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Show PRESENT TIT'S FIRST DAY III THE WHITE HOUSE , . Bends List of Nominations to Senate, and Machinery of Nation Under New Administration Is Now in Working Order. Washington. President Taft's first day ns the chlor executive of tho nation na-tion was a very busy ono. . The president named his cabinet, tlnd tho senate confirmed his selection, selec-tion, so that the new officers nro now In charge. President' Tnft nnd tho Republican members of tho wnys and means commltteo held a Important confer-enco confer-enco during the day. Tho commltteo nns framed a tariff bill, which it is understood contains a provision for an inheritance tax, ono ot the suggestions sugges-tions for raising rovenuo contained In tho Inaugural address ot President Tnft. Asldo from theso Important accomplishments. accom-plishments. President Tnft gave him-felt him-felt up heartily to tho demands of his friends and thousands of Inaugural visitors who wished to shako hands with him. Philander C. Knox wns tho first caller on President Tart In tho White House. A lirtecn-mlnute interview, Mr. Knox bald, hnd Its Importance, but was not for publication. Ho was rojolclng that since noon Thursday, when his resignation as a senator been be-en mo effective, ho was simply n prl-fato prl-fato citizen. His rejoicing, however, wns brief, for before the dny was much older, ho nad been nominated and confirmed as secretary of state. Governor Hughes of Now York, Governor Prouty of Vermont, and tho 3fnntors nnd many of the representatives representa-tives from those states, next hnd tho ear of tho president and gained his consent to attend the celobrntlon July 1 and 8 next, of tho discovery of Lako Chnmplnln, at Plattsburg nnd Burlington. Burling-ton. The congratulations and good wishes or Cuba were extended In tho form of a memorial presented by General De Metrlo Castillo Duany, who came to the United States for 'hat purpose- Tho reviewing stnnd for the Inaugural Inaug-ural parade was again occupied by President Tnft Friday morning, when he took his placo thero to do honor lo tho Seventh regiment. Now York Jnfnntry. Tho Blalno club of Connecticut Connec-ticut followed. Fred W. Carpenter Jook the oath nn secretary to the president. Wendell Wen-dell M. Michler, who has been Mr. Taft's assistant secretary and stenographer, stenog-rapher, was made ono of Mr. Carpenter's Carpen-ter's nsslstants. T. M. Hendricks of Mr. Taft's clerical forco was given n clerkship, nnd William Panncll, who fur years has been Mr. Taft's messenger messen-ger In tho war department, was ns-r.lgned ns-r.lgned to duty at Mr. Carpenter's door. Vice-President Also Begins Work-Promptly Work-Promptly nt noon Vice-President Sherman called tho senato to order ind after Chaplain Halo hnd delivered deliv-ered nn Impresslvo Invocation tho oil was called and a committee appointed ap-pointed to call upon , tho president and notify him thnt tho senato was organized and ready for business.. At 1:30 tho president's assistant secretary sec-retary arrived with a list of nomlnn-lions, nomlnn-lions, as follows: , Philander C. Knox ot Pennsylvania, lo be secretary of stato. Franklin MacVeagh of Illinois, to oe secretary of tho treasury. Jacob M. Dickinson of Tennessee, ',o bo secretary of war. Georgo W. WIskorsham of Now York, to bo attorney general. Frank II. Hitchcock of Massachusetts, Massachu-setts, to. bo postmaster general. Georgo Von L. Meyer, of Massachusetts, Massachu-setts, to bo secretary of tho navy. Itlchnrd A. Balllnger of Washing-ion, Washing-ion, to be secretary of the Intorlor. .TnmcH WIIboh of Iown, to bo secretary secre-tary of agriculture. Charles Nagel of Missouri, to bo recrotary of commcrco and labor. Huntington Wilson of Illinois, to bo assistant secretary of state. Bee.kmnn Wlnthrop ot Now York, lo bo nsslstnilt socrotary of tho navy. William I.oeb, Jr.. of New York, to bo collector of Customs ror tho district dis-trict of New York, Now York. Lewis Dalby of Virginia, to bo an Indian Inspector. |