The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-11
THE SPEC|IL SESSION GALL
THE M'KINLEY ADMINISTRATIONS
is NOW THOROUGHLY IN
STALLED AT THE CAPITOL.
CONVENES CONGRESS ON MARCH 5
New Heads of Departments Introduced
TO Subordnates by the Outgoing
misunderstanding Gage In
cluded Chicago" in Oath.

Washington, March G.-All the mem
hers of the cabinet, with the exception
of Lyman j. Gage, took the oath OF olhce
at the White House at 80 p. IN. to-
day. 1t was II simple but impressive GER
.emony. All the new members OF the
cabinet except Mr.. Gage had assembled
for the ceremony in the presidents Of
bee. where, after brief exchange OF
views, President Mckinley and Secretary
Sherman led the way down to the blue
room, looking southwark to the Potomac
river. Here Chief Justice Fuller and jus
tees of the supreme court had assembled
The president and his advisers greeted the
justices and the formalitics of admins
tcring the oath were begun nt once.
Mr.. Sherman being the head OF the
new cabinet took the oath first, the chlci
Justice administering it, while the ven
cradle statesman held up his right hand
and repeated the constitutional obliga-
ton.
Then followed the other cabinet officers
in the order of their rank. Justice Gray
of Massachusetts administered the Oa'h
TO John ID. Long, secretary OF the navy,
and also II citizen of the Bay state. FOR
this same reason of locality, Justice
Brown. formerly of Michigan, admins
tered the oath to Gen. Algcr ms secretary
of war All the other onthS were admin
istcred by the chicr justice.
The new cabinet did not return up
stairs. but separated without the formall-
ties of cabinet meeting. II was Scher'
sarr understood that the new cabinet OF
Ulcers would take charge of their several
,lepartmcnts on Monday. An othcrr OF
the state department came over abou'
noon TO say that affairs were in readiness
for the incoming of Mr.. Sherman today II
hc 80 desired.
Mr.. LYMAN J. Gage of Chicago took
abe oath of office in the Sccrct0ry's Once
of the treasury department at noon. Chlrl
Justice Fuller, another Chicagoan, al
ministercd the oath in the presence OF u
the relatives and friends OF Mr., HaGe
mart of the Illinois delegation in congress
and the principal officers of the secretary
The secretary's room was opened NJ ~
o'clock 10 the guests who had been i'll
yited to witness the ceremony. hel
wore received by Mr. Carlisle and MIR
Gage and Private Secretaries Van Zen
den and Nandcrclip. Many ladies wcr'
in attendance. and the party had the sem
blancc of social gathering during th'
time of waiting for the chief justice. 'hie
Justice Fuller came in few minutes nc
fore II o'clock, accompanied by Mr.. Me
Knlcv and the clerk of the supreme
court. who carried the new secretary
commission. which had been signed b,
President Mckinley this morning. Mr.
Gage and the chief justice stood hehin'
the secrctary's desk, facing the guests
with Secretary Carlisle III the back
ground. Both Mr.. Gage and Chief Jus
flee Fuller raised their right hands. til
chief Justice reading the oath and MI
Gage repeating ii after him sentence b
sentence.
The first sentence was. 81. Lyman j
Gage of Illinois. do Solemnly swear, bu
Mr.. Gage repeated, Il. Lyman j. Gag
of Chicago. Illinois" the emphasis whic
he put on the added word Chicago 1t
spring n smile When the oath mad bee
repeated. Secretary Carlisle stepped fol
ward and took his successors hand, say
ing:
Nery success
Secretary Cullom of Illinois was I'll
next to offer his congratulations. The
MIR. Gage signed the oath and was su
rounded by his friends:
g'ha oath of office taken. the new ca
met officers lost little time in entering q
their official duties. The installation
John Sherman as secretary of state ";
accomplished without hustle or confuSi,
and with as little ceremony as possibl
Secretary Olney had expected TO bo
over until Monday. having been requeec
ed TO do so by the president and. NJ
sherman, so that it required some has
10 prepare his office for the immedla
evacuation. made necessary by noti
that Mr.. Sherman would take the oath
the White House with his fellow cal
net officers. This change in progra