The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-22
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army and navy shall display the national
| flag at half-mast and that the represent
| adves of the United States in foreign
| countries shall pay appropriate tribute to
| the fllustrious dead for thirty days.
| In witness whereof, have set my hand
and caused the seal Of the United States
| to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
18th day of November. in the year of our
Lord, 1899, and of the independence Of the
United States the bath.
(Signed) WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
BY the President.
JOHN HAY, Secretary Of State.
THE SENATE TO ATTEND
Sergeant-at-arr1s Bnght, Of the senate,
after consultation with President pro tenn
Frye, decided that instead Of sending the
usual committee to attend the ceremonies
each member of the senate would be re-
quested to be there as one of the COM
mittee of the whole, he accordingly sent
the following message to- each senator:
Washington, Nov. q, 1S99.-Hon. Will
lam D. Frye, president pro TEN of the
senate, directs me to notify you Of your
selection as one of the committee 10 rep
resent the senate at the funeral of the
late vice-president of the United States
at Paterson N j., at 2 o'clock, Novem-
Der %, 1899. The committee will meet at
the Fifth Avenue hotel, New York City,
arrangements having been made for your
entertainment while in New York, and
proceed to Paterson by train at o'clock
This train will run to Paterson and on
to Washington, arriving at the capital
at II o'clock. R. J. BRIGHT,
Sergeant-at-Arms.
Washington. Nov. 21-From dispatches
received by Colonel Bright, the sergeant
alarms of the senate there will be a
large representation of members of that
body at the vice presidents funeral.
About thirty senators have replied to the
telegram sent at the direction of Presi-
dent pro tenn Frye, informing them Of
their selection as members Of the commit
tee to attend the funeral. Twenty-four
of them have promised to be present
They are as follows: Gallinger, w. A.
Clark, Foraker, Bacon, Depew, MrLaurfn,
Harris, Allison, Fairbanks, Hanna, Haw-
ley, J. K. Jones, Heitfeld, Kyle, Burrows,
Wetmore Lindsay, WoIcott, McComas,
Sewell, Tillman, Mason, Scott and Ken
ney. Colonel Bright will go to Paterson
in day or two to render any assistance
he may in the funeral preparations, 50
far as the senate is concerned.
Clerk Mcdowell, of the house of repre-
result of the consultation with Prospect
i've Speaker Henderson, he will make ar
rangements for a committee of the house
to attend the funeral. This will include
such members as may be in the city.
CONGRESSIONAL MOURNERS
Washington, Nov. 21.-Vice President
Hobart's funeral on Sunday will be at
tended by the members of the cabinet,
the supreme court, the senate in a body
and large committee from the souse of
representatives besides many dignitaries
of the government, who will journey to
Paterson to pay their last tribute of re-
spect TO the memory of the vice president.
Every senator has been invited TO be
present. and the senate will meet at the
Fifth Avenue hotel in New York Satur-
day at II O'Clock, then travel in a body
to Paterson Sergeant-at-Arms Bright
has engaged a special train to convey the
president and his cabinet and the United
States supreme court to Paterson The
train will leave Washington over the
Pennsylvania railroad at o'clock Sunday
morning and arrive on the return at II
p. m. Chief Justice Fuller was not IN
the city today and in his absence no one
could say whether the court would be
able to attend the funeral in a body, but
the officials Of that tribunal expressed
themselves as very confident that it
would do so.
Owing to the fact that the house OF
representatives is without a speaker no
arrangements with reference to the house
committee were made today. General
Henderson, who will be the next speaker,
telegraphed to Major Mcdowell. the
clerk of the house, at his home at sha-
ron. Pa and Major Mcdowell is expected
here tonight. Upon his arrival he Will
consult General Henderson and other rep
resentatives who are in the city. and a
committee will be appointed to attend
the funeral
HENDRICKS DEATH RECALLED
The death OF Vice President Hobart
naturally recalls the death Of Vice Pres
ident Hendricks, who expired suddenly,
of paralysis OF the heart, November 3,
1855. Al the time the question OF the sue
cesston 70 the presidency had not been
settled by law, although Senator Hears
bill providing for the presidential sue
eession throughout the cabinet had been
submitted on December 4, 1888, and had
remained uuactssd upon. The news OF
Mr.. Hendricks death was received II
Washington late in the afternoon OF No
vem5er .. President Cleveland was a.
dinner when the news was brought 20
him by Secretary Lamont Notices were
sent at ouce % all the members Of the
cabinet and special cabinet meeting
was held that night. President Clevs-
lands frs tact vas 20 dispatch a teIe-
gram % condol ence TO Ms Hendricks.
after which q proclamation was prepared
making an ofHcsal announcement q TIE
vice presidents death % tie pubic and
establishing > usage which vas followed
today BY President Mckinley. On the
morning following Mr. Hend-1cks death
meetings % such members q re house
and senate as were IN :oxa were reid a.
the CAPITOL and ne COMMITTEES from both
Legislative bc3ies we're appointed . al
,eud tie funeral services VAica Zs-e
held IN IRdiapn polls on tire Tuesday FOL
loving Nineteen members we're aPposnt-
ed OF the house committee All rhe
rather unuEaal aUnoe- OF thirteen from