New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-08
THE NEW CABINET.
ALL THE MEMBERS At THEIR POSTS EXCEPT THE
sKCRkTARY OF WAR.

ALL THE MEMBERS AT THEIR POSTS EXCEPT The
sEcRETARY OF WAR.
| WASHINGTON, March THE members OF the
Cabineut of President Hayes with the exception
| of Senator Sherman, assembled at the Executive
| Mansion at half past 10 this morning as did also
their successors with the exception Of Secretary Of
War Liucon. President Garfield signed the com
missions of his immediate advisers and detained
them a short time after the Cabinet officers OF the
previous Administration had retired.
Before the retirement OF the ex-Cabnet officers,
however about half an hour spent in social in
tercourse during which President Garfield requested
the old members to give the newly-appointed minis
ters all the information possible pertaining to their
respective departments No business other than for
mally TO organize was transacted by the new Cabi-
net With the exception of POsimastcr-General
James the new members qualified before Chlef-Jus-
t,ce Cartier of the Supreme Court of the District Of
| Columbia
Secretary Window arrived at the Secretary'S Office
of the Treasury Department shortly after o'clock,
but did not enter formally upon his duties. He will
do 80 tomorrow. Acting Secretary French disposed
| of to-days mail The new Secretary devoted the
remainder of the afternoon to receiving tho officers
of the Department and attending TO other matters
preparatory to assuming full control.
At3p. m. to-day Mr. Blaine formally assumed the
several heads of bureaus who were presented to him
by Mr.. Brown, the chief clerk. A number Of per-
sons were in waiting, seeking interview with the
Secretary, but instructions had been given to the
messengers to admit one to-day, and the nvari-
able response to all inquiries was " the Secretary
will receive at 10 O'clock tomorrow" Assistant
Secretary Hay was at his post to-day, and viii re-
two names mentioned for the position are William
T. Chandler and Bancroft Davis, with, perhaps, the
nreD0ndera-s Of probability IN favor VI the latter
Although tho appointment 10 claimed for each upon
wbat--were there no c0niiict-would appear TO DC
GOOD and sufficient authority
eJudCe Hunt entered upon his duties az Secretary
of the Navy this afternoon, dispensing Win an
formalItes and not even making his presence IN the
Daoartnent known until the chief clerk upon enter
ina the Secretarys room found him sltting at bis
desk He afterward received ex-Secretarles Ihomp1
son and (,ofi. who remained in conversation with
him q half hour or more. At 10 o'clock tomorrow
the Chiefs of Bureaus will he formally presented To
~. General Maynard. accompanied by
" tbs p1sG Office about IL o'clock this forenoon,
soon after the meeting Of the members OF the OLD
and the new Cabinet at the Executive Manslon ana
postnaster- General James at once entered upon the
active duties of his new position. Soon aftetward
the heads Of the different bureaus OF ne Bepai
called and paid their respects to the now
General This ceremony required but few inToduc-
tions ne most of the bureau officials having met Mt
lanes either here or In New-York, are quite well
scnnanted with him. One Of the first official acts OF
the new PostmasterGenerai was 70 IaSrse ~
NewYofk CITY to furnish him funds with which to
Judge James Lawrensen, an old attache OF the
Office who also acts ~ Notary Public for the Post
0ice Department, administered the oath OF ONCE 70