Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-01
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
EN- ROUTE FOR INDIANAPOLIS
aud Others TO Attend the funerai-0 Order
ISSUED for Closing Post.Oniess.

Departure or the Congressional Committees
aud Others TO Attend the funerai-0 Order
issued for Closing PostOmcss.
tBy telegraph TO the Dhpatch.l
WASHINGTON, November 30.-The
congressional committees appointed to
attend the funeral Of Vice President
Hendricks left here by special train on
the Pennsylvania railroad at 1875 this
morning. The Senate committee con-
sists Of Senators Edmunds, Allison,
Pugb, Harris, CoDger, Blair, Dolph,
Vest, Beck. Camden, Vance, and Jones.
Mr.. Voorhees,, who is also a member
Of the committee. left for indianapolis
Saturday. They were accompanied by
Clerk. of.the-Senate McCook and Ser
geant-at-Arms Canaday. The House
committee consists Of Representatives
Morrison, Blount, Herbert, Holman,
Springer, Hepburn, Ward, Phelps,
Kleiner, Ryan, and Dunn. They were
accompanied by Sergeant-at-Arms Lee
dom.
Associate-Justices Matthews and
Blatchford, representing the United
States Supreme Court, accompanied by
Assistant-Marshal Reardon, went upon
the same train. The train was in
charge Of Robert A. Parke, Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and
Robert Barry, Of the Pullman-Car
Company.
Commodore Harmony, Acting Secre-
tary of the Navy, has issued an order
closing all navy-yards tomorrow out
of respect to the memory Of Vice-Pre-
sident Hendricks. and an order was
issued by the Postmaster General di-
recting postmasters to close their re-
spectiye offices between the hours of II
NJ. and ) p. NJ. Tuesday out of respect
to the memory Of Hon. Thomas A.
Hendricks, late Vice President Of the
United States.
Secretaries Bayard, Whitney, Lamar,
and Endicott, and Postmaster-General
Villas left for indianapolis to attend the
Vice-President's funeral on a special
train on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road at | o'clock this afternoon. The
entire train will be run through to In
dianapolis in charge of Major j. G.
Pangborn, assistant general passenger
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio road,
and will make very few stops between
here and that city.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE SUPREME
COURT.
WASHINGTON, November 30.-In
the Supreme Court Of the United States
to-day Attorney-General Garland an
nounced the death Of Vice-President
Hendricks in the following words
"May it please the Court, since the adj
iournment of this court on last We'd
nesday the heart of the nation has been
sorely touched by the death of Vice
President Thomas A. Hendricks. This
is not the proper occasion to pronounce
a eulogy upon the useful life and splen-
did character of Mr.. Hendricks, but he
has been so long conspicuous in the
public service. has filled thoroughly
and admirably so many places of high
trust--including the second in rank
in the gift Of the people-and he has
been a prominent member of this
bar for so many years that deem it
becoming to request the Court to lay
aside its docket and pause before this
sad event that now Oyershadows the
whole country, and out of respect for
the memory Of this good and faithful
servant to cease its labOrS till after the
last funeral rites are performed on to-
morrow, and ] therefore suggest that
the Court do now adjourn until Thurs
day next"
The Chief Justice responded as fol-
lows:
THE Court heartily concurs in your
remarks, Mr.. Attorney-General, and in
the suggestion which you make. JUS
tees Matthews and BlatchfOrd are now
on their way to represent the Court at
the funeral in indianapolis tomorrow,
and, as further mark of respect to the
memory of the deceased, we will now
adjourn until Thursday next
Adjourned until Thursday, Il
o'clock.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
WASHINGTON, November 30.-Itis
said at the Treasury Department there
has been an increase instead Of the
usual decrease in the public debt dur
ing the month of November. The re-
ceipts during the month have been
light and the disbursem' .ts unusually
heavy. Payments on account of PEN
sions alone amount to about sll, O00,-
600. The debt statement will not be
iSsned mill Wednesday,