The benediction was said, the casket was carried into the granite mausoleum, and the bronze doors of the tomb closed on all that was mortal of LELAND STANFORD.

To the inscription on the marble slab on the tomb the date was added:

LELAND STANFORD PASSED INTO IMMORTALITY

June 20, 1893.

PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEATH.

MONDAY, August 7, 1893.

The Senate having met in pursuance of the proclamation of the President requiring the convening of Congress, and necessary business relating to organization having been transacted, the following announcement was made:

THE DEATH OF SENATOR STANFORD.

Mr. WHITE, of California. Mr. President, it becomes my painful duty to announce to the Senate the death of my late colleague, LELAND STANFORD. I shall hereafter request the Senate to set apart a day for such remarks with reference to his memory as may be deemed proper. At present I shall content myself with moving that, as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, the Senate do now adjourn.

The motion was agreed to; and (at 12 o'clock and 25 minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, Tuesday, August 8, 1893, at 12 o'clock m.

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EULOGIES.

SATURDAY, September 16, 1893.

The Senate met at 12 o'clock m.

The Chaplain, Rev. W. H. Milburn, D. D., offered the following prayer:

O Eternal God, as we are gathered to commemorate the life and services of a late Senator upon this floor whose noble gift for education marks an era in the history of beneficence, we pray that the influence of his illustrious example upon the people of our whole country may lead them to cease piling great masses of idle and useless stones as monuments of the famous and lamented dead, but convert them into houses of use and service for the benefit of mankind, and thus for the honor and glory of God.

Comfort and console the bereaved widow, and grant her length of days and fullness of health and strength to complete the organization and endowment of the university, that it may stand to the latest times a monument to her husband, herself, and their beloved son, thus working from age to age benevolence, and education, and ennobling example. We pray through Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen.

Mr. WHITE, of California. Mr. President, I desire to offer resolutions which I send to the desk.

The VICE-PRESIDENT. The resolutions will be read.

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The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows:

Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow of the death of LELAND STANFORD, late a Senator from the State of California.

Resolved, That as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased the business of the Senate be now suspended, that his associates may be enabled to pay proper tribute to his high character and distinguished public services.

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives.

The VICE PRESIDENT. The question is on agreeing to the resolutions.

The resolutions were unanimously agreed to.

ADDRESS OF MR. WHITE OF CALIFORNIA.

Mr. PRESIDENT: Another member of this body has passed from among us, his term of office not accomplished. It is meet that we who have been his associates should record our sorrow and pay fitting tributes of respect to his memory. I shall not enter upon an examination of the life and services of the late LELAND STANFORD. I am apprised that other Senators, long his companions here and elsewhere, desire to signalize their regard by a review of his career. It may not be amiss, however, for me to contribute a brief expression.

Senator STANFORD was thoroughly identified with the interests of California. His relations to that State and to her progress will be fully detailed by my able colleague and others who are to follow me. He was not only twice elected to the Senate of the United States by the California legislature, but he was also chosen by the people to the high station of governor. He was thus honored at a time when it was necessary that strong and wise counsel should prevail, and the history of our Commonwealth discloses that Governor STANFORD was

not only loyal, but that his policy was such as to win the applause of all well-disposed men, regardless of party affilia tion. He had faith in the American Union, and conducted his administration in accordance with his belief. In the pursuit of the objects which he desired to attain, Senator STANFORD was diligent, painstaking, and unremitting.

His successes were due, I think, largely to his determination to win the object of his aspiration. His firmness did not beget arrogance, and the possession of wealth did not impair in the slightest degree his kindly characteristics. The leading part which he took in constructing a transcontinental railroad system and in carrying on the vast. interests connected with railroad corporations on the Pacific coast is fully known and needs no elaboration or extended presentation. The crowning effort of his life-strikingly at variance with the conduct of the average millionaire- was the contribution of his means to the cause of education. While many doubted his ability, as they doubted the ability of any individual, to sustain the stupendous burden which he undertook at Palo Alto, matters have so progressed as to justify the conclusion that he and his estimable wife did not overestimate their capabilities. This bestowal of his fortune demonstrated Mr. STANFORD'S philanthropy.

The plan which he outlined for the practical teaching of the youth of his country proved that he appreciated the necessities of his fellows. Owing to the impossibility of overcoming the intervening distance, I was the only representative of the Senate at his interment. While participating in the impressive ceremonies which there took place I soon observed that, although there were no invitations issued, there were in attendance a vast number of the older citizens of Californiaa remarkable representation of the pioneer element. Many of those who had passed through the storms of more than one