes, appeared upon the grand stand to-
gether. and the procession moved steadily in
review past the reviewing stand, each regi-
ment, company and civic association salutiuy
the President rs they passed. President
Garfield during the whole OF the time that
the procession was passing stood well out to
the front of the platform, bowling in ac-
/ Acknowledgement of demonstrations with
respect. Among those on the stand with
President Garfield were ex-President HAYES.
Secretaries Evarts, sherman and Schurg,
eN-fostmsstcr General kev. Chief Justice
W ate, Generals Hancock aud Sheridan Mrs,
Garfield and Mrs. Hayes were also present
on the stand, About half an hour previous
10 the arrival of Gen, Garfield. Gen Han
cock, accompanied bv Gen. sheridan, drew
up to the reviewing stand in close carriage.
Gen Hancock stepped quickly from the car
rage apd passed toward the stand. lie was
instantly recognized hv number of persons
in the crowd,a was cheered heartily before
and after he assembled the platform.
Immediately after the review General Gar
field received the Williams College AsSocia-
ton of Washington, with visiting alumni. to
the number OF fifty, in the east room of the
executive mansion. EN President Mark Hop
kins presented the congratulations of the
alumni.
President Gartirld's Proposed Cabinet.
President Garfield will probably send his
cabinet nominations to the Senate tomorrow
but at a late hour tn night thc selections had
not been fully and absolutely determined up
on. The difficult, is understood to be in regard
TO the treasury portfolio. There seems To he no
doubt that the following selections have been
definitely made and are not subject To any
change. namely: Senator Blaine. State De
partment; Robert Lincoln. War Department;
Wayne McNeagh. Attorney General; Thomas
l.. james, Postmaster General.
The appointment of the last named gentle
man has been strongly recommended by
Gen Grant Gen. Walter q. Gresham of
Indiana, and Judge William H. Hunt of
Louisiana, will quite certainly be nominated
for two of the remaining three positions in
the Cabinet.
According to the best information obtain
able, tonight, the appointment of Senator
Window as Secretary of the War, appears to
be the most probable outcome of the present
state of uncertainty in regard to that position.
Congressional Notes.
WAsHiNGroS, March 4. The House which
expired to-day, left calendar of 100 pages.
including 60 pages of private bills 900 Of
which fail, the bulk being pension bills.
over 100 bills upon the Speakers table re-
main Enacted upon. Chief among them in
Importance is the measure known ms the
Eaton tariff commission bill. The Speakers
table also proved to be the grave of the Sen
ate bills for the erection of n new Con.
gressional library for the relief of Fitz John
Porter; for relief of Ben Halliday measure
known as the educational bill = and bill in
relation to the Japcnese indemnity fund.
All the regular appropriation bills were
signed by the President before II o'clock, to-
day. and have therefore become laws.
Upwards of one hundred nominations cx-
PRED with the termination of the Senate to-
day, among them Stanley Matthews to be
Justice of the Supreme Court; +. G.. Bill
lings, T. :. Circuit Judge for the 9TH circnit:
Elliot +. Shepard, to be district attorney of
the southern district OF New York: John
Jacobus, to be L. : Marshal for the south
crn district of New York