The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-01
THE DEAD SECRETARY.
TIE FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE
HELD TOMORROW.

2GLO 4O-%AASAA@eO
r.a Penoains Not to Lie in State-An
the Treasury and Postofaces to be
Closed-A Private Service at the
House and General Services at the
Church.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-The funeral
ssrvices over the remains of Secretary
window will be held Monday. The order
of the President closing all ths executive
danartments upon that day win be observed,
and throughout the country the offices con-
nacted with the treasury department will
ha closed. as also all postoffices between
tho hours of IL a. m. and 2 o'clock p. m.
The body will not lie in state and there
will be no public view of tho remains, but
between o'clock aud II o'clock q. m. Mon
day. the near personal and official friends of
the late secretary will be admitted to the
House. At IL o'clock the House will be
closed to visitors, and little later there
will be private service at the House for the
family only.
THE GENERAL SERVICES.
The general services wilhbe at the Church
Of the Covenant at noon. DIR. Hamlin will
officiate, though, possibly, he win be as
sisted by other ministers. At first it was
intended that the services should
10 be abandoned, and, according
TO the final arrangements, admission to the
church will be by ticket up to 11:l5 q. m.
An the members Of the cabinet, the supreme
court justices, the diplomatic corps, the
judiciary, heads of bureaus and chiefs of
divisions connected with the secretary's office
or with the treasury department, gem
ersl officers of the army and navy,
and senators and members of the
House of Representatives will present cards
of admission. The internent will be at
Rock Greek cemetery. The members OF the
cabinet, at the desire of Mrs. Window, will
act as honorary pall~bearers, and a detail of
non commissioned officers from the treasury
guard will assist as body-bearers.
A MESSAGE TO THE SENATE.
The President to-day sent to the Senate
and House the following message in regard
to the vacancy in the treasury:
The sudden death Of Hon. William Window.
Secretary OF the Treasury, in New York on the
evening of Jan. 29 has directed my attention to
the present state of the law as to the filling of
the vacancy occasoned by the death of head
of a department.. 1 transmit herewith an
OplDlOu Oh tne ADICOru6y General, from which
it will be seen that under the statutes In force
no officer in the treasury department or other
person designated by me can exercise the duties
of the Secretary Of the Treasury for a longer
period than ten days This limitation, am
sure, is unwise, and necessarily Involves in such
case as that now presented undue haste and
even indelicacy. The President should not be
required 60 take up the question Of the selection
OF a successor before the last offices of affec-
ton and respect have been paid to.she dead IF
the proprieties Of an occasion as sad as
that which now overshadows us are
observed Ss;ss t; possibly one-half of. the
with due regard to the decencies Of life. the
President and those with whom he shouH ad
wise can take up the consideration of the grave
duty OF selecting head for one OF the greatest
departments or the governments.
OTHER BAD EFFEoTs
Hasty action by the Senate Is also nee.
essariiy involved, and geographical limitations
are practically imposed by the necessity of Sd
eeting some one who can reach the
capitol and take the necessary oath
OF ofiee before the expiration of ten days
IL may 6e very proper restriction of the power
OF the President in his conviction that he shall
not designate for any great length Of time q
person to discharge important duties Who has
not been confirmed by the Senate, but there
would seem to be no reason why one Of the as
siStans secretaries Of the department, wherein
~ vacancy exists, might not discharge the
duties of secretary until o successar
Is selected, confirmed and qualified The
inconvenience Of this limitation was made an.
parent at the time Of the death of Secretarv
folgeS. President Arthur in that case allowed
one or the assistant secretaries who had haen
designated to act in the absence of the secre
@ry, 70 continue in the discharge Of such duties
tor further term Of ten days, and then made a
w tprary sio,y appointment as secretary in order
ni'ing this important place.
MODIFICATION REooMMENDEp.
recommend such modification of the exist.
nas laws as VIII permit the first or second
asslstant, or In case of the treasury department
whe where sne ASSISTANTS are not graded, that one
WHO may be designated by the President to dis
Uaarge The duties Of the head of the department
HN'i d successor is appointed and qualified.
Inc Attorney General, in his opinion
transmitted with the Presidents message.
quotes the statutes regarding vacancies
Saused by the death, absence. etc. of the
aeau OF department, and says that it seems
10 10 MIN impossible to escape the effect
vL ;. seeuon lSO of the Revised Statutes in Iiu,-
r.Li ,.ing 70 period of ten days the time during
". %uGn ~. vacant Office may be filled, either
t;or ~ ,ne os statutory successor or the designa-
S, S.on Oh The President, provided for In other
SECTIONS, which he also quotes This con-
iSmCction, io, he says, is borne out by the opln-
''No VI MS predecessors.
THE VACANT sEcRETARYsHrp,
Scusress Will probably rhlleve the Presi-
Senis, A.. from the embarrassing necessity of
soCioing So upon Secretary WINDOWS success
sn % n "Ithin ten days, by passing on Tuesday
tan acC 70 permit the President to appoint a
suporary secretary until he can select a
SSSOc San,sSO as suggested by the Presi.
p.nN,s message. It showed the
IN iosIluents sInts uncertainty and embarrassment
TIL sue present situation quite plainly.
sbo,,. incident also stimulates the. talk
ran Ous 'ne nlling of the vacancy. The Gossip
kno'1IGo oI Go-oay without adding much to the
vaStoSg uge or even the information of
Ssnateuay The probability that neither
ssrtat!s s Sherman or Allison nor Repre-
To@os mckinley would accept the place
tive tnueg II was strengthened by corobora-
msr0I 0IIesUlinony. The probability that no
vsoan er Oh the cabinet would be given the
ton. 80 '00uArineo py turtner lnforma-
IN ADDITIONS TO THE LIST.
Kst os J. were numerous additions to the
connao.ioe Slose honorably mentioned In this
Of a-NNlon, which now includes the name
tive 81 republican senator and representa-
oRca - any prominence who goes out of
sntiroi Eo On March 4. Most of them must be
eitbar excluded from consideration,
cane Iecause they are eastern men or be-
NOT Delng western men, they have
the raoN!r onCner the requisite ability or
dent,s dOe dulSIOe financial views, or the Presi-
The ora 'aaInoence, or the peoples confidence.
dent. ~ Sning apparent is that the Presi-
be saiooaAk ak ls even mere difficult than when
man - Secretary Window. A western
TO hir' su eastern ideas, who will be loyal