Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-05-10

~ IN the Hasttmore ahu IOtvhfR- iaA''
,inore station. There has bern 10
more sudden ant ~ap7ailiz. death Of a
prominent nan for years. lie tell snd
died in the depot in which Gen. Gar
field vas as.as.inatei nearly Eeu years
ago.
senator Deck was born in Scotland
fs52. He received an academic cdu-
Gallon IN his native country. aud came
/ TO the Uuited state. with his parents
when a Young man Of seventeen or
eighteen. They settled in kentursy
and the iulurc senator Immediately
| started to work to earn a living lie
I was employed in various minor -aPae-
itiei.
4 .tory liIu.traiirg the innate hon
e,ty OF the man. e7eh In hi carly days,
was related last nigh, Try a gentleman
who wa thoroughly acquainted will
him. Mr.. Beck, the gentleman, said
was empIoyedin CynthiAns. by' about
. one Of the stables. Here he came M
der the notice uf Gen. John {. Brees-
! ipri,lgr, who was attracted TO him BY
/, hi. intelligence, indnsiry and good "a
tnre, Gen. Breckenridge vas n OF
! the Leading lawyers OF his section si
I this time, and Que day he brought
! down 4 copy of Blackstone and gave 1t
|. to Young Beck, lie rad il through
| and showed such astrong desire to be-
! come a lawTer that Gen. Breckenridge
! took him into vi. office at lexinSton,
Xxx. Here he 1ttred the Law school OF
! Pennsylvania University, from which
he was graduated in 1916.
Whnn General Brcckiuridze went
into the late war. Nr. Beck, who wa.
hi. law partner took charge Of hi. al.
fairs and Of hi. law practice. Gen.
, Brcckinridge Mt that time owned a
large tract OF H~udevcl1ped lands IN the
| Northwest. Mr.. Beck managed the
law practice and interest. committed
TO hia caro- 80 judiciau,Iy and honestly
that he vas subsequently able TO turn
over TO Mr.. Breckenridge $4,000
Til. incident, 4, i: said, beeomru2
known, ,ided materially in bis frs
election to Congress.
Ar. Beck devoted himself h:. car
Is wears 10 the lsv and to business al
fairs. amas.ing a fair competence be
tore beginning BIZ, political career il
! congress. lie was Whig in his carl!
year.. bat when hi, law partner Gen
eral Breckiuridgc went into the Dem
ocraiic party he carried Mr.. Beck VIII
was deyotodly attached to his interest
with him. In 1866 he wa. first cleo
ted 10 Congress a. a representative II
the Fortieih Cnngrcs. from the Ash
land (ky) district. lie wa. re elccta,
TO the Fyrty-first Congress in whicI
body be made an able reply 10 Geor.
;. Boutwell,. arguing against The ador
ton Of the fifteenth amendment to To
Constitution declaring that the RICH
Of suffrage should not be abridged 0
account Of race. color, or prcyion. con
dirion OF scrviiudc-on the ground thl
: the regulation Of suffrage should b
left to the States,
Being elected to the Foriy-secon
and Forty.thirl Congress, Mr. Bee
served on the ways and Mean. Con-
mitiee. lie studied tariff question
with great as-iduiiy, and became a n
= ~cognized authority on these matter
lie declined n recollection 10 the liou,
r in 1876, and was elected TO the Scnat
. Among those who entered the Sci
ale at thi. time with him were, Mess
. Iloar, Of Mas; Ben Hill. ofGa.; Day
Davis, Of Illinois: Plumb, Of Kan; Ga
c land, Of Ark; McPhcr.on, Coke Al
2 Harris and cx-Sccrclary kirkwood
Iowa.
lie took n prominent part in the S.
ale in the Legislation which resulted
the passage OF tie Blind silver bi
lie was nj ways an advocate Of a lib,
" al silver policy, and at thi. time
n tered Il measure proposing the COMA
Of not lesa than $4,000 monil.
lie was assigned 10 the committees
:, Appropriations aud Finance, probal
n the two most important committees
IN the Senate. 1t i. a very rare honor
n Senator 10 be on both committe
1t and Senator Beck was chosen becar
p' ofhis acknowledged industry and a.
iiy. lie was the leader OF his party
90 matters relating 10 the tariff and =,
,r. chairman Of the Senatorial Democl
,ad ic cancu for many years. lie was
ng elected in 1852 and again in 1883
NY the term expiring in 1895
In person lie was tall and power
~ being about six feet high, with
~. frame and depth Of chest OF a XII
.y'- Ilc was not a fluent talker, and
nd, qucntly stopped and hcsitaied 70
the word. lie was q rapid but jcrky spt
's' or and when excited would empha
~. his remarks with vigorous gcstu
late Al such time his place Of birth bee
,sc- plainly evident IN his ~cpupciai
ong Notwithstanding ihcsc dtfcch it
universally conceded that he wal
my effective debater.
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= no West Point 70 making grand \
tens Grafton for the Sam Jones mcciin,
Aug, twelve committees were npl
,Ia ted.
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q the use Of Halls Vegetable Sic
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