Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-22
NEWPORT NEWS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER % Is

tne members OF the cabinet and a spc-
cial cabinet meeting Was held ,i,al
night. President Clevuland's first act
was to dispatch n telegram of condo
lcnce to Mrs. Hendricks. after which u
proclamation was prepared making an
official announcement Of the vice pres
iden;'s death to the public. establish
ing a usage which was followed today
by President Mckinley
on the morning following Mr. Hen
bricks death meetings of such nom
beers Of the House ana Senate as We're
in town We're held at the cal,itol and
branches were appointed to attend the
funeral services which We're held in IN
clanan"lis ont he Tuesday following.
tn lR'rEEN lSlROA1 SENATE,
Nlnetsen members We're appointed Oh
the House committee and ths. rather
unusual number Of thirteen from inc
Senate.
President Cleveland at first EXPRESSED
ms intention OF attending the funeral.
PUT there was an immediate protas;
ifGm all his advisers. seconded by tho
press oi both parties, against his SUB
ttHl!nS lh:nScit to even tho slight pos
Slbi!ities of "n accident, incident 10
travel at Il time when there vas no
provision for Il successor in his ofiicc
and when his death ni@hi have entail
~ serious Consequences. After so,n.
Gays tfe President deferred 10 the atl-
vice ct his friends :,nd rc.1ai,al i,
WnS tn@tnn. THO cabinet however,
: 't"idea The funeral in !, body ana the
Sun:,'n= Court adjourned over I'LL ar
teI ne services. Pen,iin. thn plr.si-
dents decision not 70 go To Tnt!i.f, "a
Ills the most elaborate ,,r,.,,areti,:t1s
We're made E'v the rtiitHad Officials; ri.
ne safeguardicg Gf his train in c:,s,.
n" journey should be made. snrr;.,I'
r&ck walkers pilot engines ..nl ,I,a
iik" hcirl" detailed u insure tho safsIr
IF tile Who'll" route.
WAS IN INnI.\NApOLlS.
The Vice president WIS il. lnrliananf,-
is II III" time of his death and ,h::I,:.l,
! singular set of circumstances no on
vas in tho room with him when ne ex-
sired.
The law applicable to tbs vice rrcs-
.den.y vas enacted January 10. 1856.
!Ay the Io"tS- niEth Congress- first scs
sion, In" main features are as fol-
5l:c i enacted, etc, tl,nr in ease 81,
removal daal1l. rcsia,IJtiun 81, ina.,ii-
ty # both the president ana vi,e ,rys
.dent Of the United states the S,.tic-
airy ni state, or. e q Scp,.ala,.y
II the TREASURY, or s;,.t-~e,nrv
q WI. or Attorney Genera!
n. Tusim3S.ar General, 81,
Secretary of the Navy. n:.
Secretary of The Interior
shall ac, until the disability If tho
president Or vice president is removed.
" a president shall be elected"
Inc law further provides that one Of
.,,,.si,,an,., -. s,,.,I ~, '.>csu5 20 '!l''
sion Of c1nrrcss n,.n,is, Ij,,,i,> ~
succession of those Who would be eli
slhle to tn" presidency under. the terms
4ppnin1nd MIN ne. aa,-i,a 80 .i,'N Ger.
1c The senate
TO ENSURE SUCCESSION.
Inc effect Of the law is not to p.o-
,irnc, hnt ,,..,.>,1 ~ P1eSl-
.ass;on - ~. - r''o'lSii = sue
By TIE death Of M l},,l,,r,
Nm !, Eve ar ,1,i,,, ,,,.,, 800, ~
idcnt no ,,mn.r,. - H., ..,'as ~ -
Xii, tiis,.harrn al ne 49,, .'i'a
president as ,,r.si,jin~ 6ff,,, ~.
BODY. Tha sena,s. ,.,,,,. ,,,; - ~ ~
provide that no et,,,.tia, = ANNIVERSARIES, spss4lts'''.
I1,. h.rinnin~ 10 49, ~ : l2s,s'. -
iTrve ;lcrorflin,r,y viii cnnti,,,, '',t -
siding officer 1iIl the ,ri ~ p,..,s;i -
McIlinleys administrator un,ass ~.
chooses to resign OF thy Senate wisnns
10 elect anothrr Stn,In,. ~ 49,. attii..
\ curious coincidence Of '', ,ha H. ii.e,,,
of Vice President Hnl,ert i f1nn l<'i ~
the fact 1har ~ ~ IL, ,e'i'. ~
who have died in offirn rn,, ~; ,..;.i,"
in a few DAYS Of M SAM ~, ~ : 49, ~,
n2on,h in the wear Of thsir a,.o,hs ~
death az Nh Eioha.t h,.i,,r ~. 81 -
November 1885. mar ~ AZ. ,v;i.:-, -,
2ond OF Ncvembcr 49,: ,l,at of r,
bridge Gerry Sover,hnr % ~, III
hat Of MI Hcnt,rifks Eny.n,,,., -. >.
1855. The other Two Vice nresilenis
who died in office were cJintn, and
king. The former i1iaIl AMI II 49,
ana the la,te,. :iDril ~ INA 80
FLAGS AT HAI4!, MAST
All the tla-s in Washi,,rton ~, ,,,,s
rn:s,cl out i,f rasn,ri ~. - ,, 80
# Vice President ut,l,ar .'e M e5''o ~