The Monmouth inquirer., 1890-05-08
The LAST SAD Rites.
Funeral Services of the Late Senator
James b. Beck.

Funeral Services of the Late Senator
James b. Beck.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The funeral serv-
'sas of the late Senator James 3. Beck
we're held in the senate chamber at o'clock
;his afternoon The obsequies, which were
lnder the charge of Senators Blackburn,
Harris, Vance, Kenna, Dawes, Evarts and
henderson, were of an unusually impress
rive character, and the senate chamber was
crowded with distinguished men from both
branches of congress. Invitations had also
oeen extended to the president and the
members of his cabinet, the chief justice
and the associate justices of the supreme
court and the diplomatic corps. The Ken
lucky delegation from the house were pres
INT in body.
The following gentlemen officiated as
,allbearers from Washington: w. r.
Smith, L. Q. Washington, p. B. Thomp-
son, o. o. Stealy, j. Fletcher Johnston,
Blair Lee, Gen. ]. G. breckenridge, Col
nc. Wintersmith and Judge L. S. Trimble.
At Lexington these gentlemen will be re-
feved by the following named gentlemen,
sho will act as pail bearers: Governor S.
B. Buckncr, of Frankfort; Col. E. +. Clay,
If Paris, and the following named gentle
nen from Lexington: Alexander Jeffrey,
Judge R. A. Buckner, Beriah Magoffin DIR.
II. NJ. Skillmen, Judge Jere Morton, Judge
7. M. Whitney and Maj. H. G. Mcdowell
The remains were taken west on special
rain of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad,
eaving Washington at 3 p. m. The senate
iergeant-at-arms, w. P. Canaday, is in
,harge of the party. Governor Buckner
las telegraphed Mr.. Blackburn tsat he will
meet the party somewhere en- route.
Resolutions of respect were passed by
10Th senate and house Monday and Mr..
breckenridge paid touching tribute to
he dead statesman.
Mr.. Beck's death was very sudden, but
lot wholly unexpected, as his heart diff
,ulty had been threatening his life for some
line. He dropped dead last Saturday after
noon, May 3, in the depot of the Baltimore
md Potomac railroad
Accompanied by his daughter, Mrs.
5oodloe, the wife of Maj. Goodloe, of the
| United States marine corps, the senator
lad just alighted from the train on which
he had travelled from New York. The
iepot is the same depot in which President
Garfield dropped, not dead, but fatally
wounded from an assassin's bullet, nine
Tears ago.
James Burnie Beck was born Feb. 13,
| >S,SS, Ill DuIlllIlGSSulIS, boeOOioiio. A1O ~
,eived an academic education in his native
country Coming to this country while a
7outh with his parents the family settled
n Lexington, KY, and he was graduated
1t the law school of Pennsylvania univer-
,ity of that place in 1916. He entered law
practice there and continued it with flat
ering success for twenty years. He was
| ,lected to congress in 1865 and three times
| e-elected, his last term closing in 1875.
In May, 1876, he was appointed mem
,er of the commission to define the bound
lry between Maryland and Virginia, and
n the same year was elected to represent
Kentucky in the United States senate. He
vas reelected as senator in 1882 and again
1885, He was a member of several Of
The most important senate committees
hose on appropriations, finance and ex-
,enditure of public money-in which his
arge experience and sagacious practical
Judgment made him vigilant watch dog
If the peoples interests He was the most
apid speaker in the national legislature,
ind his acknowledged ability and pro we'd
integrity gained him always an attentive