McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-19
ENTERING Upox THEIR DUTIES.

| The Cabinet Of Presidens Cleveland Duly I,s-
stalled The Oath Administered BY Justice
| Field.
Washington dispatch! The formal transfer
of the treasury department from ex-Secretary
McCulloch to Secretary Manning took place on
the 7th. The new secretary was escorted to
the department BY the retiring secretary, who
called at his house for him. Soon after their
arrival Mr.. McCulloch presented Assistant
Secretaries French and Coon to the secretary.
Mr.. Manning, who had not yet taken the oath,
and who said he would probably qualify DUR
Ing the day, but he did not propose to enter
actively into the business Of the Office until
Monday. He requested Assistant Secretary
Coon to sign mail for him as acting secretary.
Mr.. Manning and Mr.. McCulloch then retired
| TO the secretary's private Office and remained
| together several hours. talking over the bus!-
ness and personnel of the department.
Secretary McCulloch said, In speaking OF
the change in administration, that he took 1t
for granted that Mr.. Manning shared the
views of President Cleveland on finance, and
as the presidents views on the subject were In
accord with his own, he did not anticipate any
change in the present financial policy OF the
government
In the state, war and navy department.
buildings the retiring secretaries babe the
chiefs and clerks who served under them
goodbye and complimcnted them on their
services. Secretaries Frelinghuysen and Lin
coin met their subordinates in the offices
which the heads of the state and war depart
ments have occupied. Secretary Chandler
called upon his subordinates in their respec-
tive rooms. No official business OF any char
acter was transacted by the retiring officers.
Promptly at IL o'clock four OF President
Cleveland's cabinet-Bayard, Whitney, Endi-
colt and Garland, entered the Office of the
secretary of state. Immediately after enter
Ing Bayard took the oath of office, which was
administered by Justice Field, OF the United
States supreme court. Secretary Frelinghuy-
sen, Senator Payne (Ohio) and ex-Attorney-
General Pierrepont were also present. The
party then went to the room occupied by Sec
rotary Chandler. where Whitney took the oath
Of Office In Secretary Lincoln's office Gen.
eral Sheridan and staff and other officers OF
the war department were assembled, and the
oath of office was administered to Mr.. Endi-
cott after which he was introduced by Mr.
Lincoln. Secretary Manning and Attorney
General Garland were also sworn In in their
respective rooms.
Postmaster-General Villas and Secretary
Lamar also took the oath of Office and entered
upon the discharge of their duties. There was
little formality in the ceremony in either case
The oaths were administered by Justice Field
in the presence of Secretary Bayard, Attorney
General Garland and others. The president
notified his private secretary he does not
propose to receive persons who call in regard
to appointments, as he is DESTROYS that appll-
cations of that character shall be acted upon
by the head of the department to which they
belong.
When the commission was made out for the
appointment of Gen. Grant on the retired list,
Secretary Lincoln retained it at the war de-
partment, thinking it proper the new secre-