Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-07
New Men in Charge.
Harrison's Cabinet Officers As
sumo Their Positions.
NO END TO THE WHITE HOUSE CRUSH

Another Ten Thousand Passed in Review
| Some Of the Visiting Delegations Noted
| DIR. Mary Walker Rides Her Hobby
Tho Senate Likely to Do a Little Talk
| ing-Riddlebergcr Insists on Going on
Record-Burrows and the speskersbiIl
-Omcial Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 7-President
Harrison signed the commissions of all his
cabinet 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. Tvacy entered the Office Of the secre-
tary of the navy about noon, unsnnounced
and alone. Subsequently he was introduced
to Secretary Whitney, and half an hour later
took the oath of Office.
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon Mr..
Blaine came to the state department, accom-
panied by Chief Clerk Lee and Walker Blaine
Half an hour afterward Associate Justice
Miller, of the supreme court, came in and adj
ministered the oath to the new secretary in
the presence of II score OF SO of department
officers.
Governor Proctor reached the war depart
ment shortly after 1880 o'clock and found
Secretary Endicott and all of the bureau off,
GERS waiting TO receive him He was at once
sworn in, Chief Clerk Tweedale administering
the oath of Office. The new secretary there
upon sat down at the desk and affixed his sig
nature TO the oath, after which Mr.. Endicott
presented the officers. Secretary Proctor, a
few moments later, made little speech to
ham sniI hat q p L.
suit of our system of governing public affairs
that a man comes into Office entirely unac-
quainted with the details of 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
Dir. Wanamaker arrived here from Phila-
delphia about noon, and went to the post
office department about s p N. He was re-
ceived by First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Stevens II. A lew moments later Judge
lawrenson, the department notary, who has
been in the department more than fifty
years, and who has sworn in a score or more
OF postmaster generals, was summoned, and
administered the oath TO Mr. Wanamaker
Mr.. Wanamsker pressed his lips on the Bible
which has been used by the judge in swear
ing the preceding postmaster generals The
officials and other employees were then in
troduced 70 Mr.. Wanamaker
Mr.. Noble the new secretary of the in.
terror. arrived at the department about D.
m, and was sworn in by Justice Miller.
Later in the day he was introduced by Mr.
Villas to the officers and employees OF the de-
partment.
Attorney General Miller was sworn in about
80 o'clock in the presence Of Solicitor Gen
eral jerks and other officials OF the depart
ment. 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 o'clock in
the afternoon.
Secretary Window came to the treasury
department about 3 p. m, and the oath of
office was administered by Mr. Fitzpatrick, a
notary OF tho appointment Office. The cere
mony was performed in the secretary's Office
In the presence of ex-Secretary Fairchild and
a dozen or more officials. When Mr.. Win
dom had signed the oath, Mr. Fairchild took
him by the hand and said: Il hope, sir, that
when you come to leave this department il
will be with as good grace as when you left
ii before"