The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-08
New Cabinet officers Sworn In and introduced
to Subordinates by the Ex-Secretaries, Who
Also Said Good Bye to Their Associates.
White House Again Besieged By Thous.
ands of 0ffice-SeekiDg Democrats.
The President Was in Good Humor. However,
and Cracked Jokes with the Crowd-Caucus
of Democratic cSeDators-Cabinet Meeting.
NEW CABINET SWORN IN.

Cleveland Secretaries Now in Charge of All
Departments at rhe Capital
Special 10 tho Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 7.-All the members
OF the new Cabinet nre now in charge OF
their departments. Though 1t is generally
believed that nearly every secretary has
about completed his Inst of assistant secre-
taries and that several of them will be nomi.
mated by President Cleveland when the
Senate meets on Thursday, very little is
known as to who they are. 1t is generally
conceded that Robert A. Maxwell. OF
Batavia, N. Y, an ardent Clevelandite
and q bitter aDtl-Hill man, will be one of
the assistant postmaster generals. So. too.
it is believed that Charles s. Hamilton.
of Boston. secretary of the Tariff Reform
League, Will be one of the assistant
secretaries of the Treasury. The names of
Henry l.. Nelson. of New York. and ex-
Commissioner of Navigation Marten. OF
Maine. are also spoken of IN this connec.
ton: besides, of course, Mr.. Stamp, who is
here pushing his case. President Alvord,
of the Maryland Agricultural College. has
been mentioned as q possible Assistant Sec
Secretary of State Adee will not be dis
turbed, nor will the Assistant Secretary of
the Navy be succeeded for some months.
Secretary of War Lamont says he has Sc
leoted hts assistant. but declines to name
MN. Secretary Gresh am has appointed
Mr.. n. Il. Bryan private secretary. a posi-
tlon he filled under the administration Of
Secretary Bay ard.
There was quite q concourse in the cor
ridors of the State Department this morn
ing to witness the ceremonies of swearing
in the new Cabinet officers. Promptly at
11:l5 o'clock Justice Field came into the
room of the Secretary of state. leaning on
the arm of Attorney general Olney and ac-
companied by Private Secretary Thurber,
Represen tative Charles O'Neill. the father
OF the House." and Is. Is. Smailey. Demo-
cratic national committeeman from Yer
mont. The party at once repaired to the Dip
I0matic parlOrs There were present tolwit-
ness the ceremony about fifty spectators.
The new Cabinet officers grouped them
selves about the table at the east end OF
the parlor. Justice Field and Secretary
Gresham at the head. The venerable jurist
then. calling the secretaries to his left
hand, in turn. administered the statutory
oath, which he read without glasses, TO
Messrs. Carlisle, Lamont, Smith, Herbert,
The Bible used was q new one procured for
the occasion.
INTRODUCED TO THEIR sUBoRDINATEs.
After being sworn In Secretary Lamont
went over to the War Department. where
Secretary Grant. The chiefs of the various
bureaus were then presented to the new
Secretary. While he was so engaged Q
large crowd. including several ladies, as
sembled in the Secretary's Office and were
subsequently, presented.
The new Secretary of Agriculture, j.
Sterling Morton. arrived at his department.
about noon, coming direct from the De-
partment of State. The chiefs of divisions
and their assistants were presented TO him
by Assistant Secretary Wiliets. of the de-
partment After the presentation, eX-
Secretary kusk took farewell of his late
employees. Secretary Morton and ex-Secre-
tary Rusk afterwards drove TO the
Weather Bureau. where the former
met the officials of that branch
of the department.. Ex-Secretary Rusk in.
tends remaining In Washington for month
or more. and Assistant Secretary Willets
will remain where he lsfor some time at the
request OF Secretary Morton. This evening
the officials and employees of the AgrIcultur-
al Department met at the residence of ex-
Secretary Willets, presented him with q
handsome silver service of five pieces with
salver and lamp. On the salver was en-
graved q representation of the department
building and underneath there was the in
scription: Presented to the Hon. ). NJ.
Rusk, Secretary of Agriculture, 1893.
by his late associates in the United States
Department. of Agric ulture. as a mark of
their friendship and esteem Then fol-
1%Sa Monogram ram -. NJ. r" I The alta affair W was s' q
complete surprise to the ex-Secretsry.
The new Attorney general. Mr.. Olney.
was presented to the United States Su-
preme Court this morning by the retiring
Attorney general Mr.. Miller. Returning
TO the Department of Justice with Mr..
Miller, the new Attorney general was in
troduced to the Assistant Attorney -Rener-
ale. Maurice, Cotton and Devices, Chief
n in ha
partment.
Hoke Smith. of Georgia, was formally in
Quoted into the office of Secretary of tho
Interior at noon. After Introducing TO Mr..
Noble several friends who had accom-
panied him from his home in Georgia. he
immediately entered upon the task Of
shaking hands with about $500
s of his sabOrdinstes. Mr: Noble
chief bureau officers and they. in turn. pre-.
sented their division chiefs. The clerical
force was presented by the heads of the
several divisions. Mr.. Noble stood with
greeting the new Secretary. passed on and
bade goodbye to the old. 1t occupied fully
an hour for the long line to pass through
the Secretary's rooms and when all had
gone Mr.. Noble spent some time with his
successor. explaining TO him such details
of the office as be desired TO be informed
upon. Mr.. Claude n. Bennett, the Wash
ington correspondent of the Atlanta Jour
nal, VIII act as private secretary 10 Secre-
tary Smith.
The outgoing Postmaster general. Mr.
Wanamaker, called upon Mr. Bissell, bis
successor, to-day, and at noon accompanied
him to the department.. and Postmaster
general Bissell was presented by Mr.. WaDe-
maker TO the Assistant Postmaster-generais
and chiefs of the various divisions Each
one ot the employees OF the department..
numbering In all 663. were individually and
by name presented TO the new Postmaster
general. Sixth Auditor OF the Treasury,
General Coulter, called and paid his re-
spects, and Postmaster Sherwood. of this
city, was one of the early callers. Dir.
Wanamaker said goodbye TO the officials
ana clerks In the room of General HaZen.
He also called on President Cleveland this
afternoon.
Secretary Tracy also severed his official
connection with the Navy Department to-
day ana Secretary Herbert took charge. He
had o final conference with Dir. Tracy rela-
tive to various matters now pending. After
the conference Mr. Tracy presented the
various bnreau chiefs TO his successor.
Secretary Herbert spent q couple OF hours
at the department this evening, receiving
visitors and reading his mali.