Daily Republican., 1888-03-24
rnn 0atsr Jusrros DEAD.
He Expired Yesterday amer q snort IT.
ness- Congress and the Supreme oourt
ArJourn-rhe Next Justice.

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AcJo9rn-rhe Next Justioo.
WASHINGTON, March % Chief Jus.
tice Waits,of ths United ssatss Supreme
court. died ut his residence In this city
~ o 80 o'clock this morning.
Tbs Chisf Justios was 10 his usua
health, though exhausted by his recent
severe LAHORE, until Saturday night,
when, on returning fsom Senator
HeArst's, where, with his daughter, he
attended 9 reception, he complsined OF
o chill This feeling passed on during
the night, bat he remained In bed
Throughout Sunday, and until 1t was
time for him to 20 to the court on Mon
day.
Suffering then from malaise and
vague indisrositlon, he did not read the
opinion In the Telephone case, but sat
through its residing and then returned
TO his home. He was wakoful Monday
night and on Tuesday mornink symp
toms OF aoute bronchitis appeared, 40.
compAnIed by insomnia and great Eett
lessness, His condition Tuesday was
not alarming, but on Wednesday cir.
cum scri bed pneumonia showed itself.
During rhurtdsy night he was com
fora and no particular alarm was
felr, but at six O'Clock this morning
!. failure OF the hearts action was OBJ
ieeryed and a. 0 10 he pAsssd away.
His daughter, MiEs Mary F. Waite,
and his con, Mr. G. q. Waite (vioe
president Of the Clnoinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton RAilroad) were with him
when he died.
Mrs. w4ile left Warrington for Gall
fornia about week ago, and Ia sup
posed now to be in Los Angeles.
| hl.af iii IA Nm RlaA N
Toledo, Ohio.
ACTION OF THE SUPREME COURT.
The Attorney General and leading
mem bers oi t1e bar were present In the
court room when the court assembled,
and the seats ouuide tho rail were
flled with spectators. The chair OF the
Ohief Justice was simply draped with
crsps, but In ro other respect did the
appearAnce OF the cham ber awe any In
dioAtion of the mournfui natare of the
IuCcnston.
When The court entered tie cham Der
the marshal announ0 d "tbe Honorable
4 IAIsDtiAte Justices OF tho 5nprems
Court," vatyin the usual formula By
the omission OF the title OF a. Q de toeAsed.
When the court and the assem- olage
were seated, Justice Miller, In low,
broken voice, said: "Is 10 my pAinfui
duty 10 snnounos TO the bar OF this
court that Its honored Ohief Justice de
parted this life this morning Mt $50
O'Clock, Thts is not the occasion to
mAks any extsnded observations on the
subject, Whoh will be done In due
time. The court will adjourn until 12
o'cloof on MondAy, April "a.
There upon the oouIt and the ASSEM-
blage retired.
PROCLAMATION ny THE PRESIDENT.
To THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
BTArES:-Ths palnful ousy devOlves
upon the President to amour 90 the
death, al an early hour this morning, at
his residence in this oity, Of Morrison
Il. Waite, Ohiaf JuStice OF tho United
S,Atss, which exalted offioa he had
Allied sinca March 4, 1874, with honor
to himself aud high usefulness TO his
country.
In tes imony Of respect to the memo.
~ OF the houored dead, 1t Ia ordered
that the executive ofi ,es In Washing
ton be closed on the day of the funeral,
and bs dfapad Ia mourning fof 80 daVs,
an that the N Ational fiaR be displayed
AZ half In ass on the puUio buiI1luxs
and on all National vessels on the day
of the funeral.
BY the President.
I y. BAYARD, Secretary OF Stats.
Washington, II. o, March 23, 1888.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE sHHATE.
WARRINGTON, March 2S Tho clerk
prooeeds to read tho Journal Of ysstsi :
day, when Mr.. Eimunds rose and
moved that Its further reading be dis
pensed with.
Tat order having been taken, the
p :eAiding ofioer laid before the SsnAts
y oomw Indication from Mr.. Justice
Miller. notifying the Senate Coy dirsc-
tion Of tho SQprsms O0uFL OF the
United 6tAteL), that the Chief Justice
died Ut his residence this mornin2 ii
$50.
mr Eimunds then moved that the
chair appoint . committee OF ave 6sIR-
tors 30 take such order as may be expt-
dient in respect to attending the funeral
OF tie Ohief Justice and 10 other NAL
ters concerning H..
Agreed 10.
III nov move that "a O further mark
Of respsot, the Senate do now adjourn
til Monday next"
Tho motion was agreed TO, and the
Senate adjourned Sill Monday.
THE NEWS IN THE HOUSE.
Tho Speaker laid before the House .
communication from Justice Miller OF
the Supreme court, announcing thu
deAth OF the Chief Justice.
K b. Taylor, Of OHIO, had read the
following resolutions. which were
Sdoptsd:
Resolved, That the House OF Repre-
sentativts has heard of the death OF
Ohief Justice Waite, of the Supreme
Court of the United Siates, which ot-
CURED this morning at O'Clock, with
feelings Of deep and sincere sOrrov.
Ret0lved, That while the nation
mourne the loss OF Ona OF iti moet useful
aud illustrious sons, Il IL httiTg thai
the House, representing the people, OK
pre3B ita deepest sympathy with the
family OF the deceased In t1eir 6 I'll @
tion.
Resolved. That tho House will st
tend as body the funeral Of the laI'
Ohief Justice, and the Speaker 10 re
quested TO appoint q committee, con
sisting of nine members, to act with
committee Of the Senate In any neoes
sary action relating to the funeral.
Resolved, That rs an additional arl
Of respect to the memory OF the dc
ceased, the Houss do now adjourn.
= rhs Hnnza At IL 25 O'Clock Adjoarue
n until tomorrow.
TnE NEXT CHIEB JUSTICE.
WASHINGTON, March 33.-AlreAd
the nameg OF . nuu ber OF eminen
Democrats arc mentioned In oonrootio
with the vacant 0bief JuaticsAhtE
rhese are Allen @. Thurman; G1verno
John B. Gordon, Of Gtorsisi PostInAs
1 ter General Dickinson, BrAnn,B kei
nau, J. Randolph Tucker, Of Virgins
Hon William Il BArpum, ths chAil