Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-08
GETTING READY FOR WORK.
H,r,sOl's Advisers Turn Everything
OY.r 10 CleYelald'S.
rrnsr CABINET nEEtiNG.
"a. session Devoted TO thr Discus
sion Of MATTERS of Public
Importance

wAsilfYGroN, ID. c., March THE
Induction into office OF the membera OF
pfealdent Cleveland's cabinet, save
secretary Grceham who wns sworn In
Yesterday, was n historic event. AZ
the state department this morning for
the frat time In the history of the gov
eminent, the heads Of the departments
s..embled In the diplomatic parlor to-
geiher and took the oath Of cflice. On
,be occasion OF Mr.. Cleyoland'a INST
Inauguration all the cabinet officers as
semblcd at the Arlington hotel, accom'
tanled by Associate Justice Field, the
snly Democratic justice then on tho
surfemo bench, aud drove to each "
m. executive Departments In turn, be-
qlunlng with the state department.
There was quite concourse In the
corridors Of tho state department this
morning 10 witness the oefc.
Monies. Promptly ut 1915 O'Clock
Justice Field came into the room Of
the secretary Of state leaning on tho
ann of Attorney. General O.ney, Bo-
csmpanlcd by Private Secretary Thur.
bef Representative O'Nell, tho
smalley, Democratic national COM
milteeman from Vermont. The party
Of once repaired TO the diplomatic
pafOr. There were present 70 witness
The ceremony about iifly spectators.
The new cabiuet officers grouped
themselves about the table NJ the east
end II the parlor, Justice Field
and Secretary Gresham ut the head.
The venerable jurlst, then calling the
secretaries 10 his left hand, In turn
administered the statutory oath, which
he read without glasses, to Carlisle,
lamont, Smith, Herbert, Olney,
RSel and Morton, and each signed.
he Bible used was new one procured
IL the occasion.
The ceremony being ended, n few
minutes were spent In exchanging
salutations and making introduclions
u strangers To one another, and then
the new secretaries departed for their
several departments 10 enter on the
discharge of their duties.
COMMENCING THEIR WORK.
Hoke Smith OF Georgia was formally
indicted Into the office OF this kecre-
tary OF the interior at noon today.
After introducing 20 Mr.. Noble several
irends who accompanied him from his
home in Georgia he Immediately en-
tered upon the task OF shaking hands
with about $500 Of his subordinates.
Mt. Noble presented TO his SUCCESSOR
the chief officers, and they In
turn presented the division chiefs.
The clerical force was presented
by the heads OF the several divi.
lions. Mr.. Noble stood with Secretary
Smith, ana each employe, after greet
ing the new secretary. passed on anu
babe goodbye 10 the old. IL occupied
fully AN hour for the long line TO pass
through the secretary's rooms, and
when nll had gone, Mr. Noble spent
some time with his successor explain
ing 10 him such details OF the office Us
he desired 10 be Informed upon. MIR.
Claude n. Bennett, Washington cor.
respondent of the Atlanta Journal, will
ACT ~ private secretary TO Secretary
Smith.
Outgoing Postmaster General Wan.
amaker called upon Mr.. Blssell, his
successor, today, and Mt noon accom-.
panied him to the department and
Postmaster General Bissyll was pre-
sented by Mr.. Wanamaker 10 the nssist-
AM postmaster general and the chiefs
ollhe various divisions. Each one OF
Tue employee OF the department, in
ulVldually and by name, was presented
70 Tue new postmaster general. MIR.
WAnamaker said goodbye to the
,ulelals aud clerks In the room Of
Ieneral Hazen.
Secretary Tracy severed official
eonneetlOn with the navy department
lolay aud Secretary Herbert took
elAige. lie had dual conference
WIN Tracy relative 10 tho various
aiMleFs now pending. After the con.
tIehce Tracy presented the various
pl'eau chiefs to his successor.
lhu new attorney general, Nj. OlnCy,
sA presented 10 the United States
supreme court this morning by retlT-
Jug Attorney General Miller. Return.
,gglO the department OF justice with
@L Miller, tue new attorney general
rrA Introduced to Assistant Attorneys
TEsheiAl Maury, Cotton and Devices,
Su'el Clerk Clay and all the clerks In
ms department..
THE FIRST MEETING.
me nrst meeting Of the Presldent,s
avlue' was held this afternoon AMI
,ANu over two hours. Prior to Assem-.
nms,secrelary Carlisle had n talk with
e resident concerning the bond
tse'u9l. No iormality or ceremony
TS H. observed In opening the meeting.
,, "e session was devoted 10 the discus.
s rgu ol current matters Of public i'm.
: ssgV'nhee, including Hawaiian annex.
e, 'sn anu The financial situation. The
.a.i part OF the time was taken IN.
o1ss'eb with the consideration OF the
lno sNol OF appointments, particularly
IN, ~ assistants 10 the various cab.
ro.', thlcers, Tho necessity for illlinv
tt''ons without delay was taken pa "a
imNllent TACT, but Mr.. Cleveland
neia'eas,eu upon his official family the
,ssc,1a,y OF going slowly in making