The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-12-22
profound sorrow and deep regret to
his associates in the Senate.

Res0lyed, That a committee of
five Senators be appointed by the
Vice President to take order with a
committee of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes for experimenting the
funeral Of the late Senator Plumb
and as mark of respect for his
memory that his body be removed
from the Capitol to the State of
Kansas in charge of the sergeant-at-
arms and conducted by said commit
tee who shall have full power to
carry this resolution into effect.
Resolved, That the Senate will
at one o'clock end thirty minutes
to-day attend in it's chamber
the exercises incident to his
funeral, and that this resolution be
communicated to the House of Rep
resentatives. The resolutions were
unanimously adopted. On motion
of Senator Manderson the rules
were suspended and a resolution
was passed authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Senate to pay the neces-
sary expenses of the funeral out of
the contingent fund.
The Vice-P President announced
the appointment of the committee
as follows: Senators PETER, Dolph,
Ransom, Paddock and Palmer.
Then on motion of Mr.. Sherman
the Senate took a recess until l
p. m.
When the Senate reassembled the
galleries and the special seats re-
served for ladies of the Presidential
household were crowded. The Sen
atOrs seated themselves on extra
chairs provided on the Repub-
lican side Of the cham
Der. AS customary ono eremonious
occasions upholstered seats were in
semi-circle in front of the ordinary
desks for the accommodation of the
President and his cabinet and the
Justices of the Supreme Court. The
Senate in silence awaited the OPEN
ing of the proceedings. Members
of the house fully occupied the place
reserved for them on the Democrat
ic side. The diplomatic corps
took the assigned places in
front of the members of the House.
All were in sombre black except
the Chinese minister in very dark
blue. Hardly had they taken their
seats when the Judges of the Su-
preme Court entered in their off,
cial robes and seated themselves in
the front row on the Democratic
side. Immediately afterwards and
exactly at the hour designated
President Harrison and the men,
bers of the cabinet entered. At
LAO the vice-President gave three
gentle taps and the funeral cortege
entered the Senate chamber. The
chaplain of the Senate reading the
solemn opening sentences of the
Episcopal burial service: 81 am the
resurrection and the life," was fol-
lowed by the committees of the
House and Senate wearing
white and mourning scarfs who took
their seats on the opposite side of the
chamber to that occupied by the
President and his cabinet and the
General of the Army and Admiral
OF the Navy and in correspond
ing position. The funeral casket
was borne by Senate members of the
Capito! police and was placed on
the catafalque Immediately in front
OF the clerks desk and covered with
beautiful flowers. Every one rose
and remained for some moments in
reverential silence. Advancing to
the clerks desk the chaplain read
several passages of scripture appro-
pirate to the occasion and recited
a beautiful hymn. A brief
prayer was followed by other Sc
lections from the burial service
The simple services were closed
with the benediction. The Vice
President said: "The Sergeant at.
Arms, under the direction, of the
committee, will execute the order
OF the Senate and escort the re.
mains of the late Senator Plumb to
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