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President Harrison on the 9Th sent to
the senate the following nominations.
which were promptly confirmed: secre-
tary OF state, James G. Blaine, OF Maine;
secretary of the treasury, William WINDOW.
of Minnesota; secretary OF war, Kedheld
Proctor, of Vermont; secretary OF the navy.
Benjamin F. Tracy. of New York; secretary
of the interior, John w. Noble, Of Missouri;
postmaster-g general. John Wanamaker, OF
Pennsylvania; attorney general. w. ID. ID.
Miller, of Indiana: secretary OF agriculture,
Jeremiah Rusk, of Wisconsin.
After a vigorous denial of the report
regarding the retirement OF Sir John Mac
Donald from the leadership OF the Cana
dian government. and the formation OF
new cabinet under that of Sir Charles Tup-
per, the government has finally settled the
accuracy of the report. Sir Charles Topper
has sailed from Harve and will arrive in
Canada in few days. 1t is now certain
that Immediately upon his arrivalin Ottawa
it will be publicly announced that new
cabinet will be formed under his leader
ship. Sir John Macdonald will at the close
of the present session of Parliament visit
England. Her Majesty. through the Gov
ernor General has expressed her appre-
citation of the services rendered England by
Sir John Macdonald during his long and
eyentful public career. and has signifled
her desire that he should be raised to the
peerage. He will be made Lord MacDon-
aid. Regarding the probable policy of this
new Administration it is impossible to
speak positively, but one thing is certain:
Sir Charles Upper is fully alive to the i'm
portance of an carly settlement of the fish
cries question, and it is moro than likely
that ore of his first public acts will be to
Invite the new president of the United
Statesto resume negotiations for the franz
ing of new treaty.
With simple and solemn ceremony, in
the presence of all the wisdom and author
ity embodied in the CO. ordinate branches
of the government. and surrounded by the
representatives of all the great nations on
the globe. Benjamin Harrison was on the
4th. at noon. indicted intothe highest Office
within the gift Of the American people.
President-elect Harrison, accompanied by
closed carriage drawn by four gray
horses to tho whitehouse about 1890
O'clock. The rain pouring down in tor
rents drove many off the streets and made
sorry work of the decorations. When he
arrived at the white-house President elect
Harrison was received by President Cleve-
and an d his cabinet in the blue parlor,
where they were joined by Vice President
elect Morton at II o'clock. and Presi-
rison and Vice President-elect Nor
ton took carriages for the capitol.
1t was nearly one o'clock before the in
augural party reached the east porch of
tho capitol, where their appearance was
greeted by thunderous applause. When
the cheering had partially subsidized Chief
| Justice Fuller arose, barring his white locks
to the rain. He had a bible in his right
| hand ready to administer the oath of office.
Gen. Harrison and Sergeant farms
Canady also removed their hats. It was q
most impressive scene. Standing with I'M
covered heads in the midst of the pelting
rainstorm, the chief justice and president
elect, surrounded by high officers of state.
and in the presence of an immense multi
tude of citizens. faced each other with
bowed heads. while the former read the
oath Of office in low tone of voice. At
the conclusion OF the reading the president.
with his right hand clasping the bible,
| bowed his head in assent and silence mark
ed this proceeding, and when it ended there
was another tremendous burst of applause.
Following the administration of the oath
Pres. Harrison delivered his inaugural adj
dress. The elaborate program of exer-
cises was carried out despite the rain, and
the occasion was not marred by serious
mishap OF any kind. Pres. Harrison was
driven to the white house. and ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland to Secretary Whitney's res
| idence,
Political affairs in Indiana are not all
serene. even if indianapolis has given the
country president The legislative branch
of the state government does not harmo-
nize with the executive. dispatch of the
4th says: The constitutional question
which Gov. Hovey has raised in regard to
appointing offices has alarmed a majority
OF the legislature. who apparently did not
anticipate any check in their plans of
takifg the appointive power away from the
governor. The democratic majority de-
clines to recede from it's outlined course.
OF the thirty-seven appointments vested in
the governor the legislature has taken
away thirty-nve, AMI has now under head
way bill depriving him of the remaining
two. Gov. Hovey states that he will con-
tinue to veto all bills which may provide for
placing the appointive power in the hands
OF the general assembly. He states that he
will not recede from this position and if
not sustained in the state courts will appeal
to the United States supreme courts.
by pursuing the line of action the legisla-
ture has adopted" said the governor to-
day. 1T may take into it's own hands at any
moment the election of the thousands OF
officers of the state. 1t may take directly
from the people their rights as well as from
the governor. If the logic of its action be
followed to q natural conclusion the state
will become purely an olicarchy" The
position the governor has taken has caused
the majority in the legislature to seek re-
taliatory measures. and to-day a bill was