The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-09
SWORN INTO OFFICE.
ANOTHER STEP IN THE FORMATION
OF TIE NEW CABINET.
Chandler's JOke-FareweII to the Chiefs
The Coming Financial Policy Gossip
About the New Deai-Kepublican
support for CIcyc'and.

W WASHINGTON tiTH, March 9 Promptly
at Y o'clock Saturday, four of President
Cleyeland's cabinet, Mes,rs. Bayard, Whit
ney, EnGicott and Garland, entered the
Office Of the secretary of state Mr.. Endi.
cott wife of the new secretary of war, ac-
companiei the party, as did also Justice
Field, of the United States supreme court
Immediately after entering, Mr. Btyarl
took the oath of office, which was admin
istered by JuStice Field. Secretary Freling-
huys2n and the eX-aSsistant secretary we're
pre- ent. also Senator Payne, Of OHIO, and
eX-Attorney General Pierrepont The party
then went To the room occupied by Secretary
Chandler whore Mr.. Whitney took the oath
OF office rs secretary o. The navy. In Secre-
tary Liucoin's office, where Lieut.. Gen,
Sheridan anl stat AMI othr officers
OF the war department has assem-
bled. the oath was administered t. Mr.. En-
dicott. Mrs Endicott entered the room on
the arm of Mi. BaYard As oou rs Justice
Field had administered the oath, various
army officers We're in turn introduced to the
new secretary by Mr.. Lincoln. ttolney
General Garland was sworn into Office at the
department of iu-t.ca, the oath being adj
ministerel by Justice Field, in pres
ence OF eX-Attorney General Brewster
Secretaries Bayari, Manning, Whitney
EndicOtt, Lamar and n few others. Mr.
Brewster viii 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 ey-Secretary McCUlloch, As
sistant Secretary Coon, W. II Earnum. of
Connecticut, Smith NJ Weed of New York,
ana many others, including several ladies.
Soon after Secretary Manning had qlali!ie4,
all the bureau uliiryIs an3 chiefs o. Ii
vision visited his niiire anl plil tnr.T 70
spect>
Prior to the incoming aecretaras taking
the oath Of Office, tine tuiIlmg wa filled
with visitors Congre,,msn-elect Wheeler,
Of Alabama, headed . delegation That en-
tered ;ha apartment occupied by the secre-
tary of the navy The members Of the del
egation wera men above the average size,
md numbered about a dozen They were
introduced to the retiring secretary, every
one as a general OF a colonel Mr,
Chandler, man small in stature, qu,e,ly
folded Ms hands il front OF him ami plain
tively remarked; "'.eurllnan. dive mo time
to pray Then he turuel to hr. Wheeler
and was about to ask: "Nhera are the
judges but found that the congressman
elect had left lhe room for a moment; he
soon returned with fau: AlabamiauS, tu all
of whom he gave the title Of Judge \
general laugh followed, AMI the party thcn
engaged i'll conversation.
The formal transfer of the treasury de
Partment from e>-Secretary McCuloch to
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
Mr. Manning AMI Mr.. McCulloch re-
tired to the searet9ry's private Office, and
remained closetei together for several
hours talking over business ami the person
mel Of the department \ large number Of
persons called 10 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.
LliC bllitN Ntlt iiAilllll!S nt'tEtl ny u buSblCe
Field in the presence of Secretary BayarI,
Attorney General Garland AMI others
Secretary McCuiloch, in speaking Of the
change in the Administration, that said hetoob il
for granted Mr.. Manning shared the views
! OF President Clevelanl on the question of
finance, and, as the presidents views on that
subject We're III accord with his own. he did
not anticipate any change in tho present
financial policy Of the government.
In the stat, war and navy department
building Saturday morning, the retiring
secretaries bale the chiefs AMI clerks who
served under them goodbye, and compli-
mented them on their services Secretaries
| Frolinghuysen and Lincoln met their subor-
| dmates in the Offices which the heads Of the
| state AMI war departments have occupied.
| Secretary Chandler called upon his suhor
dmatas in their respective rooms. No off
cial business Of any character was transacted
/ bV the retiring officers