Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-05
TabOr's Last Hours in the Senate,

TabOr's Last Hours in the Senate,
Special advices from Washington
agree that yesterday was the most ex-
citing day ever witnessed in the United
States Senate. 1t terminated the Hon.
H. A. w. Tabor's career in that august
body, and it seemed as if the " hole Ma
ton rose up as one man and bewailed
the hour in which the patriot and states
man quilted the scenes of his la -ors and
triumphs. Early n the day the streets
were alive with people hurrying to the
capitol. The flags we're hung at half
mast. and in many shop window APP
tpeared the portrait of the retiring
Statesman trimmed with Grape and i'm
morIelles- The Hobbies of the Senate
chamber were ornamenred with such
notices as The Nation s,sMourns.
lie was the .Noblest Roman, % Gone
| but Not Forgotten" etc. Senator
| Tabor's chair was one mass of tube-roses
| and smilax, and numerous floral de-
signs were piled upon his desk. The
ga leries were filled to overf,owing with
the most beautiful and accomplished Ia
dies OF the Republic, and the floor of
the Senate chamber was crowded by.
eminent persons who had been invited
to witness the beloved and great man 5
departure from the arena of int lcctuM
and political combat. Among the nota-
| bles present were :. j. Tilden, Horatio
Seymour, Gen. Hancock, Roscoe Conk-
/ ling, Charles francis Adams. arl
Sch n, Jefferson Davis, w. II. English,
Robert Toomls S, ". L. Sherman, Jay
Gould, George William urtis, ~. Ii.
Joaquin Miller, K. B. Hayes, |. S.
4 MT anl.-a harloc A nana "hay,
Senator Tabor entered the room, bear
ing new patent leather gripsack, and
wearing a superb trousSeau OF broadcloth
and diamonds. the vast crowd became
hushed as the grave. 1t was generally
remarked as the Senator passed down
the aisle looking pale and calm, and
bowling odestly to the right and lett,
that his appearance bore a striking re-
. semblance to the popular steel engrav
ing OF Mary. Queen Of geo /. ong to
execution. He pro 3eded vi once to
his old pla e. from Which he had thun-
dered ont those utterances which shook
, the world and win live in all history as
the "randest mOHiments to his genius.
Opening his gripsac<. he proceeded to
stow away in it the coun less pamphlets,
vol mes and papers that hadaccumulated
during, his longiter1n.l 1t was a touch
. ing spectacle. Strong men wept like
! babes. and several ladies, notably the
wife of the Spanish ambassador. were
borne out of the gallery in a swooning
: condition. When the dust-enveloped
treasures had finally been deposited in
the grips sack Senator Tabor took his
sea-. ard Senator Edmunds. as Presi-
dent pro tenn. called the Senate to or
der and infori ed them that the time
had come when they wou'd have topart
with their most venerated and esteemed
associate. He alluded to the ingrati-
tide OF the public, to that base born in
appreciation which had ROBBED the
highest council OF the Nation of it's
ablest mem er. lie paid 4 glowing
tribute to Tabor's sagacity. erudition
and eloquence, and eXpr ssed the belief
that without his cleJr head 10 direct,
the Senate would hereafter drift along
like Il ruiderless bark upon a tenn t.
Uous ocean. Senator Hoar followed in
an eloquent apostrophe to Tabor, who IL
he addressed as the Adnirab G erich
ton of American craftsmanship. Sena-
atOr Sherman Submitted ser e of res
olutions lamenting Tabor's departure,
and euiogizing him as sthe first and fore
most man, al ong the people OF OR & o.
rieuS land 10 applasse). ASenator
Cameron seconded the resol tions IN
>sleecn that hetokened his deep emo
ton. The resolutions We're unanimo s.
Nv adopted. Senator Tabor maintaining
his characteristic mo e>tv to the last.
and abstaining from voting. The Sen
atOr arose to Spca-. There We're tears
in his eyes AM his voice was very
tremnlous. 1t were impossible to de-
scribe the delicate beauty o: his re-
marks and the intensity OF the scene
that TRANSFERRED durinc their delivery.
As,lref ppoceedar ITO recount his serv-
ices, his love- OF country. and his devo-
ton to the public veal the men
gruanedx and sohbed in , speechless
were Kept busy Lcarrvifg insenSible
ladies out OF the galleries. When
Thomas II. Benton left the United
tates Senate after thirty years term
there was every demonstration of grief,
but no such desolation and woe as were
manifest, on this occasion. The Senate
stood up as<Tabor PASSED from the
midst OF them: and as he vanished
thrQ,Igh the storm1doers of the cham
@bet..s bis late colleagues fen upon each
others necks and erred as if their hearts
would break. AT night there was torch
light procession in ex-senator TabOr's
honor. twas an imposing affair, num-
bering twelve thousand persons in line,
and the entire American navy on wheels
and goroeously illuminated. Tabor, ac-
companied by President Arthur and
members of the foreign legations and
their wives, viewed the pageant from
the front stOop OF the hbbitt House. A
charming feature of the Procession was
a huge papier ma che yaeht. rep esenting
the ship of State, and manned by forty
one beautiful young girls, representing
the States and Territories. from Osh-
kosh.- Chicago NetCS.
An authority upon such subjects
says that wedding celebrationsare grad
ed from cotton to diamond after this
manner At the end of the first year. the
cotton wedding; at the>en of the Sec
ond. the paper wedding; at three, the
feather; at five, the wooden; at seven,
wooden; at ten, the tin; at twelve. the
silk orSfine linen, Or bothy atiifteen. the
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