The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-25
THE LATE OHIEF-JUsT1CE.

| The Funeral Ceremonies To Be Held In the
Hall of the House on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, March 24-The White House
was draped in mourning to-day.
The several committees appointed to make
| preparations for the funeral of the late Chief
justice, held meetings to-day. AT meeting of
a number of members of the bar the following
was adopted:
in pursuance Of preliminary conference held at
the Capitol to-day notice is herebyEgiven that meet
ing of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United
States will be held at the Supreme Court at
their attendance at the funeral of the Chief of
the United States, and for subsequent meeting of
the bar in commemoration of his eminent character
and public services in the discharge of that great
| Office.
The Senate and House committees deputized
/ the sergeants-at-arms of the two houses. re-
| spectively, to confer with the marshal of the
Supreme Court as to the arrangements of details.
| A telegram was received from Mrs. Waite. stat
ing that she is en- route via the Atchison. Tope-
ka & Santa Fe railroad to the East and will ar
rive In Toledo either Wednesday evening
/, Thursday morning next She consents to pub
lie funeral services here, and unless smething
shall come from her to change in the
arrangements. the funeral will take place in the
hall of the House OF Representatives, about
noon. next Wednesday. The remains will DO
conveyed to Toledo for interment, and there will
be met by Mrs. Waite. At first, the family ex-
pressed desire that the services should be held
in church. but they readily assented to the sag
eestion that the hall OF the House would be
preferable
AT a later conference it was decided that the
ceremonies In Washington shall take place in
the hall of the House of Representatives at II
o'clock on Wednesday, Bishop Paret. and
Doctors Bodine Leonard and Mott, of the
Episcopal Church, officiating. There will be no
GRAFTON. The Judges of the Supreme Court in
GLIDING ex-Judge Strong, will act as pail
bearers. The President and Cabinet, and both
houses of Congress and the bar of the Supreme
Court will attend The court as body and the
committees of the two houses will accompany
the remains to Toledo.
The Ohio delegates in Congress held o meet
ing yesterday Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the House ana appointed committee
to prepare suitable resolutions expressive of
their sorrow 'over the untimely death of the
great jurist and illustrious citizen. and as
tribute of respect TO his memory" The COM
of resolutions, which we're unanimously adopted.
Among them are the following:
Resolved, By the members of the Ohio delegation
in the Ffteth Congress of the United States that in
the death OF our most distinguished fellow -citzen,
our beloved State as commonwealth, has sustained
loss rreparable, its legal profession has been de-
priyed of its brightest ornament and its people bereft
of whose from the humblest walk of life to
position the most transcendant, strikingy teaches
the possibilities of life devoted to duty and right.
Resolved, That the Nation mourns the departure of
who, while occupying the highest judicial place,
brought to the discharge of the responsible and diff
duties of place the Hottest patriotism the
purest integrity, the ripest Judgment the dis
tnguished ability and the eost unassuming modesty;
and who in all the relations of private life.
hibited the virtues of humanity in the highest excel
1ence and beauty.
tended TO the bereaved family of the deceased whose
is made poignant by the necessary alb
at his death of the beloved wife and mother of
his household
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