Mr. MORGAN. Mr. President, if the fre quency of the messages that have been communicaled to us since the commencement of thi session, that another member of Congress is end, shall serve to remind us of the uncer tainty of human life and to prepare us for the divine injunction, “ Be 0 also ready, " then as these tidings are made Known our grief should be assua ed and our sorrow lessened. on..ums Hnnrnnsv, a member of the HoRep from the 3rd conressional district of the State of NewYork, died suddenly at his residence in Brooklyn, ecunty of Kings, on Saturday, the 16th instant. in the 55th year' of his age. Fer several years he had been morcor less an invalid, and many timcshis attacks hu'dendangered his life. He was a stun of the late. Ilev. Hemnn Hum Ehrcy, for many years president of Amherst allege, and he possessed the find mind for which his father was (listir'igtfished a lhind corresponding, in the ilelicacy'of its tastes and the elegance of its culture, with his sensitive physical organization; and the peculiar grace of his manners. He was born in linirfield country, Connecti cut, in 1811, and graduated at Amherst College when but “ 19 years of age, and imme diately commenced his legal studies at Yale College law school. From that institution he removed to NewYork, and became a student in the law office of the late Seth P. Staples. After his admission to the bar he married and removed to Louisville, Kentucky, where be practiced his profession succcessfully until 1888, when he removed his law other: to theity of NewYork and his residence to Brook yn. He soon secured a large business, and became actively identified with the leading commercial and corporate interests of the cit of NewYork, and was the legal adviser o the best merchants and bankers in that city, all of whom ever reposed in him the most implicit confidence. As a lawyer he was distinguished for his learning, can or, fairness, and clearness of thought, and he invariably gave satisfaction to his clients. He possessed a rare fac ulty of attaching men to iim, and was always faithful to every tie of friendly or political relationship. In common with so many of our public men who have gained henornble positions and been of service to the State, his 1st active occupation was that of a teacher. The 1st public office that he hold was that of alder man of Brooklyn, next that of counsel to the praise. corporation, and in both relations he sustained the same high character he had ever home. In 1858 he was chosen to the 36th Congress, where he discharged his duties in a 'liighly creditable manner. He was again a candidate for Congress in 1860, but was not elected. His successful opponent at that election was the late Hon. Moses 1“.Odell, whose decease was announced only 3 days previous to the decease of Mr. HHMI'HREY. In 1864 he was chosen to a seat in the 39th or present Congress, and in the summer of 1865 he visited Europe, hoping to benefit his impaired health from the celebrated springs at Wiesbaden'. But the result of his visit Was not favorable, and he had determined to with. draw from public life at the end of his pres, ent term in Congress.