Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-24
CONGRESSIONAL
Both Branches of the legislature Adjourn
as a mark of Respect to Waite.
Eiftiesh Congress,
THE SENATE.

i Etftiesh Congress,
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, MGrch 23.-When the
Senate convened this morning the clerk
proceeded to read the journal Of yester-
oSy, when EdmundS rose and moved that
It's further reading be dispensed With.
That order having been taken the presid-
ing Officer laid before tina Senate s com.
municstion from Justice Miller, notifying
the SenaEe, by direction OF the Supreme
Court OF the Uaited States, that Chief
Justice Waite died st his residence this
morning at $50 ....... ........
Mr.. Edmund5 then rose and said, the
Senate chamber being unusually hushec:
"Mr. President, on the 2Ist Of January,
1874, Chief Justice Waite received his
commission and took his seat as presid-
ing officer OF the great tribunal, and for
now more than fourteen years, partially
in times Of great excitement, and diff ;ul.
ty and struggle, through career IN that
court and ouE Of IT, embracing questions
of the widest Importance to human right,
both Of life, liberty and property, Chief
Justice has been conspicu
Gus figure in the jurisprudence
of the nation and perhaps
not less conspicuous in respect OF tn
| jurisprudence of the whole world. HIS
career 10 ended for this life. 1. has been
touched in these fourteen years By no
stain, by no reproach, oy no fault of fail
ing, either eff ;lal or personal. Upright,
hrsve, eyen-niuded, impartial, patient,
affectionate, kindly, as = citizen aud in
every walk OF private life, he
has filed his career with honor,
great honor to himself, sud with iafinite
ben. d. to his country. I move, Dir.
President, that the casir appoint . COM
mittee of five Senators to take such order
ss msy be expedient in respect to attend
ing the funeral Of Chief Justice and to
other matters concerning it," Agreed to.
az now move that as further mark OF
respect the Senate do now adjourn till
Monday next"
The motion was sgreed to and the Sen-
ate adjourned till Monday.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March % When the
House convened this morning on motion
Of Mr.. Matson OF Indiana, consideration
OF the Logan and Blair pension bills was
postponed until Friday next.
Tae Speaker laid before the House q
communication from Justice Miller of the
Supreme court announcing the death of
the chief justice.
Mr.. E. 8. Taylor of Ohio said: sat
seems that the great Office that WAS occu-
pied yesterday by Morrison r. Waite Is
vacant to-day. It is Calamity second
to none that know of in the whole civ
ilizsd world. 1t has been occupied by
him for many years with an ability, an
industry, and disposition to conscien-
tlouslg discharge his whole duty in such
m fn-hau fhl
in mourning for the deceased This is
not time for eulogy, nor, in fact, for
any extended remarks, but for the pur-
pose of exhibiting the fact that this House
mas respect tor his memory, l ask the
clerk to read and the House to adopt the |
following resolution ;"
The CLERK read as follows:
Resolved, that the House of Repre-
sentatives has heard of the death of Chief |
Justice Waite Of the Supreme Court of
the United States, which occurred this |
morning at O'Clock, with feelings Ct
deep and sincere sorrow.
Resolved, that while the nation mourns |
the loss Of one Of its most useful snd H. |
lustrious sons, it is fitting that the House |
that represents the people express its
deepest sympathy with the family of tbs |
deceased in their affection.
Reso we'd, that the House will attend |
IS booy the funeral Of the late Chief
Justice and the Sneaker is requested to
appoint committee consisting of nine
members to act with committee of the
Senate in any necessary scion relating to
the funeral.
Resolved, that as an additional mark OF
respect TO the memory Of the deceased,
the House do now Aoi jutf.
The resolutions werA unanimously
sdopted and the House st II rs adj 1urned
until Tomorrow. III
The committee appointed by the
Speaker to represent the House is IS fol-
lows: Messrs. William D. Kelly of
Pennsylvania, G. E Seney OF Onlo, Chss.
Of Ohio, ". P. Brecken-
ridge OF Kentucky, John W. Stewart Of
Vermont, n II. Carlton of Georges,
Joseph G Cannon of Illinois, A. r An
derson of Iowa, and C. A. Russell Of Con-
necticut