The news & observer., 1897-03-10
CALL ON M 'KINLEY
Silver Republicans Confine
Themselves to Co urtesies.
THE PIE HUNTERS FOLLOW
ALL WE'RE RECEIVED IN SPITE
OF CABINET DAY.
$1,000 LETTERS UP TO DATE
Ex Queen Lii Trying to Get a Date
With the President The Cabinet
Meeting UnImportant, With
Cuba Quiet.

Meeting UnImportant, With
Cuba Quiet.
Washington, March 9.-President Nc
Kinley and his Cabinet held to-day their
first formal meeting at II O'Clock As a
rule a cabinet day has been one reserved
for the business before the President and
his advisers not only as against the gem
eral public, but also Senator's and mem
bers. Today, however, there was the
usual early rush of prominent men, many
Of whom were received by the Prsidnt.
Several notable groups arrived about
10 O'Clock. First was that embracing the
Silver Republican Senators, Teller, OF
Colorado; Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
and Cannon, of Utah, who withdrew from
the st. Louis convention. With them,
also, was Senator Warren, of Wyoming.
They were shown at once to the Presi-
dents Office, and spent five or ten minutes
with Mr.. Mckinley 1t was entirely a
call Of courtesy, and no aflusion to party
or politics was made. The President
showed his usual cOrdiahty, and there
was no evidence in manner of words
Of the division resulting from the nation
al convention.
Following this group came another one
comprising the entire Republican mem
bership of the Ways and Means commit
tee, headed by Chairman Dingley. They
filed before the President and were kindly
greeted. This, too, was call Of courtesy
and no rference was made TO the tariff
Senator Allison and Representative
Dolliver called to urge the appointment
of State Senators Ericsson, of Iowa, as
Minister to Norway and Sweden.
1t has been supposed that ex-Minister
w. w. Thomas, of Maine, was foremost
among the candidates for the Swedish
Mission, but the appearance of Ericsson
is felt to involve lively competition. An
early appointment to this mission is ex-
pected, as the term of the present Minis
ter began April Z, and his successor is ex-
pected to qualify before then.
Among the other callers who saw the
President were Senator Morrill,, of Yer
mont the venerable head of the Senate
committee on Finance, Senators CullOm
and Mason, of Illinois; Pritchard, of
North Carolina; Penrose, of Pennsylva-
mia; Elkins, Of West Virginia; McEnery,
Of Louisiana; Hawley, Of Connecticut;
and Representative Hit, of Illinois, chair
man Of the House cOmmittete ON Foreign
Affairs.
The cabinet officers began to arrive
shortly before II o'clock. Most of them
drove from their respective departments,
as a drizzling rain was falling. Secretary
Of Agriculture Wilson was the first one
on hand, followed soon afterwards by
Secretary Long. When Secretary Gage
arrived he did not go direct to the cabinet
room, but mingled with the crowd in the
lobby. Then came Postmaster General
Gary, Secretary Alger, Attomey-General
McKenna and finally Secretary Sherman
The latter drove over from the State
Department He carried in his hand a
small bundle Of papers. Secretary Bliss,
the remaining member Of the cabinet did
not attend, being absent in New York.
At 11:05 President Mckinley left his Of
fee and joined his advisers in the cabinet
room. Then came a lull Of comparative
quiet in the mansion, for official callers
could not see the President and the gen
eral crowd was told that the President
would receive them at p. m.
In view OF the letter from former Queen
LiliuOkalani yesterday there was CON
siderable comment as to a possible visit
from the ex-Queen. 1t was stated that
the customary rules and courtesies OBJ
served toward private callers would be
observed in this case as in all others,
WITHOUT any special arrangements. No
word had been received up to the time
of the cabinet meeting as to Julio Sam
gully, the Cuban, who it was said, would
call on the President and present phases
of the Cuban question.
The cabinet meeting lasted just an
hour Secretaries Sherman, Gage, and
Alger were the first to leave, and Mr..
Gary came from the cabinet room soon
afterwards. The Attorney General, Sec
retary of the Navy and Secretary OF Agri-
culture remained some time longer.
Huge bundles of applications for office
were sent from the White House to-day
to the various departments. They COM
prised some 10000 applications received
at Canton by Secretary Boyle. He had
been hard at work on them in advance
instead Of waiting for the deluge Of appli-
cations now coming in. With these TO-
600 disposed of, the officials We're able
for the first time to get abreast OF the
incoming mail. A rough estimate by Mr..
Boyle, who is in charge of the CORES
pondence, is that $4,000 letters have been
handled within recent months.
1t was stated that no questions Of inn
portance came before the cabinet meet
ing, the remark being made that fortu-
nately affairs as to Cuba and Hawaii
were unusually quiet at present. The
Attorney General was the last to leave.
1t is understood that the appointment
of Assistant Attorney-G Generals viii re-
ceive early attention.
When the President came up from
lunch he saw delegation of army officers
headed by Major General Miles, in COM
mand Of the army, who extended him nm
invitation to attend the banquet and re-
union of the second army corps on the
18th instant Other callers were Repre-