New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-06
THE CABINET CONFIRMED.
PRESIDENT MKINLEY'S SELECTIONS
PROMPTLY RATIFIED.
AFTER LITTLE CRITICISM BY MIR. TELLER
THE SENATE APPROVED THE ENTIRE

THE SENATE APPROVED THE ENTIRE
LIST WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUNE.l
Washington. March 5.-The new President. ac-
cording' to custom, sent the names OF the men
who to serve as his Cabinet advisers to the
Senate to-day, and after brief delay the de-
Lucrative branch Of Congress confirmed all the
members. The list OF Cabinet officers sent in
was as follows:
Secretary Of state-JOHN SHERMAN OF Ohio.
Secretary Of the Trelsury-LYMAN j. GAGE. OF
Illinois
Secretary Of War-RUSSELL A. AIGER, Of Michi-
Attorney y-General-JOsEPH MKENNA. OF Cali
fOrnia.
Postmaster er-General-JAMEs A. GARY. OF Mary
Secretary OF the Navy-JOHN d. LONG. of Massa-
chusetts.
Secretary Of the Interior-CORNELIUs N. BLISS.
Of New-York.
Secretary of Agricuture-JAMEs WILSON. OF
Iowa.
As personal compliment Mr.. Sherman's nom
lnation was confirmed without the formality OF
reference to the Foreign Relations Committee
The other names were sent to the appropriate
committees. which, after a short recess. reported
them back favorably. and formal confirmation
was then made.
Mr.. Teller made some criticisms from an ex-
treme free coinage point Oh view ou Sho''' VI
Mr.. Gage as the head of the Treasury Depart
ment, and as a Westerner complained little
bitterly Of the bestowal Of the Interior Depart
ment on Mr.. Bliss an Eastern man, and, wnat
was worse a New Yorker.
Mr. Hoar and others combated Mr.. Teller's OBJ
jections, and after some further exchange OF
views the selections were approved. 1t is under
stood that Senator Sherman will not enter on his
duties at the State Department until Monday,
Mr. Olney having consented to hold over until
then Most OF the other new Cabinet officers VIII
probably be installed tomorrow
Mr. Bliss the incoming Secretary OF the IN
terror made a call this morning on Mr. Francis
the outgoing head Of that Department. Tne out
going Secretary and President Mckinleys choice
for the portfolio at retired to the small room
in the southeast corner Of the building, which
Mr. Francis has used as a workroom ana were
closeted there for two hours In conversation sr
Francis in that time gave his successor raPl'
hut clear and buslnesske account Of the duties
of the office, the pending unfinished business pc
fore the Secretary. and some of the officials VINO
under the recent extension Of the Civil Service
classification, will remain In close proximity %
the Secretary and on whom he must rely Tor al
vice in matters Of administration.
Mr. Gary called 1t the POstOffice Departmen
this morning and introduced himself to post
mas.er-General Wilson. The two sat down al
the Postmaster-Generals desk and entered INTO
an informal talk ABOUT department. aiiah'' ~ ~.
Wilson first told Mr. Gary something OF the
routine Of the Department, then gave an ac-
count OF the various Presidential! postomces
where contests had occurred ana Tor WHICH
nominations were pending before the Senate
and then gave him some idea of the various
appropriations for the current year. and or thosr
for the next fiscal year Mr.. Gary said ne wouid
inform Mr. Wilson when 1t would De asreedpie JIG
for him to take the oath OF office and enter on
his duties. ,o
! Representative James Wilson, or IOWA,
called on Secretary Morton. at the Agrlcultui"'
Department had confidential chat with MIN
about Department affairs, and also met some
of the leading officials with most or whom ne
has been acquainted for several years while
he has been connected With the Iowa ASri-
cultural College and Experiment station
The last Of the new Cabinet members 10 arrive
in the CITY was John D. Long, the Secretary
of the Navy. He reached here this morning
with his daughter Miss Helen Long. Ihey
went 10 the Cochran Hotel where they VIII re- re-
main until about April l. when Secretary Long
will go to his home and bring his family mere.