Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-10-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
(From our Regular Correspondent

Again the angel oi death nas
spread his gloomy wings over the
National Capital end There Is a ueuse
SHADOW cast over TIE nottrLs vi its
people; again the nags ete euuly
aatii niostou 10 mara LLe uopdrLu
tor that 'DOurne lrUm wnonee 40
Traveller RETURNS OF al nOnoreu svn
Oi tho naJlOn. Justice Samuel L.
Miller, the most popular man Who
ever eat upon Tie bench vi Tie
United States Supreme LOurr, nels
gone To JON tile silent majority,
winch Is over growing larger anu
larger, anu ErieT holds supreme
sway over aSnlngJOn, where he
was universally loved for MS many
good QUALITIES. Lie was stricken
uOwn last Friday while returning 20
his house from n visit Co tue GU
prvme court room al. the capitol by
That scOurge OF the human race,
apUplexy, aud although he -aiIleu
for a Time, IL was PLAN from the
nrsr 20 Those. VINO minlstereu 10 the
fullen giant, the maud OF death was
upon nun.
Justice Miller was appointed to
the Supreme Court In loox by PresI-
dent Lincoln, Anu his death leaves
Justice FIELD the sole appolntee Oh
MIR. Lincoln, on the bench of the Su-
preme Court. de was the Senior
justice, IN length OF service as we'll
as age, OF tho court, and would uIi-
douDCeuly have been maze Chlef
Justice had the vacancy TO which
Justice Fuller was appointed occur
red under a republican President.
Some OF the opinions prepared by
Justice MILLER are as able as any ever
handed down in any court OF law,
and will live as long az the republic.
AS q lawyer he has always ranked
with the best; but it was as man
that he was loved aud admired most.
His place will be hard TO Till on the
bench, and In the ranks OF humanity
he leaves vacancy that can never
be filled. de was "a years old last
April, but there are few men OF fifty
as active or well preserved as ne
was.
Mr.. Blaine is going to Ohio to
speak for Mr. Mckinney, just as he
has all along intended TO do, and
just as he long ago promised to do,
and the busy bodies who have recent
ly been SO industriously engaged in
circulating stories OF his having re-
fused to go TO Ohio, because he was
DESTROYS of seeing Mr.. Mckinley de-
feated. are suffering from the chagrin
which they 80 richly deserve for hav-
written stories which they knew had
not the slightest foundation.
Mr.. Harrison will return to the
White House tomorrow, and his
anticipated return has started anew
the talk of an extra session OF Con
grees being called TO meet in Novem-
IT, he most diligently onder,
vored Co md one single Liam in q
position to know who believes that
an extra session will be called
and have failed. The law requires
that the president shall issue a proc
lamation calling an extra session o.
Congress thirty days previous to the
date upon which Congress is calico
to meeG, and 1t is hardly probable
that such a proclamation will nov
bc issued, as only two weeks coulC
thereby be gained Besides, it Il
understood that every republican
Senator has agreed to vote for 1
change in the Senate Rules as sool
as the regular session meets. Thi
agreement removes the necessity TO
an extra session, as the majority vii
under the changed rules, be able t,
crush any attempt of democratic
obstruction that may be indulge,
In, and to pass such legislation a
may be considered necessary for tn
welfare of the country.
The Count of Paris and his part
have returned to Washington froI
their tour OF the Virginia BATH
fields They will remain in Washing
ton for several days, and the part
will be deluged with social after
tiOns; the position of the Count, a
a claimant for the French thrOn,
and as an open and avowed enem
of the present French Republic, Or,
vents this government from oficia
ly recognizing his visit by any OF til
courtesies usually extended to di
tinguished foreign visitors. 1t he
been gathered from some of tt
party that their reception in vi
ginia was not as cordial as it migl
nave been.
Secretary Carter of the Republics
Congressional Committee has goI
to Montana, and Hon. ]. S. Clar
son is filing his place at the cor
mittee room.
The first certificates under the ne
pension law were issued by the pc
sion Office last week. The numb
issued will from this time on be sIo
= " but steadily increased.
The War DepartmentIhas advert
ed for proposals for 100 big ste
guns, 8 10 and II inch, for coast al
harbor defenses. 1t is propos
that little more than one four
OF the number shall be made on t
Pacific coast.
Senator Hiscock says he favo
calling an extra session of Congre
to meet IN November, but he dc
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