Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-03-26
CHARLES SUMNER.

| HIS Last Lay IN the Omfted states STATES
Washington Cor. Chicago Times.l
MIR. Sumner arose yesterday Tuesday
at his usual hour, and, after locking over
his mail and receiving few visitors, he
took the T street line of cars, which
pass his house, and rode to the Senate
Chamber and took his seat at an I'M
usually early hour, the reason for which
soon after appeared. He remarked to
your correspondent, who met him in
the car, that he was feeling unusually
well this bright, frosty morning; and
only two days before, also remarked that
he regarded himself in better health
than for many years past. His fine
physical presence seemed to give every
assurance of thai.
In half an hour after the Senate met
on yesterday, Mr.. Boutwell, arose and
said : "I also desire to lay before the
Senate resolution passed by the Legis-
lature of Massachusetts,, and ask that
it be laid on the table and printed. :"
The Chief Clerk read as follows
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,. in the
year 1874. Resolve resembling and annulling
a resolution passed Dec. Is, in the year 1872,
relating to army registers and national flags.
Resolced, By the Senate and House of
| Representatives III general court assembled,
that the resolution passed on the 18th day of
December. 1872, at the extra session of that
year, relating to a bill introduced in the
Senate of the United States, concerning the
army register and regimental colors Of the
United States, be and hereby is rescinded and
snnulled"
Mr.. Boutwell, said "I wish to call
the attention of the Secretary to the
fact that there is letter from his Ex-
cellency the Governor, which should be
read Also"
The President-The letter will be
read
The Chief Clerk read as follows:
"CoMMoSwEaLTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, !
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
Boston, March g. 1874.
''SIR: By vote of the 9th ult the General
Court reqested me to forward to our Senators
and Represantates in Congress copies of the
resolution passed by the present Legislature
resembling the resolve passed by the Legisla-
ture of 1872, concerning the army register and
national battle flags. 1t gives me pleasure to
comply with this request, and herewith l in-
close copy OF said resolution. / have the
honor to be your obedient servant.
Nv. b. WAsHBURS.
'To Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell,, Washing
ton. ID. c."
This public announcement to Con-
gress that the Massachusetts, Legisla-
ture had rescinded the resolution of
censure passed on Mr.. Sumner for in
PRODUCING the bill indicated gave great
satisfaction, if an exultant and pleased
look could show it /; but he said nothing
to the Senate, as was expected, and
only received the congratulations of
Senators Fenton and Hamilton. But
he seemed to feel as If this act had
added to his existence, and was certainly
one of the proudest moments of his life.
A dull financial debate then set in,
and Mr. Sumner wandered around the
chamber and over to the Democratic
side, where he seldom used to go, and
sat down in seat by Senator Goldth-
waite, of Alabama, his old classmate in
college, ard turning to Senator Bogy,
of Missouri, he said 81 am glad to
meet you in the Senate, and 1 should
be pleased to have you call on me at my
house. l am always at home in the
evening"" To Mr.. Goldthwaite he
passed the compliments of the day, and
then went over to Senator Sargeant's
seat, with whom he had never been in
innate; but as they fought the Centen-
NAL bill together, he decided to ask the
California Senator if he had received
any anonymous and insulting letters for
his course on that bill. q have re-
ceived several" said Mr.. ST. inner, "and
they annoy me-" Mr.. Sarf cant replied
that he had not only received them by
mail but by express, but paid no atten-
ton TO them. 1t struck Senator Sar-
geant that he was not IN his usual
health, or he would not have allowed
himself to become worried over such a
trifing matter. He said goodbye to
Mr.. Sergeant, and few minutes past
o'clock he took seat near Mr.. Ferry,
of Connecticut, who had an affection of
the spinal chord, somewhat similar to
that of Mr.. Sumner. They had often
talked about the malady, and, both
being affected, suggested various RENE
dies, which each had found afforded
relief. He told Mr.. Ferry that the
night previous (lIonday) he felt badly,
and had sent foa his physician to adj
minister hypodermic injection of NOR
phia, and asked him what he thought of
such treatment, adding that it generally
gave him ease.