, 1874-04-28


Of tho good that is tiis t1ny said Of
Cha,loB Sumner"
sonators WOoDLEIGH and ANTHONY also
delivered speeches eulogiatio Of the life and pub
lic services Of Mr. Sumner, and the Senate adj
1ournod.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
NEW D1LLA
Under the call OF tho Statea many bills were |
introduced mud roforred, including tho follow
Ing:
By Mr.. LAWhEN CE-To facilitate tho re-
sumption OF npccio payments, and to prevent /
fluctuations in the yaluo Of United states |
notes.
BY i1r. CnossLAND-nopoalin old laws i'm
posing tax on State batks.
by Mr.. FORT-To impose 4 tax OF per cont |
on all incomen Of individuals and corporations
By Mr. PoLAND-To provide FREQ syatcm
Of National Banking. and fol-. tho resumption Of
specie payments.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Mr. FRYE offered resolution directing tho
Committee on Reform In Civil Service to con-
slider carefully and forthwith tho subject Of oni-
GERS Of tho senato and House with a view to re-
move any inequality or injustice existing.
Adopted.
SHIFTING OF sEAsfEN.
MIR. HALE (Nlc.) introduced 4 bill amending
the Shipping commissioners act 10 as not to
wise trade, or i'll lake trado touching at foreign
ports or otherwise or in trade between tho Unit
cd States mud the British North American pos
soasonB, Or In any casc whoro the soamon are
by custom. or agreement, entitled to participate
BY Mr.. BRIGHT, declaring It oppressive to
impose additional taxation and inezpodient to
retrench on necessary appropriations already
made in tho interest OF commerce, and providing
as . measure OF temporary: relief, TOR tho issue
Of S5o,0o0,0 900 Of logal-tendor notcH.
THE LATE SENATOR SUMNER.
message being received from tho Senate IN
reference to tho doath Of Senator. Summer, Atr.
tional mark Of respect to tho memory OF Charles
Sumner, long senator from MASSACHUSETTS,, and
in sympathy with tho action OF tho Senate, bnsi-
ness ho now suspended In tho House, % allow
ptiratc virtues. Tho resolution was. adopted,
aud Mr.. Z. Il. Hoar addressed the House in
oulogy Of Mr: Summer.
Alr. Hoar alluded to Mr.. Summons lifc, and
gave brief history Of his career to tho hour Of
lis denth. which ho attributed to the assault Of
Preston Brooks No doubt he died u martyr to
tho cause Of liberty as truly as they who fell on
The The fold d.xao3 Of bat0 md Tho bsdg'0p 5 s Rss'0di ID
tho civil var. which began bororo 1861, and did
it's work Of death az surely, If moro slowly. Mr.
HOAR paid high tribute to Mr. Sumner's groat
honesty anl integrity, and summed up by apply
ing to him tho eulogy TINT had boen pronounced
OF, Milton. Ho alluded to Mr. Summers dying
remark, that ho was 10 weary, and closed by say-
ing, "The weary arc at rest. Tho good ind
faithf%l sorvant has entered into tho Joy OF his
Lord
oITii. RA1NEY, DAWES, POTTER, KELLEY.
FHfELfrs phflLf 4 The most ] noalo spaeeh was that
Of LAMAR Of Mississippi, who spoke as fol-.
lows: .,.
tiouB presented by tho member from MasBa-
chusottB. believe that they expreps d sonti-
ment which peryades the hearts OF al! the people
whoao representative arc hero assembled.
assertion may Seem in,possib ible as it would
have been ten years ngo to mako It, it IL not loss
true, that to-dny Aississippi regrets the death Of
J Charles Summer and Us sincerely unites III pay
Ing honors to his Not Rocanse o. Of tho
| high culture, elegant scholarship, and varied
learning which rovoalotlthoh1selyos 10 clcarly in
all big public efforts as to Justify tho
application ito him Of Johnson's folicltous
oxpreauion ~ lie touched nothing which l,o did
not alorn )" not this, but because Of those Pc
ouliar and strongly marked moral traits OF his
character which gavo coloring to the whole tell
or Of his elnguarly dramatic public career, maxi
@ h ox ls sfea o 70 @
thu thasiastlc % admiration, and which ere not tic
loss tho causoB that now unto all these parties
10 widely differing in q com'non sorrow to"dny
over his Iifoloss remains.
| Mr.. Lunar went OH to apcnk of tho high
moral qualities OF Mr. Sumner, and Of tho char
acteristlcs which brought the illnstrious Senator,
just passed away INTO direct ana b!tt9r antagon.
States Of tho South. Charles Summer waa born
with au instructive loyo Of Freedom, and was
educated from his earliest infancy to the belief
TINT froetlom is tho natural rlght Of all having
being, or race Of human boings, restrained Of
what ho doomed their NATURAL right to liberty,