Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-05
CLEVELaND'S LAST DAY
HIS LAST GUBERNATORIAL
WORK BEING WOUND UP.

None of His Presidential Plans Yet
Made-His Temporary Home and the
Writing of His Inaugural-His Fare
well Address to the New York Legis-
lature.
ALBANY, y. Y, Jan. 4.-Yesterday
Gov. Cleveland, for the first time since he
assumed office, closed the door of the Ex-
ecutiye Chamber to all visitors, and gave
his whole time to clearing up the business
and papers of the Office and putting it in
shape for Gov. Hill, who arrives Monday
with his message to the Legislature.
Gov. CleYelane's letter of resigna-
tiOn, to be transmitted Tuesday, Will
be a formal document of only a few
lines, but Gov. HilPs message, it is re-
ported, will be a warm eulOgy of Gov.
Cleveland's administration. On Tuesday
Gov. Cleveland will cease to b : Governor,
and for the first time will really begin to
regard himself as President-elect.
NOTHING YET DECIDED.
Although he has been overwhelmed
with visitors during the past two months,
and has given much time to them, he has
decided practically nothing for the fu-
ture, and, indeed, has said that he did not
intend to do so until he had disposed of
all the work of the office he held. 1t may
be far from being a virtue, but it is never
theless a fact that Gov. Cleveland has
always made it his custom to finish even
the smallest details of any work that re-
quired immediate attention before giving
thought to matters of much greater mo-
ment that were about to come before him.
HIS RECENT OCCUPATION.
While people have been assuming that
| he was forming cabinets and formulating
future policies, as matter of fact he has
been looking into the merits of applica-
| tiOns for pardOns, consulting with the
heads OF State departments on matters
relating to State administration, and fol-
lowing with tolerable uniformity the even
course he would have pursued had he not
been nominated in July or elected in
| November. Next week, however, he in
tends seriously to set to work both on the
preparations of his inaugural address and
on consultation with influential Demo-
Gratis.
HIS NEW HOME,
The house into which he moves from
the Executive Mansion is a medium-sized
red brick one in fashionable quarter of
the city, facing the Washington Park. 1t
was designed by Mr.. Prentice Treadwell,
of Boston, and is generally regarded as
one of the most artistic, though not one
of the most expensive, dwellings in the
city. More than a mile distant from the
railway SJdJlOu, anu III Il QuleI portion OF
the city, it is especially adapted for the
purposes OF the President-elect.
THE WRITING OF THE INAUGURAL.
In its library the Governor in
tends to write his inaugural, and
to crafty an enthusiastic Vermont
Democrat part of it at least will
be done with two eagle quills which
were sent to the Governor by him a few
days after his nomination, and have been
carefully kept since by Col. Lamont for
the purpose. In this room, too, the Cabi-
net will be made up, piecemeal probably,
as it is the general belief of those in
formed that the first positive step the
| President-elect means to take in this di-
rectiOn will be to invite to the city the
man he desires to be Secretary of State or
Secretary of the Treasury, and to consult
with him concerning the other appoint
ments.
THE INAUGURAL BALL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The grandest
ball room ever seen in the United States
will be that prepared for the inaugural
ball of President Cleveland, at the new
Pension building. The Executive Com
mitUee has carefully measured the space
which will be available, and find that $50
sets can be comfortably formed, leaving
ample space between them for the move
ments of the floor managers. Thus 1000
dancers can be on the floor at a time. In
addition there will be room enough for
1000 prOmenaders on the sides. Then
there Will be the galleries, which are to
be erected to hold 5000 or 1000 spectators.
Many of the rooms of the building will
be available for space tor any possible
overflow.