The herald., 1897-03-07
Convoking the Congress in Ex.
ira Session
THE REASON WILL BE GIVEN
In the Message Of the Executive on
March 18th
Cabinet Officers Sworn In and Q Senatorial
Caucus Held Looking to orgsniza.
tion-Capitol City Notes
Associated Press Special wire

| Associated fJeSS ODcCihi Nho
WASHINGTON. March 6.-President
Mckinley this afternoon issued proc
lamation converting congress in extra
session on Monday March Is.
J The proclamation in full is as fol-
lows:
BY the President of the United States of
America-A Proclamation.
| Whereas, Public interests require that
! the congress of the United States should
be convened in extra session at - o'clock
on the 18th day of March. 1897, to re-
ceive such communication as may be
made by the executive;
| Now, therefore, l. William Mckinley,
president of the United States of Amer
lea, do hereby proclaim and declare that
, an extraordinary occasion requires the
congress of the United States to convene
in extra session at the capitol in the
city of Washington the 18th day of
March, 1897, at IL o'clock noon, of which
all persons who shall at that time be en-
titled to act as members thereof, are
hereby required to take notice. Given
under my hand and the seal of the
United States at Washington the 9th
day of March, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
seven, and of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and
twenty-first.
WILLIAM MKINLEY.
By the president.
JOHN SHERMAN. Secretary of State.
After the new cabinet officers had TAX
en- the oath of office they lost but little
time in entering upon their official du-
ties. The installation of John Sherman
as secretary of state was accomplished
without hustle or confusion and with as
little ceremony as possible.
Senator Sherman at noon came over
to the state department and Mr.. Olney
introduced him to the heads of bureaus
of the department.
Mr. Babcock who had been appointed
private secretary had been initiated by
Mr.. Blandford, the retiring private Sec
Ietary into the duties of his office.
There was more interest in the in
duction into office of the secretary of war
and it was more picturesque. Sec
retary Alger came over TO the war de-
partment from the White House with
Governor Pingree, of Michigan, and a
full staff
Secretary Lamont received his sue
cessor cordially and then the officers Of
the war department began to greet their
new chief
Everybody who knew Gen. Alger had
an opportunity to shake hands and con-
gratulate him as Secretary Alger.
over in the navy department a very
similar ceremony was going on. In that
case Mr.. Herbert stood close to Secre
tary Long, and as the employees of the
navy. from the heads of bureaus to the
messengers passed in line they were in
troduced to the new secretary
The officers and employees were intro
duced to Secretary Long by Mr.. Lewis
H. Finney, who was Secretary Her
bert's private secretary.
Hon. Lyman ]. Gage entered upon his
duties as secretary of the treasury as
soon as he had taken the oath of office.
His afternoon was spent in receiving
the chiefs of divisions and other officials
of the department and talking with
them about the work.
Mr.. Bliss took charge of the interior
department about II o'clock. Mr.. Fran
els had spent most of the morning with
all of his assistants Strengthening out
pending matters, clearing up the accu-
mutation of papers, etc. This had been
barely completed when Mr.. Bliss ar
rived He Immediately retired into the
secretarys private office and entered
irto a consultation over department
methods. The matter of Indian appro-
priations was taken up and an hour
spent in going over the branches of the
work with bureau and division chiefs,
who were introduced to the new secre-
tary by Assistant Commissioner of Pat
ents Fisher.
Postmaster-G Gary arrived at
the postoffice building at 11:155. Ac-
companying him were his Washington
representative. j. A. Richardson, and
his confidential clerk. a. Warfield Mon
roe. They spent a few moments with
Mr. Wilson, after which the doors were
thrown open and the officers We're re-
ceived. Every employe was introduced
to Mr. Gary by Chief Clerk Taylor, and
after bidding adieu to Mr.. Wilson, they
returned to their rooms.
Secretary James Wilson reached the
agricultural department at lis p. m,
and talked over matters with MIR. Nor
ton for more than an hour. He had be-
come pretty we'll acquainted with his
duties, however through previous otii-
ces.
The new attorney general, Mr.. Nc
Kenna, took charge of his office this af-
ternoon. He had a long talk with Mr..
Harmon, the retiring attorney-general.
upon the business Of the department and
received all of the subordinate officials
who came to pay their respects.