The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-28
THE LEGAL POINTS RAISED.

to take action in the funeral of the late Vice
W. H. CANADy sergeant-at-Arms.
THE LEGAL POINTS RAISED.
Ex-Justice Strong, OF the Supreme Court
said: 1T is customary at the close OF the
session OF the Senate for the Vice. President
to leave the chair and permit the election
of a President pro tenn, in order that there
might be succession to the Presidency in
case of the sudden death OF both the Presi.
dent and Vice-President. Mr.. Hendricks,
understand, declined to permit the elec-
ton OF President pro TEN OF the Senate.
Hence that body is without a presiding
officer, and if Mr.. Cleveland should also die
before the meeting Of Congress the country
would be without head, and the most
difficult problem would be offered for solu-
ton. A constitutional amendment is not
necessary, but Congressional enactment
is certainly needed, and under the circum-
stances will probably be adopted by the
incoming Congress vesting the Presi-
Dental succession in the event OF
the death OF the President Vice
President and Speaker of the House in
the hands OF the Secretary OF State, until
an election could be held. In that contin-
tingency the Secretary OF State would be
legally only acting President, though by
courtesy he would be called President. The
same would be true of the Vice-President,
President pro TEN or Speaker of the House
in case OF the succession falling upon either
of them" -
SENATORIAL ACTION.
Twenty Senators assembled at O'Clock
this morning in the Judiciary Committees
room in the Senate to select a committee
to represent the Senate at the funeral, and
selected the following mittee: Senators
Edmunds, Sherman, Allison, Harris, Vor-
hees, Pugh, Cullom, Gibson, Conger, Blair,
Dawes, Camden and Vest. Most OF the
Senators named were at the meeting. In
addition there were Senators Logan, Nor
rell, Waltham, Dolph, Van Wyck, Morgan,
Jones OF Arkansas, Berry, Cockerell and
Ransom. There were expressions OF sor-
row on all hands, but in view OF the near
approach OF the meeting OF the Senate no
formal or eulogistic speeches were made.
munds, and Sergeant-at-Arms Canady,
were authorized to make the necessary
arrangements for the transportation and
entertainment of the committee.
THE CONGRESSMAN.
There was also a meeting of about
twenty-five members OF the House in the
Speakers room, at which the clerk was
authorized to request the attendance at
the funeral OF the following members as
representatives of the House: Carlisle,
Randall, Hiscock, Long, Phelps, Hepburn,
Browne, Bynum. Morrison, Holman, Her
bert. Blunt Barbour, Hewitt and Geddes.
General Clark has notified by telegraph
those of the gentlemen named who are not
in the city of their selection, aud requested
their attendance.
THE DECORATIONS.
The work OF draping the various public
buildings with mourning emblems was be-
gun to-day but on occount of q holiday
and the stores all being closed and the con-
sequent impossibillty of obtaining mourn
ing goods, very little progress was made.
The draping OF the White House, Interior,
State, War and Navy Departments build
ings, is nearly completed. For the same
reason probably very few of the stores or
private residences in this city are decorat-
ed. Flags all over the city floated at half
mast all day. At the Treasury Depart
ment kilograms poured in all day from the
custodians Of public buildings throughout
the country asking to be authorized to
drape the buildings under their charge with
emblems of mourning. .Telegraphic au-
thorization to do so was sent in about six
ty cases.
TUESDAY SELECTED.
The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate this
afternoon received telegram from William
H. English, saying that the funeral would
take place on Tuesday next at IL O'Clock.
THE DEFEATED sERv1ANs.