The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-29
SENATOR MoRRILL,s FUNERAL.
Services win Occur at the Senate
Chamber Next Saturday.

Washington December 26.-Arrange-
ments for tho funeral OF the late Senator
Morrill, of Vermont, We're completed to-
day. The funeral ceremony will be held
in the Senate chamber on Saturday next,
at 10 O'Clock noon Until then the body
will remain at the fam lily residence on
Massachusetts avenue, and will be borne
to the Capitol early Satur day morning.
The services at the Sen ate will be con-
Quoted by Rev. E. Bradford Leavitt OF
All Souls Unitari an church, where SEN
ator Morrill, was attendant for num-
Der of years assisted by Rev. Dr.. Milburn,
the blind chaplain of the Senate.
Tho remains will be taken to the family
home at Stratford, VT, for burial beside
the remains of MRS. Morrill,, although
they will probably he entombed here for
time until the family mausoleum now
under construction is completed.
AT the family residence of the deceased
there were many evidences of affection ate
regard during the day. Senators and
Representatives who had served with the
venerable statesman for years, called to
pay their tributes Of respect. Besides the
personal callers, many messages of condo
lence came by telegraph from all parts OF
the country; The dispatches from old
friends in Vermont treathed that warm
personal esteem which was felt for the
Senator at his home. The kilograms
represented all sections, coming from
California, Connecti cut, Philadelphia,
the South and West and all parts OF New
England.
will be- marked by those characteristics of
solemn dignity usual on such occasions
The casket will be first borne to the
marble room and then Immediately before
the ceremony the active pail bearers will
bear it to the Senate chamber where it
will rest Immediately In front of the pre-
siding officers desk.
The seats in the front circles of the
chamb Der will be reserved for the President
and members of the Cabinet. Back of
them on either side the honorary commit
tees from the two houses, wearing large
white crepe bands about the arm, will be
seated. Back of them will he the MEM
bers of the Senate and House. The
from the main entrance on the east front
Vice. President Hobart telegraphed he
would be here to attend the funeral. The
committee on senators named by the
Vice President to accompany the remains
to Vermont consists of Messrs Proctor,
Allison. Cookrill, hoar, Morgen. German.
Cullom, Vest, ). p. Jones, Turpie, AL
drich, Gray. Chandler, Faulkner, Fair
banks and Walcott. The House commit
tee announced by Speaker Reed is Rep
resentaUives circuit, Powers, Hit, Ding
ley, Mccall. Grow, Bankhead, Catchings,
Richardson, Foss. and Joseph Wheeler.
The special train which will bear the
remains to Vermont will consist of three
cars From Jersey City the train Will go
north over the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad to Montpelier,
where an honorary escort will meet the
party. The remains will be taken to the
cemetery there and placed in vault
pending removal to the mausoleum now
under construction at STAFFORD, VT, their
final resting place. A number of sena-
tors and representatives besides the regu-
larry appointed committees expect to go
on the funeral train.