The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-03-29


shat body at the funeral, and If that mo
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 oil the members of the Senate
were in their places. The news had
reached most OF them only short Tins
before the hour of convening, and they
had fastened to the chamber to partci-
pate in whatever action was to
be taken. Every face gave ev idence Of
grie, and the brief proceedings were car
ried through with solemnity betokening
a prevailing sadn ess rarely seen in the
Senate chant ber.
In the House, after the reading of the
journal, the announcement communicated
by Justice Miller was read from the desk,
an Representative Taylor, of Ohio. sup.
pems nted 1t by 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 a committee to attend the
funeral. Res olutions were adopted and
the House adjourned, as o mark of respect,
until tomorrow.
M
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-health.
The Speaker appointed the following
members a committee to join with the
- N. -.
ments concerning the funeral of the
Chief-J Justice: Messrs. Kelly. Seney,
Grosvenor, Breckenridge, OF Kentucky,
Stewart, of Vermont, Carlton, Cannon,
Anderson and Russell. The Ohio delega-
tion in Congress, both Democratic and
Republican, met at the Capitol yesterd a
afternoon and appointed committee to
draft resolutions on the death of TIN
Chief-Justice.
The resolutions will be reported to the
delegation to-day.
Tho Question or 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, a man of anoth
party will go upon the bench to fill the
vacancy. As to who it will be, there is but
little specula 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-wil not ex-
pect or desire the appointments Judge
jackson, Judge Sims and many others
who were named then W ill 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 necessty-required Mr.. Carlisle's
presence in the House to organizs it and
to work to bring the party together for
the passage of tariff bill. Mr.. Carlisle
at the same time told Mr.. Cleveland that
no other public position of trust would so
suit his inclination as that of Supreme
Court Justice. The matter was very
sedulously 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 al will be done
that can be done toward passing 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 moaths delay from
now and the Tariff bill will have been dir
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. II. Barnum, Chairman of the
Democratic 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 discus the matter of success
sion so soon after the death, he said, but
he thought it would be a wise and proper
thing to appoint Judge Thurman.