Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1893 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Senator-Hill called on the President Thursday. Secretary Herbert Is busy with the preparations for the naval review and th« reception of foreign vessels at Fortress Monroe, Congress appropriated 1300,0CX for this purpose. The new Cabinet were sworn in at the State Department, Tuesday, with the exception of Secretary Gresham, who took office on Monday, and the first official meeting of the Secretaries was held at th« White House, Tuesday afternoon. _ Two yonng ladles from Tuscaloosa college Ala., broke the monotonous procession of office seekers who called on President Cleveland, Tuesday. They were attired in the white silk college gowns with mortar board caps of the same material, and presented the President with an embroidered white silk banner containing the programme of a concert given at the college Tn honor of Cleveland's Inauguration last Saturday.