The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-07
THE TERRIBLE ORDEAL
THROUGH WHICH PRESIDENT HAE-
RiS0N PASSED YESTERDAY.
UF GRASPS FIVE THO USAND IN
WASHED HANDS.
hSD. AFTER RESTING. GRASPs FIVE
THOUSAND MORE

Commissions OF Cabinet Omcers signed,
aud Zach Minister Installed ia
Omce-Ihe Sew Regime
Fairly Under Way.
WAsnNGroN. March Cit Is esii-
mated that 10000 people were admitted
10 ihe White House grounds to-day.
About half Of these people were allowed
the privilege of shaking hands with the
President Delegation after delegation
passed through the front door of the
Mansion and by The President in the
east room The line was not
halted for any speech-making or for the
presentation of tributes 10 the President
Forty persons to the minute at times
passed and shook hands with the Presi-
dent Al 2o'clock the President went
mp stairs to lunch, and fifteen minutes
later appeared in the east room, and
still the people came.
There were representatives from every
state in the Union, and from every so-
cictv or other organization that attended
the Inauguration ceremonies.
After shaking hands with perhaps
1000 people, fatigue compelled him 10
stop hut To crafty The curiosity of those
outside hc stood for twenty minutes UNI
der The poriico over the main entrance
and. bowed to about 1000 people who
passed before him Then he went back
to his desk "a short while, and BEGAN
handshaking again after lapse of nf-
teen minutes.
At Bis o'clock IL wa, determined 10
allow NO more visitors 90 the White
House. and the President closed his
second day'- experience al hand shak-
ing.
VISITING DELEGATIONS.
Among the delegations that called t0-
day were the Vanderbilt Club, of
Charleston. s. C.. the Alabama Ass0cia-
tion and the Iowa Battalion Robert
Smalls, The coiorcd claimant for Con
grcs-. presented a South Carolina dele.
cation, composed principally OF c0l0rei
men The Cyclone Fmmheau Club. of
Kansas Civ. also called
AN ARMY or RELAIIvE-
4 handsomely.mounted broom, silver.
mounted. was presented Go the President
by visiting delegation a number OF
persons introduced themselves 90 the
President AS relatives and Co each the
latter spoke q few words. that was an
Father says said Nh Russell llarri.
son this evening. "that he didn't find ont
until Yesterday how many relatives hc
has, They don bother him any, but he
doesn't like tO have So many
SENATE PROCEEDINGS
The Senate remained in session bat
six minutes to-day
denominations were received and 0n
motion of Senator Allison fhe senate
until ID o'clock tomorrow
The time was occupied by the reading OF
the journal and the prayer
COMMISSIONS OF CABINET MINISTERS
SIGNED.
President Harrison signed ihe com
missions of all his Cabinet officers this
morning. and late in the day they al
took the oath of office and formally
assumed the duties of their respective
Offices
General Tracy entered the office OF
ihc secretary OF the Navy about noon.
unannounccd and alone subsequently
he was introduced iO Secretary Whitney
and half an hour later took the oath of
office
About : o'clock This afternoon Mr.
Blaine came 20 the State Department.
accompanied hy Chief Clerk Lee and
Walker Blaine Half an hour afterwards
Associate Justice Miller of the supreme
Court, came in and administered the oath
10 the new Secretary, in the presence OF
a score or so of department officers
Governor Proctor reached the Var
Department shortly after 1870 O'Clock.
and found Secretary EndicOtt and sil OF
the Bureau officers waiting to receive
him lie was 40 once sworn i'm, Chief
Clerk Twcedale administering the oath
ot office The new Secretary thereupon
sat down al his desk and affixed
his signature 10 the oath, al
ter which MT Eudicott presented the
officers. Secretary Proctor few
moments later made a little speech 10
them. lie said that it was an inevitable
result of our system of governing public
affairs that p man comes into Office en-
tirelv unacQuanted with the details 0i
its duties, but that be 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.
Mr Wanamaker arrived here from
Philadelphia about noon to-day. and
came to the Postoiiice Department about
3 p W. He was received by First
Assistant PO-tmaster-General Stevenson.
4 few moments later Judge LawTenson
the department notary. who has been in
the department more than hity
years. and who has sworn in
u score or more of postmaster
generals, was summoned and admins
tered the oath TO Mr. Nanamaker MI
Wanamaker pressed his lips on the
Bible which had been used by The Judge
in swearing the twenty-five preceding
Postmaster-Generals The officials and
other employees were then introduced to
Mr. Wauamaker.
Nh Noble the new Secretary of the
Interior, arrived al lhe department
about 3 i NJ and was sworn in by jus
iice Miller Later in the day he was in
troduced by Mr y Nilas - the oihcers and
employees of the department.
At0mey-General Miller was sworn in
about 30 % clock in the presence of So
ncit0r- General jerks and other officials
Of the department EX-Attorney-Gen-
eral Garland met him early in the day
and introduced him to all the officials OF
the departmeuf buf WAS not able 10 be-
present when he qualified, because he
had business at The supreme Court at
thai hour
Governor Rusk took The oath of office
as Secretary Of Agriculture about .
% clock this afternoon.
Secretary Window came 10 the Treas
ury Department about 3 o'clock, and the
oath of office was administered by Mr..
Fitzpatrick. a notary OF the appointment
Office. The ceremony was performed in
the Secretary's Office in The presence OF
eN- Secretary Fairchlld and a dozen or