Coalville Times | 1901-12-27 | Page 5 | presidential Chair

Presidential tlialr. The chair which Prealdent McKlnlny occupied nt aesalona of the cabinet la now the property of Secretary Cortel-you. Cortel-you. It. has been th custom for the retiring prealdent to present to soma friend the chair used by him while presiding pre-siding over the meetings of ths cabinet President Harrison gave his chair to Executive Clerk Crook, and tha latter regards it ss one of his most valued poaaeaalona. President Cleveland presented pre-sented hla chair to hla private secretary, secre-tary, ISniilel ft. l-amotit. There Is a law which requlrea that government prop erty shall not be given away, but that It muat be formally condemned and disposed of at auction. No one ha ever questioned the right of the. prealdent preal-dent to give away hla chair, however. Secretary Cortelyou was very anxloua to get the chair which his chief had occupied for ao long, and It waa accordingly ac-cordingly officially condemned, put up for aale, and bought In by the devoted secretary. Buffalo Commercial.