Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-08
PICKING UP PORTFOLIOS.
THE MEMBERS OF THE NEW
CABINET SWORN IN.

OF The Taking OF the Oaths and the
Surrender by the ex-Secretaries
WASHINGTON, March THE formal
transfer of the Treasury Department from
eX-SecretarY McCulloch to Secretary
Manning took place about 10 :3a O'clock
this morning. The new Secretary was
escorted to the department by the retiring
Secretary, VINO called at his house for
| him. Soon after their arrival, Mr. SIC
Culloch presented Assistant Secretaries
French and Coon to the Secretary. Mr..
Manning, who had not yet taken the oath,
said that he would probably Cuaf7fy
during the day, but as he did not propose
to enter actively into the business of
the office until Monday he requested
that Assistant Secretary Coon sign the
mail foI him to-day as acting Secretary.
Messrs. Manning and Mccullough then
retired to the Secretary's private Office
and remained clOseted together for sew
eral hours talking over the business and
personnel of the department. A large
number of persons called to pay the
respects to the new Secretary but wef
denied admission. Secretary McCullOug
said yesterday, in speaking of the chang
III the administration, that he took il fs
granted that Mr.. Manning shared th
views Of President Cleveland on the que
tinn of finances, and the Presidents YieM
on that subject were in accord with his
| own. He did not anticipate any cnange
in the present financial policy of the gov
| crnment.
OTHER OFFICERS INSTALLED.
Promptly at II O'Clock, four of Presi
dent Cleveland's Cabinet-Secretarie
Bayard, Whitney, Endicott aud Gariand-
| entered the office of the Secretary Of st te
Mrs. EndicOJI, wife OF the new Secretary of
! War, accompanied the party, as did also
| Justice Field OF the United States Suprt me
Court. Immediately after entering Mr..
! BaEard took toe oath of office. which Was
| administered by Justice Field. Secretary
! Frelinghuysen aud eX-A ssistant Secretary
Davis were present, as were also Senator
Payne, Of OHIO, and eX-AttOrneV General
| PierrepOnt. The party then Went T. the
| room occupied by Secretary Chandler.
| where MIR. Whitney took the oath Of Office
as Secretary OF the Navy.
| In Secretary LlncOtn's office, where
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan and staff and other
| Uficers of the War Department had aa-
srmblpd, the oath was administered to
| Mr.. Endlo0tt. Mrs. EndcOtt entered the
| rom on The arm of Mr.. Bayard as soon
as Justice Field had administered the
| oath. The various army officers were in
| turn introduced to the new Secretary by
Mr., Lincoln.
GARLAND SWORN IN.
Attorney General Garland was sworn
into office at the Department OF Justice
| about noon to-day. The oath of ofaol
WAS administered by Mr.. Justice Fieid,o.
the Supreme Court, in the presence of ex
! Attorney General Brewster. Secretaries
| Bdyard, Manning, Whitney, kndicOtt ans
Lamar and a few others. Mr.. Brrwste.
| viii continue TO act as Attorney Genera
until Monday, when he will fOrmallI
pr' sent hls successor to the United States
| Supreme Court.
The party proceeded from the Depart
ment of Justice to the Treasury DEPART
! ment, where the oath of office was ad-
minIsIered to Secretary Manning by Jus
tice Field. In addition to those already
named there We're present eX-SeCretarY
| McCuilocb, Assistant Secretary Coon, w
! ii. Barnun of Connecticut, Smith NJ Weed
o. New York, Mr.. Jones of New Hamp-
! shire, 2. 3. Olney, c. Nj. Jordan of New
| York, and many others, including several
| ladies. Soon alter Secretary Manning
had qualified all the bureau officers and
| chiefs Of divisions visited MS office and
/ paid their respects.
Mr.. Manning informed them that he
! would nOt enter on the duties of his ofice
until Monday morning.
! Posi- master General Villas and Secretary
| Lamar also took their oaths OF Office and
| entered upon the ediscnarge of their duiies.
/ There was little formality in the ceremony
/ IN either case. The Oaths were admins
!
| Secretary Bayard, Attorney General Gar
land and many otner distinguished per-
| sons.
FAREWELL OF THE SECRETARIES.
| In The state, War aud Navy Depart
ment buildings this morning the retiring
! Secretaries bade the chiefs and clerks
/ VINO have served under them goOd-bye.
| and cOmplimented them on their services.
Secretaries Frelinghuysen and Lincoln
| called upon their subordinates in the
ofhces which the heads of the State and
| War Departments have occupied. Secre-
| taIy Chandler called upon his suhOrdi-
mates in their respective rooms. No
official business of any character was
transacted by the retiring officers. Prior
! 10 the incoming Secretaries taking the
oath Of Off e the building was filled with
visitOf s. COngressman-elect Wheeler, of
! Alabama, headed a delegation that en-
tered the apartment occupied by
the Secretary OF the Navy. The
members of the delegation were men
above the average size, and numbered
about dozen. They were introduced to
the retiring Secretary, every one as
! General or Colonel. Mr.. Chandler, &
man small in stature, quietly folded his
hands in front Of him and plaintively re.
marked: "Gentlemen, give me time tG
pray" when he turned to Mr.. Wheeler
and was about to ask: "Where are the
]
fore the question was prOpOunded, left
the room for a moment, but soon returned
with four Alabamians. to all of whom be
gave-the title of "Judge." A universal
laugh followed, and the party then en-
gagged IN general conversation.
LAMAR'S FIRST ACT.
Secretary Lamar received great num-
I Der of congratulatory calls to-day. The
Commissioner of the General Land Ofice.
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and
the Commissioner of Pensions had pre-
pared their designations, but, at the Sec
retary's request, deferred presenting
them until Monday. One Of Secretary
Lamar's first Official acts was to reinstate
Mr.. Hanna as private Secretary to the
Secretary of the Interior, which position
he had held under Secretarys SchurS and
Teller. From remarks that have been
made by the new Secretary it Is evidently
his intention to adopt very conservative
course in making changes in the person
mel of the Interior Department, and he is
said to be thoroughly in sympathy with
President CleVeland's views upon civil
service principles.
Postmaster General Villas also received
a number Of callers, but lett the depart
ment early in the afternoon, thus prevent
ing the Assistant POstmasters General
from presenting their designations.
ENDICOTTs FIRST OFFICIAL ACT.
When the commission was made out
for the appointment Of Gen. Grant on the
retired list, Secretary Lincoln retained it
at the War Department, thinking it pro-
per that the new Secretary should be
given an opportunity to countersign it
after its signature by the President. Yes
terday morning the President sent for IL
in order that there might be no delay in
making the appointment. Secretary Lit
coin took the commission to the Execu-
tive Mansion in person, and handed it to
the President, remaTking that he had not
yet acted upOnit because he thought that
Judge Endicott would be pleased to at
tend to 1t as one Of his first official duties
THAT was very thoughtful in you, Mr..
Lincoln" observed the President; 81
have no doubt that 1t would be pleasure
to Judge Endicott. Still, l will sign
it myself, that there may be no
delay, and then Judge Endicott
can cOuntersign it," President Cleve-
land thereupon affixed his signature. The
commission, after the official record was
made. was returned to the War Depart
ment. THIS morning it was on the desk
of tue new Secretary of War, and the first
official act OF Secretary EndicOtt was to
cOuntersign it.
The frat Off -ial act Of Secretary Whit
ney to-day was to sign the appointment
OF Nathan B. Clark to be Chief Engineer
on the retired list of the navy. with the