Evening star., 1897-03-05
NEW CABINET OFFICERS
Some Of President HcKinley's Advisers
Gall on Their Predecessors.
GettiAG Q General Con Rde ntial Idea OF
Their New Duties and the
Pending Business.

None of the persons who are to be mem-
bers Of President McKlnley's cabinet APP
peared at the uptown departments up to
a late hour this afternoon. The impression
was general that the new officials will
not be installed in their respective offices
until the beginning OF next week Mean
time the hold-over secretaries continue to
discharge the duties OF their places, Of
course. Tefraining from opening up any
new questions or even passing upon old
ores Of Importance wherever possible.
There has been a lull In the speculation as
to the new subordinate officers Of the va
rious departments. such as assistant Sec
retaries. heads of bureaus unprotected by
civil service rules. &c. The only name that
came out prominently today was that of
Harrison G. Otis. proprietor of the Los An
geles Times. who. it is understood. Is slated
to be assistant secretary Of war to sue
coed Gen. JOS. Doe.
His most formidable competitor IL said
to be Mr.. John Tweedale, chief clerk of
the War Department.
Mr.. Bliss mt the Interior.
Secretary Francis arrived at the Interior
Department today at an early hour as
customary with him. and took up in a MAJ
ter-of-fact way the unfinished business on
his desk At IL o'clock Mr.. Cornelius n
Bliss called with mis- son. who is a Harvard
student here witnessing the inausuration
scenes. and introduced himself to Mr..
Froncis
The retiring Secretary and President Nc
kinIey5 choice for the interior portfolio
a: once retired to the small room in the
southeast corner of the building which Mr.
Francis has used as work room, and
were closeted there for two hours In con
versation. Mr.. Frarcis in that time gave
lis successor rapid but clear and busi-
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flee, the pending unfinished business before
the Secretary and some idea OF the officials
who. unGer the recent extension Of the
civil service classification. will remain in
close proximity to the Secretary. and on
whom he must rely for advice in matters
of administration.
Throughout the department the old Off
Gals are glad that Mr.. Bliss. sound New
York business man, is to be Secretary.
They say that Mr.. Francis. also a business
man, has dispatched public business far
more satisfactorily and rapidly than a law
yer could have done.
Mr.. Gary Sees Mr.. Wilson.
Mr.. Gary called at the Post Office Depart
ment at 1890 o'clock this morning. and at
once introduced himself to Postmaster
General Wilson. The two sat down at the
Postmaster Generals desk ard entered
into an informal talk about department af-
fairs. Mr.. Wilson first told Mr.. Gary some
thing OF the routine of the department,
then gave an account of the various presi-
Dental post offices where contests had oc-
CURED and nominations were pending be-
fore the Senate. and then gave him some
idea of the various appropriations for the
current year and of those for the next
fiscal year which went down" in the sun
dry civil bill.
At 1 o'clock Mr.. Gary withdrew and Mr..
Wilson proceeded to "sign up" his day S
work
No word having come as 20 the nomra-
| tion of the new cabinet or of any action by
| the Serate Mr.. Gary said he would notify
Mr.. Wilson when II would DE agreeable for
! him to take the oath of office and enter
| on his duties.
Ex-Representative James Wilson of lows
called on Secretary Morton at the Agricul
| tural Department, had a confidential cha
| with him about department affairs. an,
| also met some of the leading officials of til.
department, with most of whom he ha.
| been acquainted for several years, Will,
| he has been connected with the Iowa Agri
| cultural College and experiment station.
| The last of the new cabinet members I,
| get to the city was John d. Long, who Il
! to be Secretary of the Navy He reached
! here this morning with his daughter. Mis-.
| Helen Long. They went to the Cochran
| Hotel. where they Will remain until abou
| the 1st of April, when Secretary Long will
/ go to his home and bring his family here.