New-York tribune., 1874-03-13
PREPARATIONS FOR TIE FUNERAL.

PREPARATIONS FOR TIE FUNERAL.
THE FUNERAL TO BE HELD TO-DAY ~ IIE SENATE
CHAMBER-THE PRESIDENT, SUPREME CoURT
JUDGES, MEMBERS OF THE CABINET, AND OTTER
DISTINGUISHED PERSONS INVITED TO ATTEND
THE REMAINS TO BE TAKEN 10 EosIoS IdME-
DATELY AFTER THE SERVICES.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
WAsHINGTON March 12.-The President pro tc1H-
pore of the Senate has named the following as the
Senate Committee of Arrangements for Mr. sum
ner's funeral:
Messrs Anthony Of Rhode Island s.hnrz Of Missouri,
Frelinghuysen Of New-Jersey Morrill, Of Maine, steven
son Of Kentucky aud Thurman Of Ohio.
The following Senators have been named bv the
President prOl eapore Of the Senate, as the Com
nittee the part Of the Senate TO accompany Sena
! tor Summers remains TO Boston:
Messrs Anthony of Rhode Island, srhnH o. Missouri.
Sargent OF California Sherman OF Ohio, Oscsoy Of Hi
nols ana Merrimon of North Carolina.
The Senate Committee on Arrangements met at
o'clock and made the following arrangements FOR the
funeral tomorrow; The remains Of the deceased Sena-
tor will be conveyed by the Senate Committee OF Ar
rangemeuts the rOunda OF the Capitol between and
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning. aud VIII lie m state
there until a few minutes before 1880 p. m, when
they Will be carried 10 the Senate Chamber,
preceded by the chapalGs Of both Houses Of
Congress and the Committee. The SeDate Clalooer
viii be appropriately draped, and extra chairs will be
placed on the floor for the accommodation OF the mem
bers Of the House OF Representatives and the families
Of Senator's The President and members OF his Cabinet
and the Justices Of the United States supreme Court
Will be invited TO attend, and will occupy seats in the
semi-c rcle in front of the presiding officers desk.
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 services. whichjwl consist OF Orio PRAYERS and
readings from the Scriptures, will De conducted by the
Rev Byron Sunderland Chaplain Of the Senate and the
Rev j c. Butler Chaplain of the House Of Representa-
tvee BY SPECIAL request OF the Intimate personal
friends of the deceased remarks Will be made on the
occasion After the services hts remains Will be con-
veyed TO the railroad depot and taken to NewYork and
thence 10 Boston. special train 10 leave Washington
,medateIv after the regular o'clock train. Besides
the Committees appointed by the Senate and House. the
remains will be accompanied 10 Boston by MAJOR Ben:
p4rey Poore and other personal friends " the deceased
I is understood that will be formal stoppage ia
/ Now-YOrk City.
sonator Carpenter this afternoon, went into the Su
nreme Court room and moved that the Court adjourn
over tomorrow attend the funeral oDsequles OF Sen
ator summer and the Court at once granted the notion
/ The Committee Of Arrangements and pail-oearers.
attended by the sereeaGetArms OF tie senate, "!'h
the Vice President OF the United states the Senators
and Representatives from Massachusetts, accompanied
nv their families as mourncrs and the chapajDs Of the
tuo Houses OF Congress will assemble az the late resi-
! dence Of the deceased, corner OF vermont
av. and H-st., on Friday morning ~ O'CLOCK,
IN attend the remains OF the deceased to the capitol
The na,bearers will be Senators Anthony schnn, Sar'
rent mcCreery Ogesby and stockton. Those specially
invited 70 attend the funeral the President and the
embers of the Cabinet Justices OF the unteu states
! sunreme Court the Diplomatic Corps. General OF the
| Army and Admiral OF the Navy. The INVITATIONS TO
| the two lastnamed include Invitations TO army ana
navy officers and officers OF the marine corps, respect
ively The invitation. in printed form on mourning
| psper inclo.ed iD mourning envelopes.
| MASSACHUSETTS, HONORS HER DEAD son.
| APPROPRIATE ACTION BY VARIOUS SOCIETIES IN
| BOsTOS-PREPARAToN FOR GREAT MELTING
IN FANEUH HALI-EULOGIsIIC REMARKS III
THE HON ROBERT {. WINTHROP BEFORE IHh
! MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
lBY TrLEGRArB 70 nnE GEIBtNL.l
| BosIoN, March l2-Ihe death Of MI. Sumner
still engTosses al attention In addition TO the ap-
pIopriate action taken by the Legislature, the Cty
| Council aud "A committee OF citizens the colored
! people have made arrangements for meeting ana
| the American Peace Society, the Massachusetts
Society Of the Cincinnati. the hassachu-
sets Historical Society. the boaid "i
Trade, aud several loss importH, Loiies have
taken action. E,on the ,a'... lo.rol io.ur ir .a-
tribute to hs fioatuees. H.s.J t.ti Aas,el2. D.
tb. state HOuss ~ poI-G. q 'caD.i l., II Ia.