The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-13
Programme for Conveying the
Remains to Boston.
SCENES IN SENATE AID HOUSE
Addresses of Senator Anthony and
Judge Hoar.
SUKHUW I'M MASSACHUSETTS.
Action Of Legislative, Municipal and Federal
As Authorities in New York.

WASHINGTON, March ~ 1874.
The Senate Committee OF Arrangements Tor the
obsequies OF MIR. Sumner, consisting OF Senators
Anthony, Schurz, Frelinghuysen Morrill,, Of Name
and Stevenson, win meet at Mr.. Summers house.
Vermont avenue and II. street, at nine O'Clock
Tomorrow morning, to accompany his remains
to the Capitol. The Massachusetts, delegation VIII
also be present. The remains will be placed in
the rotunda SO that the people may view them
At twelve O'Clock they will be removed from
the rOtunda to the Senate Chamber.
The pall-bearers will be Senators Anthony,
Schurz, Sargent, McCreery, Oglesby and Stockton.
The Senate Chamber VIII be appropriately draped
and extra chars Will be placed on the floor for the
accommodation Of the members of the House Of
Representatives and the families OF Senators.
Those specially invited to attend the funeral are the
President and the members of the Cabinet, Justices
OF the United States supreme Court, the Diplo-
matte Corps. General Of the Army and
Admiral OF the Navy. The invitations to
the two last named include invitations
to army and navy officers and officers
Of the Marine Corps respectively, who will occupy
seats in the semtcrcle in front OF the presiding
otilcer's desk. The invitations are in printed
form, on mourning paper enclosed in mourning
envelopes.
With the exception OF the diplomatic and other
galleries which are always reserved, the galleries
OF the Senate will be open to the public The SER
vices. which will consist OF brief prayers and read
tngs from the Scripture. viii be conducted by
Rev. Byron Sunderland, Chaplain OF the Senate,
and Rev. j. G. Butler, Chaplain Of the House of
Representatives. BY special request Of the init
mate personal friends OF the deceased no remarks
will be made on the occasion
The Senate and House committees will then &C
company the remains (when these services are
m tho Raj md Dot u Il n
Pot, and proceed at once by special train to New
York. arriving there probably before midnight.
and will leave New York for Boston by
the regular express train at ten O'Clock on Satur
day morning. The city authorities OF Philadelphia
have rendered the use OF Independence Hall
where the remains might lie in state while in tran
sit; and those OF New York have placed their
services at the command OF the Committee on
Obsequles together with any escort which
would be acceptable; but the committee have
decided nos to vary the above arrangement as
they mad telegraphed to Boston, and arrangements
have been made there in expectation OF the ar
rival OF the remains At six p. AZ. Saturday
when the State authorities of Massachusetts will
have charge OF the subsequent ceremonies
1t is supposed that the remains Will be taken to
the Massachusetts State House ana lie in state
there until the last funeral rites, on Mon
day, shall have been performed. Mr.. Sum-
ners remains will in all probability
be finally deposited at Mount Auburn,
where his mother and the other members OF his
family are buried The colored people OF the Dis
trict have met in their several meeting places to-
night with a view OF showing their respect to the
memory Of the dead Senator.
Senator Carpenter this afternoon went into the
Supreme Court room and moved that the Court
adjourn over tomorrow to attend the funeral OBJ
sequies OF Senator sumner and the Court at once
granted the motion.
The burial case for senator Summers remains
arrived from Philadelphia tonight, and they were
placed in 1t. A large number Of persons, princi-
pally colOred, called at the house throughout the
day and evening in expectation OF seeing the
body; but the arrangement is not to expose 1t for
that purpose until LAID in state In the r0tunda Of
the CAPITOL Tomorrow