The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-17
SENATORS BOW TOSORROW.
A SOmber Scene in The Chamber at
The Vance 0bSeQuieS.

Members of the House and the Am
bassador From England Among
Those in Attsndance-Prayer of the
Chaplain and the Funeral Address.
The Remains Borne to the Train
from the Capitol.
Washington, April l6.-The funeral GER
emonies of the late Senator Vance. of
North Carolina, absorbed the attention of
the Senate to-day.
the opening prayer by the blind chap
lain, MIR. Milburn, was devoted entirely
to the subject, 1t was in these words:
Oh, Eternal God: With our hearts we
come TO the foot OF thy throne. while the
funeral knell sounds through the capitol an
nouncing the death of another senator; while
North Carolina mourns the departure from
her Of a beloved and honored son; and the
nation feels the loss We bless tkee for his
large native powers, skilled In the wide expe-
rlence OF public affairs, and for his genial
humor, enriching and Illuminating ali sub
1ects he touched, making him kindly with his
kind, by virtue OF which he shed the influence
OF wise and and benencent counsel and
character on his native state, and by virtue
OF his place In this chamber on the land at
large. Grant to the widow and children
under this sore bereavement, the only com
fort which can come TO human hearts at such
tlme-unshaken faith In thy holy gospel,
ana the consolation and sympathy Of thy
beloved Son.
AS the earthly part OF one of our brothers
has entered on the border OF the invisible
world, grant that we may hear from thy lips,
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord
yea, saith the spirit, for they rest from their
labors," we humbly pray, through Jesus
Christ, our Saviour. Amen.
THE USUAL RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Mr. Ransom then offered the usual
resolutions, declaring the great sorrow
with which the Senate had heard of the
death of MIR. Vance; providing for COM
mittee of nine senators 10 take an order
to superintend the funeral to-day; for the
removal of the remains from Washington
TO North Carolina, in charge of the
sergeant-at-arms and attended by the
committee; that the proceedings be COM
municated to the House of Representa-
tiveS, and that that body be invited TO at
tend the funeral and to appoint COM
mittee TO act with the Senate committee.
The resolutions were agreed to, and the
Vice President announced the appoint
ment Of the Senate committee as follows:
Messrs Ransom, dem, of North Carolina,
George, dem, of Mississippi, Gray, dem,
of Delaware, Blackburn, dem, Of Ken
lucky, Coke, dem., of Texas, Chandler,
rep, Of New Hampshire, Dubois, rep, of
Idaho, White, dem., of California, and
Manderson, rep, of Nebraska.
Further resolutions were offered by MIR.
Ransom and agreed to, ordering invita-
tions to- be extended 60 the President of
the United States and the members Of his
cabinety the schkef justice and associate
justices OF the supreme court, the major
general commanding the army and the
senior admiral of the navy, to attend the
funeral to-day.
Senators Morrill,, rep, of Vermont,
Sherman, rep, of Ohio, Harris, dem, of
Tennessee, and Mcpherson. dem. of New
Jersey, were appointed by the Vice Pres
ident as pail bearers; and then a recess
was taken till $3.50 O'Clock p. m.
ARRANGED FOR THE FUNERAL
When the Senate reassembled, at 3:3O
o'clock, the galleries were packed with
eager spectators-th ladies' generally
wearing sombre costumes. The seats on
the floor had been rearranged, the chairs
Of the senators being brought together
more closely than usual, and over 100
plain oak colored wooden chairs being
placed in the lobbies at the rear of the
two sections. Large leather, crimson
colored upholstered arm chairs for
the family of the dead senator,
to the left of the Vice Pres
ident, and for the President
and members of his cabinet, TO the right,
stood within the area. On the secretary's
desk was an immense floral piece repre-
senting the broken trunk of galizx tree,
a North Carolina growth, around which
roses and other flowers were twined.
Along the walls at close intervals were
ranged potted plants of palms and ever
green's, with two tall North Carolina
pines on each side of the vice presidents
chair and a tall palm in the recess behind
it,
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, Gen. Grants
daughter, occupied front seat in the
gallery to the east of the reporters gal
lery.
THE CAsKEr BORNE IN.
At $3.50 O'Clock the casket containing
the remains of the dead senator was
borne into the chamber by squad of
uniformed capitol police and placed on
bier in the area. 1t was preceded by the
committee lof arrangements of the two
houses, the members of which wore
white scarfs, and was accompanied by
the honorary pall-bearers wearing
black scarfs The top Of the casket
was covered with a profusion of
roses and lilies. Then Immediately
afterwards, the deputy sergeant-at-arms,
Mr. Layton, announced the arrival at
the main entrance OF the chamber, of the
speaker and members of the House of
Representatives. The Vice President and
senators stood up and remained stand
ing while the members Of the House were
seeking their seats--the speaker taking
his beside the Vice. President, at his right
hand side, and the members theirs on the
democratic side of the chamber which
was entirely vacatediby the senators.
OTHER DISTINGUISHED ATTENDANTS
Next came and were received with the
like honors the chief Justice and associ-
ate justices of the supreme court of the
United States, who took chairs in the
second row on the democratic side, leav-
ing the chairs in the front row to be occu-
pied by the President of the United
States and the members of his cabinet,
who entered Immediately after the
supreme court. Then "the ambassador
of England 10 the United States" was an
nounced and all present stood up while
Sir Julian Pauncefote was conducted to
his place.
The President, who appeared to be
fairly well and active, took his seat on
red morocco covered arm chair at the
head Of the line Of the chairs in the first
row. Next to him sat Secretary Gresham,
Of the state department, and then came
Secretaries Carlisle. Herbert, Smith,
Morton, Postmaster General Bissell, and
Attorney General Olney. At the end Of
the row Sir Julian Pauncefote sat. and
near him Bishop Keane Of the Catholic
University.
The religious observances were begun
with prayer and the reading of scriptural
selections by Rev. DR.. Moses D. Hodge, Of
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