The Portland daily press., 1888-03-28
the NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Arrangements for the Funeral of
the Dead Chief Justice.
Mr.. Cleveland Reminded that There
is a Constitution.
Appropriations for Maine Waters as
Reported to the House.

Appropriations for Maine Waters as
Reported to the House.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The funeral Of
the late Chief Justice will begin at noon in
the hall of the House of Representatives.
Seats on the floor will be assigned to the
family and mourners. the President and
wife. the Supreme Court justices and their
families, members of the several committees,
members of the Cabinet and their families,
and to the diplomatic corps, the general OF
the army, his staff and other leading officials.
Reserved galleries will be held for the fami-
lies of senators and representatives. The
remains will not lie in State, as the family
desires that the funeral ceremonies be as
simple as possible. The body will be accom-
panied to the House by the Supreme Court
justices, who will be honorary pall-bearers,
and about % intimate friends Of the family.
The Supreme Court messengers will act as
body bearers. at the close of the funeral
ceremonies, which will be conducted by
Bishop Paret, the remains will be conveyed
to the Baltimore 81 Potomac railroad station,
and will leave Rt2n m. by special tram
on the Pennsylvania railroad, Iof Toledo.
All the justices Of the Supreme Court, ex-
Messrs. Bradley and Matthews. and the
committees Of the Senate and House will ac-
company the remains to Toledo, where they
are expected to arrive Thursday morning at
10 o'clock. The remains will be conveyed to
Trinity church in Toledo, and will remain
there for several hours, to allow the people
may come from the surrounding country, to
see his face before the body is Inferred.
Funeral services, which will be simple, Will
be held at the church at 3 p. m.
At special meeting of the regents OF the
Smithsonian Institute, of which the late
Chief Justice was chancellor, today, Sc
ries Of appropriate resolutions was adopted,
and it was decided that the secretary and
any smembers of the board who could ac-
company the remains to Toledo, would con-
at the funeral. The executive departments
of the District, the Smithsonian Institution,
and National Museum will be closed during
the entire day.
Warning the President.
The Senate committee on the judiciary
has made a report in executive session,
which, while it was not intended to be cen
sure of the President. and cannot be con-
strued as such, warns him that some Of his
official acts have been contrary to the con-
stitution and government, and that he must
not do so again. At the last session several
new offices were created by act of Congress,
the most conspicuous and important being
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The President had plenty of time to nomi-
nate these officers before the adjournment of
theSenate, but did not do so until after the re-
cess, and for nearly nine months they per-
formed their duties without having been con-
firmed, as soon as they were nominated. AT
the ensuing session the Senate confirmed
them, and then waited three months in order
that their action might not appear to be a
censure of the executive before submitting
protest which is signed by the entire COM
mittee irrespective of parties. In fact the
protest was written by Senator Pugb, a
Democrat, and has been transmitted to the
President by a member of his own party,
and warm personal friend. The protest
sets forth that the constitution clearly es-
tablishes the right and duty of the Senate to
advise and consent to the appointment to
certain offices, and that the President has no
authority to fill an office otherwise, except IN
case of an emergency.
In the case of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and at least some appointments
In the federal judiciary, the President had
ample time to name his men before the ad-
journment of the Senate and failed to dc, so.
once, during the administration of James
Monroe, when he neglected to fill two. offices
under similar circumstances until after the
adjournment of the Senate. When that body
reconyened it unanimously rejected the NOM
inees, as a rebuke to the President.
The committee disclaim any such mode in
the precent instance, but consider 1t their
duty to file protest, so that If any case may
arise in the future the confirmation of the
nominees may not be accepted as preced-
ent or surrender OF the CONSTITUTIONAL
rights of the Senate.
A Congressional Horse Trade.
Senator Stanford of California is aboutto
sell another horse to Senator Stockbridge OF
Michigan. These two Senators, who occu-
py adjoining seats in the Senate Chamber
have been in close conversation several
times lately, and the noble animal, the horse,
has more often been the topic upon which
they talked than the cares of State or the
workings of politics. The horse which Mr..
Stanford is about to sell to Mr.. Stockbridge
is a half brother to Bell Boy, the three-year
old that the Michigan Senator recently sold
for 900 after having purchased 1t year
before of the California millionaire for
$4,000. Senator Stanford regretted very
much that Bell Boy had been sold at such
low figure, and attempted to prevent con-
summation of the bargain, but the superin-
tendent of Palo Alto ranch closed the sale
before the Senator could interfere. The
price which Senator Stockbridge will pay
for this second California purchase is $751;
600, which, considering is very good price.
The sire of this valuable horse Is Election
eer who was the father of Bell Boy and 9th
er celebrated trotters. The manager OF Sen
ator Stockbridge's Michigan farm will go to
California to inspect the horse, and II it is
all right the animal will go to the kalama-
ZOO stables and the Senator from Michigan
will pay the Senator from California the
snug sum of $4,000.
The Texas Investigation.
The Texas investigation was continued
today, but aside from the Identification of
the telegraph operator of the disputed tels-
gram from Judge Kirk, and the submission
of sundry newspaper clippings relating to
the allegee crimes and political Irregularities
in two or three Texas Counties nothing Of
interest was brought out. The hearing VIII
probably close tomorrow.
The Mills Bill.
Charles Emory Smith makes the following
significant statement 'The country, and
especially the Republican press. which Is
called to deal with the issues in its own en-
lightened way, should clearly understand
these things; First, the situation at Wash
ington is more serious than has been gener-
ally believed. Second, there is grave reason
to fear that the Mills bill will pass the
House, and that the measule e must be treated
as a present and pressing danger, and not as
remote and improbable contingency. Third,
the able and sagacious Republican members
of the ways and meahs committee, in full
conference with the united Republicans of
the House, appreciate what is due to the Re-
publicans of the country, and are not un
mindful of the wisdom and duty of antagoniz
ing the administration and the Mills scheme
with the alternative proposition which viii
commend itself to the approving judgment
of the people, and which will constitute an
impregnabe Republican platform. and
fonrt6. the Republican senator's are In full
accord with the Republicans of the ways ant
means committee and the House, and not
withstandlng the narrow margin, they are
ready for the issue which they expect tc
come before them. The coming struggle
here is to be a tremendous one, and 1t Il
time time to O. grid on the armor for the battle"
mr.. MilIs's Sickness.