, 1873-02-03
:rc., Of Tho death Of the hon. Nehemiah r'uahuc

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re, de- dea! = & e. .hs Hon: Nsas,u!s nnane
Resorcd, Tint this General Assembly lia Lost ono Of
1 nhlcst members, tho Slate citizen lle to graco
woso tnlcnis ind intellectual turc md wl,oao scr-
learned IL nl,ort ll,no 10 prIzo ant, appreciate
19 1nst wo es' ~ sgy h's ntteIy DEATH
@sff @ as IL H. efs Sbs se1vse '
RtsoIrfd, Tint wo respectfully tender hcartfet
aymlmthy md condolatice to H bcroavcd fa,nily IN
God Of to widow md Tho fnthcricss nlrengtl to bear
Tug Litte1rcss AZ of their great calnsnty.
ten members 70 aont tho funeral Of tho teccaEcd.
i'cso'ce, That tho Secretary Of TIM Senate bn In
Of this preamble and rcsolutionr which aha1l 10
"pon t,N the Journal ~ 81 q tue Senate: ::
senato 10 now adjourn. v
Senator BURNS said: :
Mr.. President:
!, It becomes my pnlnful duty 10 Announce to
the Senate tho death Of Hon. nehemiah Brsh-
of tho TwentT-cghth General Assembly. who
died nt hia home ID Quincy ,nt o'clock yoasorday
afternoon. wcoll ago ycaterday Mr.. Du,hnoil
mud lols this city for our homo. lIo had been
neither Of lis had my forcbodlng Of tho sad
ovelt 80 noar In tho future. Ho ,sas takon sick
Immediately after reaching homo, and, thol,gi,
surrounded by nll tho hindncsu aud caro- which
roao from % lis sick coueI pI' but to naeses meso5
aSay to that botter iand whore 'S t1oro
" 10 moro BORROW and caro, and where lis aaid
"all tears nhall DO wiped from our oyop." Tho
aisoaso Which produced bis death was Of n M
he bore with tho fortitudo Of q. mai and tho
pntlnnt resignation Of 4 Christian. am not
quailtlsd to pronounce his eulogy, oyon II my:
head ,: were not bowed down witt, grief. It would
1ug.lco to Tue greatnoau md vt tho snnle timah
to tho gentlonoss Of Ills character, He WA
noblo mar, m honest nlan,--"tho noblest work
q q God" Hts ability neod hardly dwoll upon
ands who had mover known him, knew Of him.
Az lawyer l1c Ind fow, IL nny, oquuia in tho
a oao ,pos pEo{1nna abs 9
rnngo Of hia mental ,ii...on wan not bound;
BY his profouHlon, for ho Lad travelled other and
Wlder iolas Of ttonght, and WAS deeply vernod
tlv0ted in q high dogrce, and lia mea,ory
charged with fund Of information raroly to baa
found within the compass Of Hirglo mind Ho
Rraotiaed law tor thirty-nyo years in the City Of
,tsay Gmtsncy, where 40 wan known aad lovod byGthe
rich; Ho WAS generous and Kind. Thoro was ; ~
dupliclty or deception in his composition. His H.
word wan neVor doubted; ho wasaboye ropretoch
Ho haa LEFT footprinta on tho aands of t4suo!S
his example will shino brightly in tile ,fut,,r,c
and thoso who follow in hia Footsteps t:hnnot ~
tar from tho right why. Personallysho ,gas nv Nv
friend, my ndy1ser, in whom I tr.t6tel. I foaf
11ia loas. more keoniy than woytla can axnraaa
bnt our loss Is hia gain, md whio no drop toara
ory, lot us over bear in mind that We TOO. aio
travelling: toward tho tomb, and goonor or i,1ns
Iwo I-:,w knew not how soon-we must enter athe
resolution for tic action Of tho Honntc, ''Do
Tho resolutions wero amended by nddlng that,
q Committee Of ten. on; the part Of the Seunte:
be appolnted to attend the funeral.
aao TGsolntloqs wero adopted, and ecnntors !
aundlach, stoole, stsrnc, and Reynolds we're 40
d,ho Senate, ut 1o:a5, took au hours recees.
and upon 1easaenahIi9g 3f%{Iy1ll Isydlournod.
Mr.. SWAN entered motion to recona;dor tha
vote adopting the majority report Of tbs Jadi
cary Committee relative to tho publication OF
documcntn In foreign languages. :
message "ea received from the Senate m
nol1hc!nE tho passage Of tho bill ntnoni.inu tho.
~ ~" relating to the appointment Of Notafies Publ
III. MOORE (Adnms> nnnounce,a tho decsase
81 ohaimaa aln Se1'oan ef tn 1sans nshe County
remarks, confcssing his ip.ability to do 'iusticI
TO the memory Of tho DECEASED. He anhmiitetls
III conclusion, rcaoluticns Of symnsthy md m.
speot, and providing .for tho appointmont Of q
at Quincy, A'''D" Wv A1D7s'A
>3e The resolutions were supported by Dir. LANE
character. = 49, e'4'tDo"''' 0'o9oe"'
mr.. lAtETzI t1Ao supported tho resolutions In
Of feeling and evident emotion.
:, Mr. oDHl.L? alluded to the dcooaaed in terms
O. 9in19 enniogy, k followed by Meaara. HAY, ARM-
sIMoNG (arandy), BALLOW, antl NOdBRa.
q rising vote.
The following Committee Was appointed;
dy), nountroo, Casey, Sheridan, Ca1pontor.
Branson, Durham, -Golden, Hildrup, Hill (St.
gIiiair), Hart, Lano Haucock). Liotzo, shnw
Thomas. oborly, Sherman, Warner, tnuoore