The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-02

WASHINGTON, May l.-For the third
time in the short space OF five weeks the
senate mer today only to hear the an
nouncement of another gap made in it's
ranks by death. A fortnight ago to-
day funeral ceremonies were held in the
Ssnate chamber over the remains of
Senator Vance, OF North Carolina.
Three weaks before that day like cere.
monles had taken place over the remains
OF Senator Co Quit, of Georgia and TODAY
tho annuncomens was m ado nj the death
OF Senator Sscckbridge, OF Mic higsn.
who died yesterday in Chicago. The
TWO other Senators had died in WASH
iugton.
The meeting OF the Senate TODAY had
been postponed rom Ii m. to noon
SO as 10 give senator's az opportunity of
paying their last tribuce Of respect to
the memory of Mrs. Morgan, wife OF the
Alabama Senator, whose funeral took
place this morning; and in the chap
iain's opening payer they were re-
minded of III death OF their associate
from Michigan. whose desk and chair
In the outer room Of the Republicans
seats, were covered with black cloth.
An unusually large number of Senators
were present at the opening PRAYER.
The formal reading OF yesterdays
journal was dispensed with and then
senator McMillan the colleague OF the
deceased Senator, made the announce
ment Of Senator Stockbridges death.
Tho usual resolutions were offered by
MIR. Mcmillan, and were agreed to.
Ihey express the great sorrow Of the
oenato at the announcement of Mr.
Stockbridge's death and provide for a
committee of seven Senators to attend
the funeral at Kalamazoo, Mich. SEN
ators Nc MILAN, Frye, Washburn, Gull
lom, Jones, Of Arkansas, Gibson and
blanchard wero appointed such com.
mlttee, and then, ut l2:1O, the Senate
adjourned until TO morrow at m.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, May In his opening
prayer today Chaplain Bagby, of the
House refe rred in feeling manner to
the dcath of Senator Stock bridge, of
Michigan.
Mr.. Dingley called up the bill re-
ported by the DocRery commission re-
organizing the accounting branch of the
Treasury Department, abolishing the
offices of second comptroller and deputy
second comptroller, and the House went
into committee OF the whole with Hatch
in the chair, for its consideration.
Since the bill was reported, said Mr..
viously passed abolishing the Office of
commissioner Of customs and deputy
commissioner of customs had been in
corporated in it, 80 that the whole sys-
tom OF government accounting should
DO regulated by one measure. Some
other slight changes had also been made
in the bill, said Mr.. Dingley, to meet
the criticisms and objections made
against the bill as originally reported.
After the bill and accompanying reports
had been read, the committee rose,
leaving the bill the unfinished business.
AT 1880 o'clock q message WAS re-
ceived from the Senate announcing the
death OF Senator Stock bridge. Bur
rows offered the usual resolutions.
They were adopted. and the Speaker
announced the following to represent
tho House at the funeral: Burrows,
Thomas, Aitken and Linton, of Michi.
gan; Bynum. of Indiana; McCreary, of
kentucky; Boutelle, of Maine; Rich
ardson, of Tennessee, and Payne, of
New York.
tl:35 o'clock the House was declared
adjourned until tomorrow at noon.