The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-10
XLIII CONGRSS.
SENATE.
OUT OF RESPECT FoR PREsr-
DENT FILLMORE.


- DENT FILLMORE.
.wAsHINGroN, March 9.
The chaplain in his prayer besought d.
vine providence, that now, when satan and
bis angels are loose all over the land, no true
man might become disheartened or be found
faltering in his place, Almighty God would
guard the nation with his flaming sword of
truth. %, r,.f ...,.. ..-r
Mr.. Fenton, of New York, said that in tel
ligence OF the death OF ex- President Fillmore
had been received, and though Il might not
be the time to make suitable remarks, he
thought 1t would be appropriate If the Sem
ate snould adjourn in respect to the NOM
ory of the illustrious dead. He, therefore,
moved tbatthe Senate adjourn.
Mr.. Sherman, OF Ohio, inquired what prece-
dent there was for such an action, and,
though he was willing TO follow any estab-
'lished precedent, he did not think the ex-
ample wise one. He entertained great re-
spect for ex-President Fillmore and his pub
lie services, and would yield to no one in do
ing honor to his memory.
The chair said that the Senate adjourned
upon the death of ex-President Buchanan.
Mr.. Anthony, of Rhode Island, said that
congress adjourned upon the death of Cen
eral Washington, and IL was upon that occa-
sion that the phrase 'first In war, first in
peace, and first in the hearts of his country
men, was uttered.
Mr.. Fenton's motion as agreed to, and
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
TRANSACTION OF RoUrINk BUsINEss-REso-
LUTIoNs ADOPTED IN HONOR OF FILLMORE.
Proceedings were opened with a prayer by
the Rev. Chas. Kingslev. 1t consisted of
two collects from the Episcopal church SER
vice and the Lords prayer.
Under a call of the: Senate, the following
bills were introduced and referred. BY Mr..
Hurlbut, of Illinois, joint resolution of
the Illinois legislature for a law against un-
inst charges and determinations by rail-
road companies; by Mr.. Fort, of Illinois, by
request, a bill authorizing the issue of in
terest bearing treasury notes for the pay
ment of works of internal improvement; by
Mr.. Smith, of Virginia, for the payment of
all claims for property taken and used by
the United States troops during the late
war without regard to the loyalty of the
claimant. - .-,
The states havinq been called through, Mr.
Dawes. of Massachusetts,. announced the
death of ex-President Fillmore and said
that the death of a man who haS held such
an exalted position in public and in private
life made it the duty of the house TO arrest
further proceedings and to take some proper
notice of such an event. a 10 Hsrf IlfsB.f-
Mr.. Cox. of New York, moved the adop-
ton of the following resolutions:
The house having received with becoming
sensibility and sorrow, the intelligence of
the death of Millard Fillmore, ex president
of the United States, at Buffalo, New York,
on the Sth inst, does hereby resolve, first,
| that the members of this house, Of which ne
was distinguished member and leader,
unite in honoring the purity of his
private character, the probity, ability and
] patriotic motives whichillustratedh his public
career aud the grace and dignity which
! marked the retirement of the latter years OF
/ his lite. Second, "a token Of honor TO the
many virtuOus, public and private, of the
illustrious statemen whose death in the
ripeness of his age has arr ested the attention
OF the nation, the speaker of the House is re-
quested and authorized to appoint COM
mittee of seven members to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Fillmore on behalf of the
House and send a copy of these resolutions
to the relatives of the deceased,
Messrs. Wood, of New York Cox, of New
York, and Maynard of Tennessee, spoke OF
the private character and public services OF
Mr.. Fillmore.
The resolutions were agreed to and the
committee appointed consists of Messrs.
Cox. of New York, Dawes, of Massachusetts
Maynard, of Tennessee, Tyner, of Indiana
Wheeler, of New York, Wells, of Missouri
and Durrell, of Minnesota. They theI
adjourned. rr -.-.