The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-12

who called st his house fer him. Soon /
after their arrival Mir. McCulloch pre- |
sented Assistant Secretaries French and |
Coon to the secretary. Mr.. Manning, |
who had not yet taken the oath, said he |
would probably qualify during the |
day, but as he did not propose
10 enter actively into the business of the |
office until Monday, he requested Is
sistant Secretary Coon 20 sign the mail
for him to-day as acting secretary. Mr..
Manning and McCulloeh then retired to
the secretary's private Office and remain
ed closeted together several hours, talk
ing oyer the business and personnel ofthe
department A large number of persons
called TO pay their respects to the new
secretary, but were denied admis-
sion. Secretary McCulloch said yes
terdaY in speaking of the change
in administration. that be took II for
granted Mr, Manning shared the views
of President Cleveland on the question
and as the presidents views on that sub
ject were IN accord with his own, he did
not anticipate any change in the present
| financial policy OF the government
GENERAL HAZEN-
1t IS understood Gen. HaZen has writ
ten letter to the new secretary of war
asking that no steps be taken to dissolve
| the couTt-msrtial, recently ordered to try
that official, it having been intimated
that such action would be taken by
President Cleveland, and requesting that
he may be tried Ia justice to himself
IN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
In the state, war and navy department
buildings this morning the retiring sec.
retaries babe the chiefs and clerks who
served under them good bye and comph
mented them on their services. Secre-
tarys Frelinghuysen AID Lincoln called
on their subordinates in their offices
which are in the state and war depart
) ments. Secretary Chandler called on
his subordinates in their respective
rooms.
No official business OF anv character
WAS transacted by the retiring officers
2 prior to the incoming secretaries taking
, the oath OF office.
The building was filled with visitors
Congressman-elect Wheeler of Alabama
headed a delegation that entered the sp
!. partment occupied by the secretary
F The members of the delegation wer
+ men above the average size
numbering about a dozen. The
were introduced by the retiring score
q tsry. everyone as general or colone
L Chandler, man of the smallest i
stature, quietly folded his hands i
front of him and plaintlvely remarked
Z "Gentlemen give me time
y pray" When he turned to Vince
v er and was about to ssl
where are the judges"
found the congressman elect had lett Il
u room for a moment, but he soon retur
le ed with tour Alabamians To all of who
ty he gave the title Judge" A generl
4 laugh followed and the party then el
- gagged in conversation.
MANNING QUALITIES.
Soon after Secretary Manning ht
qualified, an the bureau officers al
, chiefs of divisions visited his Office al
paid their respects.
As THE INTERNAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT
L Phil Thompson (Ky.) is making
n strong fight for the commissi0nershIp
3 internal revenue. He has the earnt
support of Beck, Blackburn and Ca
Ne Isle.
nd INsTAII.MENT OF CABINET oFFIcEI
he Promptly at IL O'Clock four OF Pre-
;. dent Cleveland's cabinet, Baysrd. VIII
IL new, Endicott and Garland, entered [
office of the secretary of state. NJ
ed Endicott, wife of the new secretary
to war, accompanied the party, as did al
- Justice Field of the United States s
preme court. Immediately after emit
Is ing, Bayard took the oath of Off
lte which was administered 10y, j.
Il. tIce Field. Secretary FrelInghuYs
10 were present, also Senator Pay
er, of Ohio, and Attorney Gene
nd Pierrepont. The party then went to I
of room occupied by Secretary Chandl
,ro where Whitney took the oath of off
as secretary of the navy.
In Secretary LIncoIn's Office, whC
IN Lieutenant General Sheridan and 81
nd and other officers of the war departing
ha had assembled, the oath was admin
tered to Endicott. Mrs. EndicOtt I
ol tered the room on the arm of Baya
ent AS soon as Justice Field b
administered the oath, the variC
%, army officers were IN turn introduced
~ the new secretary by Mr.. Lincoln.
es- Attorney General Garland was swC
ar into office at the department OF JUST
en-, The oath was administered by Just
ant Field IN the presence of ex Attorn
General Brewster, Secretaries Bsya
me Manning, Whitney, Endicott and Lam
ed and few others,
he Brewster will continue to act as att
- ney general until Monday. when he "
- formally present his successor to
ID United States supreme court.
les The party proceeded from the deps
is meat of justice to the treasury depa
oh ment, where the oath OF office was I
ministered to Secretary Manning.
let addition to those already there, W.
he present: Ex-SecTetarY McCulloch, /
he sistsnt Secretary Coon, W. 81. BarnI
10. of Connecticut, Smith n Weed of N
:. York, ana many others, includl
VI several ladies.