The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-17

WASHINGTON. April 16-The funeral
ceremonies Of the late Senator Vance,
of North Carolina, absorbed the atten.
ton OF the Senate today. The opening
prayer by the blind chaplain, Mr.. Mil
burn. was devoted entirely to the sub
jeot.
Mr.. Ransom then offered the usual
resolutions, declaring the great sorrow
with which the Senate has heard OF the
death OF Mr.. Vance; providing for a
committee OF nine Senators to take
orders for attending 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 communicated TO the House OF Rep
resentatives and that that BODY be in.
vited to attend the funeral and to ap-
point committee to act with the Sen
ate committee. Tho resolutions we're
agreed to. and the Vice President an
nounced the appointment of the Sen
ate com mittee as follows:
Miss. Gray dem, DELI, Blackburn
j,
Chandler (Rep., N. H Dubois (Rep.,
idaho). White (Dem., Cal.), and Man
dersen (Rop., Neb)
Further resolutions were offered by
Ransom and agreed to, ordering in
vitations to be extended to the Presi-
dent Of the United States and the
memb srs Of his Cabinet and other
officers, to attend the funeral to- dsy.
Senators Morrill, (Rep., Wy, Sher.
man rep, Ohio) Harris (Dem.,
TENN and Mcpherson (Dem N. J.)
were appointed by the Vice President
rs ball-beaIers, and then a recess was
taken until $40 p. m.
When the Senate reassembled at $50
the galleries were packed with eager
spectators, the ladies generally wearing
sombre colors The saats OF the floor
had been rearranged, the chairs Of the
Senators being brought together more
closely than usual and other seats were
added. The chamber was appropriately
decorated with ported plants and flow
ers.
At $3.50 the casket containing the re-
mains Of the dead Senator was borne
into the chamber by squad of uni
formed Capitol police and placed on a
bier in the area. 1t was preceded by
the committees of arrangements of the
two houses.
The President. who appeared to be
fairly we'll and active, took his seat in q
red morocco covered arm chair at the
head of the line Of chairs in the first
row. Next to him sat Secretary
Gresham, Of the state department.. and
then came Secretaries Carlisle, Her
bert. Smith and Morton, Postm aster-
General B;ssell and Attorney General
Olney At the end OF the row Sir j ian
Pauncefoote sat, and near him Bishop
Keane, of the Catholic University.
The religious observances were be-
gun with prayer and the reading Of
scriptural selections by Row. DR.. Moses
d. hoge, of Richmond, Va. Then DR..
Hoge began his funeral address.
The benediction was pronounced by
Chaplain Milburn, and then the coffa n,
with the romans Of the dead Senator,
was borne out by Capitol police attended
by the honorary pall-bearers and t1e
committees OF the two houses. The In.
vitad guests left the chamber in tho in
verse order Of their arrival.
The funeral procession was formed on
tho eastern plaza of the Capitol and
moved to the Pennsylvania railroad sta
ton, from which tho train was to start
for Raleigh, N. c., at 9 p. IN.
The Senate soon after the ceremonies
adjourned until tomorrow.