Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-07
THE CABINET SWORN IN.
New Hands Now Guide the
 Affairs of Government.
THE NEW PRESIDENT KEPT BUSY.

He Distributes 5000 More Handshakes,
 Shows Himself to 5000 Whose Hands
 He Cannot Shake and Discovers Lot
 of New Relatives-Washington Gossip.
 WASHINGTON, March 7.-President liar rison signed the commissions of all his cab inet officers yesterday morning and later in the day they all took the oath of office and formally assumed the duties of their respec- tive offices
 Gen. Tracy entered the office of the secre- tary of the navy about noon, unannounced and alons. Subsequently he was introduced to Secretary Whitney, and half an hour later took the oath of office
 About o'clock Mir. Blaine came to the state department accompanied by Chief Clerk Lee and Walker Blaine. Half an hour after ward Associate Justice Miller, of the Supreme Court, came in and administered the oath to the new secretary, in the presence of a score or so of department officers.
 Governor Proctor reached the war depart ment shortly after 12:30 o'clock, and found Secretary Endicott and all of the bureau off cers waiting to receive him. He was at once sworn ill, Chief Clerk Tweedale administer AuS CAO Otitl ol OulCc AAc HOW ScCIebdly thereupon sat down at tine desk and affixed his signature to the oath, after which Mir Endicott presented the officers.
 Sec retary Proctor, few moments later, made little speech to them He said that it was an inevitable result of our system of gov erning public affairs that man comes into office entirely unacquainted with the details of its duties, but that he hoped, with their aid, to administer affairs without any serious errors. He soon after left the building, and went to his rooms at the Arlington.
 Mir. Wanamaker arrived here from Phila- delphia about noon, and came to the post office department about D. m He was re- ceived by First Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson. A few moments later Judge Lawrenson, the department notary, who has been in the department more than fifty years, and who has sworn in score or more of postmaster generals, was summoned, and ad- ministered the oath to MT. Wanamaker. Mir. Wanamaker pressed his lips on the Bible which has been used by the judge in swearing the twenty-five preceding postmaster gen. erals. The officials and other employees were then introduced to Mir. Wanamaker.
 Mr. Noble, the new secretary of the in- terior, arrived at the department about p. m., and was sworn in by Justice Miller Later
 
 the officers and employees of the department
 Attorney General Miller was sworn in about 1:3O o'clock, in the presence of Solicitor General Jenks and other officials Of the de- partment. Ex-Attorney General Garland met him early in the day and introduced him to all the officers of the department, but was not able to be present when he qualified, because he had business at the supreme court at that hour
 Governor Rusk took the oath of office as secretary of agriculture about 3 o'clock.
 Secretary Windom came to the treasury department about 8 p. m., and the oath of office was administered by Mir. Fitzpatrick, notary of the appointment office. The cere- mony was performed ill the secretary's office, In the presence of ex-Secretary Fairchild and a dozen or more officials When Mr. Windom had signed the oath, MT. Fairchild took him by the hand and said: "I hope, sir, that when you come to leave this department it will be with as good grace as when you left if hafora