The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-03-12
ALL OATHS TAKEN BE-
FORE THE PRESIDENT
EXCEPTING LYMAN J. GAGE
The Ceremony Performed in the White
House Blue Room-The New Secre-
tary of the Treasury Amends
the Chief Justices Words
Caller, at the White
House Many.

WASHINGTON, March S. president
Mckinley was at his desk at 0 o'clock
this morning and after attending to
some public business he signed the
commissions of members of the new
cabinet
General Alger, Cornelius N. Bliss and
Mr. Gary, members of the new cabinet,
arrived at 10:15 o'clock and went di-
rectly to the Presidents apartments,
where Mr.. Wilson of Iowa preceded
them. All of the others except Mr..
Gage appeared soon afterward and at
1870 o'clock, after brief exchange of
courtesies, were led by Mr.. Mckinley
and Mr.. Sherman to the blue room,
looking southwark toward the Potomac
river. Here Chief Justice Fuller and
the justices of the Supreme court were
assembled. The President and his
advisers greeted the justices and the
fOrmalities of administering the oaths
were begun at once.
Mr.. Sherman was first, the chief JUS
tice administering the oath, while the
venerable statesman held up his right
hand and repeated the constitutional
obligation. Then followed the other
cabinet officers in the order of their
rank. Justice Gray of Massachusetts
administered the oath to John d. Long,
secretary of the navy, and also a citi-
zen of the old Bay state. For this
same reason of locality, Justice Brown,
formerly of Michigan, administered
the oath to General Alger as secretary
of war; All the other oaths were ad-
ministered by the chief justice. The
new cabinet did not return upstairs,
but separated without the formality of
a cabinet meeting.
MR. CAGES OATH OF OFFICE.
Mr.. Gage took the oath in the secre-
tary's office in the treasury department
at noon, Chief Justice Fuller of the
supreme court, another Chicagoan, ad-
ministering the oath in the presence of
a distinguished company, which in
cluded the relat and friends of Mr.
Gage, part of the Illinois delegat ton in
Congress and the principal officers of
the treasury. The secretary's room
was opened at II o'clock to the guests
who had been invited to witness the
ceremony. They were received by
Secretary Carlisle and Mr.. Gage and
Private Secretaries Van Senden and
Vanderclip Many ladies were in the
party, and it had the semblance of a
social gathering during the time of
waiting for the chief justice. Chief
Justice Fuller appeared few
minutes before noon, accompanied
by Mr.. McKenny, the clerk of
the supreme court, who carried the
new Secretary's commission. Mr.. Gage
and the chief justice stood behind the
Secretary's desk facing the spectators,
with Secretary Carlisle in the back
ground. Both Mr.. cage and Chief
Justice Fuller raised their right hands,
the chief justice read the oath and
Mr.. Gage repeated it after him, SEN
tence by sentence. The first sentence
was, Il, Lyman j. Gage of Illinois, do
solemnly swear" but Mr.. Gage de-
clared, II. Lyman j. Gage of Chicago,
Illinois," the emphasis which he put
on the added word, Chicago" inspir-
ing a smile.
When the oath had been repeated
Secretary Carlisle stepped forward and
took his successors hand, saying: Il
want to congratulate you and wish
you every success"
CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
During the morning Mr.. Mckinley
received calls from many public men,
including Senators Proctor of Yer
mont, Allison and Gear of Iowa, Quay
of Pennsylvania, Mills of Texas, Davis
and Ne lson of Minnesota and Spooner
of Wise onsin, ex-Senators Sawyer of
Wisconsin and Brown of Utah; Repre-
sentatives Hopkins, Reeves and Muir
ply of Illinois, Lacey of Iowa, c. w.
Stone and Reyburn OF Pennsylvania.
Walker of Massachusetts, Dolliver of
Iowa and Grosvenor of Ohio. Senators
and members of the House were ush-
cred into Secretary Porter's Office and
thence to the President as fast as bus
mess would permit. The calls were
mainly those of courtesy. The Fiji
teenth Ward Republican club of Phil
adelphia, in silk hats and drab coats,
arrived about 10 o'clock and were re-
ceived by the President in the East
room.
Reed Certain to Be Speaker Again.