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The sEsArr. Dee IS. sdioornsd i'm
mediatsly % being alosned 81 he deash
Iol The Hon. Alszsndss R.rrcw.
lathe Honss u Representatives. lll.ls
o. nothing wss done daring lie day. s..
leept The r. colsi3 sr..ion 81 he ;o;nt r.,o.
luton which vas adopted on Moudays /
authorizing Tie VA Department % lars
lnish The volunteers With clothing. Isaas
ihen referred 70 lhs committee Oh militia
lry affairs.
/ Mr.. Harralson, IRON The eomniiise on
m;litsry Affairs. reported ! bill for The lai..
ling Of ian sddiIonsl regiments Of he re-
| gular army. u serve during The var.
The Senate Chamber on Wednesday.
was the scene oflhs most touching. inter
esiing ard solemn character.
II As soon asEihs WIGS President had Ia
ken The chair. and prayer. had been Of
Ifersd BY he Minister.
| Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Louisisna, rose and
announceathe death Of bis colleague, the
Hon. ALESAsDER Barrow. Heiead an
lappropriats ma feeling eulOgy On The
Icharacter OF the deceased.
| Mr.. Bsaros followed 10 speech full
Of feelio q and rich ii praise Of the admi-
llrsble qualities possessed by the deceased,
whose hoaofed father was his (Mr Ben.
ton d near iriend. Il
| Mr.. BRREsr, Of Illinois. next read ..
glowing tribute 70 The public and private.
worth OF the lsmented dead.
Nj. HANNEGAN next addressed these
nate 10 az. impassiened address, which
stirred ihe hearts Of Ill who heard it,
His tribute 10 The virtues Of the deceased.
was one Of The most beautiful and touch.
/ ing eulogiss ever psonSuuced-and the
Senators ana numerous spectators present.
were nevedto tears.
| Mr.. CmTrENDsN then essayed to
speak but was oyerpowered by his feel.
lings aud sunk, oil unnamed, into his
seat.
4 Mr.. MANGuM then rose and offered the
customary resolutions for mourning, &c.
i The resolutions were handed to Mr..
Dickens. the Secretary, and heat,enp,.
ed 10 read them bu, could not sufficient
ly master bi, feelings 10 do 50, They
were then handed tothe Assistant Secre
tary. who. read them,
i They we're unanimously adapted.
I And the Senate adjourned. !.
\ On Wsdaesday 10 the. HoUsE. Mr.. BA-
EKER asked and obtained leave 10 make
4 some re- marks ID rspiyto The speech made
4 yesterday by Mr.. STARkwEArHER, upon
4 moving a decentralization Of the resoiu.
ton Of Mi. B. thai hadbeen stopped on
Monday. .#T
/ Mr.. B. said be would mol descend to
personal recrimin alton. He fel, thai il
was very proper for him TO explain to tho
House, that be bad come 10 Washington,
10 take his seat for j few days--his resis-
nasioh no, taking effect ill tie 18Th Of
January-at The earnestsolicitaiion Of M.
merous officers Of tie Asmys 10 make
known, as be could, from bis personal .x-
1perience. the wants Of the Army He
had for This course Of bis, the example Of
Col. R. NJ, JOHNSON.
II Mr.. SCHENcK rose and proposed d re-
!, solution 10 appoint a Com iltee 10 in
| quits whether Mr. BAKER. was rightly en-
tilted 10 . seat in lhs House as mem
y Der. NJ
III Mr.. BAKIR said be would save al 4 on
bic on the subject, By resigning bis sea,
at once. which be did.
Il The Military COMMITTEE reported the
resolution Of Mr.. BAKEa. which had been
4 referred to them HI yeas proposed 10 =
smend'i il 10 regard iotaking security for
Z ciolhipg, and lhe amendment being a.
II greed 10. The resolution was passed
ii Mi MoRsE. Of Louisiana. then rose,
and announced Inc death Of Senator BAR
, row. and pronounced 20 eloquent eulo
/, Icy on him. He offered the customary
/ resolulious Of mourning, which were .
/ Unanimously adopted,
vi And the House adjourned.
Ill There was nothing done ia either
House Of Congress on Thursday, but The
funeral ceremonies nsual on 4the death Of
member of,Congress,
II The coffin containing the body Of the
lamented Senator BARROW, was brough,
into The Senate chamber.
Il Mr. SLIcER. Chaplain. Of the House.
preached an appropriate sermon.
The President and the Cabinet, The
Judges Of The Supreme Court. The For.
eigu Ministefs. and The. me mbers 81 the
] House. were present. 10 3.Ae Senate.
t]i The House adjourned over I'LL Sa-
turday. aad the Senate tiil Mondsy.
Senate bot TO- session, having on Thurs
day adjourned over 10 Monday.
n Ia the Hause, The resolution to prevent
members from making excuses for no. 70.
ting. was passed, 81 yeas and nayss -
Ito 70.
The States were then rcslied IN order
for resolutions. and great number were