Morris tribune., 1885-03-11
E. w. RANDALL.
SWORN INTO OFFICE.
ANOTHER STEP IN TIE FORMATION
OF THE NEW CABINET.
Chandler's Joke-Farewell to the Chiefs.
The Coming Financial Policy Gossip
About the New Deal-Republican
support for Cleveland.

w ASHINGTON CITY, March 9.-Promptly
at II o'clock Saturday, four of President
Cleveland's cabinet, MesSrs. Bayard, Whit
uey, Eudicott and Garland, enterod the
office of the secretary of state Mrs. Endi-
colt, wife Of the new secretary of war, ac-
! :nmpanied the party, as did also Justice
Field, Of the United States supreme court,
Immediately after entering Mr.. Bayari
-ook the oath of Office, which was admin
| istered by Justice Field. Secretary Freling-
huySen and the ex-assistant secretary we're
prs ent also Senator Payue, uf Ohio, and
ex- Attorney General Pierrepout The party
then went to the room occupied by Secretary
Chandler, where Mr.. Whitney took the oath
of office as secretary of the navy. In Secre-
tary Lncoln's office, where Lieut. Gen,
Sheridan and staf alI Other officers
of tie war department had assem-,
bled, the oath was administered to Mr.. En-
dicott Mrs. Endicott entered the room on
the arm of Mr.. Bayard As soon as Justice
Field had administered the oath, various
army officers were in turn introduced to the
new secretary by Mr.. Lincoln. Att orney
General Garland was sworn into office at the
department of justice, the oath being ad
ministered by Justice Field, in pres
ence of eX-Attorney General Brewster
Secretaries Bayard, Manning, Whitney,
Endicott, Lamar and a. few others. Mr..
Brewster will continue to act as attorney
general until Monday, when he will formally
present his successor to the United States
supreme court The party then proceeded
from the department Of justice to the
treasury department where the oath OF office
was administered to Secretary Manning.
In addition to those already named, there
were present ex=Secretary McCulloch, As
sistant Secretary Coon, W. II. Barnum, of
Connecticut, Smith NJ Weed, OF New York
and many others, including several ladies'
Soon after Secretary Manning had qualified,
all the bureau officers and chiefs OF Gi-
visions visited his office and paid their re-
spects ..
Prior to the incoming secretaries taking
the oath Of office, the building was filled
with visitors. Congressman-eect Wheeler,
of Alabama, headed delegation that en-
tered the apartment occupied by the secra-
tary of the navy. The members of tho del
egation were men above the average size,
and numbered about a dozen. They were
introduced to the retiring secretary, every
one as general or a colonel Mr..
Chandler, a man small in STATURE quietly
folded his hands in front of him and plain
lively remarked: "Gentleman. give me time
to pray" Then he turned to Mr. Wheeler
and was about to ask: "Where are the
judgesW but found that the congressman
elect had left lhe room fora moment; he
soon returned with four Alabanlians, to all
Of whom he gave the title Of Judge" A
general laugh followed, AMI the party then
engaged in conversation.
The formal transfer of the treasury de-
partment from ex-Secretary McCulloch t.
Secretary Manning took place Saturday
morning. The new secretary was escorted
to the department by the retiring secretary,
who called at his house for him.
MIR. Manning and Mr.. McCulloch re-
tired to the secretary's private off :e, and
remained closeted together for r severa
hours talking over business and the person.
nel of the department. A large number of
persons called to pay they respects to the
new secretary, but were denied admission
Postmaster General Villas and Secretary
Lamar, of the interior department, later
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, |
A Attorney General Garland and Others. :. I
Secretary McCnloch, in speaking Of the |
change in the ADMINISTRATION, tina t said hettook it
for granted Mr.. Manning shared the views
Of President Cleveland on the question of
finance, and, as the presidents views on. that
subject were in accord with his own he did
pot anticipate. any: change in the present
financial policy of the government
In the state, war and navy department
Saturday morning, the retiring
secretaries bads the chiefs and clerks who
seryed under& Them goodbye, and compli-
Ihehted them on. ttieirservices. Secretaries
Frellnghuysen and Lincoln met their subor-
dinates in the offices which the heads of the
state and war departments have occupied.
Secretsry Chandler called upon his subor
tinates in their respective rooms. No Off
eial business of any character was transacted
by the retiring officers.