The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-29
xLvIth CONGRESSES Session
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan Is.

WASHINGTON, Jan Is.
The Vice President announced that this was
the day set apart for the delivering eulogies
upon the life and character of the late Senator
Zachariah Chandler.
Messrs. Bayard, Hamlin Blaine, Logan and
Morrill, followed.
Mr.. Blaine said: New Hampshire, the birth
place of Mr.. Chandler, has produced many of
our great men, among them Webster, Dix,
Greeley, Chase and Cass. Throughout his
career the late Senator was active in political
life. He was associated with the greatest men
of our country and time. A WRITER OF the
time of his entrance into this life had said that
Chandler's coming was like the arrival of a
fresh division to reinforce hard pressed army.
He quickly achieved national reputation.
His inspiring presence, burning zeal and
strengthening faith placed him IN the front
rank of those eminent in the history of the war
and those who knew him in the last year of
his life had marked constant intellectual
growth in his character and capacity. 1t
would not be just even on this occasion to say
that Mr.. Chandler had no faults But even
his enemies would admit he had no meanneSs
His faults were those of strong nature. He
was at his best in his home life and there his
friends best loved to regard him.
Mr.. Ferry submitted the following resolu-
tons:
Resolved, That the Senate has received with
profound sorrow the announcement of the
death of Zachariah Chandler, late Senator
from Michigan, and for nearly nineteen years
member of this body.
ResoIUed, That to express some estimate of
his MANY services in this long public career
rendered conspicuous by fearless patriotic
devotion, the business OF the Senate be now
suspended that the associates of the departed
Senator may pay fitting tribute to his public
and private virtues.
The resolutions were unanimously agreed
to.
Mr.. Ferry also submitted the following:
RESOLVED, That the loss the country has sus-
tanned in the death of Zachariah Chandler was
manifest by the expressions of public sorrow
throughout the land.
RESOLVED, That as mark of respect for the
memory of the dead Senator, the members of
the Senate will wear Grape upon their LEFT arm
for thirty days.
ReSolUed, That the Secretary of the Senate
inform the House of this action.
ReSotUed, That as an additional mark Of re-
spect the Senate do now ad iourn.
Upon this resolution Mr.. Ferry spoke re-
viewing the well known public and private
career Of his late colleague. Mr.. Ferry's adj
dress occupied an hour. He was followed by
Mr.. Anthony.
HOUSE.
The following bills were passed.
Granting pension to the widow of Lit. Hi
ram Fl. Benner.
Giving the consent of Congress to an agree
ment entered into by the States of New York
and Vermont respecting their boundaries.
Appropriating $4100 for monument to Gen.
Herkimer.
House discussed the bill declaring all public
roads highway post routes.
The morning hour having expired the post
route bill went over.
House went into committee on revision of
the rules.
Mr.. Tucker offered an amendment to rule
providing that if those present and and those
refusing to vote shall together make majority
Of the House, the Speaker shall declare a
quorum isconstituted and the pending ques-
sion shall be declared as majority of those
voting shall appear.
Discussion ensued pending which the COM
mittee rose.
At o'clock message was received from
the Senate, transmitting the resolutions of that
body relative to the late Senator Chandler.
Speeches were then made in eulogy by New
berry, Hubbell, Stone, Burrows, Wiletts
Conger, Brewer of Mich, Grape and Robinson
of Mass, Williams of Wis, Garfield and Kei-
fer of Ohio, Briggs of N H., Hawley Of Conn.
and Dunnell of MINI.
House at 6.15 adjourned.