[170] The United States consul in Hawaii, John L. Stevens, recognized the new government on February 1, 1893, and forwarded their proposals to Washington. With just one month left before leaving office, the administration signed a treaty on February 14 and submitted it to the Senate the next day with Harrison's recommendation.[169] The Senate failed to act, and President Cleveland withdrew the treaty shortly after taking office.[171][172]

Cabinet
Harrison's cabinet in 1889Front row, left to right: Harrison, William Windom, John Wanamaker, Redfield Proctor, James G. BlaineBack row, left to right: William H. H. Miller, John Willock Noble, Jeremiah M. Rusk, Benjamin F. Tracy
The Harrison cabinetOfficeNameTermPresidentBenjamin Harrison1889–1893Vice PresidentLevi P. Morton1889–1893Secretary of StateJames G. Blaine1889–1892John W. Foster1892–1893Secretary of the TreasuryWilliam Windom1889–1891Charles Foster1891–1893Secretary of WarRedfield Proctor1889–1891Stephen Benton Elkins1891–1893Attorney GeneralWilliam H. H. Miller1889–1893Postmaster GeneralJohn Wanamaker1889–1893Secretary of the NavyBenjamin F. Tracy1889–1893Secretary of the InteriorJohn Willock Noble1889–1893Secretary of AgricultureJeremiah McLain Rusk1889–1893
Judicial appointments
Main article: Benjamin Harrison judicial appointments
Harrison appointed four Supreme Court justices, including David Josiah Brewer.
Harrison appointed four justices to the Supreme Court of the United States. The first was David Josiah Brewer, a judge on the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. 