The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-04-05
..E WASHINGTON LETTER.

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The great International Council of
Women met promptly on the day fixed
for its assembling thepast week, and the
daily sessions held in the largest Opera
House in the city have. been crowded,
notwithstanding the large admission fee
charged. The tickets for the course were
fixed at 3d. Some of the subjects on
which papers were read and discussed
were as follows: The work of Unitarian
Women; The Limits of Women's Iu-
sHuence; Hospitals managed by and for
Women; Missionary Wcrk; Women
and Temperance; How to reach the
Children; The Temperance Hospital, and
numerous other subjects. Its aremark-.
able fact, but true, that while the con.
ventions has among it agreat many very
distinguished and brainy women there
was not to be found among the 300 dele
gates single one who was short haired,
clad in conspicuous dress reform costume,
nor otherwise marked in any way with
the insignia Of strong minded women as
pictured in the minds of most people.
{ The funeral of the late Chief Justice
Waite was of the simplest order, out Of
Difference to the expressed wishes of the
family. No services were held at the
house and the remains we're taken to the
Chamber of the House of Representatives,
accompanied only by the relatives and
immediate friends of the family, and by
the Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court. At the Capitol no person was
admitted except such as had passes. The
President and his Cabinet, as well as the
Senators and Representatives, occupied
seats on the floor of the Chamber, while
the galleries we're occupied by. members
of the Diplomatic Corps, families of
Cxbinet officers and members of Congress,
and others having cards of admission.
Mrs. Cleveland and Miss 3 yard, both
dressed in deep black, occupied seats in
the gallery. The solemnity of the cccas-
ion was heightened when the vast audi
ence present, both on the floor and in
the gallery rose of one accord and Joined
in the recitation of the Apostles Greed.
The remains were tnen taken to the train
and accompanied to Toledo by the escort
composed of Senators and Representa-
tives and certain of the Justices of the
Court, and at Toledo were met by Mrs.
Waite, who had just arrived from Cali
fornia, where she was sojourning at the
time of her husbands death. No sue
cessor to the Chief Justice has yet been
decided on. but many prominent Demo.
Gratis both in snd out of Congress have
expressed themselves in favor of the
appointment of Associate Justice Miller
to the Chief Justiceship, although he isa
Republican. The name of Speaker
Carlisle, however, is prominently men.
toned in connection with it, and as the
Office would be congenial to Mr.. Carlisle's
tastes he may receive the appointment,
in which event it seems to be pretty we'll
conceded here that Sunset Cox, of New
York, will be elected to the Speaker
ship.
Now that the tariffs fairly before the
House, its consideration will take up most
of the time for some weeks to come, and
some lively debates may be looked for.
The serious illness of Chairman Mills has
preventd the submission Of the report of
the House before now, but the members
of both parties have availed themselves
of the tins to consider the bill in all Its