Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-14
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Funeral of Senator
Miller.
CEREMONIES AT WASHINGTON
The Remains Start for California
Accompanied by Committees
of the House and Senate.

Special 10 Me Herald bp Assocfated Press.
WAsHINaToN, March l3.-The usual
arrangements for tho accommodation OF
an unusual throng upon the floor Of the
Senate Chamber were completed early
this morning, but aside from the large
additional number OF chairs brought in
for the purpose and the somber draping
OF the chair OF the deceased, the hall
wore its accustomed appearance. Before
IL o'clock great crowds had gathered
about oil Of the gallery doors
and awaited in lines their open
ing, half hour later, when every
gallery seat was taken at once. AT
the usual .hour the President pro tsna.
entered the Chamber, accompanied by
Chaplain Dr. Huntley, and ascended to
the chair. At the tap Of the gavel the
Senators who had assembled in the
cloak rooms filed out and were con-
Quoted to seats upon the left OF the
chair. All remained standing, and
every head was bowed during the
prayer. The chair announced the or
dor OF the day to be the funeral cere-
monies of Hon John +. Miller, late
Senator from California. The central
doors we're now opened by ushers, and
the venerable door-keeper, wearing over
his shoulder broad " bite sash, walked
up the central aisle aud solemnly an
nouneed, "The House OF Representa-
tiyes." The Senators rose at the tap OF
the Ravel, and remained standing until
the members OF the House had been
seated.
Again the doors swung open and the
aasemblage arose to receive the Supreme
Court of the United States, who came
clad in their robes OF black silk, and
we're guided to seats reserved for them
in the front row upon the right OF the
Chair
With short intervals of waiting, the
Diplomatic Corp, and the President OF
the United States and his Cabinet, were
in turn announced and conducted to the
places reserved for them.
The funeral cortege came unannouneed
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floor aud in the galleries arose and re-
manned standing in reverent silence as
the mournful procession made Its slow
way down the central aisle. The cor
tege consisted of the geant-at-arms,
the committees OF the two houses.
which are to accompany the remains to
their place OF burial honorary .pall
bearers and committee OF the Loyal
Legion-the casket, almost concealed by
floral design was borne by eight Capital
policemen and placed upon the forms
prepared to receive it in the centre oil
the chamber. The widow, daughter
and near friends of the deceased were
escorted to their places in front and to
the right of the chair.
On the conclusion of the religious SER
vics the President pro tempore OF the
Senate said: "The Senate has con-
signed to an officer of this body and a
committee of its members the custody
of the mortal remains of our honored
friend and brother to conduct them to
his western home and leave them with
the friends who have loved and honored
him, to pay the last tribute OF respect
to his memory. The Senate as body
will also attend to the station.
The Senate then adjourned and the
procession having been formed as pre-
arranged moved to the music of dirges
by the Marine Band out through the
rotunda and to the deDOt