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this lesson in view lei keep before us our eter
nal as well as our temporal duties. Let this deer
national calamity serve TO bind us closer together
J Let us put aside all bitterness all wrath and o.
wi speaking; and when we come together aoair
| let us feel that this Christening stroke of Prov;
dencc has made us better citizens and better men
Mr. Hives closed by sending five Resolutions tc
the chair, which, with The following exception
were eepy OF those adopted by the House.
Resolved, That copy of these Resolutions be
transmitted to the President of the u. States
The Resolutions were then unanimously ado,.
'ed' and the Senate adjourned until Monday next
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Every member of the House of Representa-.
tives whose state Of health admitted of tho exno.
sure, appeared to be in his seat this morning. jonu
before the hour OF meeting. The melancholy ..
vent OF yesterday seemed to be the only topic OF
conversation.
| The Rev. MIR. Tinsley, Chaplain of the House,
made most impressive prayer upon the occasion.
The Journal was partly read when Message
was found TO be in waiting from the President OF
| the United States.
MIR. Saunders of n. G.. moved that the further
reading be dispensed with and the motion pre-
| vailed.
The Private Secretary of the President, John
Tyler, Jr. then informed the House that he was
instructed to deliver TO the House "a MESSAGE in
writing.
The message was immediately read, as follows:
10 the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States.
! have to perform the melancholy duty of an
houncing 10 the Houses of Congress- the death
OF the Hon.sAbei p. Upshur, ,laie Secretary of
Stale, and the Hon. Thomas ". Gilmcr. late
Secretary OF the Navy. This melancholy occur
renee transpired on board the United States Shin
OF Nar-ihe Princeton-on yesterday abou, half
aver Crock In the evening, and proceeded from
the explosion OF one of the big gums of that shin
Ine less which the nj a.,
try have sustained by this deplorable event. is
heightened by the death, at the same time and by
me same cause, of several distinguished persons
and valuable citizens
shall be permitted TO express my great grief a,
J an occurrence which has thus suddenly stricken
from my side two gentlemen upon whose advice
so confidently relied in the discharge of NV ar.
uuous task OF administering the office of the Ey.
ecuHVe department, and whose services at this
Interesting period were of such vast importance
In some relief of the public sorrow which mus,
necessarily accompany this most painful event. i,
ahoids me much satisfaction 10 say that it was
produced by no carelessness or inattenion on the
part oi the oihcers or crew OF the Princeton bu,
must be set down as of those casualties which
10 a greater or less degree attend upon every
service, and which are invariably incident TO the
temporal affairs of mankind | will also add ,ha,
~ IN no measure detracts in my estimation from
the value of the improvement contemplated in
the construction of the Princeton, or from the
merits Of the brave and Distinguished Command.
er and protector. Join TYLER
W ashington, Feb. 90, 1914.
! MIR. Hopkins of Va. rose as soon as The mos
sage from the President was read. He should
not, he said, add one syllable to the message bu,
content himself with presenting the following
Resolutions, which were read at the Clerks table
RESOLVED, That this House has heard with
deep sorrow Of the dreadful catastrophe which
occurred yesterday on board the United States
snip oil war Princeton, when many valuable lives
were lost, and by which, amongst others. the
ZION. Abel Il. Upshur, Secretary of State. and
me Hon. Thomas w. Gilmer, Secretary of the
navy, met sudden and awful death
resolved, That the House will manifest its re-.
aspect Tor the memory of the late distinguished
Secretaries OF State and of the Navy and lis svm-
pathy Tor their bereaved families by attenjino
their funerals in body.
Resolved, AS further marx Of respect TO the
deceased, and 10 manifest cur sense of this most
melancholy and affecting dispensation of Divine
| providence, that this House will transact no IT,
gisia'Ve business until after the funeral obsequies
/ OF me deceased shall have been performed
Resolved, That The House will wear the usual
badge OF mourning for thirty DAYS
I Resolved, That a Committee of five be an.
pointed to join with Committee of the Senate to
make preparations for the funeral.
Resolved, That this House do now adiourp nm
I'll Monday next.
Committees Of The f,co Houses Of Congress to maize
preparations for the Funeral
House OF Observation-Disclosures HOPKINS.
inSersoil, Cave johnson, Barnard, and John
Quincy Adams.
senate-MessIs. Rives, Archer Woodbury.,
King and Bayard.