The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-29
GLOOM UNDER THE DOME
LAST HONORS TO THE LATE CHIEF
JUSTICE.

in Attendance-Arrival of the Senate
An Impressive Scene as the Casket
Was Borne to It's Bier-The Start for
Toledo.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The remains
of the late Chief Justice Waite were re-
moved from the family residence on 1
street to the Capitol at 1:30 o'clock this
morning. They were accompanied by his
relatives, the associate Justices and their
families, the officiating clergymen, seven
In number, the officers of the Supreme
Court, representatives of different bodies of
which the deceased was a member, and nu-
merous friends. There were no services at
the house, and the arrangements were of
the simplest and quietest character. The
rortege proceeded to the capitol by way of
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
At the east front of the capitol several
hundred people had congregated before
noon and taken their places on either side of
the entrance to the building. The grand
stairway and rotunda had been cleared of
every one, except the policemen, who main
tanned order.
AT THE CAPITOL.
Dstentatious display, the first of the line of
carriages drew up at the curb and the
undertaken, with his assistant, stepped out
bearing great wreath of white and yellow
roses. The Episcopal clergymen, Drs.
Leonard, Mott and BOdine, accom-
panying Bishop Paret, next alighted
and climbed the stairway clad
in their white surplices The body
bearers, all messengers of the Supreme
Court and the hearse next drew up and
while The casket was being withdrawn the
Justices of the court, wearing their black
silk robes, took their places on the side
walk, headed by Marshal Wright and Clerk
McKenny
BORNE INTO THE BUILDING.
Slowly the remains were borne into the
capitol, followed by the Justices as honorary
pall-bearers. The casket was heavily
1raped in rich black cloth, crossed with
slender palms and laden with wreaths of
fragrant roses aud stately lilies Follow
ng close behind were the members
of the family of the deceased, the
wives and families of the Justices
pf the Supreme Court, the friends
Of the family and the colored family ser
wants. A temporary halt was made in the
tOtunda, where the committees of the Sen
ate and House awaited the remains, in order
TO allow the Justices of the Supreme Court
to take their places around the casket, and
again the line of march was resumed, and
the casket borne into the House.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.
The Senate met at 11:30 o'clock this
morning. After prayer by the chaplain,
the Clerk of the House appeared and deliv-
ered a message from that body announcing
that it was now in session and ready to re-
,eive the S ,nata Then the presiding
officer (Mr. In ,allSl said: Pursuant to its
N1Iar tha TO xxyflI 10
call of the House to attend the funeral of
the Chief Justice" Thereupon the process
ZION of Senators, headed by the Chaplain
md Sergeant at Arms, with the presiding
officer and Secretary of the Senate follow
ng in the second rank, took up its march
10 the hall of the House.
NO ONE IN THE GALLERIES.
There wereno spectators in the gallerie
of the Senate, no one being admitted to any
portion of the capitol, except on presenta-
lion of ticket of admission. After the
Senator's had left the chamber, the five who
had been appointed as a committee to at
tend the funeral at Toledo Senators Sher-
man, Allison, Evarts, George and Gray
came in wearing white linen scarfs, and
occupied seats for some time waiting for
.he arrival of the funeral procession.
IN THE HOUSE.
As early as II o'clock this morning the
kallaries of the House were crowded with
spectators anxious to observe the funeral
lervices over the remains of the late Chief
Justice and do honor to the memory of the
deceased. The floor of the House bore evil
1ence of mourning. Over the doorway
were heavy draperies of black. The folds
Of the American flag which hangs over the
Speakers chair were tastefully caught up
with the same emblems Of death and sorrow.
In the space in front of the Clerks desk
we're ranged heavy leather covered chairs
TOR the accommodation of the relatives and
friends Of the deceased, President Cleve.
land and his Cabinet, the Justices of the
supreme Court and the funeral committees
of both houses of Congress. The front rows of
desks of the members were reserved for the
6enators, while in the back of the hall the
space was filled with chairs for the accom-
notation Of invited friends of the men,
oers, including many ladies. Promptly at
80 o'clock the Speaker called the House
TO order. Prayer was offered by Rev. DR..
Cuthbert.
BRINGING IN THE BIER
The business of the House was then sus-
pended, while its officers carried in the bier
and placed it in the space in front of the
Clerks desk. At 40 o'clock the Senate
was announced and all toe members re-
NAMED respectfully standing while the
Senators took the places assigned TO them,
Nenator ingalls, occupying the chair to the
right of Speaker Carlisle.
The Regents of the Smithsonian Institute,
the Judges of the Court of Claims and Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia,
the District Commissioners, the members of
Eno Diplomatic corps the officers of the
United States Supreme Court, of the De-
partment of Justice and many members of
the bar of the Supreme Court entered un-
announced and were escorted to seats upon
the floor.
i A few minutes before noon Mrs. Cleve-
iand, accompanied by Miss Bayard, entered
II she executive gallery of the House, both
'aaies being appropriately dressed in black.
ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT.
II At ll:55 o'clock the President and his
eaolnet were announced and hundreds of
81 !~ople who had by this time secured seats in
tne e nall rose in respectful attention as the
uHllngulShed guests were escorted to their
seats. All the members Of the Cabinet were
PRESENT and with them entered Gen Sheri
uaa, who was clad in full uniform
a lew minutes atterward the Congression-
al el Committee entered, followed by the
ppnlclating Episcopal clergyman, Bishop
iaret, reading ''the Lord gave and
I0e Lord hath taken away, blessed
% the name of the Lord"
Al this time the caszet incosing the re-
mains of the deceased was borne into the
"a Cnamber and i,lacad unon the bipr Tho