@@@IN SENATE SENATE. THURSDAY, April 12, 1866. The Chaplain, Rev. E. H. GRAY, D. D., offered the following prayer: 0, Lord God, we come to da to commem orate the virtues and rehearse e deeds of an honest man, a wise statesman, an eloquent orator, and the father of the Senate. We thank Thee that Thoughast given the country such a man, that his life 1:“ been s ared so long, and his influence has been fet for so many years in this body and in the nation. We thank Thee that when the storm of war and death swept down upon us and over the land whoever else may have wavered and fal tere, he stood firm as the hills of his mount ain State, and whoever may have stained his record his remained unsullied and pure to the last. O thank Theo that when he came to die he fell with the armor on and laid him down quietly to depart, amid surrounding angels and a vision of the glories of heaven, as his released spirit was borne to the skies. O Lord, in ca.ling away Thy servant the nation is bereaved; the Senate mourns; aState has been widowed; and a family crashed with a great burden of sorrow and of grief. Let the assurances of Thy Word and the promises of the GO5 el sustain and support all these mourn ers; an we ask that Thy blessing also may be upon Thy servant who has been called to take the vacant chair and assume the resonsibil ities of the departed. O, Lord, let th mantle of his illustrious redecessor fall on him. We ask that y blessing may be upon us today, and upon the solemn services that may transpire in this House. May we all be taught so to number our days that we may aply our hearts unto wisdom, and may we be glied for the cat responsibilities of life an be prearedr for all the dispensations of Thy rovience; and when we ourselves are caled to depart, may we lay us down to die in the midst of surrounding angels and in full view of the glories of heaven and amid the benedictions of our Father, saying, “ Well done, well done; come up higher." Amen. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. COMMITTEE SERVICE.