Richmond planet., 1897-03-13
FROM WASHINGTON
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
IN OFFICE.
A Business Administration
PRESIDENT Mckinley AND SPEAK.
ER REED ON GOOD TERMS.

WAsHINGToE, March S. 1897.
President Mckinley has certainly
been a very extensively congratulated
man. Those that have come by mail
and wire from every section OF the
world would fill several barrels, and
since the morning after his inauRura-
tion, which was q record breaker the
President has devoted the greater
portion Of his waking time. Sunday
excepted, of course, to receiving those
rendered in person In consequence.
he has had little opportunity TO get
down to business. To-day is the first
time that the members of the new
Cabinet have been in charge of their
respective department. although, they
were ell sworn in Saturday.
sKEroB OF THE CABINET.
The more one considers the men
chosen by President Mckinley for his
advisers, the stronger grows the con-
viction that this is going to be bust
ness administration from the Jump,
There are no experiments. SecTetary
Sherman, the oldest member has
bCCn III pUOllC llic lOTLy-tWO years
Secretary Bliss and Postmaster &c :
eral Gray were both born in 1888, and
both have heretofore declined to leave
their large business interests TO ac-
cept office other than membership OF
the Republican National COMMITTEES: !:
Secretary Wilson, who was born in
1885, made a good record in Congress
and at the head of the Iowa Azricul-
tural College; Secretary Gage, who
was born in 1885. has a world wide
reputation as a business man and e.
nancier; Secretary Alger. who was
born in 1887. has . good war record
and fine business reputation; Secre-
tary Long, who was born in 1888, made
an excellent record both in Congress
and as Governor of Massachusetts,, and
Attorney General McKenna, the baby
of the cabinet, born 1S43, has legal
and judicial record of which any man
might be proud, in addition to having
been brilliant member of the Rouse.
With such advisers and his own hard
horse sense. there is little danger that
President Mckinley will 60 wrong
upon an important matter
SENATE REORGANIZATION
Senator Frye m ade sure that il
there was to be q squabble ever the or
leave the committee on Foreign Re-
lations without q head, when he offer
ed o resolution, which was adopted
, without opposition. authoriEing Sena-
tor Davis. of Minnesota, to act ~
chairman of the committee until fur
ther notice. As the ranking republi.
! can membeF OF the committee, Sena-
tor Frye was entitled to the Chair.
manship, but he preferred giving
t way to Senator Davis and retaining
} his Chairmansbip of the COMMITTEES OI
2 Commerce. 1t il not yet certain wha
is TO be done about a reorganization
further than the filling of vacancies oil
3 the committees. The Republican
t held a caucus and elected Senator Al
= lison chairman OF the caucus to sue
J ceed Senator Sherman, and incident
, ally talked over reorganization with
s out arriving at any conclusion.
MAY NOT SEAT RIM.
i Altk ough arepublican Senator froE
n Kentucky is very much desired, it
q very doubtful whether Major A. I
Il Woed who has been appointed by tn
e Governor OF Kentucky to I'LL the va
y cancy pending action by the legisli
II ture, which has been called to meet
IT extra session to elect Senator, will b
= seated. Allthe precedents are againi
l. him. Within the last few years tn
y Senate has refused to seat men Al
r pointed to similar vacancies by tt
Governors of Washington, Montar
rs and Wyoming. 1t is in the power
le the republican majority of the KeI
v lucky Legislature to elect q Senate
who will have no trouble about takiT
gs his seat, and President Mckinley AT
g, every republican in Congress expe
o. them TO do 30 promptly. The Sen
It. tors appointed by the Governors
n. Florida and Oregon are on entirely d
Ut ferent footing from the Kentucky a
u pOintment.
81 oHIo's SENATORS.
~ Ohio is generally spoken of as a I
as publican state, but the opposition
= managed during a long period to co
Iss' troll the legislature often enough
p keep one Senator. Now, for the fl
time since 1859 there are two rep1t
IA can Senators from the state, and IL
IN III Senators Foraker and Hanna "
l. creditably represent the state is
" certain that as they have taken rs
b" among the leaders of the Senate.
Try MCKINLEY AND REED.
'er The know w-it-alls who were cock 81
/, 1S' that President Mckinley and Speal
IA Reed (he doesn't hspren to be SDea
. .u ~ just now. but as the title will again
- conferred upon him next week
need not be dropped) were not
Ia good terms will have 10 guess agt
~. oH The first man of prominence who
So an extended conference with Pre-
L. dent Mckinley WAS Speaker Reed,
1 violate no confidence in assert
~ that they are in thorough accord a
.o the policy to be pursued to rest
~ prosperity to the country and
As. work together to carry out that p
re cy.
our UNSIGNED BILLS.
1h oh No less than forty-six bills, incl
TnO ing three regular appropriations,
." ed to become laws because of
80 Cleveland's failure to sign ther
: O'' method OF killing legislation WI
many years ago acquired the nam
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