New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-04
PREPARING FOR THE EXODUS.
MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION
WINDING UP THEIR AFFAIRS.
ar, THE c,prxrr MINISTER'S WRITE THEIR
Observation-Disclosures OF THE LEAD
I<G OFFICIALS.
fey TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNE.l

ING OFFICIALS.
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Washington March 3.-The CABINET N'i''.
In the Cleveland Administration maue 'he'' no
ARRANGEMENTS to leave washington 'o-'a'
Practically no public business was Ua"Sae.'"
at some of the Departments the secretaries "e
voting their attention to their private AFFAIRS.
. fov, nj the Departments showed many closed
doors in the corridors permission having been
granted to clerks who could be spared TO quit
their desks at noon. In all but one case the SCI
retaries themselves remained In their ol"'es'
giving directions about matters ofhciai anu pr
vate chiefly the latter For severai DAYS TIC
Cabinet Ministers have taken up no new ques-
lions but have put their desks In oruer ior '"'''
successors One important official act was per-
formed by all the Secretaries. This was 10 write
ont their formal designations. In each case the
rosi~rotiors were addressed to THE President
They will be ready for Mr.. McKinley's accept
ance upon his return from taking the oath OF
office at the CapltOl tomorrow. Following GUS
ton, the new President will send to the senate
tho names of the members OF his own CABINET
The immediate plans Of members OF the out
going officials are follows
Secretary Olney goes back to Boston to resume
the practice of law. He has declined the oifer OF
the chair of international law at Harvard.
Secretary Lamont will lake six weeks trip
TO Florida and the South before ne takes act'c
charge Of his business interests in New-York
Secretary Carlisle will resume the practice OF
law either in New-York or Louisville. Secretary
Herbert will open law Office in this city.
Postmaster-General Wilson becomes President
Of Washington and Lee University, and Secretary
Francis will resume direct conduct Of his business
interests in st. Louis.
Secretary Mort IN retires TO Nebraska and Will
figure only as a taxpayer. At least that Is what
lie says
The three Assistant Secretaries OF the Treas
ury will resume the practice Of the laW-Mr.
Curtis in New-York. Mr.. Hamlin in Boston and
Mr. Wike in Pittsfied. III. Mr.. Bowler. the CON
trOler of the Currency, returns to his law prac-
tice at Cincinnati Mr.. Stump, the Commissioner
OF Immigration. returns to Maryland, ana Inter
nal Revenue Commissioner Forman Will go BACK
TO Illinois Assistant Secretary McAdoo. of the
Navy goes back to his law practice, and AS
sstant Secretary Doe, Of the War Department.
will return to his clients In Milwaukee.
Only one Of the Assistant Secretaries or state
will leave here in a short time, and he Is Third
Assistant Baldwin. Mr.. Baldwin has never
severed his connection with his law nrm, ana
will return to il at once. Mr. Sherman has re-
quested Assistant Secretary Rockhi to remain
in the State Department for the present ana
this MI Rockh has agreed to do.
First Assistant Secretary Sims, OF the Interior
Department. will remain in the city some time
before returning to his plantation IN MISSISSIPPI,
while Assistant Secretary Reynolds VIII at once
return to Pennsylvania. .
First Assistant Postmaster-General Jones Will
resume the practice of law in Chicago Mr.
Morgan. United States Treasurer. returns 10
Bridgeport, and Register Tillman will engage In
business in this city Mr. Browning the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, returns to Illinois; Mr..
Seymour the Commissioner of Patents. TO New
York City, and Commissioner Lamoreux, OF the
General Land Office to Wisconsin.
Mr. Dabney, Assistant Secretary or Agri-
culture, returns to the presidency OF the Unlver-
sity of Tennessee. and Assistant Attorney-Gen-
eral Dickinson will become counsel of the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad Company for the
State of Tennessee.