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CONGRESSIONAL.
....,, Paid TO the Memory Of the
' Late Senator barbour by
the House.
st1atNeHmtnr AND Ref'N"
DISCUSSED.
,.,.sive Funeral Ceremonies In the
s,.aie, Bishop Rcanc 0niei'
ating.
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CONGRESS-.
..., Ceremonies Of the Iute senn.
Tor Harbour Attended.
w,suiSuTos, May i6.-After mp.
.,,,sl Of tho journal the speaker laid
~, the House Senate communi.
Wan inviting the House to attend
n. mnefal ceremonies Of the late Sem
~, Harbour ia the Senate chamber.
Tnc House then went into committee
,,,be whole on the sundry civil appro-
tdsllon bill. Pending action, the
ammlltco rose and the members,
bs,d,d by Speaker Crisp, walked TWO
abreast to the Senate chamber Tor the
tetylce.
,,.uned Its session and Cogswell made
an unsuccessful attempt TO increase
ne Gsh commission appropriation.
The motion 10 strike out tine approprln.
ian Of s25, 900 for detecting persons
suil,y OF violation VI the Internal reve.
me laws was agreed TO.
Rstrenchment and refofDA. was the
,,xt o. various brirf spa ~, and
were ratlrized by Simpson ansas),
Who rldlculed the Democrats for hag-
gInr over small items In the bill, after
having passed mn Immense river and
harbot appropriation bill. He endorsed
Inc su6.treasury bill aud Taylor
lOhlol replied, predicting the failure OF
the snb.tiehsury scheme md tho down.
iall Of the Alliance party.
simpson denied that the leaders Of
The Alliance had advised the farmers
10 hold their grain, and said that the
membcrs Of the Republican party were
The only persons who had advised that
course In Kansas. simpson said that
unle,s the farmers were given the same
equality MS Is gwen the gold and silver
minois and bondholders, they viii
know the reason why after the next
election.
Watson (Gs. and Davis (Kans.) ad.
yocated tho suh.treasury system.
The clause for re.coinage, reissue
and transportation Of minor coins hav-
ipg been reached, Tracy IN. W made
polnt Of order against II, as be did
al,o against the free silver amendment
Offered by Barline (Nov.). Both points
went over for the present without de.
cision. The coniinittee rose aud the
House adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
The Senate met to pay tho last
tribute Of respect 10 the memory OF the
late Senator John y. Barbour OF
Virginia. The remains were brought
to the Capitol and deposited IN the
Senate Chamber, which was arranged
TOT the ceremonies In the usual manner.
Senator Kenna, after the usual pro.
llmlnaIies, delivered n personal sketch
Of The dead Senator, anu closed with
the usual resolutions OF respect.
a recess was taken TIL O'Clock.
On reconvening, candelabra with
lighted candles stood on tho clerks
desk, with u brass cruclHx between.
Though the dend Senator was not
member OF any church, his wife was
Catholic, and the religious ceremonies
were conducted, at the request OF the
family, by Bishop Koane, rector OF the
Catholic University. This was the
Inst occasion In the memory Of the
officers Of the Senate when the Catho.
lie clergy had OBLIGATED In such n
manner.
Before tho opening services the
members Of the House entered the
chamber, followed by the Supreme
court judges and memburs Of the
cabinet. President Harrison was out
OF town. Then came the members OF
the dead Senator's family. The com.
miliees OF the two Houses followed.
Acolytes, robed In white and bearing
lighted canulos, preceded dozen
priests In sacred vestments. Father
" j. Gillespie, y. j., rector Of the
church Of 81. Aloysius, read the
prayers for the dead. Bishop Keane,
wearing tho purple robes OF his ON &c,
delivered an impressive funeral
sermon. At the conclusion Of the
services the remains were removed 10
The late residence Of the deceased, anu
The Senate adjourned.