The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-08
AT The NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Cleveland Administration
Getting Down to Work.
The New Cabinet Was Sworn In Yesterday.
A Very Impressive Scene at the State
Department-The Now Officials Take
Charge of Their Departments-The
First Cabinet Meeting Democratic
Senators Hold a Caucus.

WASHINGTON, March 7.-Induction
into office of the members OF President
Cleveland's Cabinet (save Secretary
Gresham. who was sworn in yesterday
was the historic event at the State De-
partment this morning. For the frat
time in the history of the Government
the heads Of The departments assembled
in the diplomatic parlor, and togethe
took the oath of office.
| There was quite concourse in the
corridors Of the State Department this
morning to witness the new ceremonies.
The several members OF the Cabinet,
except Lamont and Olney, assemb led
at 1920, at which hour it was expected
they would be sworn in, but Associate
Justice Field, who, in tho necessary
absence of Chief Justice Fuller, had
been selected to administer oaths,
was unable to reach the department
until 1l:l5.
Promptly at that time Justice Field
came into the room Of the Secretary of
State leaning on the arm OF Attorney
General Olney, and accompanied by
Private Secretary Thurber, Representa-.
tive Charles O'Neill. the Father of the
House," and Is. b. Smalley, Democratic
national committeeman from Vermont.
The party at once repaired to the diplo.
matte parlor. About fifty persons were
present to witness the ceremony
The new Cabinet officers grouped
themselves about the table at the east
room of the parlor, Justice Field aud
Secretary Gresham at the head. The
venerable jurist then calling the Score.
taries to his left hand in turn, admins
tered tho statutory oath to Messrs. Car.
lisle, Lamont. Smith, Herbert, Olnoy,
BisSell and Morton, and each signed.
The tablo used was new one procured
tor the occasion
The ceremony being ended, few
minutes were spent in exchanging salu-
tations and making introductions Of the
strangers to one another, and then the
new secretaries departed for their sew
eral departments to enter upon the dis.
charge OF their duties.
THE NEW OFFICIALS TAKE CHARGE.
WAsnINGroN, March 7.-Hoke Smith,
OF Georgia, was formally inducted into
the Office OF Secretary of tho Interior at
noon to-day. His expected arrival at
the department had brought together
large number of people, who crowdt Il
the corridors abou; the secretary's door
for full an hour before the time set for
his appearance. Secretary Noble had,
for the last time, signed his name in his
official capacity. and about IL o'clock
had notified the heads of the several
bureaus OF his department that the new
secretary was soon expected to arrive,
and would receive tue officers and
clerks. Secretary Smith appeared
promptly at noon, and after introducing
to Secretary Noble several friends who
had accompanied him from his home in
Georgia, he Immediately entered upon
the task OF shaking hands with about
2, 300 of his subordinates.
Pension office employees, numbering
about l, 500, had been excused from duty
during the days the pension building
was to be occupied for social purposes
in connection with the inauguration,
and therefore did not appear to day.
Secretary Noble presented to his sue
cessor his chief bureau officers and they
in turn presented their division chiefs.
The clerical force was presented by the
heads OF the several divisions. Secre-
tary Noble stood with Secretary Smith
and each employe after greeting the
new Secretary passed on and babe good
bye to the old.
Secretary Tracy severed his connec-
tions with the Navy Department to day
u.
had a final conference with Secretary
Tracy relative TO the various matters
now pending. After the conference
Tracy presented the various bureau
chiefs TO his successor. Secretary Her
bert spent couple Of hours at the De-
partment this evening receiving visitors
and signing his mail. Herbert is no
stranger at tho Navy Department. where
he spent part of yesterday in company
with Secretary Tracy receiving con-
CALCULATIONS from many of the different
officials with whom he has become we'll
acquainted during his years OF service
on the naval committee of the House.
His popularity with them is we'll estab-
lished and OF long standing. 1t is said
at the Department that Assistant Sec
rotary Solely will probably continue in
his Office for several months. The ad
ministration, 1t is understood, does not
intend to make any change in that office
at present.
The steady tramp, tramp OF office
seekers sounded through the White
House all day. There was prac tics!ly
no cessation in the line of people who
assembled the stairway to tho Presidents
room and nearly all who came saw Mr..
Cleveland. They found him in iovial
humor, and he cracked jokes with old
acquaintance whom he had not seen
since his departure from Washington
four years ago. While largo number
of those who saw the President are
candidates for Office, few of them at
tempted to press their claims. and Con.
gressmen with long lists OF constituents
who are willing to work for Uncle Sam,
were discreet enough not to ask for
favors, but to simply pay their respects.
Members OF the United States
Supreme Court, with tho exception OF