The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-13
QulETA7 THE WHITE HOUSE,
It Mas Cabinet Day and Fey call1f6
Appeared. II
THE ORGANIZATION or DEPARTMENT.
The Time Of the Cabinet leeet1ho
Was Devoted 10 Department A. ~
fairs-CubA Not Considered. sl

Washington, March l:,--As this Wna VI
cabinet day there was comparative outs "
about the white House during the fogos 4
noon. "A tho ruies recently prulnuleaAe1 4
reserved cabinet days for public business \
Of the president and his advisers. For TIE II
first time tho president was able 10 give a "
uninterrupted half hour 10 the large ao~ Il
cumnlatton OF routine departmental bNet@ u
ness the signing Of papers ino,dupt 70 Amy
and navy retircments. secrsary Porter lsi1
pile of these before him, and It Kradualiy
melted away. Tho president intonda 10 ~
reiye no ono prior to 10 o'clock herpattsv
ana the carly part OF each day viii be giveQ
10 the disposal OF routine business, There
were callers today at o'dlosI, but thtx
failed To gaIn admission. After 10 o'clork
there were few exceptions 10 tho rifle
against Official callers, senators tt,,om
and Mason OF Illinois. Hale OF MAInO aud Is
Plat OF Connecticut seeing tho p,ts,d-Gt.
Just before the hour Tor tho cabinet merta
ing several prominent Now Workers. put II
an oarance. First came ex-senator Warpee
Miller. accompanied by several friends. tn-
Guiding ex-senator Blair OF Now Hamp-
shire. They We're followed by ], HloAt
Fassctt and john IL. Milhoiinud. Nv. MIL
Ter introduced Thomas snoweli Of BOSTON.
who Is Interested In tho deyclopnlspt ~
Alaska and the appointment Of Y dulr9ate
| from that Territory, This was discuased
before the president. MIR. Miller will call
later us 10 Nov York affairs The cali oe
Mr.. Milholland was by appointment aud
lasted ~ to tho time OF the cabinet meet
| ms II was stated positively and from au-
hcritalive sources after the severai New
York calls that tho subject OF New York
PATRONAGE would nut be acted upon until
mo mora Important public questions before
the coming session OF congress- were dia-
posed Of
Tho cabinet officers began to assemble
shortly before II o'clock Messrs. Miss
| and Gary arrived together. followed by
secretary sherman, who varied tho usual
custom by taking the elevator In the pri-
'a'o part OF the house. The meeting he-
gan promptly at II o'clock, all OF the
| mombora being present.
| The cabinet meeting lasted until 1s.lE.
| Secretary bliss and ATTORNEY General Me-
kenna remaining some time longer II was
| stated positively that no ohanges in tho
l status OF the Cuban aftairs wero brought
4 TO tho attention OF the meeting aud that
| present. conditions OF thar question were
1 regarded as entirely satisfactory. Most Of
! the tinc Of the meeting, II was stated was
given to the details Of organising the sev-
crai executive departments at washlng-
| ton,
Mrs. RUIZ widow Of Or, Ruiz, who met
his death at Gmansbacoa, Cuba undey
| suspicious circumstances. called at tho
| white House at aih O'Clock, Accompanied
i by her children. They waited for q time
i IN the east room and were then shown ia
| tho private office NJ tho president, where
they remained for nome time, Mrs. Ruig
does not speak English. but an interpreteg
was present to communicate her story 4
Il the prcsideut.