Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-08
WASHINGTON.


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transfer Of the Treasury Detarfns.,
from ex-Seorstsry MsCulioch 10 ssers
tafy Manning, took plaee this uaorntno
Ioe nsv Secretary vas escorted 10 m
Department By the retiring Secretarv
who called a. bis hsuss for hin. 500
after theiT arrival Mr.. McCuIloch nra.
ssnted Mr.. Manning, who had not ye,
ttksn the oath. He said be would prot
asiy qualify during the day, bot a. he
nlo not propose to enter aestyely into
tne business of the oshee until Noniav
ne requested Assistant Secretary Coon
20 sigr ulail fer him today a. Acting
isecretary. Mr.. Manning and Mr.. Me-
Coll0eh retired TO the Seeretary's pri.
Vste room and remained together sew
orsi hours talking over the business ana
l'srspEhsf Of the Department.
PROMPTLY At IL O'Clock, four Of prssi
dent ldeyeiand's Cabinet, Bayard, Whit
ney, Endloott and Garland entered The
Dinoe 81 the Secretary Of State. Mira.
Enalcoft, wife OF the new Secretary, &C.
CON panied the party, a. did also Justice
REID, OF the Uzited States Supreme
Loor- Immediately after entering.
ioaYard took the oath Of Office, which
was administered by Justice Field.
Secretary FrelinRhuysen and ex Assist.
ant Secretary Davis we're present. Also
s'enator Payne, Of Ohio, and ex-Attor-
slsy General Pienepont. The partv
tnen went 20 the room occupied by
Secretary Chambers, where Whltna1
took the oath of Office az Secretary Of
She Navy. In Secretary LincoIn's offiea
Lieutenant General Sheridan and s.aff
ana other officers Of the War Depart
Hoent, had assembled. The oath was
administered 20 Endioott, Mr., Endi-
eosf entered the room on the arm of Mr..
Bayard. Attorney General Garland vas
sworn into office at the Department Of
Justice. The oath vas administered by
Justice Field in the presence of Attor
risy General Brewster, Secretaries Bay
ard, Manning, whitney, Endieott and
Lamar, aBd q few Others. Brewster
Will continue 10 act as Attorney General
until Monday. when be will formally
present bis successor To the United
states Supreme Court. The party pro
aeeded from the Department Of Justice
TO the Treasury Department, where the
oath OF Office was administered to See
retafy NJ ,nniag. Postmaster General
Villas and Secretary Lamar also took
the oath OF othcs and entered upon the
discharge OF their duties. There vas
tistls foraality in the ceremony.
saytax G0ed.bye.
WASHINGTON, March Tin the State.
War and Navy Department. building this
morning the retiring secretaries bade
the chiefs and clerks who bad served
undsr them goodbye and compliment.
cd them ON their services. Secretaries
FrelinGhuysen and Lincoln met their
subordinates in the Offices which the
heads Of the State and War departments
have ocenpied. Secretary. Chandler
called upon his subordinates in their
respective rooms. Ne Official business
Of any character was transacted by re-
firing officers.
Probahie Appointments.
II Ia stated here that Bissell of Buffa-
10, the Presidents old time partner, 10
soon TO succeed Controller Lawrence.
Among the most frequently mentioned
candidates for the first Assistant Post
fnAstership are George l.. Miller of
Omaha. Money Of Mississippi and 81.
Congressman Stevenson of Illinsis,
Senator jones of Louisiana 10 said TO
he making strong fight for the Assis-
tant Secrstaryship of the Interior. Sen
Ator Williams Ia DESTROYS of securing
the Mexican mission. Thompson of
Kentucky Ia making strong fight for
the Commissionsrship Of internal reve-
nue.. He has the earnest support Of
Beck. Blackburn sAd Carlisle.
RsseeTans' Mistake.
WAsHsaroN. MarcL 7.-Gen. Rose
Grams, Il 10 said. had thousands OF copies
Of his recent speech In opposition 10
the Grant retirement bill published and
distributed, bot his action in this mat
ter seems to have had the opposite ef.
feet 10 that anticipated. In place Of max.
ing him enemies IL has strengthened the
friendship of Grants followers and
made admirers Of many OF his old enc
mics. PHcks cartoon, representing the
Iackass, Rosecrans, kicking the wound
ed lion. Grant, vas freely circulated
among the members on the floor al q
oeuuter irritaRi for RosecFans' speech.
rbese incidents, coupled with the pre-
sarious condition OF the old warriors
health and the general Democratic CO.
shusiasn which existed around the cap,
itol on Inauguration day and caused
the bill 10 90 through with q rush, and
the scenes in the Senate ehnmber fol-
lowing the passage of the Grant bill
Eill never be forgotten by the Sena-
rors and the people @ho tile the gal
leries.
slipped On.
WASHINGTON. March 7.-Postmastsr
General Villas received q number Of
callers, but left the Department early 10
the afternoon, thus preventing the As
sistsnt Postmaster Generals from pre-
aenfinR tLeig Feaignatians.
Communicated Of saaIaR Affairs
In addition 20 ex-senator Slater of
Oregon, three other candidates for the
Oornmissionership Of Indian Affairs are
mentioned, Congressman Muldrow Of
Mississippi; Theodore Lyman aud Gen.
Barlow
a sassa ldea.
WASHINGTON, March lit IL said that
the Esglish mission 10 almost certain to
be rendered 20 ax senator Tharman.
The offer will be made In all sincerity
and no refusal is expected.
I'm the Tnierisr Deparsmeaa.
wAsHIsorox, March 7.-Seerstary
Lamar received q great number Of con
Rratalatory calls today. The Commits.
sionsr General Of the Land Oboe, tbs
Commissioners Of Indian AdAlrs AAd the
Uornmissaonef Of Pensions had pre-
pared their designations. bat at the re
quest Of the Secretary deferred present
ma them until Monday. Oae Of SEQ
rotary IAmsr's tirst official acts was TO
feinstate Mr.. Hanna as private score
aary to the Secretary of the interior,
which position be has held under Secre
iaries Seharz and Teller. From re-
marks that havs been made by the new
Secretary, il Ia evidently his intention
10 adopt . very conservative course IN
making changes In the personnel of the
interior Department, and he u gsid 10
be thoroughly IN sympathy With fresi-
dent CleyelAnds views upon civil ssr-