Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-02
Correspondence Of the baltimore American.
WAsHiNGTOS, Dec. 81, 1916.


The two Houses Of Congress have performed the asst
sad Offices due u the memory OF the dead, ond the body
lies enombed within the buying ground
The ot'oques took pace not IN the Hall Of the House OF
Representative, Is usual, but the senate Chamber.
The House usual al - O'clock where. under the
order yesterday and preceded by tho Speaker aud Clerk
the members proceeded ia body % the Senate Chamber
The scene here was most impressive The Cn1m.
Der crowded 90 overlooking. the galleries filed
TO feplrou and "a ,lc sla IN The Of the Sonat.
were filed with ladies. The members from the House
hardly able q obtain entrance, and many were
crowded out O the Hall into tho anterior IL hal
~ when oil were seated. The corpse rested upon
platform front Of the Vice President, wrapped ia man
tics Of mourning, the only reIici to which the
plate bearing The name and ogo Of the deceased.
The VcePresdent and Speaker de by side aud in
front the Clerk House AID Secretary o the Scra'e
with the Rev Mr. Size and ihe Rev. Mr. SpfOic the two
chapains, tbs officers. In and upon the
left were the chief mourGc's the COmmre Of Anargt-
mems oud The Poll Bearer Upon the right the President
and oil his Cabinet Minister, and hss1 succeeded by tie
Chief jlst. aii The TON Bench Of Jujges
The Foreign ministers, I'D. .cis ol ae Amy and Navy
and Ciy Authorities made w The iosi OF the crowded
AUDITORY TIE interesting aud oJsefgcd pcrsan Of
oil was the young con u tho decsastI or vh1m 400 seen-
ed 10 feel the sympathy Of a friend and brother.
The Chaplain Of the Senate commenced tie services by
reading the 40b chapter Of lsaioh.
An impfc give prayer followed from Mr. Sproc, and
.en came long discourse ~ warning Of death Tor tho
living, from tie Chapi1in 20 ths Senate Tho VIZ
nor know that thou wilt bring me % death aid 10 the
House appointed for oil the living"
Tho discourse was nearly 90 h1rr 'Iry.
AZ bold past o'clock the funeral moved from the
nafe Chamber % tho place OF inofmont, n tie iD0w
order
Tn, Ch1,'s.a- Of both H.u.os
Physicians WAC attended she deceased.
Committee Of AuanHomtntr
Mr. Mangum, III spcght,
Mr. Bcrf co, M IOfWin,
Mr Huntington, Mr Co.'S.
Pail Bearers.
Mr. CHuendon, MrArebsr.
CO.. Benton, Mr Sewer,
MI Clayton, Mr. janason, Of Nd.
The iamly and friends Of iho doeoiscd.
The Senator and Representatives from the Stale Of Boui-
sana as mpufnefs.
The scfgeoni. off, Arms ofihe sera'e ofthe u. s.
aud their Secretary.
The gcfgo1nt,tAms of the House Of Representative
The House Of Representative preceded by tof Speaker
end Ciafs.
The Pr,sdJsi OF flc United States.
Tic uosdl Of Departments.
The Cc Justice aud Associate Justice. Of iie Supreme
Court OF the United siotes, ani be- officers
Tho Diplomatic Corpl.
Judges OF ihc United Sb'ee.
Officers d tho Executive Dcparncnn
Officers Of the Army and Navy.
Tho " ly0f q Washington.
Ciiigens and susnRer.
Tho procession was ono Of unusus snsih, and
ranged with The grcstes order and completeness by The
ded6ksr from Baltimore who bad charge 81 flo arrange
rnoDts since the desih q The gonsi0r.
The iI1uses returned in small numbem fiona the
place Of burial 90 m Senate snJ House. Tho Senate I'd
Joumed 70 Monday, bod lbc House unul Saturday