The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-12

WASHINGTON, Marcn o.-PreSluent
Mckinley this afternoon issued proc
lamation convoking Congress in extra
session Monday. March l3.
The proclamation in full is as follows:
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
II o'clock. on the fifteenth day of
March, 1897, to receive such communi-
cation as may be magic by the Exec
utive:
Now, therefore, l. William McKin-
ley, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim and de-
clare that an extraordinary occasion
requires the Congress of the United
States to convene in extra session at
the Capitol in the City of Washing
ington, on the fifteenth day of March,
1897, at twelve o'clock noon. of which
all persons who shall at that time be
entitled to act as members thereof are
hereby required to take notice.
Given under my hand and the seal
of the United States, at Washington,
the sixth day of March, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hum
dred and ninety-seven, and of the in
dependence of the United States the
Que hundred and twenty-first.
(SeaD. WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
By the President.
JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary of State.
CABINET OFFICERS SWORN IN.
the exception of MI. Lyman J. Gage,
took the oath of office at the White
House at 80 o'clock to-day.
1t was simple but impressive cere-
mony. All the members of the new
CABINET, except Mr.. Gage, had assem-
bled for the ceremony in the Presi-
dents office, where, after brief ex-
change, President Mckinley and Mr..
Sherman led the way down stairs to
the Blue Room. looking southwark to
the Potomac River.
Here Chief Justice Fuller and the
justices of the Supreme Court were
assembled. The President aud mis- ad-
visers greeted the justices, and the for
malities of administering the Oaths
We're begun at once.
Mr. Sherman being the head of the
new Cabinet, took the oath first, the
Chief Justice administering it while
the venerable statesman held up his
right hand and repeated the constitu-
tional obligation. Then followed the
other cabinet officers in the order of
their rank. Justice Gray, of Massa-
chusetts, administered tue oath to
John ID. Long, Secretary of the Navy,
al d also a citizen of the Old Bay
State. For this same reason of local.
lty Justice Brown, formerly of Michi-
gan, administered the oath to General
Alger as Secretary of War All the
other oaths were administered by the
Chief Justice.
The new Cabinet did not return up
stairs, but separated without the for
malities of a cabinet meeting 1t was
generally understood that the new
Cabinet officers would take charge of
their several departments to-day or
Monday. An official of the State De-
partment came over about noon to say
that affairs were in readiness for the
incoming of Mr.. Sherman to-day, if
he so desired.
Postmaster-General Gary arrived at
the Postoffice Department at Ills
O'Clock. Accompanying him was his
Washington representative, Mr.. j. A.
Richardson. and his confidential clerk,
Mr. A. Warfield Monroe. They spent
a few minutes with Mr.. Wilson, after
which the doors were thrown: open
and the chief officers were received.
The corridors were rapidly filled with
the entire department force of tine en-
ployees, numbering about 800, arrang-
ed by office groups, and headed by
their respective chiefs.
Every employee was introduced to
Mr.. Gary by Chief Clerk Taylor. and,
after bidding adieu to Mr.. Wilson, re-
turned to their rooms Mr.. Wilson
stayed only little while, and then
left for his home as private citizen.
He will remain in Washington, ex-
cept for an occasional visit, until July
l, when he takes charge of the WASH
iuglon and Lee University.
Secretary James Wilson reached the
Agricultural Department at ll.S0
O'Clock and talked official matters over
with Mr.. Morton for almost an hour.
he had become pretty well acquainted
with his duties, however, through pre-
vious conferences. There were few in
Productions. Mr.. Morton went direct
to his hotel apartments, where his sis
ter Is cOnvalescing, and together they
will leave for Chicago.
The new Attorney-General, Mr.. Nc
Kenna, took charge of his office
this afternoon. He had a long talk
with Mr.. Harmon, the retiring Attor-
upon the business of the
and received all of the
officials who called to pay.
their respects Mr.. Harmon also shook
hands with many of his associates in
the office and packed up his effects for
removal. He will start Monday with
his family for his home in Cincinnati,
where he will take up the practice of
law with his old firm.
Hon. Lyman j. Gage entered upon
his duties as Secretary of the Treasury
as soon as ne had taken the oath of
office. His afternoon was spent in re-
ceiving the chiefs of DIVISIONS and
1t least mas .-nf The department, and
the excite is possible that discover.
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forms have coal and means of conse-
patient, but GRATED energy may so
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