People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1893 — READY FOR WORK. [ARTICLE]

READY FOR WORK.

Tlia Members or the New Cabinet Take the Oath of OlUce—Their First Session. Washington, March B.— The Induction into office of the members of President Cleveland’s cabinet, save Secretary Gresham, who was sworn in Monday, was an historic event at the state department just before noon. For the first time in the history of the government the heads of the departments assembled in the diplomatic parlor and together took the oath of office. On the occasion of Mr. Cleveland’s first inauguration, all the cabinet officers assembled at the Arlington hotel, and, accompanied by Associate Justice Field, the only democratic justice then on the supreme bench, drove to each executive department in turn, beginning with the state department There were present to witness the ceremony about fifty spectators. The new cabinet offipers grouped themselves about the table at the east end of the parlor, Justice Field and Secretary Gresham at the head The venerable jurist then calling the secretaries to his left hand in turn administered the statutory oath which he read without glasses to Messrs. Carlisle, Lamont, Smith Herbert Oluey, Bissell and Morton, and each signed. The Bible used was a new one procurred for the occasion. The ceremony being ended, a few minutes spent in exchanging salutations and making introductions of the strangers to one another and then the new secretaries departed for their several departments to enter upon the discharge of their duties. Secretary Carlisle, when he assumed charge of the treasury department,had on hand $1,250,000 of free gold and a net balance of $25,600,000, of which $11,500,000 is in national bank depositories and $11,000,000 in subsidiary coin, and $500,000 in minor coins. Washington, March 8. President Cleveland called together his new cabi■ew for the first time Tuesday afternoon. There was no formality or ceremony observed in opening the meeting. The session was devoted to a discussion of matters of current public importance, including Hawaiian annexation and the financial situation. The greater part of the time was taken np, however, with a consideration of the question of appointments, particularly those of assistants to the various cabinet officers The necessity for filling these positions without delay was taken as a self-evident fact, but Mr. Cleveland impressed upon his official family the necessity of going slowly in making selections