Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-24
A NATIONAL LOSS.
Sudden Death Of Chief
Justice Waite.
SYNOPSIS OF HIS CAREER,
Golden Opinions Regarding Him
Expressed by all Glasses
of Politicians.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Chief JUS
tice Waite died at his residence in this
city at 10o'clock this morning. The
Chief Justice was in his usual health,
though exhausted by his recent Sc
we're labors, until Saturday night,
when on returning from Senator
Hearst's where, with his daughter,
he attended a reception, he COM
planned OF chill. This feeling passed
off during the night, but he remained
in bed during Sunday, and until it
was time for him to go to court on
Monday. He was suffering then
from malarial and vague indisposition.
He did not read the opinion in the
telephone case, but sat through its
reading and then returned to his
home. He was wakeful on Monday
night and on Tuesday morning
SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE BRONCHITIS
Appeared, accompanied by in nsomnia
and great restlessness. His condition
on Tuesday was not alarming, but on
Wednesday pneumonia showed itself.
During Thursday night he was COM
Portable and no particular alarm was
felt, but at 6 o'clock this morning
failure of the hearts action was OBJ
served, and his daughter and son
were with him when he died.
Mrs. Waite left Washington for Cali
fornia about week ago, and is sup
posed now to be in Los Angeles. Ar
rangements for the funeral have not
as yet been made. The Chief Justice
will be buried in Toledo, Ohio.
Morrison Renisch Waite, Ill. D., was
born at Lyme, Onnectlcut, November 20
After his admission to the bar he remover
to Ohio, where he practiced successfully in
Maumee City and Toledo. He was mem
Der of the State Legislature i'll l349, and one
OF the Arbitrators of the Geneva Tribunal,
which settled the Alabama CLAIMS in 1872
He was President of the Ohio Constitutional
Convention in 1873, and in March, 1874,
was appointed by President Grant Chief
that position has been singularly free from
political or personal prejudices, he declin-
ing to serve as one OF the Elt ctoral Com
mission to decide the Presidential contro-
versy of 1876. He visited California two
years ago. and was received with the warm
est expressions of respect and consideration
wherever he went.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
2:15 P. M.-The following official
notice of the death Of Chief Justice
Waite has just been issued by the De-
partment OF State:
"To the people OF the United
States: The painful duty has devolved
upon the President to announce the
death, at an early hour this morning,
at his residence in this city, Of Nor
rison r. Waite, Chief Justice OF the
United States, which exalted position
he had filed since March 4, 1874,
with honor to himself and high use
fulness to his country.
'In testimony of respect to the
memory OF the honored dead, it is
orderedahat the executive offices in
Washington be closed on the day OF
the funeral and be draped in mourn
ing for thirty days, and that the
national flag be displayed at half-mast
on the building and on all national ves-
sells on the day OF the funeral.
"By order OF the President.
"T. F. BAYARD, Secretary of State.
Washington, d. G., March %, 1885,"
ACTION OF THE SENATE.
When the Senate assembled the
reading of the journal was dispensed
with, and communication from JUS
tice Miller, announcing the death OF
Chief Justice Waite, was laid before
the Senate. Senator Edmunds then
rose and said
''MR. PRESIDENT ON the 2lst OF
January, 1874, Chief Justice Waite re-
cived his commission and took his
seat as the presiding officer of that
great tribunal, and now for more than
fourteen years, partially in times Of
great excitement and difficulty and
struggle, and through his career in
that court and out of it, embracing
questions of the widest i'm portance
to human rights, both Of life, lip.
orty and property, the Chief JUS
tice has been a conspicuous figure in
the jurisprudence OF this nation, and
perhaps not less conspicuous in re-
spect Of jurisprudence of the whole
world. His career is ended for this
life, and it has been touched in these
fourteen years by no stains, by no re-
proach, by no fault or failing OF other
officials. He was upright, brave,
even-mipded, impartial, patient. affec-
tionate, kindly as citizen, and in
every walk Of private life he has filed
his career with honor-great honor to
himself, and with infinite benefit to
his country. 9eg ~ 2s'73fs .
/ move that the chair appoint a
committee of FIVE Senators to take
such action as may be expedient in
respect to attending the funeral of
the Chief Justice, and to other mat
ters concerning it. agreed to-.
now move that as further mark
of respect that the Senate do now ad-
journ till Monday next"
The Senate then adjourned and
President pro tenn ingalls, appointed
Senators Sherman, Hoar, Wilson Of
Iowa, Pugh and George, as the COM
mittee to represent the Senate at the
funeral OF tie Chief Justice.
IN THE HOUSE.
When the House convened this
morning, on motion of Watson, Of
Indiana, consideration Of the Logan
and Blair pension bills was postponed
until Friday next.
The Speaker laid before the House
a communication from Justice Miller,
of the Superior Court, announcing
the death OF the Chief Justice.
E. B. Taylor, of Ohio, said that it
seems that the great Office that was
occupied yesterday by Mr.. Morrison
Waite was vacant to-day. It is sec
ond in dignity to none in the whole
civilized world. 1t has been occupied
by him for many years, with an
ability and industry of disposition to
conscientiously discharge his whole
duty in such way that