New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-21
From Washington.
rMENTY.NINTH CONGRESS...Fir session.
Correspondence OF the Newark Daily Advertiser.

correspondence OF the Newark Daily Advertiser.
WASHINGTON, Monday Jan. l9, lSi6.
The Senate met at the usual hour, when mes
sage was received from the House communicating
its action on Saturday respecting the death OF Mr..
Wm TAYLOR OF Virginia; the House inviting the
Senate to attend his funeral from It's Hall to-day
Mr. PENNYBACKER announced the death 10 the
Senate in a feeling and appropriate tribute 10 the
memory of Mr.. TAYLOR, who was the Representa-
tive from his immediate district in Virginia lie
concluded by offering the customary resolutions.
and accepting the invitation OF the House to attend
the funeral whercupon the Senate Immediately pro-
ceeded to the Hall of the House.
In the House the Speaker took the Char at u NJ
and soon thereafter the Senate, preceded by the
Vice President and other officers OF that body, en-
tered, the members OF the House receiving them
standing The Vice President occupied the Speak
ers chair; the Speaker seated on his left the Clerk
of the House and Secretary OF the Senate occupy
ing seats at the Clerk Ks desk.
The Associate Judges of the Supreme Court ar
raved in their robes, the Cbie Justice not appear
ing with the officers oi the Court next entered the
Hall and occupied seats assigned tGem. Then came
the President of the United States md Heads oi
Departments who occupied chairs placed tor their
accommodation in the facing the Speaker )
Chair and front OF the seats Members. correspond
ing in position to those occopied by members OF the
| Supreme Court.
Then was conveyed into the Hail. the members
rising Us il, entered tho colined remains OF The de-
| ceased member preceded by the Chaplain. DR.. Hall
attending physician. the Committee OF Arrangements
and Pail Bearers. Tho collin occupied place di.
rectlv in the centre of he fronting the desks OF
the officers OF the House. elevated upon stands used
Oh such occasions, and was covered with black vel.
vet The family and friends headed the mournfal
train as il followed the OF the remains OF The
late Representative into the Hall. attended as mourn
ers by the Senators and Representatives from Vir-
ginia, which had been thus attended from the resi-
/ dence of Col. Benton 10 the Capitol.
All being now seated, Mr. TUsroN, Chaplain 10
the Senate read an appropriate selection from one
of the Psalms OF David. This followed by
prayer from the Chaplain of the House Mr Nil.
BURN and the services concluded by something sad
! to have been sermon from the Senate Chaplain.
/ He is an excessively vain, and particularly weak
man, which ne invariably makes more manifest On
occasions like that in which he has tbs day taken
part
One of the officers Of the House Immediately
thereafter announced from the Clerks desk the or
der OF procession. each and all leaving the Hall ns
they were called. which moved from the east front
OF the Capitol the Congressional burial ground in
the order of the programme.
Upon reaching the burial ground the coffin was
placed within The recepton-tomb OF Congress and
thus wns brought TO conclusion The melancholy
ceremonies of the day. NJ