The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-14
order, and the Rev Byron Sunderland,
the Chaplain, addressed the Throne of Di-
vine Grace.

oTueT, anu Tue neV. byron sunderland, |
the Chaplain, addressed the Throne of Di- |
vine Grace
The President pro TEN. (Carpenter) Ill |
rected that all the officers of the Senate,
clerks Of committees, the pages and others
who were not needed on the floor to retire
to the cloak room, to make room for the
House of Representatives. The journal
of yesterdays proceedings was then read
by Secretary Gorham.
Mr.. Buckingham said that the burial of
the late Senator Sumner would take place
on Monday next, and moved that when the
Senate should adjourn to-day, it be to meet
on Tuesday Agreed to.
Mr.. Mcpherson, the Clerk of the House
Of Representatives, appeared at the bar OF
| the Senate, and announced that the House
would attend the funeral of the late Sena-
| tor
| At twenty minutes past II, the House of
| Representatives was announced, and that
| body entered the Senate Chamber, headed
by Speaker Blaine and the Crerk and the
lcommittee on the part of the House to ac-
company the remains to Boston. The
members of the House were assigned seats
on the right of the Vice Presidents table,
the Senators and others on the floor stand
ing as the House marched in.
The Supreme Court of the United States
was announced, and the Justices, marshll-
!, ed by Marshal Nicolay and Clerk Middle
ton, entered the chamber, the Justices at
tired in their judicial robes They were
assigned front seats on the right of the
! Chair, Chief Justice Waite occupying the
extreme right.
At 1890 the President of the United
g States and his Cabinet were announced.
: The Committee OF Arrangements anC
: the pail bearers entered, preceded by th'
% Rev. Dr. Sunderland and followed by th'
:. corpse, borne by six policemen, white anC
% colored. AS the remains were borne t
. the catafalque and the solemn procession
:. marched in, Dr. Sunderland said: Il an
the resurrection and the life" ETC.
The Rev DR.. Butler, Chaplain of tn
= House of Representatives, then read tror
J., the Scriptures, and offered up ferven
:, prayer He was followed by the Rev. Dl
% Sunderland, the Chaplain of the Senate
:. who also read from the scriptures, and TO
Il lowed with the Lords Prayer. A benz
a diction was then pronounced by DIR. SUI
n derland.
n The coffin was then closed, and II
o flowers having been replaced, it was r
o1 moved from bIlc CIldu1UtT. IOlIOWCu NY VI
St committees appointed by the Senate al
1;S by the House to accompany the remal
'' to Boston.
THE REMAINS TAKEN TO THE DEPOT.
ar WASHINGTON March 13.-The cOf
G. having been carried out to the entrance
~. the Senate wing of the Capitol, it was
an posted in hearse drawn by four VIII
- horses, and attended by mounted poli'
men, was followed to the Baltimore a
En- Potomac Railroad depot by procession
~; ;as the members of the Civil Rights Leag1
e' ho' colored organization of this city, numb
o arc ing about 900, headed by Fred Doagl
nS and ex Lieutenant Governor Pinchback
RAID.
As soon as the Senate adjourned ri
IF was made by large number of won
.ba and some men to the vacant seat of Sc
md tor Sumner, to gain possession of
,nn. flowers which had been placed upon.
oot desk, and similar attempts were made
,ora carry off the floral decorations that had b
,rs removed from the catafalque and co
,rS ,n9- The crowd managed to seize many of
,"y' ,scn flowers before the officers Of the Sel
ted could interfere.