Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-03-12
SESSION CALLED
PRESIDENT NAMES MARCH 10 AS
THE DAY.
N,,. Cabinet MAS Sworn in by JUS
tees of the United States
supreme Court.

washington. March 6.-The executive
mansion today was the center OF attrac-
tlon for great crowds, including many
nrominent public men. President NC
Kinlev was at his desk at o'clock, clear
ing away more pressing matters. lie
commissions of the new cabinet were
signed by the president early In the Jay
and efforts were made to have the mem
bers assemble in the presidents once al
1920 to be sworn in by the chleI JUS
tice of the United States. Meantime
there came a steady line of prominent
public men, including ex-senator Brown
of Utah. The senators and members Vi
the house were given audience by the
president as fast as circumstances would
permit.
All the members of the cabinet took
| the oath of office at the White mousse Il.
| 11:3O 1t was a simple Impressive cere-
mony. President Mckinley and Mr.. Sher-
| man led the way from the president
office to the blue room, where the JusticeS
| Of the supreme court were assembled. MT.
| Sherman was the first sworn, the chlel
! Justice administering the oath. Iheh loi-
| lowed the other cabinet officers in the or
der of their rank. Justice Gray OF Mas
| sachusetts administered the oath TO Jollii
D, Long of that state For the same rea-
| son of locality Justice Brown, formerly
| of Michigan administered the oath 10
General AIger as secretary of war. All
the other oaths were administered by
Chief Justice Fuller. The new caolhet
separated without the formalities OF a
cabinet meeting 1t was generally under-
stood the new cabinet officers would take
charge of their several departments to-
{ day or Monday.
WASHINGTON, March g. - The president
has issued the following proclamation:
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 IL clocR
on the 18th day of March, 1897, to receive
: such communication as may be made 10y
the executive;
Now, therefore, l. William Mckinley
president of the United States of America
do hereby proclaim and declare that al
extraordinary occasion requires the con
r gress of the United States to convene il
extra session at the capitol in the city O
Washington on the 18th day of March
. | 1897, at u o'clock noon, of which all per
sons who shall at that time be entitled t
f act as members thereof are hereby re
t qured to take notice.
Given under my hand and seal of thu
United States at Washington the 9Th da,
of March, in the year of our Lord on
thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven
and of the independence of the Unitet
| Nd rgt
l. civilian MKINLEY.
by the President:
Il John Sherman, Secretary of State.
Washington, March 6.-The republica
senator's were in caucus an hour and
quarter today, discussing the relations {
Is the parties in the senate. The only cor
l. clusion reached was a decision to appoir
l. committee to confer with parties in tn
= senate relative to vacancies in senat
i, committees.
~ 1t was pretty generally understood tha
= it would be impossible for the republican
to reorganize the senate committees on
republican basis, and that the silver r,
i. publicans and populists who have con
mittee places of Importance could not /
X disturbed under present conditions {
A. of the situation presents is that of film
* the vacancies on the finance committe
id from which the tariff bill must be r,
10 ported. AT present there are two vacal
IT ctes, one on the democratic side and II
N other on the republican side. The tN
n large parties are equally divided, wit
an Senator Jones of Nevada, a silver repuI
* lican, holding the balance of power.
Salem, Or, March Ex-Governor Lord +
:, day appointed ex-senator H. w. Corbe
"a United States senator to fill the yacan,
caused by the failure of the legislatu
to elect. Corbett represented Oregon
~ the United States senate from 1866 to 1sI
~ He is vice president of the First N
40 tional bank of Portland, and a DR.
nounced gold standard advocate. He
about 66 years of age, and has been
= resident of Oregon more than 81 wears
Washington, March 6.-Leading sen
tors indicate that the men appointed
Kentucky and Florida to be limit
States senators will not be seated. IT
ell believed the opposition will be suffice
- TO prevent a vote until the legislator
-. of those states assemble
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