, 1873-05-09
THE LATE CHIEF JUSTICE.

Adjournment Of the Courts Yesterday
Our OF Respect to Ellis Mcmory--a
t Meeting of the Members OF the Ba1
! Called for Saturday.
Tho United Statea Courts yesterday adjourned
! in respect to the memory Of Chief Justice Chase
at the coming in Of Court, Judges Drummond
| and Blodgett being present, Hon. Thomas Hoyne
| said:
MAY IT PLEASE Youn Hoyons: The taleorams Of
yesterday hripk to tie sad announcement Of the
death Of the Justice Of the Supreme Court Of tha
United States Being ut the head Of the Judicial De-
pa1tment OF the Government, well the chief Of
that lega1 tribunal In The country which finally decides
and interrrets the laws upon ali questions Of nnal sp-
deemed only nttng and appropriate hat tho bar and
judiciary Of this State give to the feelings
they entertain towards the character, and pay some
tribute tt to the memory and services OF The Late
T. unnecessary to s.y anything noFa Than
The court as well as the legal profession and the inter
csts Of justice have sustained aud move your Houora
that IN respect to his memory this court may before
entering upon the duties Of the day, how adjourn. It
Is proposed that meeting Of the bar now present.
shall DO convened, with view to calling geuer-
al meeting Of the bar at early day and adopt such
measures or resolutions the nature Of this sAd event
may seem to render necessary and just. The loss OF
60 distinguished = man as Salmon p. Chase,-a great
shoald not be allowed to pass without Its lesson nor
without action OF the bench and bar appropriate
TO 80 sad IN OCCASION 1move your Honors therefore,
court do now adjourn.
Judge Drummond eaid it WAS quite appro-
pirate on such an occasion that the Court should
adjourn, to give tho members Of the bar an op-
portunity to meet, as well as mark Of respect;
and it was 80 ordered.
Those present then resolved themselves into
meeting, and Mr. SWEET said:
h1h. CHAIRMAN: In consequence Of tho sad event,
news Of which has been 50 Unexpectedly received,
conveying to this Court the Of tho death Of the
Chief Justice Of the United States, it ecems to be
proper that the members Of the Chicago bar ehould
take some action expressive Of their respect for his
life and his eminent services, and their at his
death and in order thst the viewB Of others may DO
called out, would that meeting Of the nsm-
rooms Of The Lav Institute on Saturday next for tho
purpose Of taking such action in the premises they
may deem proper.
The motion prevailed.
q. N. Hubbard then moved TINT committee,
consisting Of Hon. Lyman Trumbul1, Judge
Thomas Drummond, Judge Henry ". Blodgett,
Hon. Leonard SWEET, Hon. Thomas Hoyne,
Judge Joseph Z. Gary, and Judge John G.
Rogers, bo appointed g'E to prepare memorial or
1ate CHIEF Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the the
United States, and our grief at his death such
memorial and resolutions to be presented to the
meeting OF tho bar to be held at the Law Insti-
tuie room on Saturday, at IL o'clock.
mittee:
The undersigned, appointed by the bar present at
the United States Court, this morning, as committee
suggest suitable action in reference the death
Chief Justice Of the United States, hereby call meet.
ing Of the members Of the Chicago bar ut the rooms Of
the Law Iusttute, Saturday forenoon ut II O'Clock
LYMAN TRuMBULL,
THOMAS DRUMAoND,
HENRY ". DLoDaEIT,
JOSEPH GAAY,
4. g. ROGERS,
LEONARD SWIFT.
It is expected that Judge David Davis, Associ-
ste Justice OF the Supreme Court, who is now at
will preside over this meeting. He
Vas telegraphed to that effect, yesterday, and
Judge Drunmond wrote to him.