The Washington herald., 1912-11-01
OF CONGRESS
10 PAY LAST TRIBUTE

COL Daniel II. Ransdell, ser1eant-at-
arms Of the Senate, made plans yester.
day for carrying the senatorial party
to the funeral. A representative of the
sergeant-at-arms left for Utica to confer
dent concerning the details Of the fune-
charge Of the serseant-at-arms Of the
Senate.
Col. Ransdell will go to New York to-
day at o'clock and be at the Manhattan
Hotel completing the arrangements for
the special train that will leave New
York "a $50 Saturday morning for Utica
As many Senators a. are in the vicinity
Of Washington will go from Washington
to New York, but It II expected that
most Of the senatorial party will 20 to
New York to Join the train instead of
going from Washington.
Rev. DR.. U. G. B. Pierce. chaplain of
the Senate, and pastor Of President
Taft's church in Washington. will ac-
company the sergeant-at-arms to New
York to-day and go to Utica with the
funeral party. Charles N. Bennett, Sec
retary Of the Senate, will Join the party
in New York. Senator Augustus o.
Bacon Of Georgia, who was elected Presi-
dent pro tempore Of the Senate at the
t6Su 6coSlOu VI Sou8ICo8 70 BSIV6 IeIu.
porarily until December 1s next. sent
the following order to Sergeant-at-arms
Ransdell yesterday:
please telegraph to each Senator in
forming him that as . mark Of special
honor and in accordance with what II
doubtless the wish Of the Senate, have
mittee to attend the funeral Of the late
Vice President James 8. Sherman: also
that you will inform the Senators a.
soon as the date Of the funeral has
been determined upon by the family"
The sergeant-at-arms yesterday ex.
tended, an invitation on behalf Of the
Senate to the coordinate branch Of
Congress and received reply later in
the day that the House had officially
Speaker and that q committee Of one
from each State in the Union would be
appointed to attend the funeral. The
following 10 the committee:
Alabama-Osnr Underwood; ArkanaaA Robest b.
Macon: Colombo. Edward I. Tayior: Counsctieut.
Ebenssx J. HIN; Delaware. william b. Hsa,d;
Florida, Stephen n 6pa1kman; Georgia, Charles L
Bartlett: Idaho. Burton L French Illinois. Joseph
g. Cannou; Indiana, Z D. Crmpacker: Kansas.
Victor Murdoch: Kntucky. Ollis II. James: Louis
~; Naryisnd J. F. Tslbott: Mas,achusetts s.nnsl
W. Mccall: lnhisan. Edward L Hamiltoa: Mime
sofa. FrsdeTiek O. Stevens; Misisaippi. Z Q. Chand-
lH. r.: Missouri. Richard Bartholdt: Montana,
Charles II. Guy: NehEaska, n. p. Kinkaid: Nevada,
Z. Roberts: NV Hampshire. O. 4. sulloway: Nsw
Jerry. J. J. Gardner: Nov Mzico. Il. B. Ferguson
North Carolina, Claude Kitchen; North Dakota,
L B. Hama: Ohio Nichoaes Loogworth: okishoma.
Bird Nc0uirs: 0seeDu. W. C. Hawiey: Pnnyivsnia,
John Daissil: Rhode Island. Georss o. 0'shamsay;
South Cazuaim. D., =. Finley: South Dakota.
Aaria h BufAs; Temsssss. John A Moon: Tes1s,
Eoost =. henT; G;, vssn' yCsrpa ne ho'sa: vc%oIt
nefuu, W. Z. Hwphry: weA Virginia, Iamss 4.
HushD: Wisconsin. Henry A. Cooper: wyuang.
Frank ". AundSn; Iowa. 0HbRt n. Haustn; Nsv
Eoenia, Jams O. NeslhaR. sl
It 10 expected that such Representa-
lives a. are able to attend the funeral
viii Join the Senate party In New York
md 20 by the special train to Utica