The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-01
SPECIAL TRAIN E CARRY OEF|C|A; ID UTICA SkTURD Washington Is Greatly
 fected by Death of
 Sherman
WILL FIRE SALUTE
 EaHNOoN SATURDAY.
Committee From Muse o ep'' sentatives Will Attend FOneSSe a Body-Members of the Su-
 preme Court to Attend

l Washington, October 31.-A special train was provided for today by Sergeant at Arms Ransdell of the Senate to carry sen- ators, members of the House and jus tices of the supreme court of the United States to Utica Saturday 10 pay last President Sherman.
 The train will be made up in New York and will leave there at S;S a. m. Satur- day for the journey to Utica. The re- turn will be made immediately after the | funeral.
 The supreme court was officially invited to attend the funeral upon direction Of Senator Bacon, president pro tempore of until Monday out of respect for the mem- ory of Mir sherman. At conference o the justices tomorrow action will be taked on the invitaton
 1 It Is probable that not more than twd, ] justices will attend. Chief Justice White has been indisposed for a week with d cold and barely able to attend court, and probably will not go.
 Washington Deeply Affected
 How Washington was affected by the death of the vice president was shown | today by the scores of calls upon Ser geant al Arms Ransdel Tor information about the funeral The navy department made inquiries about its representation and the war department about detail of hoops lt is un5erstood here that there aN-ifi es 1e X tifl sp-ssssY*tsasf9i 4,ft grams began, to 4s3al' in from senators anu members of tne House, asking for details Of the arrangements or expressing regret at inability to attend the funeral.
 House Committee to Attend Funeral
 The following committee of the House has been appointed to attend the flneIa: | Representative Underwood of Alabama. Macon of Arkansas. Needham of Callfor- mia. Taylor of Colorado. Hill of Connect- cutt, Heald of Delaware, Sparkman or Florida, Bartlett of Georgia. French Of Idaho, Cannon of Illinois. Crumpacker of Indiana, Murdock of Kansas. James of Kentucky, Broussard of Louisiana Guern- sey of Maine, Talbott of Maryland. Me- Call of Massachusetts. Hamilton of Mchi- gan, Stevens Of Minnesota. candler Of Mississippi, Bartholdt Of Missouri. Pray l of Montana, klnkaid of Nebraska, Rob- erts of Nevada, Sulliway of New Iiamp- shire, Gardner of New Jersey. Ferguson l of New Mexico. kitchin of North Caro- l Ina, Hanna of North Dakota, Longs worth of Ohio. Mcclure of Oklahoma. Hawey of oregon. Dalzell of Pennsyi- yana. OShaughnessy Of Rhode Island. Finley of South Carolina, Burke of South fnfa If Fann ..F Texas, Howell of Utah, Plumley of Yer mont, Jones of Virginia, Humphrey of Washington, Hughes of West Virginia, Cooper of Wisconsin, Mondel of Wyom- ing Haughen of Iowa, Payne of New York and Hayden of Arizona.
 The committee will gather at New York early Saturday morning and there board the special train for Utica I Guns Will Fire Salute 1 A tribute of respect to the dead vice president. echoing around the world. will be paid at noon Saturday, when from every United States naval station and army post and from every warship. no matter where located. a salute of 1y-minute guns will be fired. Every officer of the army. navy and mariue eel rps will wear a mourning badge foi. 30 days.
 President Taft today received this re- ply to his message of sympathy to Mrs. Sherman:
 : Mrs Sherman instructs mo 10 thank you for your gracious words and to l inform you that the funeral will occur
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