Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-03
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Honors to Senator Morton.
BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS
ADJOURN.
Committee to Attend the Funeral
orHER WASHINGTON ITEMS.

President Hayes issued directions
early to-dsy that flags on all public
buildings be placed at half mast In re-
spect to the memory of Senator Nor
ton. The Cabinet met. all the MEN,
bers present, to pay the proper Off
cial honors tn the distinguished dead.
The House Committee on Banking
and Currency have decided to ask the
consent OF the House that the bill to
repeal the resumption law be assigned
for the Both inst. with opportunity for
discussion from day to day until dis
posed of. The sub committee on
Ewing's silver bill reported 1t back
withou. any substantial amendment,
except one providing that the cha rye
OF coming bullion into silver dollars
shall be the same az the charge for
gold coinage. The full COMMITTEES will
probably hold another meeting to day
for the purpose of considering and
possibly acting on this report. In the
House Ewing has Withdrawn the mo.
ton to recommit his bill repeating the
resumption act, has accepted Forts bill
a. a substitute and has moved the pre-
vious question. Hale has moved to
lay the bill and amendment on
the table and the House Is voting by
yeas and noes on that motion. The
vote will consume the morning hour.
The House adjourned out OF respect
Of Senator Morton after appointing
the following committee to attend his
Aperal: Hanna and Cobb, Of Indiana;
Wilson, of West Virginia; Burchard.
Of Illinois,; Davidson, OF Florida;
Banks. Of Massachusetts,, and town
send, OF New York.
The reading of the journals Of yes
terday's proceedings was dispensed
with and the death Of Senator Morton
was announced by Senator Mcdonald.
A resolution submitted hy him Provid-
ing for the appointment of a commit
lee OF six Senator's to attend the fun
eral was agreed to. and the Vice Pres.
ident will designate the committee
hereafter. The Senate. then. a. a FUR
Their mark of respect Of the memory
of Senator Morton, adjourned till
TUESDAY, next.
The Vice President appointed Sem
ators Mcdonald, Davis, of Illinois,
burnside, Bayard, Cameron, of Penn.
-ylvania, and Booth, n committee to
attend the funeral Of Senator Morton.
Respect "a Morton AZ hts
Home.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2.
A cjtizens, meerinv convened at Q
o,,Iock Navor (axen presidjnp. The
Comnittes or Resolutions asked until
before reporting. A gen.
eral Co,nmitt.e of ArranveIneu,s Of 25
was appointed. Invitations to attend
the funeral of Senator Morton were
ordered TO be issued to President
HAYES and Cabinet, and the Juires
and officers of the Supreme Court,
General Sherman and other army ofh
GERS and b Governors OF the several
States. IL is further recommended
that the surviving soldiers OF Indiana,
the independent military organizations
OF the stnte and United States soldiers
within the State, he also invited To at.
tend the funeral. and that the soldiers
meeting, about 10 Dc heid In tiis clty'
be requested To TAX charge o' all the
ARRANGEMENTS. 1t Is further recon-
mended that the Masonic. Odd rel
lows, and other and voiun,
thry 0rpan'Aat,ons VI 'ns o'a.e, a"o
80 ~ Ia'rru. Ne in,;,aa 70 attend
+, :. &C. rano'aanaad ,b.t ali c;,;
go If tha S,a,a nor smhrac.d !, ihe
s",,n.,;,. .na,nor.,ion Az CORDIALLY
om;,od - .,tana ,ha r,nor.I csrsmon
;as ana 70 foiiow RI The yr.v "a tha ra.
80 ,ha;r ,raa, tr;sna and f.Ilow