Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
Ceremony Takes Place at White
House in Presence Of 0ficials.
KNOX MAKES TOUR OF BUREAUS
New Secretary is Introduced to
subordinates by Mr.. Bacon.
TAFT CALLS SPECIAL SESSION
Congress 60 Meet Again On March
Fifteenth, hut No SpeeiAe OBJECT
- Announced In the
Call. -

WASHINGTON. March SAN but two
Of the nine members Of President Taft's
cabinet are now In office SIX, including
Secretaries Knox, Meyer. Wilson and Ma
gel and Postmaster General Hitchcock,
took the oath Of office in the cabinet
rooms today. Attorney General Wicker
sham was worn in yesterday. and sscre-
tary Dickinson and Secretary MacVeagh
win present themselves for duty within
q. week or more.
Huntington Wilson. assistant secretary OF
state. also took the oath of office today.
President Taft, Secretary Carpenter, SEN
ator Burton OF Ohio, Richard d. Harlan,
son OF Justice Harlan OF the supreme
court and John Barrett. director OF the
bureau Of American republics. were present
during the ceremony.
Immediately after being sworn Secretary
Knox, with tho retiring secretary. Robert
Bacon made tour of the different bu-
reauH OF the department with Mr.. Wilson.
The diplomatic corps will meet Mr.. Knox
next Thursday. Senator's C1mmins and Dol
liver Of Iowa were Mr.. Knox's first callers
Secretary Knox said that whatever
changes there might be In his official en-
tourage would be made gradually.
As soon az the ceremony had been COM
pIeted. President Taft gave himself up to
the reception Of several hundred persons
who gained admittance to his offices by
being 4ccompanied by senators and repre-
sentatives. The outer office crowded
and the line passed through the cabinet
room where the president stood and was
introduced and President Taft shook the
hand OF each person. The line from the
outside seemed not to diminish. Senator
AIdrich of Rhode Island interrupted the
reception proceeding by a somewhat
lengthy conference with the president.
while the friends of senator's and mem
bers were being received IN the office
building several thousand people gathered
m the east room. bein&. delegations with
proper credentials and when Mr.. Taft had
disposed OF the first crowd he went 10 the
east rvorn where there the handshaxins
y process continued for some time.
Call for Special Session.
President Taft today Issued a call for a
speeiaI session OF the sIxty-first congress
mention the object for which the special
session n called.
The following is the text OF the call:
by tire President Of the United States
cf America. a Proclamation:
where's Public interests require that
the congress If the United States should
be convened In extra session at Il o'clock.
noon. en- the 18th day OF March, 100. to re-
ceive such communication as may be made
BY the executive: now.
'-rhereGere T. william Howard Taft.
president cf the United States of America.
do hereby proclaim and declare that an
extraordinary occasion requires the con-
gresa OF the United States to convene in
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washington. on the fifteenth day Of March,
1913. at f2 o'clock. noon. at which all per
sons who shall. at that time. be entitled
20 act AZ members thereof are hereby re-
qulred TO take notice.
Given under my hand and the seal Of
the United states OF America, the sixth
day Of March. In the year OF our Lord
enc thousand. nine hundred and nine. and
~ the independence of the United States
the one hundredth and thirty-third.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT"
by the president. P. C. Knox. Secretary
Of State"
Tafe en- Cons%FvAtf0z.
The Conservation commission will con-
tinue its existence under the Taft admin
istration. This conclusion was reached to-
day at a conferences between Prsaidsnt
Taft and the members of the joint commit
kEao fthtN3GnNAu4 lie 1AANG SoaacENAL4oA or
Aaanlzaeion and the national organisation
I appointed last November.
Among the several thousand persons
whom Mr.. Taft received we're delegations
frou New orieans OkIAhomA. Kansas and
Maine. In welcoming them to the White
HouEe Mr.. Tam unmarked that Although
he had come In Ike a non-hAvtnE refer
snce 20 the blizzard on the 4th OF March
he hoped 70 so out Ike lamb
Talks 60 NewspADsR Men.
Mr.. Tar had his first conference e
prssadsnt with the eorrs OF wOshinStOn
nswspapsr correspondents at the close az
ths day. He greeted the score or more OF
men personally and stated that In fairness
to himself. II would be his policy that
quotatiOn marks should not embrace state
meats q news which might be given out al
tha WhFts House. Whsu he desired q
make a formal statement. n would. he said
Z b addressed 70 congress or be embraced in
a speech This policy is a continuation Of
ssAt which has heretofors prevailed as ths
prerogatfve q the president not to be quoted
in the public prints In any case except .
formal stAtsmant
Mr. Tan would give nc expression fol
publication on the subject of changing th.
late Of the Inauguration
william Loeb. 1r., whose nomination 4
= collector Of the port Oc New York va.
setirmsd BY the senate today. was pre-,
amid with a silver loving cup. Of hsrol.
ha5 n. By the office starr OF the Whit,
Sc
sec ekeVeaEh Leaves for WaahiaEton-
af fEcAGO. March 6-Secretary OF tn.
QoI sury FrAnknn MAevsagh LEFT here thh
moon over the PsnnsyNaniA raiIroas
prfssums his new dutias in washington
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oil Prowress On Panama Canal
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