New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-23

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ar Secretaries of State Treasury aud Inte
raj Ine ne Assistant the Solicitor
g organi1ed aga tne assistant Acknowledgment
STiteaniAeu MY .eu societies, citizens and strangers
side Of the Capo and oTm e M r"nne
e W eastern ISL portico Of the Capitol precisely O'Clock
the Of the religious services at the @ Capitol
WIKI be rc6 TO men at ScsG when minute guns
pa may be in port at Fort Myer by the battery
At the same hour the bells of the several churches fire
engine Fha houses and the school houses viii be tood
she guard of honor and accompany the remains their
and PtoaS % asSsd at F. a the & h
ceve the body of the late President and deposit
WILLIAM II. HUNT, Secretary of the Navy.
j. DENT, President Board Commissioners.
On arriving at the depot the remains will be
placed on the car attached to the funeral train
nus car Will be open at the side, admitting view
OF the casket as the train passes along. The other
three cars will be occupied by Mrs. Garfield and
members of the family, and personal friends,
inc PRESIDENT and members of the Cab
met, physicians who were in attendance upon
the President, ex-Presdents Grant and Hayes and
the committees appointed by the Senate and House
Another train will Immediately follow the funeral
train, upon which will be the Senator's members of
congress, justices of the Supreme Court and other
distinguished persons who have been invited to at
tend the funeral. On Saturday morning the trains
VIII be met at the Ohio State line by Governor Fos-
I ter and his staff.
Mrs. Garfield has selected six gentlemen all MEM
Ders of the Christian Church. to act pail bearers
10 carry the body of the President from the Capitol
to the hearse and from the hearse to the cars
They are A. X. Tingle, II. c. Thier, w. w. DUNCAN
benjamin Sunny, ID. +. Moore and w. S. Roose A
special permit was issued this morning by DR..
Smith Townsend, Health Officer of the District of
Columbia, to remove the remains from this city to
Ohio DR.. Townsend was the first physician to reach
the President aftr he was shot, and now performs
the last medical Office in his behalf
CONGRESSIONAL MEETING.
meeting of the members elect of the XLVIIth
Congress was held at o'clock to-day in the Hall
OF the House of Representatives,. There pres
ent the folowing
MGssrs Randall, Bayne, O'Ncnl, Everett and Goodwin
McCook, Hscock and Starin OF New-York, Davis and
nesota Townsend Of Ohio, Talbot and Urner of Mary
M&nd &nd wilson OF West Virginia, Clarke of Missouri and
pied a sea seat upon the floor Mr. Tucker, of Virginia
wSs called to the chair Mr. Thomas of Illinois acting
been read the sergeaEtatans announced that the fol-
ton to be present the funeral ceremonies tomorrow
ana that majority of them would then proceed to
Messrs Bayne, Belmont. Beltzhooyer, Briggs, Buck
Camp bowd Dawes be1cndoTf Bass Of fnois GYlns
a Errst gyms 4nraegpsrg @ Harris of NewJers Hewitt
Ioge Jones s of Arkansas Taawin, Kiotz K9sSon
NeCn MNe1na Leieyre, Lung, Mclano Martin, Mcclure,
8Neill - P9eIPs Pierce of iadlana Randall Rche, Rob
! Taylor OF oho, Thomas Townsend of Ohio, Tucker,
Tyer Urner Ward. Wilson Of West Virginia, Wise Of
/ virginia, West Watson, Webbcr Washburne and Wise
The following members will meet the funeral cor
tege at Cleveland:
Me;srs & Browne, Buctner, Chalmers, Cullen, Deerng
DE Sr6 NSe %o, TarWe ,Id hawk IIeman Herbert House
steele and Thompson.
Ex-Speaker Randall stated that Mr. Kasson and
himself had had, this morning, consultation with
Secretary Blaine and Senator Etmunds, and that
lii was thought that it would be impos-
sIble for the members of the Senate and
House who desired to go to Cleveland TO
proceed by the train bearing the remains of
President Garfield. 1t had been suggested how
ever, by Senator Edmunds that each House shonld
appoint committee TO escort the body to Cleve.
land and that the other members should
follow special train. Mr. Kasson stated
that General Sherman had suggested to him
that no larger escort should be appointed by the
House and Senate than could be accommodated by
one car. committee consisting of Messrs Randall
I Kasson and Townsend was appointed by the Chair
TO meet similar committee appointed by the
Senate, 10 determine what action should be taken
In the premises On their return to the Chamber
the committee reported that it had been agreed that
Ia committee of eight members should be ap-
pointed by each House to escort the remains
of the late President to Cleveland; that special
train should be chartered to convey the her Scna-
tors and members to that place and that cx-Presi-
dents Grant and Hayes should be invited to
pany them. On motion of Mr.. Randall similar
invitation was extended to ex-Speallcr Banks and
then the report of the committee was agreed to-
1t was further determined that the members of
the House should meet in the hall Of the House to-
morrow at o'clock and attend the funeral ceremo-
nics III body There will be space in the rotunda
set apart for their accommodation and the Sergeant
alarms instructed to furnish each member
with symbols of mourning.
BY the action of the meeting Mr. Tucker of Virgin
la was appointed as chairman of the escoriing com
mittcc, the other members of which will be Kasson
Of Iowa; Randall of Pennsylvania Hiscock of New
York, Wilson, of West Virginia, Thomas, of Illinois,
meeting of the members of the Senate was held
this afternoon in the VIce-Presidents room at the
Capitol Senator Anthony presiding, and the follow
4 ing Senators were present Messrs Anthony Hale
Dawes, Edmunds,. Morrill, Salisbury, Bayard, Kel.
%Ggg navis of West & &HrmMnia Camden Sherman
Blair, Mitchell, and also ex-senator Hamn'
The Committee of Conference reported that on con-
best to charter q special train for the of the
Senators and Members and such guests az they
should desire to invite, which report was accepted
and the Scrgeant-at-Arms was Instructed to make
the necessary ARRANGEMENTS. 1t was decided to
postpone the adoption of resolutions upon
the death of President Garfield until the
sion The chairman then announced the
following as committee the part of the Senate
sherman, Bayard Ingalls,, Pugh, Blair, Camden and
Morgan. The meeting then adjourned till 2 p. H.,
when the members will meet in the Vice presidents
room ana attend the funeral services in II body
GOVERNORS INVITED.
The following dispatch has been sent by the State
Department to the Governors of the several States
aud Territories:
You are Respectfully invited to be present at tho