The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-10
FIRST CABINET MEETING.
Formal Gathering Of the Presidents
official Family.
NO IMPORTANT BUSINESS WAS DONE.
nnsc nundlca Ut Applications TOR Of
flee Sent Co the Departments.
Reception of Callers.

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met days have boon reserved for tho bust
ness before the president and his advisers.
not only rs against the general public. but
also senators and members, Today. how
ever, there was tho usual carly rush OF
| prominent men, many OF whom were re-
ocived by tho president.
Several notable groups arrived about 10
o'clock. First was that embracing the all
yer republican senators-Tellcr OF Colorado
fettIgrew OF South Dakota aud Cannon OF
Utah. who withdrew from tho st. Louis
convention With them also was Senator
Warren OF Wyoming.
They were shown at once to tho prcsi-
dents office, and spent five or ten min
| utes with Mr.. Mckinley. 1t was entirely a
call OF courtesy and no allusion TO party
politics was made. The president showed
his usual cordially and there was no evil
denco in manner or word OF the divisions
resultlng from the National convention.
Following this group came another one
comprising the entire membership OF the
ways and means committee. headed by
Chairman Dinsley. They filed before the
too, WAS n call of courtesy and no refer
cnce was made to tho tariff.
Senator Allison aud Representative Doll
yer of Iowa called to urge the appointment
of Senator Ericcson OF Iowa as minister to
Norway and Sweden. There was an added
Significance In tho call. as this Is the an
niyorsary OF the birth Of the great Swedish
inventor. Ericsson. MIR. Deliver placed ON
file petitions In Mr. Ericcson's behalf from
nearly every Western State. containing the
names OF over 1000 Swedish American cit
liens and many clubs ard societies
II has been supposed that Minister
W. w. Thomas OF Maine was foremost
among the candidates for the swedish mis-
sion, but the appearance of Ericsson liz felt
TO involve lively competition. An early
appointment to the mission Is expected, ms
tho term OF tho present minister began
April T. and his successor IL expected TO
qualify before then.
Among tho other callers who saw the
president were Senator Morrill, OF Vermont.
the venerable head of the senate committee
on finarco; Senators Cullom and Mason OF
Illinois. pritchard OF North Carolina, Peu-
rose of Pennsylvania. Atkins oi West VIZ
einia McEncry OF Louisiana, iiawlcy OF
Connecticut and Representative HIT OF
Illinois chairman Of the house committee
on foreign affairs. Senator Mcfncry, the
new democratic senator from Louisiana,
WAS accompanied by cxMnrshal Pilkin of
that State Among the callers from private
life were Murat Halsicld and Powell Clay
ton
The cabinet officers began to arrive short
" before II O'Clock, Most OF them drove
from their respective departments. as
drizzlng rain was falling. Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson was the FIRST one On
hand. followed soon afterwards by Sccre-
tary Long when Secretary Gage arrived
he did not 10 direct 10 the cabinet room.
but mingled with the crowd In the lobby
Then came Postmaster General Gary, Sec
rotary Aigcr. Attorney General Mcbebna
and finally Secretary Sherman.
The latter drove over from the state de
partmcnt lie carried In his hand small
bundle of papers. Secretary Bllsa. the re-
mnining member OF the cabinet. did not at
tcnd, being absent In New York. At II Ob
the president left his office and joined his
advisors IN the cabinet room. Then came
hll Of comparative quiet In the mansion Tor
official callers could not see the president
and the general crowd were told that the
president would receive them At 3 y, IN.
In Wow Of the letter from former Queen
Lilonkalnnl tbcre was considerable com
mcnt as to a possible visit from the queen.
II was stated that the customary rules aud
Courtesies observed toward private callers
would be observed In this case as In all
cases without any special arrangements,
No word had been received mp to the
time OF tho cabinet meeting az TO Julio
sanguilIy the Cuban. who, II Is said, would
call on President Mckinley and present
phases OF the Cuban question.
The cabinet meeting lasted Just an hour,
Secretaries Sherman, Gage and Alger were
the first TO leave, aud Mr.. Gary came from
the cabinet room aoon afterwards. The at
torncy general. secretary OF the navy and
secretary Of agriculture remained some
time longer
Hugo bundles OF applications for offices
were sent from the White House today TO
The various departments. They comprised
some 10 900 applications received ut Canton
by Secretary Boyle. lie had been hard at
work on them and instead OF waiting for
tho deluge OF applications coming III. WITH
these 10000 disposed OF, the officials were
able for the first time 10 get abreast OF
the coming mail. a rough estimate by Mr..
Boyle. who Is In charge OF the correspond
ence. Is that IS, 600 letters have been han
died within tho last few months.
Attorney General Mckenzie apd Secretary
Long remained in the cabinet room for
half an hour longer. The talk Was in
formal. however, the president and his as-
sociates enjoying cigars and chatting over
old days In the house OF representatives.
1t was stated that no questions of impor-
lance came before the cabinet meeting. the
remark being made that fortunately Affairs
az 10 Cuba and Hawaii were unusually
quiet al present. The attorney general was
the last to leave. II Is understood that the
aDpointment OF assistant attorney generals
VIII receive early attention.
When President Mckinley came UP from
lunch he saw delegation Of army officers.
headed by Major General Miles. In com
mand OF the army. who extended him an
invitation to attend the banquet and re-
union Of the Second Army corps on the
10th instant. Other callers were Repre-
sentative Dalzell and Representative
Hough OF Pennsylvania, who came 10 ask
the appointment OF DR.. Pitcairn OF Harris
burg. MS consul general Mt Berlin. the pa
pers having been presented by Senator Pen
rose yesterday. chairmen Bell OF the In
augural arrangement committee also
| dropped In to report the satisfactory flnan-
| c.al results OF the inaugural arrangements.
At $3.50 Senator Mark Hanna called for
| the first time and was shown direct to the
presidents office.
Mr.. Hanna's call lasted half an hour. af-
| ter which the president went to the east
| room and received about a hundred people.
| The later afternoon callers included Sem
aiors Shoup OF Idaho. Mason Of Illinois.
| Hansbroueh Of North Carolina and Mantle