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Senatuf boutwell,, VINO ls suil Vuite III, III
a few we'll chosen words, spoke with deep
feeling, formally announced the sad event
aud offered the customary resolutions
Mr.. Schurz moved an amendment thar the
House of Representatives be invited
to attend the funeral and Mr..
| Conkliug seconded the resolutions, after
remarkiug that it had heen his purpose to
move an adjournment as a mark OF respect
10 the memory Of ex.President Fillmore.
The resolutions were adopted and then
the Senate adjourned at once. For seve-
raj hours Of the afternoon that vacant
chair was surrounded by many of the sim
ccre admirers of Senator Sumner. resident
and stranger. who recounted his honorable
history and mourned bis loss.
There was no question about transact.
ing business in tie House. The thoughts
Of all the members were on the single topic
that was in all minds and on all lips-the
death of Charles Sumner. The feeling Of
grief was ever more acute than on Wednes-
day when the sad new came like a sud-
den blow, shocking and startling zen SO
that they could scarcely realize lis mean
ing or reflect upon the heavy loss the
country has suffered. The expression Of
sorrow in look and word was unusual, as
the members gathered in the hall before
the regular hour for meeting, and those
who had been lifelong enemies Of the ideas
for which the dead Senator had battled
with such answering devotion appeared
as deeply affected as his Oldest political
friends. 1t seemed as if death had drawn
away the veil Of party prejudice, so that
ali men saw clearly the l%oftiness and un.
selishness of his aims, the purity and no.
bility of his character, and the righteous
ness of the cause which his public life
had been a constant struggle. 1t was
generally understood that no motions should
be made until the House was apprisei of
the action of the Senate, with relation to
the funeral services, and after the journal
was read, there was an interval of fifteen
minutes before the Senate's resolutions
we're received. Judge L. r. Hoar, in a
voice full of pathos, then briefly spoke
of the inexpressible tenderness and SER
row felt not only in the old Commonwealth
Of which Senator Sumner was the pride
and ornament, but in many quiet homes
and in many cabins Of the poor ana lowly
throughout the country. In conclusion.
he moved the adoption Of resolutions for
the appointment of q committee to accom-
pany the remains to Massachusetts,, ami
for the attendance of the House upon the
funeral services in the Senate Chamber on
the morrow. The committee consisted of
the following members, beside the Massa.
chasetts delegation =
Mcssrs. Hulburt of Illinois, Hale of Maine,
Foster of Ohio, Rainey Of South Carolina, Clay
ton of California, Scudder of New York, Ran
dali of Pennsylvania, Beck of Kentucky, and
of Texas.
Immediately after the announcement of
committee by the Speaker, the House
adjourned
THE oBsEQUIEs-A NATIONS TRIBUTE
Washington done what could be done
to honor the memory of Charles
Sumner. AT the fountain of all action
was a general sorrow and a universal sense
of national loss. In every circle and
among all CLASSES the funeral has been the
event nppermcst in the thoughts. The
scene at the residence was the most unus.
lal. There was no relative present and
yet the house was filled with mourpers.
The Massachusetts, delegation, with their
assembled early and ven with
the remains TO the Capitol. A great as.
semblage of colored men, headed by Fred
Douglass, followed the hearse, and after
them came carriages with the committees
and mourners. The cofin was placed in
the centre of the rotunda, the outer cover
removed, a plate glass covering the entire
top of the coffin, and the features and 6g-
urc of Mr.. Sumner were clearly exposed.
He was dressed in a full suit Of black,
with his hand on his breast, as be had so
often held it while speaking. The fea.
lures we're not entirely natural, but there
was far less change than all his friends
had feared. There was u great profusiou
Of choice flowers upon and around the cof-
fin, some from the White House and some
from colored ladies, and the floral offer.
ings, like the company gathered to honor
his memory, were from all classes and
condition. The rotunda, the Senate cham.
Der and porchcs were heavily draped.
The great building, like the multitude it
contained, was in mourning. The House
of Representatives, the Supreme Court,
the President and all the Cabinet, were
SUCCESSFULLY announced, and each were re.
ceived blythe whole body present stand.