The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-03-30


tion was adopted, ne would move that the
Senate, as a further mark of respect
stand adjourned until Monday next.
Both motions were adopted and the,
Senate adjourned.
Nearly all the members Of the Senate
We're in their places. The news had
reached most of them only a short time
before the hour of convening, and they
had fastened to the chamber to partici-
pate in whatever action was to
be taken. Every face gave evidence of
grief and the brief proceedings were car
ried through with a solemnity betokening
q prevailing sadn ess rarely seen in thu
Senate chamber.
In the House, after the reading Of tba
journal, the announcement communicated
by Justice Miller was read from the desk,
AMI Representative Taylor, of Ohio. sup
plem nted it by a brief reference to the
able and honorable career of the, late
Chief Justice, and presented resolutions
ofrespect and sorrow, and for the ap-
pointment of a committee to attend the
funeral. Res olutions were adopted and
the House adjourned, as a mark Of respect,
until tomorrow. s,-
WASHINGTON, March 23-President pro
tenn ingalls, has appointed Senators Sher-
man, Hoar, Wilson, Pugh and George as
the committee to represent the Senate at
the funeral of Chief Justice Waite. Sem
ator Edmunds was selected as the frst
member of the committee, but was ex-
cused on account of ill.healtb-
The Speaker appointed the following 2
members a committee to join with the
committee of the Senate to make arrange
ments concerning the funeral of the
Chief-Justice: Messrs. Kelly, Seuey,
Grosvenor, Breckenridge, of 'Kentucky,
Stewart, of Vermont, Carl ton. Cannon,
Anderson and Rus sell The Ohio delegR-
tion in Congress, both Democratic and
Republican, met at the Capitol yesterd a Y
afternoon and appointed a committee ia
draft resolutions on the death Of ths
Ch1ef-J ustice.
| The resolutions will be reported 20 the
delegation to-day. -
The Question of Succession.
WASHINGTON, March 24-The sh ock to
| the community by the sudden death OF
Chief-Justice Waite had hardly been felt
| throughout the city, before speculation
| began as to who will be his successor on
| the Supreme Court bench. The Star last
| evening, commenting upon the matter,
says: POLITICALLY, q man Of another
party will go upon the bench to FIJI the
! vacancy. As to who twill be, there IS but
| little specu1a tion as yet. There are many
/ candidates, whose names come to the
| minds of every body at once. Two who
| were much spoken of when there was an
other vacancy-Secretary Bayard and
| Attorney General Garland-wiu not ex.
| peet or desire the appointment Judge
! Jackson, Judge Sims and many others
/ who were named then will again be men,
1 toned. What is thought to be moss
! probable is that Speaker Carlisle will
] succeed Chief-Justice Waite. It is
| known that he was offered the
seat that Justice. Lamar now
! occupies before it was offered to that gen.
| tleman. He declined it very reluctantly
! and his declination was as reluctantly re
| ceived. But it was agreed between hin
/ and Mr.. Cleveland, after talking the mat
/ ter over, that the political situation
| party necessity required Mr. Carlisle's
| presence. in the House to orgauizeit it and
| to work to bring the party together fol
| the passage Of a tariff bill. Mr.. Carlisle
/ at the same time told Mr.. Cleveland tha
no other public position of trust would Sc
suit his inclination as that of Supreme
| Court Justice. The matter was very
sedulousIy considered and carefully
weighed in the balance, one consideration
against another, before it was finally de
| cided that the course should be followed
| which was pursued eventually.
The political reasons that then inter
| fered are no longer in the way. The
/ House is organized. and all will be done
/ that can be done toward passing,a taria
| bill and shaping the party policy before
| it will be necessary to appoint Chiei
| Justice Waite's successor. There wer'
Sc veral months of delay in appointing
Mr.. Lamar. Three months d9laY from
! now and the Tariff bill will have been die
| posed of in some way and the Hous
will be on the verge of adjournment
and the only consideration that KEEP
Mr.. Ca rlisle from the bench last fall viii
have been removed.
Hon. w. H. Barnum, Chairman Of tn
! Democratic National committee, ex
pressed the opinion that Judge Thurman
ought to be appointed to succeed Chief
Justice Waite. 1t was probably not quit
the thing to discuss the matter of success
sion so soon after the death, he said, bu
he thought it would be wise and prOpe
thing to appoint Judge Thurman.