Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-24
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
BOTH HOUSES ADJOURN
In nReSpect to the Memory of Mr.. BurneS
The Senate.

1ue chaplain IN nls opening prayer, alluQlng
to the death of Representative Burnes, said:
We bow before Thee in the presence of death.
Comfort the bereaved ones; sustain, strengthen
and sanctify them. Overrule for good all that
was dark, and trying, and affecting. And en-
able us so to live that we may serve our gen.
GRAFTON faithfully, in the fear and love of God.
"A SPEECH AMPLIFIED IN 1.-THE RECORD"
Mr.. Chandler called attention to the fact that
the remarks Of Mr.. Gibson yesterday in reply
to his CMr. Chandler's) notice of an intention
to call up the resolution for the investiga-
ton OF the Louisiana election, appeared in the
official record extended to about half q
column-not ten words of which, he said, had
been uttered. He now entered a motion to
strike out the speech as inserted and insert in
the Record the speech as it appeared on the re-
porters sheets. As the Senator from Louisiana
was not now present he would withhold the
motion until MIR. Gibson came into the cham
Der.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Among the bills reported from committees
and placed on the calendar were the following:
Senate bills authorizing the construction of
bridges across the Missouri river at Leaven-
worth; across the Mississippi at La Crosse, and
amending the act granting to the city of Grand
Forks, OAK. the right to build two free bridges
across the Red river.
BRIDGE BILL PASSED.
The House bill to amend the act of Sd March,
1885, authorizing the construction of bridges
across the Cumberland and Caney Fork rivers.
Tennessee, was on motion of Mr.. Harris taken
up. amended, and passed.
RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD CONGRESS-
MAN.
A message from the House of Representa-
tives announcing the death of Representative
Burnes and the appointment of a select joint
committee of seven Representatives and three
Senators was received and laid before the
Senate.
MIR. Cockrell offered resolutions declaring its
deep sensibility at the announcement and con-
curing in the resolution of the House OF
Representatives. The resolutions were agreed
to- and Senators Vest, Coke, and Cullom were
appointed. And then on motion of Mr.. Vest,
as an additional mark of respect to the memory
OF the deceased, the Senate at 12:35 adjourned.
House of Representatives.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF
THE LATE REPRESENTATIVE BURNEs.
Unfeigned sorrow possessed the House on
their meeting this morning. A black pail cov-
cred the desk just made vacant by deaths de-
cree. The great popularity of Mr.. Burnes made
his death felt as personal loss to his col
leagues. Before the House met the Missouri
delegation held meeting in the appropria-
tions committee room and prepared the resolu-
tions that were afterward adopted by the
House. All the Missouri members and Sena-
tors, and the members of the appropriations
committee were present. The deepest sorrow
was expressed at the loss. At the regular meet
ing of the appropriations committee all bus
mess was laid aside, and resolutions expressing
the grief with which the committee heard of
the death of this honored colleague, were
adopted and placed on the record of the COM
mittee. The members of the committee eX-
pressed their personal sorrow.
On the opening of the House the chaplain
referred feelingly in his prayer to the death of
Mr.. Burnes.
Mr.. Dockery (Mo.) having been recognized
said; 'The sad duty has been devolved upon
me by the members of the Missouri delegation
of announcing to the House the death of the
Hon. James n. Burnes, late a representative of
the great commonwealth of Missouri His
death occnrred in this city at Wizards at 12:45
this morning. At some time in the future,
Mr.. Speaker, the Missouri delegation will
ask the House to suspend its ordinary proceed
ings to pay tribute to the worth of the eminent
gentleman who so lately was one of our col
leagues and whose death is a calamity and loss,
not only to the great state he served so WELL
so long and SO faithfully, but to the nation at
large.
Mr.. Dockery then offered the following reso-
lutions, which were adopted:
Resolced, That the House has heard with pro-
found sorrow the announcement of the death
of Hon. James N. Burnes, late Representative
from the state of Missouri.
Resolved, By the House of Representatives,
the Senate concurring, that select committee
of seven members of the House and three
members Of the Senate be appointed to take
orders for experimenting the funeral and to
escort the remains of the deceased to their
place of burial, and that the necessary ex-
penses attending the execution of this order be
paid out Of the contingent fund of the House.
Resotoed, That the Sergeant-at-arms of the
House be authorized and directed to take such
steps as may be necessary for properly carry
ing ont the provisions of these resolutions
ResOtred, That the clerk communicate the
foregoing resolutions to the Senate, and that,
as further mark of respect to the memor9b
of the deceased. the House do now adjourn.
The House then adjourned.