The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-12-03

tion of laying aside all public business last
summer and devoting the time to recreation.
WASHINGTON a. \ &
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Nov %
bulletin announcing that Vice President
Hendricks had fallen dead was received ut
the Baltimore & Ohio telegraph Office at $50
tonight. AS Mr.. Kelser, the chief ope-
rator. took it from the wire he ran to the
telephone and called up the White House.
Tell the president Mr.. Hendricks is dead" he
exclaimed ,o.--.--.--.-..------.
What's that?"
Mr.. Hendricks Is dead"
Mo-" s-
Yes We have just received a telegram from
indianapolis announcing that he fell dead few
moments ago. "a
rOh, 1nyI' calculated the operator at the
White House. f!Tt.s ~.
Dropping the receiving tube he ran in to
tell the president Mr. Cleveland was at
dinner when the operator broke i'll upon hun
with the news Leaving the table he went
up stairs two steps at time and went to the
telephone room and asked how the report
came, and whether there was any confirma-
ton of it. Being told that the message was
from the manager of the Baltimore \ Ohio
office in Indianapolis, and that its
accuracy was indisputable, he asked
that any further details might be
given him promptly, and returned
to his sister. who remained in the dining
room, in 4 tiutter OF excitement Swallow
ing a few morSels, the president went up
stairs, wrote a message of coincidence to
Mrs Hendricks and dispatched. messengers
to the residence of cabinet officers, asking
them to come to the White House at once.
THE PRESIDENTS CoNDoLENCB.
The president sent the following telegram
to Mrs Hendricks:
Executive Mansion. Washington, D. c., Nov.
25-To Mrs. Z. \. Hendricks, Indianapolis: The
sudden and lament able death of your husband
eXcites my profound sympathy for You i'll this
hour or your great bereavement. and sincerely
mourn the ieeease ofsone so lately associated
with me III the execution of the peoples highest
trust, while the nation mourns the loss OF an
honored citizen and faithful public servant.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Senator Edmunds was apprised of the
Heath of the vice president by a reporter,
ana was greatly affected. He said that he
gad known Mr. Hendricks a great many
yea $ and they were intimate friends in old
times in the senate and he added:
I Ihave always had personal regard for him. I
;. ecret exceedingly his death l shall call a
uueerlug tomorrow or all the senators in the
city to make such arrangements to have the
senate represented at the funeral as are proper.
Secretary Bayard said:
The news of Mr. Hendricks death is painful to
US all, but the condition in which the American
people are placed by his death. through the
failure of congress to pass proper laws regarding
the presidential succession. the fact that there
is now but one man between the American peo-
pie and no president, Is more painful to con-
template.
Secretary Lamar said:
Ny acquaint tance with Mr.. Hendricks was not
intimate. He has been for many years great
favurite in the South, and think was regarded
all over the country as a very safe, conservative
statesman, man OF great dignity and force OF
character He had the faculty of ttcehlna
friends to him very warmly Although his
death is very sudden and a great shock to us,
have often he rd his friends express apprehen-
sion as TO the condition of his health ever since
his attack some years ago.
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
When the cabinet adjourned the president
Issued the following:
Executive Mansion, Washington, D. c.. Nov.
p, lSS5.-To the people of the United States:
Thomas A. Hendricks. vice president of the
United States, died to-day at o clock p. m.. at
Indianapolis. and it becomes my mournful duty
TO announce the distressing fact to his fellow
citizens. In respect to the memory of this oftl-
ciai and patriotic public servant. whose long
career was so full Of usefulness and honor to his
state and to the United 5 ates. it is
ordered that the national iag be dis
PLAYED at half-mast upon all of the
public buildings Of the United States; that the
executive mansion and the several executive de.
y
on the day of the funeral and be draped in
mourning for the period of thirty days; that
the usual and appropriate military and naval
nonors be rendered, and that on all the legations
and cOnsularS OF the United States in foreign
countries the national flag shall be displayed al
half-mast on the reception of this order, and the
usual emblems of mourning be adopted fol
thirty days. [Signedl
GROVER CLEVELAND, President.
L. F. BAYARD, Secretary of State.
NEEDED LAW MAY BE PASSED.
The death of Mr. Hendricks leaving as ii
does but one life between the presidency
and a vacancy IN the office, to which no one
under the law can succeed. will undoubtedly
impel congress to pass the bill which has
been pending so long to provide for regular
successor. Several times has such bill been
reported from committees of both houses
and oEce a measure for the purpose was
passed by both; bat they were unlike in the
most essential features, and the senators and
representatives were not able to adj ust then
differences This event will renew the
discussion and it is 70 be hoped that some
plan of succession will be decided upon. AT
the cabinet meeting tonight, the subject was
introduced by Mr. Bayard, who gave the
history of congressional action upon it, and
quite @ long discussion ensued. The presi-
dent had no intention of referring to this mat
u,
of the uncertainty Of halnan life coming as
it does with direct force to hiFn personally,
will cause an addition to that document in
which he will urge congress to act at once
ANEw YORK, Nov. Ex-senator John Sher-
man was s-an ut the Fifth Avenue hotel, and
said: ..s
The death of the vice president would not
affect the organization of the senate III aLy waV
way, as the case was extremely simple Out OF
courtesy d president pro tempore was not
tod in nf tt,n vim liant
who when party opposite in politics was in
power could not exercise much influence He
did not appoint the senate committees which
were named in caucuses by the dominant party,
At present the senate without q p4esidinQ
officer IL must be remembered that the senate,
unlike the house, was prominent body and
there was no customs about electing permanent
efiicersr | have not the slightest idea
who will DO slected. The matter is alto
gether Of friendly consultation. Twas personal
friend of Mr.. Hendricks and knew aim yerv
we'll He man of marked character, and a
regular attendant Of the Episcopal church. The
death of Mr. Hendricks will not probably have
any effect on Indiana politics. and the loss of no
one man nowadays makes makes much differ
ence to the country. But he was certainly one
of the most prominent OF men in the Democratic
party, and 1 remember him well when he first
came into congress in 1868 and took leading
part in the reconstruction policy. 1 think that
Hendriekz. Thurman, Morton and Mcdonald
were all Ohio nten living in Indiana. The con-
tingency has never arizen when the presidents OF
the senate became president of the United
States and only remember one instance where
the vice president has died, aud that was King,
who was electel with Pierce. / don't want to
discuss the probabilities, and we ON our side
certainly want to see Cleveland serve his term
out. ..-.. #t.e .-a.tf- fe.-t ,...
TIRE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION
WASHINGTON, Nov. '1s.-Justice Miller OF
the United States supreme court, in speak
ing of the presidential succession TO- night,
said .E.
IF Mr.. Edmunds had been elected president
protempore of the senate at the recent extra ses-
of that body, he would now be the constitutional
successor to the presidencs in case of the death
of Mr.. Cleveland during his term of Office,
though the tenure of Office of the present pro-
tempere can be terminated at will by vote of the
senate" is'
DO you think that the sudden death of the
vice president will give rise to constitutional
amendment defining more clearly the status of
the president pro tempore Of the senate3' ---e
No. it is rot needed, The president. pro
temrore holds offise until the return Of the vice
president Of uDtfksthe senate elects his sue.
cessor. nor.is his stenure of office limited to q
single session, for the senate is body In per-
petpo, not: expiring by limitation as docs the