ten o'clock
It is with profound sorrow , Mr. President , that I make this announcement . Though Senator Ridgefield had long been my political antagonist , he had also been , for many years , a valued personal friend . The Republican Party has lost one of its great leaders , and the State of Indiana a son to whom men of all parties have given their ungrudging admiration . Mr. President , I move that the senate do now adjourn to meet at ten o'clock to-morrow morning . '' Even before the motion could be put , Bassett was passing about among the desks . The men he spoke to nodded understandingly . A mild , subdued excitement reigned in the chamber .