2368 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MARcH 23, 

By Mr. WOODBURN: Memorial of the State executive officers of 

Nevada, praying that that State be reimbursed in the sum of $11,840, 

expended and paid as costs, charges, and expenses in enrolling 1,184 men for the military service of the United States during the late war-to 

the Committee on War Claims. 

By 1111·. YOST: Petition of John N. Crous, of Waynesborough, Augusta County, Virginia,'forreference of his claim to the Court of .Claimsto the Committee on· war Claims. 

The following petitions, indorsing the per diem rated service-pension 

bill, based on the principle of paying all soldiers, sailors, and marines of 

the late war a monthly pension of 1 cent a day for each day they were in the service, were severally referred to the Committee on Invalid 

Pensions: 

By 1111·. C. S. BAKER: Of S. P. Howard and 68 others, citizens and 

veterans, and of Jacob Hoffman and 41 others, citizens and veterans of 

Monroe County, New York. 

By Mr. BELDEN: Of Ed win .A.. Knapp and 20 others, citizens of - Jamesville, N. J., ex-union soldiers and sailors. 

By Mr. J . . E. CAMPBELL: Of ex-soldiers of Springborough, Ohio. 

By 'Mr. CR SE: Of H. U. Blattenberg and 25 others, ex-Union soldiers, of Smithville, Wayne County, Ohio. 

By Mr. FLOOif: Of Henry Lyon and other ex-soldiers. 

By Mr. T. J. HENDERSON: Of Lawrence Priestm::m and others, 

citizens of Neponset, Bureau County, Illinois. 

By 1\Ir. LAIRD: Of citizens of Nebraska. 

Bv Ur. UcCORMICK: Of37 ex-soldiers ofthe Sixteenth district ot 

Pennsy I vania. 

By Mr. McCULLOGH: Of ~f. L. Carnahan and others, ex-soldiers 

and sailors of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. 

By Mr. ROWLAND: Of certain citizens of Wilmington, N. C. 

.By Mr. T.A.RSNEY: Of ex-soldiers of Michigan. 

Also, of ex-soldiers of Bannister, Mich. 

The followingpetitions, praying forthe enactment of a lawpronding 

iemporary ajd for common schools, to be disbursed on the basis of illiteracy, were severally referred to the Committee on Education: 

By 1\fr. FLOOD: Of citizens of Husteds, N. Y. 

By Mr. GRANGER (by request): Of 144 citizens of Fairfield County, 

Connecticut. · By Mr. GROUT: Of204 citizens ofOrange County, Vermont. 

By Mr. HIRES: Of 115 citizens of Gloucester County, New Jersey. 

By Mr. PHELPS: Of177 citizens of Passaic County, New Jersey. 

By Mr. SHAW (by request): Of G6 citizens of Carroll County, Maryland. 

The following petitions for an increase of compensation of fourth-class 

postmasters were severally referred to the Committee on the Post-Office 

and Post-Roads: 

By Mr. COWLES: Of P. T. Perkins and others, citizens of North 

Carolina. 

By Mr. HERBERT: Of S. Curry and 16 others, citizens of Curry, 

Pike County, Alabama.. 

By Mr. PEEL: Of citizens of Devore, Washington County, Arkansas. 

The following petitions, asking for the passage of the bill prohibiting 

the manufacture, sale, and importation of all alcoholic beverages in the 

District of CQ].umbia~ were referred to the· Select Committee on the .Alcoholic Liqucr Traffic: 

By 1.1r. GRANGER (by request): Of M. Knapp and 66 others, citi- zens of the Fourth district of Connecticut. 

By Mr. C . .A.. RUSSELL: Of 63 citizens of Killingly, Conn. 

SEN.A~ . 

. FRIDAY, March 23, 1888. 

DEATH OF THE CHIEF-JUSTICE. 

The Chaplain of the Senate, Rev. J. G. BuTLER, D. D., offered the 

following prayer: . Thou, 0 God, liveth andreignethforever, and we rejoice that our life 

is in Thy hands. Thou numberest the hairs o{ our head. A sparrow can not :thll without Thy notice. We bow reverently and humbly before Thee under the-shadow of death. 0 God, comfort and sustain the 

loved ones who are so sorely bereft. 

Teach us so to number our days that we may apply our he.-uts unto 

wisdom. We rejoice in Thee, the upholder of life. We -seek of Thee 

guidance and help, so that in living God may be glorified, and that after 

having served our generation we may fall asleep and be gathered to our fathers. 

We bless Thee for the life of Thy departed servant, for his faith, for 

his labor, for his faithfulness, for all th-e service he has rendered. We 

rejoice in the hope that gathers around his bier, and we pray Thee, 0 

God, as Thou art thus moving among us and causing us to see onrsel ves moving among the opening graves, that day by day we may learn wisdom~ and so live faithfully and well, spending., these frail, fleeting lives 

in the service of men and to the glory of God, 'that we may have peace 

of conscience, and that we may finally rest where death can not come. Oh, forgive us. Enter not into judgment with us. We thank Thee 

for the voice of prayer daily beard here; for~veryheartthat prays; that 

this is God's house; and we pray Thee manifest Thy presence through 

the spirit, and by Thy word and Thy providence, so that we may heal: 

in our inward ear, and that we may walk softly before God. 

We ask these mercies with grace and peace, in the name of Him who 

has taught us, when we pray, to say: Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come: Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not in to temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Secretary will read the Journal 

of the proceedings of yesterday. 

The Secretary proceeded to read the Journal of yesterday's proceedings. 

M:r. EDMUNDS. I ask unanimous consent that the further reading 

of the Journal be dispensed with. 

The PRESIDENT pro temp01·e. The Senator ·from Vermont asks 

unanimous consent that the further reading of the Journal be dispensed 

with. It is so o'rdered, if there be no objection. , . The Chair lays before the Senate a communication from:tbe Supreme 

Conrt of the United States, which will be read. 

The Chief Clerk read as follows: WASHINGTON, March 23, 1888. 

SIR: I nm directed by the Supreme Court of the United States to notify the 

Senate through you that the Chief-Justice of the United States died at his residence this mm·ning at 6.30. • I have the honor to be, >ery respectfully, 

Hon. JOHN J. INGALLS, 

P1·esident of the Senate. 

SAl\!. F. l\llLLER, 

Justice, Supreme Court. 

Ur. EDMUNDS. Mr. President, on the 21st day of January, 1874, 

Chief-Justice Waite received his commission and took his seat as the 

presiding officer. of that great tribunal, and for now more than fourteen 

years, partly in times of great excitement, difficulty, and trouble, and 

through a career in that court and of it embracing questions of the 

widest importance to human rights, involving life, liberty, and property, the Chief-Justice has been a conspicuous figure in the jurisprudence of this nation, and, perhaps, not less conspicuous in respect of 

the jmisprudence of the whole world. 

His career is ended for this life. It has neither been tarnished dlll'ing 

this whole period by any stain nor clouded by any reproach, either 

official or personal. Upright, brave, even-minded, impartial, patient, 

learned as a judge; gentle, generous, affectionate, kindly as a citizen,. 

be has in every walk of private life filled his career with honor-great 

honor to bims.elf and infi,nite benefit to his country. 

I move, M:r. President, that the Chair appoint a committee of five 

Senators to take such order as may be expedient in 1·espect of the funeral of the Chief-Justice and other matters connected therewith; and 

if t8is shall be agreed to, I shall move that in View of this great calamity the Senate adjourn until Monday next. 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Vermont moves that a committee of five Senatms be appointed by the Chair to take ac- tion concerning the funeral of the Chief-Justice. The motion was agreed to. 

Mr. EDMUNDS having declined service n pon the committee on account 

of the condition of his health, the President pro tempore announced the 

following committee: Senators SHERl\IA.N, HoAR, WILSON of Iowa, 

P UGH, and GEORGE. 

Mr. ED IUNDS. I move as a further mark of respect that the Senate adjourn until Monday next. 

The motion was agreed to; and (at 12 o'clock and 8 minutes p. m.) 

the Senate adjourned until Monday, March 26, 1888, at 12 o'clock m . 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

FRIDAY, Ma't'ch 23, 1888. 

The House met at 12 o'clock m. Rev. J. H. CUTHBERT, D. D., of 

Washington, D. C., offered the following prayer: 

Our holy heavenly Father, we thank Thee for the mercies of the past 

night, for 1he light and comfort of another day. We come before Thee 

with prayer and supplication for all who are in authority, as Thou hast 

commanded us t6 pray for all who are in authority, that we may lead 

quiet and peaceable lives in all godliness and honesty. Regard in great 

mercy Thy servant the President of the United States, both Houses of 

Congress in session, Thy servants especially before 'Ihee to-day. 

We thank thee, 0 God, our Father, for the spirit of faith and prayer 

that maTked conspicuously the founders of this Government, and es- pecially him whose earthly remains lie so very near to where we stand 

to-day. May the same spirit be in our rulers now that they may all be men after Thine own heart, fearing God and loving truth and righteous-