Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-05
THE CABINET.
PEN PICTURES OF THE PRESI-
DENTS ADVISERS.
Sketches Of the Eight Men Who Adj
minister the Departments OF the
Government-HowT They Live
and How They Work.

~ 'our OF the possible Presidents is an
interesting pastime nowadays, says the
Washington correspondent of Philadcl-
PIMA Record. BY possible Presidents,
mean, of course, the eight members OF
the Cabinet, who are by act of Congress
Ill the line of promotion upon the death
or disability of the President or Vice
PRESIDENT. 1t is not certain that the
secretary of Agriculture, the baby of the
Cab,net, is i'll this line OF promotion, fo,
he Is not mentioned, of course, in the
presidential Succession act" because his
office had not then been crested. But
suppose that under the general terms OF
the act creating the eighth Cabinet place
It's incumbent is given all the powers and
privileges of his colleagues. But, at al
events, ''Cncle Jerc" is member of the
Cabinet and good fellow, and SO we
will call Oil him, too.
Blalnc's department occupies the south
crn wing OF the new Stanawar-Sta,c.
li"'y and war-bmilding, which stands
Just west OF the Executive mansion, on
me site OF the old war and navy build
inSs. Secretaries Blaine, Proctor and
Tracy, vino control it, have adopted
$500 '-oiS SNiilGcUb rules LOT the
admission Of visitors that are prescribed
III other departments. Unless you are IL
senator or representative of Il dcIart-
nient official you can only see them ner
sona'iy Mt twelve o'clock OH MONDAYS.
Wednesdays and Saturtlays-ncwspauc
men being, of course, excepted here us
everywhere.
Elaine is the latest member of the
Cabinet for getting down to his Office.
seldom arriving until 10 O'Clock, the
hour at which he begins to receives Sena
tors and Representatives But this is not
because he gets up late, for rr is IL light
sleeper and an early riser 1t is because
he takes time Il! his dcsl. in his comfort
able rooms ut the Nornandic to read the
morning newspapers, which he docs like
iii Old newspaper man; dispose Of some
oi MS private correspondence, and pass.
with The assistance Of Walker Blaine
upon some of his public business. so that
Walker is apt 10 carry portfolio full Of
papers 10 and fro for his father every Gay.
When he can the Secretary OF State walks
the few blocks by WAY of Lafayette par,
from his hotel 10 his department. Ills
hair and beard are entirely white, his
face is more dcathlikc than ever. but his
form is straight and his step is springy.
At distance his age would not be at all
apparent to 4 casual observer.
The office of the Secretary of State
having been finished and furnished several
years before the others, is fudctl compared
with those of the Secretary of War and
The Secretary of the Navy. Still it is a
handsome room, with fine wood Iloor
covered with rugs, elaborate frcscocs. Il
great square mahogany desk for the Sec
rotary in the centre, !. smaller one for
his private secretary in onc corner, book
cases, cabinets and fine globe scattered
around, and number of portraits Oh the
wall.
But we must not keep the Secretary of
state waiting. He stands III 10 receive,
sitting down and fitting back in his chair,
with his legs crossed, if he settles down
to Il good talk with you. He takes your
hand with his old fervor, and his eve
still dances and sparkles-as | believe it
VIII Wien he is dead. He always saws
something pleasant when he can, and, if
possible, something clever, too: and so
with smile and IL bow youarc dismissed.
From 10 to u, like all the Sccrc-
tarics III this bnilding, lie receives Scna
tors and Representatives on all DAYS cx
:ept Thursday, which is reserved for
members of the diplomatic corps cxclu-
sivc!y. On Mondays there nrc not so
many Senators and Representatives calling
as to take all OF the two hours, so that he
does not lose the whole morning. At12.
except on Cabinet days CTucsdav and
Friday, when lie must be getting over 10
The White House, he receives the publi,.
until l Or :, rs business will permit.
linen, on lis return from the Cabinet.
he works away on official business until i
o'clock, when hc drives down the avenue
to Il private gymnasium, and either takes
some prescribed exercise or a massage
treatment. Ills physician has told him
that he must take from fear TO six hours
exercise every day. Before he went into
the Cabinet he walked several miles cnch
day. But Row he considers himself for
tunatc wien lie is not detain at his Office
aitcr5, and can get an hours exercise be
fore dinner. He dimes with his lumiiv
iii their private dining room at Z and
then works most of the evening Mt official
business if he Goes not go cut to dinner.
Mrs, Blaine is experimenting: the recon
struciioa Of the Seward mansion on La
fayc;te square, which they have leased
for ten years, and which they will occupy
IN the fall, so that The Secretary is relieved
largely Of that. lie has great deal of
private business, though, with his real cs
tate here, aud his railroads there, and his
mines far out i'll the West. Altogether he
has too much work to do and Gets foo
little exercise, and he will be very clad to
get little rest after q while.
William Window, Secretary of the
Treasury, comes next in order on tho
list. 10 see him we cross crti,iouch the
White House grounds, in front or in rear
OF the White House, and walk up to the
second floor of the Greek temple known
as the Treasury building. Windcm has
changed ;'le Office OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury from the southeas. corner. where
Manning and Fairchild had theirs. TO the
centre OF the south side, where he uses
Assistant Secretary Tnon,n,nn'c oh -