The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-31
INVADED BY DEATH.
Congressman Burnes of Missouri Dies at Wash
ington of Paralysis

Congressman Burnes of Missouri Dies at Wash
ington of Paralysis
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-In the
house, Dockery of Missouri having
been recognized, said: The sad duty
has been devoived upon me by the
members of the Missouri delegation of
announcing to the house the death of
Hon. James n. Burues, late represen-
tative of the great commonwealth of
Missouri His death occurred in this
city at Willards at forty-fve minutes
past IL this morning at some time
ia the future, Mr.. Speaker, the Mis-
souri, delegation will ask the house to
suspend its ordinary proceedings to pay
tribute to the worth of that eminent
gentleman who so lately was one OF our
colleagues and whose death is calam-
ity and a loss not only to the great state
he served SO we'll, SO long and so faith
fully, but to the nation at large. MI.
Dockery then offered resolutions
framed at meeting of the Missouri
delegation and they were unanimously
adopted accordingly. AT 1910 the
house adjourned.
The entire Missouri delegation in
congress, together with speaker Car
Isle and IN nlberS Of the committee
on appropriation met in the commit
tee room of the house this morning to
take a suitable action on the death of
James n. BuTneS. The meeting con-
fined itself to the adoption of the fol
lowing resolutions.
Resolved, That the house has
| heard with profound sorrow the an
nOuucement of the death of james N.
Burnes, representative from the state
of Missouri.
Resolved, by the house of represen-
| tatives, 1.-THE senate concurringl. that a
select committee consisting OF seven
members of the house and three mem
| bers of the senate be appointed fol
experimenting the funeral, to escort
| the remains of the deceased 10 its place
of burial and that the necessary ex-
penses attending this order to be
paid out of the contingent fund.
| Resolved. That the sergeant at
arms of the house be authorized and
directed to take such steps as may be
necessary for properly carrying out the
provisions of these resolutions.
Resolved, That the clerk commune
cate the foregoing resolutions to the
senate, and that, as further mark OF
respect to the memory of the deceased
the house do now adjourn.
According to the present understand
ing the funeral is to take place at St
Joseph. Missouri, the residence of the
deceased. The funeral committee viii
leave here with the remains at $40 to-
night for that place, reaching its des-
tination Sunday evening.
The committee on appropriations, OF
which Mr.. Burns was member, met
at IL clock, but did not enter on any
public duty. On motion of Governor
Long resolutions of respect to the mem
DRY of Hon. James1N. Burnes were
adopted and placed on the journal OF
the committee. Every pember of the
committee expressed the greatest sor-
row at the sudden and terrible blow
which had fallen.
In accol dance with terms of reso
buttons adopted by both houses OF
congress this afternoon, a committed
consisting OF Senators Vest, Teller
Coke Teller having being substituted
for Cullom, Representative Mansul
and Stone of Missouri, Wade, Sayres
Bynum, Anderson of Iowa. and Per
kins was appointed to accompany TIT
remains of Mr.. Burns to st. joseph
Missouri.