sly.

Mr. Sumner, from the same committee, also reported the following, which
was unanimously agreed to:

The members of the Senate and House of Representatives now assembled in
Washington, humbly confessing their dependence upon Almighty God, who
rules all that is done for human good, make haste at this informal
meeting to express the emotions with which they have been filled by the
appalling tragedy which has deprived the nation of its head and covered
the land with mourning; and in further declaration of their sentiments
unanimously resolve:

1. That in testimony of their veneration and affection for the
illustrious dead, who has been permitted, under Providence, to do so
much for his country and for liberty, they will unite in the funeral
services and by an appropriate committee will accompany his remains to
their place of burial in the State from which he was taken for the
national service.

2. That in the life of Abraham Lincoln, who by the benignant favor of
republican institutions rose from humble beginnings to the heights of
power and fame, they recognize an example of purity, simplicity, and
virtue which should be a lesson to mankind, while in his death they
recognize a martyr whose memory will become more precious as men
learn to prize those principles of constitutional order and those
rights--civil, political, and human--for which he was made a sacrifice.

3. That they invite the President of the United States, by solemn
proclamation, to recommend to the people of the United States to
assemble on a day to be appointed by him, publicly to testify their
grief and to dwell on the good which has been done on earth by him whom
we now mourn.

4. That a copy of these resolutions be communicated to the President of
the United States, and also that a copy be communicated to the afflicted
widow of the late President as an expression of sympathy in her great
bereavement.

The meeting then adjourned.

ORDERS OF THE HEADS OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS.

[From official records, Department of State.]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

_Washington, April 17, 1865_.

It is hereby ordered that, in honor to the memory of our late
illustrious Chief Magistrate, all officers and others subject to the
orders of the Secretary of State wear crape upon the left arm for the
period of six months.

W. HUNTER,

_Acting Secretary_.

[From official records, Treasur