Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-03-29

ton was adopted. ne would move that the
Senate, as a further marx of respect,
| stand adjourned until Monday next.
Both motions were adopted and the
Senate adjourned.
Nearly all the members of the Senate
were in their places- The news had
| reached most of them only short time
before the hour OF converting, and they
had fastened to the chamber to partici-
pate in whatever action was to
be taken. Every face gave ev idence of
grief and the brief proceedings were car
ried through with solemnity hetokening
a prevailing sadn ess rarely seen in the
Senate chamber.
In the House, after the reading of the
Journal, the announcements communicated
by Justice Miller was read from the desk,
an Representative Taylor, Of Ohio. sup
plems nted it by a brief reference to the
able and honorable career of the late
Chief Justice, and presented resolutions
of respect and sorrow, and for the APP
pointment of committee to attend the
funeral. Res olutions were adopted and
the House adjourned, as a mark of respect,
I'm til to- morrow.
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 the frst
member of the committee, but was ex-
cused on account of ill-health.
The Speaker appointed the following
members committee to join with the
committee of the Senate to make arrange
m ants concerning the funeral of the
Chief-Justice: Messrs. Kelly, Seney.
Grosvenor, Breckenridge, of Kentucky,
Stewart, of Vermont, Carlton, Cannon.
Anderson aud Rus sell. The Ohio delega-
ton in Congress, both Democratic and
Republican, mat at the Capitol yesterd ay
afternoon and appointed committee to
draft resolutions on the death of the
Chief-Justice.
The resolutions will be reported to 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. e. man of ano' her
party will go upon the bench to fill the
vacancy. As to who it will be, there is but
little speculation 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-will not ex-
pect or desire the appointment. Judge
jackson, Judge Sims and many others
who were named then will again be men,
toned. What is thought to be most
pr obable is that Speaker Carlisle will
succeed Chief Justice Waite. 1t is
known that he was offered the
seat that Justice Lamar now
occupies before it was offered to that gem
tleman. He declined it very reluctantly,
and his declination was as reluctantly re-
ceived. But it was agreed between him
and Mr.. Cleveland, after talking the mat
ter over, that the political situation
party necessitv-required Mr.. Carlisle's
presence in the House to organize it and
20 work to bring the party together for
The passage of tariff bill. Mr.. Carlisle
1t the same time told Mr.. Cleveland that
10 other public position of trust would 50
suit his inclination as that of Supreme
Court Justice. The matter was very
edulousiy considered and carefully
weighed in the balance, one consideration
against another, before it was finally de.
,ided 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 tariff
bill and shaping the party policy before
it will be necessary to appoint Chief
Justice Waite's successor. There were
Sc veral months of delay in appointing
Mr.. Lamar. Three months delay from
now and the Tariff bill will have been dis.
posed of in some way and the House
will be on the verge of adjournment,
and the only consideration that kept
Mr.. Ca rlisle from the bench last fall will
have been removed.
Hon. w. H. Barnum, Chairman of the
National committee, ex-
pressed the opinion that Judge Thurman
ought to be appointed to succeed Chief
Justice Waite. 1t was probably not quite
the thing to discuss the matter of success
sion so soon after the death, he said, but |
he thought it would be wise and proper
thing to appoint Judge Thurman.