The Senate on yesterday met at 11o'clock, and immediately took an informal recess to send the announcement from the House of Representatives of the decease of
Hon. Jno A Wilcox of
Texas.
And Brieck message was received from the house communicating information of the district of
the Hon. John A. Wilcox, and resolution.
Mr. Wigfall of
Texas, after an appropriate eulogy, upon the deceased, moved the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Senate receives with sincere regret the announcement of the death of
the Hon. Lieut. A Wilcox, and a member of the House of representatives from the
State of Texas, and senders to the deceased the ascertained their sympathy with them under the affirmative bereavement they have been called to suspension.
Resolved, That the
Secretary of the Senate be assign to the most of the family of the deceased entitled copy of the foregoing resolution.
Resolved, That, as a mark of respect for the army of the deceased, the Senate do now adjourned.
After eulogies by
Senators Henry, of
Tennessee and Paclan, of
Mississippi, the resolution, were adopted, and the Senate accordingly adjourned.
The proceedings of the
House yesterday resolved of appropriate funeral obsequies over the remains of
Hon. John.
A. Wilcox, Texas, At 12 o'clock, the body was brought to the hall by the pall — bearers, and signed in front of the
Speaker's chair.
The religious services on the occasion are conducted by
the Rev. Dr. Minnegesor.
The customary resolutions of respect to the contrary of the deceased were adopted by the
House, and feeling and appropriate cringing were delivered by
Messrs. Sexton, Texas,
Smith, of
N. C.;
McRae, of
Miss.; and
Atkins and
Jones, of Tenn.
After the caption of the resolutions, the
House adjourned to follow the remains to the grave.
