Show THE CABINET IN SESSION everybody Is ie just now thinking and talking about politics and the administration As a consequence there may be a general interest in the arrangement and methods of the cabinet in session the president presides seated at the head of the long table facing north on his right are seated the secretary of state the secretary of aarand postmaster general on his left are the secretary of the treasury the secretary of the navy and the attorney general and opposite to him at the foot of the table is the chair of the secretary of the interior the private secretary occupies a seat at a small desk facing the southern window and near the president this arrangement is not in accordance with the order of precedence observed by congress in establishing the presidential succession if the attorney general and secretary of the navy should change seats bringing the former fourth and the latter sixth the rank alteri alternating kating across the table the order would then be strictly correct the sessions are informal affairs no persons except those named are permitted to enter the room during the councils and no official record of the proceedings edings is kept the business done or discussed covers all leading subjects belonging to the various branches of administration on which the president may desire information or advice department reports concerning special matters of importance appointments to office and questions of general administrative policy |