, 1870-04-06

-nxsted tc-d4y 10 report favofAb@5 on The bill >
E1Urs11ftng une hundred thousand dollars 70 M
ta!a nAu . enable hin to III out an expedition tsf
,a1HDx1A EEHr1cH * noxoh or The LATE dRN-
ERAL I1oNA&
etal TkunRs were held n the hall Of ttc fiHaa' ~
Representatives, th11 evening" The galleries "cse
as,ss taDnEe saa t. Tic ,p,cs s,;x1 T. .ne
attaches OF teEailona, md members Of ths!f re-
sEscsvs ,..'sa Ins eaE opposite nan1 tns fss a.
~. e .he 1eeE Es!s asd pl;osEsy Y nser; =;
r. GSss ss Of ne p ssnaoT s1s4 '?
a.. s8 = :9s.s:,s, s"a: r. aess:ss
rsn1 Csrsswcll, Chief Justice Cha.e, and III other
Juat.ces Of The United stas-a suprcme Court Tue
na W. 9,e[ thT W ,1 a;nae na!lonn
rnngr1uent On the fr,ut Of the ealleF5, ntdlate
" u the rrar OF the Speakers cha!r, With the ad
The as1anaemenss we're made unde1 the 1upe.tn-
6ence Of ". Buxton, the l9orteeper Of the House.
6sa &c I VIZ + 81 ts5 cat.4 n1 =;
General cot'arn M Colonel llen1
b. Rev. III. Newman, the Marine nanJ playeti !
dtTEe. Remarks were made by General E4Ix,
who satd they had met tonight to mourn the death
It's greatest men. ~ common consent OF frirud
and fcc he Waa regarded a. 4 model man, lroth a.
so!ti!er and ctizeu- Ills OVID claim to t,e here
tonight was that he served With General Thomas
IN several canlaiKns, and WAS hunoE.al with hia
friendship He passed brief eutnxlum upon the
character Of the deceased, for bravery, nodesty.
General MtCooE, Governor Of Colorado, said
the presence here tonight Of not nuly oi1cers
Nao naa scIsea # a With General Thomas hut repI.-
conferred! upon him rank and houo7s, attEstH the
grief which possesses all hearth
After EayinR tribute to the virtues "f the de-
n
'lonR concluding Is fol1ows:
IT, 1f H. in ,;; s1s .a bas q:
country rlieh Gear7ai Iho,u.a wcfrsoE.
r.. y: IL t. l Sta Te & m s y Ss a ia
e e e ~ M o s NJ h ts1 sf
1--we .ni .dn'iss.isn. AID Jul ssSes<nss.
General Sherman said Ills Ininh turned b9ck
thirty 81 a.-o, whch life fresh and new, aud
tt this connection he spoke Of their intimacy while
IN FuEit'a; then hE'efly traced tbs military carter
II his sietrasAt Ct'1n!nrlr concluding With the
marx thAt his death might fre traced to long cx
lk'aury, aud The shocks that cser atse u the
WHO rules all things for the best
Chief Justice Chase next aait he and hts asao-
eiates Of the surrsms Court camr to !oln the hon
and all of their felIowcitiZenH In homage to the
memory Of . great soldier whom the nation
mouEnh He also spt.ks Of hun as pirate cits-
cy Of information II he were called upon to
name his selt-ahneza.ion, perhaps, it would t,e
| felf. His patriotism waa profound and Btncere: ::
hut 1t MAS not The patli0ttsm which lives upon the
LIPS. lie was without fenr and without rtproach.
| The "0rion Society then sang dlEge-
Carl Schurz Was introduced III General Of the
yoiuntte teI a1lny, hut now Senator irum Missouri.
he ha'A, IN speAkinR Of General Thomas, that his
eulogy Nas written In millions Of hearts before he
sfied. The oath he had taxed to defend the yepnt
lie and mainta!n the laws VAS mnre potent In hia
fn.u ofscu.t,y hr rose to fall, t,ut 1atne ,itd moi
Affect the glorious simplicity Gt bis character.
General Garfield said II was tIs privilege to
years he saw him every day in soine .. the mosi
stirring scen+a Of this life. lie turned attention te
f. s Fit IL h a Ma se as
.sn Of the deceased. DoTn In Virginia. loving BIZ
naive State VII vi! 1ove our own, hts beart fuI
Dt It's traditions, and whtEe all he loretl Was cen.
tred and yrt when the ,lay Of rsal care, he neEr1
needed to make choice He was On the rxhi
side. lie was no doubling Thomas The country
need NOT khow wounds befOEE he believed: but
when the tlrrt call was male nrAtsst hts countryf
liberties, he ttnI sles with the republic against al
| enemies.
General Ga.achi also alluded to the private char
After music hy NJ Marine Rand. General War
hsr, Of NJ pnitt5i states s''nate n"rs tsstmon,
General Thomas for Justice, pa,s,ttsul, and untly
Ing integrity. While; great as soldier, he va!
and ndaecttonate, he WIS loyaly submissive to thost
attve him.
. General Slocn.n, OF the House Of Representa-
s4AGrt kAE uEAL F{N1AtE. 1iS &"tIL3 tFAt:
1Go General Thomas ~.as his Instructor ut Wes
PUNT, and hts commander in the field .lurin,
portion Of the late war. Whei
fortunes with thu South, anil when tn
Cnlon seemed in danger, General Thomas wa
asked whcrt he WAS guIng. He replied, i" l gu
going to stay wheFe I am 1t was fortunate h
dill 80, for the services he rendered. tnt more fo
the Cl"Ey and honnt he reflected m the country
lie was msslcl American soldier and erntlr1naii
General Si%ugsItou. Of ihrtllousc Of Represent;
tIvcs, said tir1crn1 Thomas Inspired the countr
! with confidence an'l hope. Ill. was daring mi
, determined without being r1sh; hrave, wtthou
, | being rerk1ess Of the lives Df his sol
| tlleIs; sIgn[fesl without being arrogant
Ia rigid sitscirtnaEian, but eminent
| Just. lie WIS mindful Of his 0Wn honor hut fsc
from jealousy atd rivalry. Thtse were sn lln.!e
that The fuTce am. completeness Of h!s chaTacie
impressed thusc around HIN With reverence an
ave
General Cox sail that rnst.ng the resolutions
vote was Mere matter n form, hut It might II
, nevertheless, satisfactory so take the question
anti he therefore Stated It. when tac resolves weE
adopted.
On motion Of Ar. Garfield, il Was resolved thu
: COPY Of the resolutions be transmitted to til
r widow Of 1he deceased.
The Arinn Soclety sung s}trge, anil the bcnctllt
| f!on vas pronounced by Dr, futIer, Chaplain {
the Iouse, when the assembly separated.