The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-01-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
AT THE CAPITAL.
Tho Day Set Apart TO the Memory of
the late Senator Chandler
Appropriate Resolutions
Adopted
SENATE.

Senator Ferry submitted the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That the. senate has re-
ceived with profound sorrow the an
nouncement of the death of Zachariah
Chandler, late senator of the United
states from the state of Michigan, and
for nearly nineteen years a member of
this body.
Resolred, That to express some esti-
mate of his many services in his long
public career, rendered conspicuous by
his fearless patriotic devotion, the bust
ness of the senate be now suspended,
that the associates of the departed sem
ator may pay fitting tribute to his pub
lie and private virtues.
The resolutions were unanimously
agreed to.
Senator Ferry also submitted the fol-
lowing:
Resolred, That the loss the coun-
try sustained in the death of Senator
Chandler was manifest by the express
sion Of public sorrow throughout the
land.
/ Resolued, That, as mark of respect
for the memory of the dead senator,
lut uitllDtIS Vi llit Sclhlt Will wear
Grape on the left arm for thirty days.
Resolred, That the secretary of the
senate inform the house of representa-
tives of this action.
Resolued. That, as an additional mark
of respect the senate do now adjourn.
Upon this resolution Ferry spoke.
He reviewed the well known public and
private career of his late colleague,
whom he regarded as no ordinary man.
His address lasted one hour.
Ferry, in eulogizing the the late SEN
ator, said:
Chandler first took his seat in the
United States senate in 1867, taking
his oath at the same time with Hamlin,
Bayard, Broderick, Preston, King,
Rusk, Cameron, Dixon, Wade, Mallory
and jefferson Davis. The oath was
administered by Mason, of Virginia,
and however faithless to it some of them
afterwards were, Chandler believed and
meant every word of it, and observed
its obligations to the end of his life.
On all great questions preceding and
developed by war, Chandler's voice was
always plainly heard on the side of
those who loved the country above even
peace and life. He was first to move
the appointment in the senate of a
committee on the conduct of the war,
and credit was due to that committee
for much of the success of the admin
istration in putting down the rebellion.
He was the first to demand the removal
OF Gen. Mcclellan, who at the head of
the finest army in the world had re-
mained inactive and allowed his men to
be wasted away by disease. The de-
mand fell like thunderbolt, but it
cleared the sky.
Though much occupied in thus main
tanning the political ideas SO dear to
him, he was active in advocating meas
ures tending to develop the industries
of our country. In the senate he was
often matched in debate with the
ablest of his colleagues, and was never
found unequal to the occasion.
Senator Chandler, in the suspense
that followed the last presidential cleo
ton was the first to penetrate the mist
and see the truth and announce it by
that ever memorable dispatch, "Hayes
has 1876 votes and is elected;" dis
patch that proved prophetic. During
the debate on the question of granting
a pension to jefferson Davis, piece of
paper floated down from the gallery,
containing the words, There seems to
be no one here who dares call treason
by its right name" Chandler read it
and said, there will be before this de-
bate closes, and at three O'Clock in the
morning, after weary night, he de-
livered that philippe upon treason, now
so famous. He was rough, rudely
cut diamond, but in honesty transpar-
ent as crystal.
Anthony followed. The galleries
were crowded, and there was a full
attendance of senators.
HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-The commit
tee on postofiices and post roads report
ed bill declaring all public roads and
highways post routes.
After some discussion a vote on the
seconding the demand for the previous
question was taken, which resulted S3
to A. No quorum.
The morning hour having expired
the house went into committee of the
whole on revision of rules.
The committee arose and message
was received from the senate transmit
ting the resolutions adopted by that
body relative to the late Senator Chan
dler.
Speeches were then made in eulogy
of the late senator. Henberry, Will
liams, Hubbell, Bremen and Robson
and others made speeches, after which
the house adjourned.