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city today. and in his absence no che cou'd
| say whether the court would attend the
funeral in a body, but the officials of
that tribunal generally expressed them
! selves 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. Gen. Hen
derson, who will be the next speaker, tel
egraphed to Maj. Mcdowell, the clerk Of
the house. at his home at Sharon, Pa,
and Maj Mcdowell is expected here to-
night. Upon his arrival he will consult
Gen. Henderson and other representatives
who are in the city, and a committee will
be appointed to attend the funeral
QUESTION OF SUCCESSION.
The death of vice President Hobart
naturally recalls the death of Vice Presi-
dent Hendricks, who expired suddenly of
paralysis of the heart, Nov 25, 1885. At
the time the question of the succession to
the presidency had not been settled by
law, although Senator Hoar's bill provid-
ing for the presidential possession through
the cabinet had been. submitted on Dec
4, 1883, and had remained Enacted on.
The news Of Mr.. Hendricks death was
received in Washington late in the after
noon Of Nov. Is. President Cleveland was
at dinner when. theinews was brought to
him by Secretary Lamont. Notices were
sent at once to all the members of the
cabinet and a special cabinet meeting
was held that night. President Cleve-
Ion at.
of coincidence to Mrs. Hendricks, after
which a proclamation was prepared, max
ing an official announcement of the vice
presidents death to the public, establish
ing usage which was followed today by
President Mckinley.
On the morning following Mr.. Hen
bricks death meetings of such members
of the house and senate as were in town
were held at the capitol, and committees
from both legislative branches were APP
pointed to attend the funeral services,
which were held in Indianapolis on the
Tuesday following. Nineteen members
were appointed on the house committee,
and the rather unusual number of thir-
teen from the senate
President Cleveland at first expressed
his intention of attending the funeral
but there was an immediate protest from
all his advisers, seconded by the press of
both parties, against his subjecting him
self to even the slight possibilities of an
accident incident to travel at time when
there was no provision for a successor in
his office, and when his death might have
entailed serious consequences. After
some days the president deferred to the
III, f,iA
Washington The cabinet, however, at
tended the funeral in a body, and the SUI
preme court adjourned over until after
the services.
Pending the presidents decision not to
go to Indianapolis the most elaborate
preparations were made by the railway
officials for the safeguarding of his train
in case journey should be made, special
track walkers, pilot engines and the like
being detailed to insure the safety of the
whole route.
The vice president was in indianapolis
at the time of his death, and through
singular set of circumstances no one was
in the room with him when he expired.
PROVISION FOR CONTINGENCIES
The law applicable to the presidency
was enacted Jan. 10, 1886, by the Forty
ninth congress, first session The main
are as IOllOWS.
Be it enacted ETC., that in case of re-
moval. death or resignation. or inability
Of both the president and vice president
of the United Statess the secretary of
ury or = secretary of war or
attorney general or postmaster
| or secretary of the interior. shall
act as president until the disability Of
| the president or vice president is removed
or president shall be elected.
nrOVi6pG
| one of the above cabinet officers sue
| ceeds to the presidency he shall call
special session of congress. A provision
limits the succession to those who would
| be eligible to the presidency under the
| terms of the constitution, and who have
| been appointed with the advice and con-
| sent of the senate
The effect of the law IS not to provide
a succession to the vice presidency, but
merely to insure a succession of the pres
| idency.
! BY the death Of Mr.. Hobart Senator
! William P Frye. Of Maine, becomes pres
ident pro tenn. of the senate, and will
discharge all the duties of the vice pres
| dent as presiding officer OF that body.
| The senate rules specially provide that
| no election is necessary at the beginning
| of the session Senator Frye according
| ly, VIII continue as presiding officer until
| the end of President McKinley's admins
traitor. unless he. chooses to resign, or
the senate wishes to eject ano h r senator
to the office.
curious coincidence of the death of
Vice President Hobart is found In the
fact that of the six iVice presidents who
have died in office. -four died within a
few days of the same day of the month
in the year of their deaths, the death of
Mr.. Hobart being.IIthe 21st of November,
1885; that of Mr. Wilson on the 22nd of
November, 1875; thato of Ebridge Gerry
Nov. %, 1S14, and that of NJ. Hendricks
Nov. 20, 1885, The other two Zee presi-
dents who died in office Were TN and