The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-28
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ADD CONGRESS....FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April ~.
The galleries were denscly crowded, as
to-day was set apart for eulogies on Mr..
Sumner. The bust of Sumner drapeG was
in a conspicuous position. Vice President
Wilson was present, but not presiding.
After prayer, Senator Boutwell, delivered
an euogy upon Mr.. Sumner Mr.. Bout
well referred to the twenty-threc years of
senatorial life of Charles Sumner and the
public acts of which he was the originator
and with which he was connected, his de-
votiOn TO liberty in the fullest sense of the
word; and we must place the name of
Charles Sumner among the immortal few
whose lobors, fidelity and sufferngs can
never be omitted from the history of the
contest against slavery. Mr.. Boutwell, con
cludcd by saying the Death of Sumner is a
signal lJss to the senate and people of the
United States, alleviated in some degree by
the belief that his life and public services
in favor of human liberty will ever be held
in grateful remembrance by his country
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HOUSE.
Bills introduced Durell, fixing the
salaries of United States district judges
McDogal of New York-Repealing all
statutes which forfeit widows pensions
for second marriage.
Lansing of New York-1o permit par
ties to testify in their own defence IN the
United States courts.
Ilale-Amending the shipping commits
soncrs' act so as not to apply to sail or
steam vessels engaged in coastwise trade.
Euloges on Sumner were delivered by
Lamar of Mississippi, Orth of Indiana,
Rainey of South Carolina, Dawes OF Mas
sachusetts, Potter of New York, Kelley of
Pennsylvania, Nesmth of Oregon, G.. +.
Iloar massachusetts, Congcr OF Michigan,
and Phillips of Kansas. The longest and
most notable speech was that of Lamar of
Mississippi, who spoke as follows:
Mr.. Speaker, rise to second the resou-
tons presented by members from Massa-
chusetts. | believe that they express a
sentiment which the hearts OF all people
whose representatives arc here assembled,
strange as,in looking back upon the past, the
| assertion may seem, impossible as it would
have beeE ten years ago; to make it is not
less true that to-day Mississippi regrets the
death of Charles Sumner and sincerely
unites IN paying honors to his memory, not
because of the splendor of his intellect,
though in HIM was eXtinguished one of the
brightest lights which have illumned the
councils of the government for nearly a
quarter of a century, not because of high
culture, elegant scholarship and varied
Learning which revealed themselves so
clearly in all his public efforts
as to justify the application to
him of Johnsons felicitious expression.
He touched nothing which he did not
adorn. Not this. though these are quail
ties, by no means to be feared SO common
in public places as to make their disappear
ancc in even single instance matter of
Indifference, but because of those peculiar
and strongly marked traits of his character
which gave coloring to the whole tenor of
his singularly dramatic public career, max
ing him for long period, TO a large num-
of his coun,rymcn, an object of as deep
and passionate hostility, as to another he
was one Of enthusiastic admiration, and
which are not less than the cause that now
untes all these parties so widely differing
in common sorrow to-day over his lifcless
remains.
At the conclusion of euloges on Senator
Sumner, both houses adjourned; senate ut
2:ij and house at 4:30 p. m.