The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-01
The Garfield Memorial Services.

WAsHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Prior to III
o'clock this a. H., admission to the cap
itOl was refused IT, all excep, members of
the House Of Congress and their rE,-
ployes, hut ut that hour the ,'.Mi:s were
thrown open to persons holding tickets
10 the memorial services Of the late JAS
\. Garfield and soon the g,llrr:y. ol' the
House were filled 10 their utmost .:,pac-
ity. A iar4r majority "i I'll" spectators,
Out Of respect to- the nc.';,si"n had, tt,y
the most part, discarded light coors and
sOinl're black waS Tor the mos! part pre-
vailiny here. There were no signs nt
mourning iu the. hall. \ ful! length
portrait of the late President was hung
just lack .: the chairs al the l,v>i.ilIv
officers. N.in" itself u,Hi,:,pc.l. M"M1er>
Of the House we're early in atlen!;,nc,.,
being arr:,ycl in black. III the l"''',,;
Lack OF the Speakers desk Il" Marine
band was stationed! ant! al Intervals from.
~ o'clock until noon, l:>.r..r~r,l solemn,
music. Blaine is new delivering l,i>; c,,-
loy:;. Among the Ills, ,.nytishcd .:ucs,.;
first to arrive wcr:. Judge i;;nc-O!! ami
Admiral Winters. VINO took seats quiet
ly in front q: the Clerk : desk. ..nrn"
the quests who have. ;lrtaH. occupied
seats upon the il"or. We're. ';rn r,i T..
ScHcn:k: Foster Quo: Hamilton
Md; an,l G",r::u:r>. Hoy, Pa. and
::.yclOw Conn. ~ 1i.:H' Grnrra!,
sherman. Sheridan, iianrrk. Howard
an! Mciyy>. a,': A'!mir.:A, .>nlnIna
md Roger, cntc::r. ::',! Wrr:' a>.>i.~n":
seats 10 the lei, ui i!." :-;'..,,.> d,-;,
and few moments i;,:,: ~, n.r.;Ii"rs
ri III" diplomatic corps IN ;l;! rr..:li.:
were u>hcred in headed 'y IL" ;::w:li;a
br.ll!aI: cn~!.!i!s> xii! ~ serted :" 'i.i'y
Mr:nI"r~ OF CONGRESS viii" ~A' ;H ..:I,:
them. T:.r Supreme ;n;lr, m !',c lii
i,ict. headed ~ M,;~!.n! Perry. u,...
the next vii" arrived. !>r Bliss WI:
also in a!,r,idan" A:r-. !:!ain. .".,-
pied !; from: seat IN The gallery rt-'rN..l
Tor ;I; .ricn!>: o.. th- ;'r.>l'irA,. :.
precisely Twelve !. r!.:..k tie I!"li.,. 49,
cH!i"! to nr:l,, ~ :.".,,:iCr :<"ii;i, :ti,.;
PRAYER .o:r:,-! 'N ihc (hnp;..n. :'E,'
~,at:"r .e! sail!
This .!:;v has been .!;";:r;.t;: i:H !.'.
ari;"n of til. iw" lI"l:,> O: 'ni,-:c-> It
services III s.oEln.ci:ic";,t!nn "! ,:r' i:..
and dcu,l: ~ j:.!le- .t:,:::t:aiN t,:,.';i -.
late. i'rt-i'!, u: -. ,!r !!ic.; STATES.
This House j. nov ::--..iiii'!.. ana ready
to perform its part.
The resolutions >r:t:n" a:art to-day
70: nie;.lOrisl scr:ic.: were t,.:.n read by
Clerk N,l'i:cr.nn. y, IT,, !,c >c..:,,t
was announr,.;. a.,i al! *r,>,, as q he sch
aturs. headed Lyti!:u.,ircr> al thai i".lv.
{ nt.re,i and took assigned seats. Yi,t-;. ,;
were followed 'y the Chief Justice an':
Associate Justices ri the S.l, RENE t"ur;. +.
dressed in their rose, ni oili,-. Again +.
the assembled multitude ;,:s-r as the ,
President of Tic United states and i,l> !,
Cabinet were :,nnn,l:crd. They were. /!
by senate: >hrrl.::;l and |;
Mckinney. Chairman Of
the Committee o.: ARRANGEMENTS. The |
President took Il fir Il: seat On the right |,
Of the presiding Officers chair. !
At 1850 the orator OF the day. james
6. Blaine, was announced. and the ccre-
monies opened bya shor. prayer by
Chaplain Power, Of the House. after
which President Davis said: This day
is dedicated by Congress for the meme
rial services OF the late President 0f the
United States. James A. Garfield.
Ipresent you James G. Blaine, who