The Republican., 1890-10-17
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent)

MS gloomy wings oyer the National
Capital and there is a dense shadow
east over the hearts of it's people
again the flags are sadly half masted
TO mark the departure for that
bourne from whence no traveller re-
turns" Ofan hOnOred son of the nation.
Justice Samuel F. Miller, the most
popular man who ever sat upon the
bench of the United States Supreme
Court, has gone IN join the silent ma
Jofity. which is eyer growing larger
and larger, and grief holds supreme
sway over Washington, where he
Was universally loved for his many
good qualities. He Was stricken
a wn last Friday while returning
to his house from II Wit To- The Su-
preme COurI room at the CalltOI by
that scourge Of the human race, apo.
plexy, and although he rallied for
time, it was plain from the first to
those who ministered to the fallen
giant, that the hand of death was
.apon him.
Justice Miller was appointed to the
Supreme Court in 1862 by President
lddcOln, and his death leaves Justice
Field the sole appointee of Mr.. Linz
coin on the bench of the Supreme
Court. He was the Senior Justice,
in length of service as well as age. of
the court, and would undoubtedly
haye been made Chief Justice had
the vacancy to Whi IN Justice Fuller
was appointed occurred under ii Re
publican President. Some of the
Opi mons prepared by Justice Miller
are as ableas any ever handed down
in any court or law, and will live as
long as the republic. AS IA lawyer
he has always ranked with the best
but it WAS as a man that he was loved
and admired most. His place will
tie hard to fill on the bench, and in
the ranks Of humanity he leaves ii
vacancy that can never be filled.
He was "A years old last April, but
there are few men Of fifty as active
or well preserved as he was
Mr.BIaine is going TO OHIO to speak
for Mr., Mckinley, just as he has all
along intended to do, and just as he
long ago promised to do, and the
busy bodies who have recently heeu
SO industriously engaged in circulat-
ing stories of his haying refused to
go to Ohio, because he was desirOus
of seeing Mr.. Mckinley defeated,
are suffering from the chargin which
they so richly deserve for having
written stories which they knew had
not the slightest foundation.
Mr.. Harrison will return to the
White House tomorrow, and his an
tieipated return has started anew the
talk of an extra session of Congress
being called to meet in November.
| nave most earnestly endeayOred TO
find one single man in a position to
know who believes that an extra
session will be called, and haYe
failed. The law requires that the
President shall issue Il proclamation
calling an extra session of Congress
thirty days previous to the date upon
which Congress is called to meet,
and it is hardly probable that such a
proclamation will now be issued, as
only two weeks could thereby be
gained. Besides. it is understood
that every Republican Senator has
agreed to vote for change in the
Senate rules AS soon as the regular
session meets. This agreement re-
moves the necessity for an extra
session. as the majority will, under
the changed rules, be able to crush
any attempts of Democratic obstruc-
ton that may be INDUCED in, and to
pass such legislation as may be con.
sidered necessary for the welfare of
| the country.
The Count of Paris aud his party
have returned to Washington from
their tour of the Virginia battlefields.
They will remain in Washington for
several days, and the party will be
deiuged with social attentions the
position of the Connt. as a claimant
or the French throne. and as an
avowed and open enemy of the pres
eh't French republic, prevents this
Government from officially recog-
pizing his visit by any of the cour-
tesies usually extended to distin.
gufshed foreign visitors. 1t has been
gathered from some of the party that
their reception in Virginia was not
as cordial as it might haye been.
Secretary Carter. of the Republican
Congressional Committee, has gone
to Montana, and Hon. j. S. Clark
son is filling his place at the COM
inittee rooms.
The first certificates under the new
pension law were issued by the Pen