The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-03-11
EXTRA SESSION CALLED
PRESIDENT NAMES MARCH 10 As
THE DAY.
New Cabinet Was sworn In by JUS
tices of the United States
Supreme Court.

Washington, March 6.-The executive
mansion today was the center of attrac-
ton for great crowds, including many
prominent public men, President Nc
Kinley was at his desk at o'clock, clear
ing away more pressing matters. The
commissions of the new cabinet were
signed by the president early in the day
and efforts were made to have the mem
bers assemble in the presidents office at
1880 to be sworn in by the chief JUS
tice of the United States. Meantime.
there came steady line of prominent
public men. including ex-senator Brown
of Utah. The senators and members Of
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 house at
IL 1t was a simple, impressive cere-
mony. President Mckinley and Mr.. Sher-
man led the way from the presidents
Office to the blue room, where the justices
of the supreme court were assembled. Mr.
Sherman was the first sworn, the chief
justice administering the oath. Then fol-
lowed the other cabinet officers in the or
der of their rank. Justice Gray of Mas
sachusetts administered the oath to John
d. Long of that state. For the same rea-
son of locality Justice Brown, formerly
of Michigan, administered the oath to
General Alger as secretary of war. All
the other oaths were administered by
Chief Justice Fuller The new cabinet
separated without the formalities of
cabinet meeting. 1t was generally under
stood the new cabinet officers would take
charge of their several departments to-
day or Monday.
Washington, March 6. - 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 70 o'clock
on the 18th day of March, 1897, to receive
such communication as may be made by
the executive:
Now, therefore, l. William Mckinley
president of the United States of America,
do hereby proclaim and declare that an
extraordinary occasion requires the con-
gress of the United States to convene in
extra session at the capitol in the city OF
Washington on the 18th day of March,
1897, at II o'clock noon, of which all per-
sons who shall at that time be entitled to
act as members thereof are hereby 1e-
CURED to take notice.
Given under my hand and seal of the
United States at Washington the 9Th day
of March. in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-sevcn,
and of the independence of the United
70 fha ,Nt,a Ixt,., =
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
by the President:
John Sherman, Secretary of State.-
Washington March 6.-The republican
senators were in caucus an hour and a
quarter today, discussing the relations of
the parties in the senate The only con-
cluson reached was a decision to appoint
a committee to confer with parties in the
senate relative to vacancies in senate
committees.
1t was pretty generally understood that
1t would be impossible for the republicans
to reorganize the senate committees on n
republican basis. and that the silver re-
publicans and populists who have com
mittee places of Importance could not be
disturbed under present conditions. OF
OF the situation presents is that of filling
the vacancies on the finance committee
from which the tariff bill must be re-
ported AT present there are two vacan-
cies, one on the democratic side and the
other on the republican side. The two
large parties are equally divided, with
Senator Jones of Nevada, a silver repub-
iican, holding the balance of power
Salem, Or, March Ex-Governor Lord to-
day appointed ex-senator II. w. Corbett
United States senator, to fill the vacancy
caused by the failure of the legislature
to elect Corbett represented Oregon in
the United States senate from 1866 to 1872
lie Is vice president of the First Ma
tional bank of Portland, and pro-
nounced gold standard advocate. He is
about &c years Of age, and has been
resident of oregon more than 35 years
Washington. March 6-Leading sena-
tors indicate that the men appointed in
Kentucky and Florida to be United
States senators will not be seated. 1t is
believed the opposition win be sufficient
to prevent a vote tntil the legislatures
of those states assemble
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