Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-07
THENATI0N1S LOSS
Senator Beck Drops Dead in a Wash
ipgton Depot.
His Remains Will Be Taken to
Lexington, Kentucky.

the Dead decentralization by
the Kentucky Delegation.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-Senator Beck,
of Kentucky, dropped dead at the Balti-
more and Potomac railroad station at
few moments after O'Clock Saturday af-
ternoon. He spent Friday in New York
city and had just arrived from that city.
He alighted from the train, and while
passing into the depot, fell, and immedi-
ately expired.
The news of his death was telephoned
to the senate, and upon its announce
ment the senate at once adjourned.
The body of Senator Beck was re-
moved from the station to the house of
Representative Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, ON Capitol Hill. The remains
were taken in charge by Undertaken
Barker, and later in the evening were
ambalmed.
Mr., Beclz's death was not unexpected
by those who knew him in the senate,
although he and his friends had assured
every one of late that he was growing
better rapidly. The illness which ended
fatally Saturday, began little less than
two years ago when he was threatened
with heart trouble.
The body will be removed to Licking
ton, KY, Senator Beck's home, and will
be inferred there where his wife and one
daughter lie buried. Mr.. Beck left
son named George, who at present is
somewhere in Wyoming. The only other
child left by Mr.. Beck is his daughter,
Mrs. Goodloe.
a program of ceremony over deceased
Senator Beck has been agreed upon.
The remains lie in state in the capitol
and are under guard until Tuesday,
when there will be regular funeral SER
vices in the senate chamber. On Tues
day afternoon the funeral party, con-
sisting of committees from the senate
and house and the entire Kentucky del
egation, will leave for Lexington, KY,
where they will arrive Wednesday and
the remains will be inferred there on
Thursday.
The pallbearers selected by the fam
lily are as follows: Hon. Lawrence
Trimble, who served with Mr.. Beck in
the house; ex-Congressman Phil. b.
Thompson, of Kentucky; William r.
Smith, superintendent of the botanical
garden; L. @. Washington, Col R. G.
Wintersmith and o. o. Stealey
The remains will be taken west on q
special train of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, leaving Washington at 8 p. IN.
The senate sergeant-at-arms, w. p Can
day, will have charge Of the party. Gov
ernor Buckner has telegraphed Mr..
Blackburn that he will meet the party
somewhere en- route.
Senator Beck was born in Scotland
Feb. IS, 1929, and coming to this
country as youth, graduated in law at
Pennsylvania university, Lexington, KY,
in 1916. He practiced law in Kentucky
for many years, and held no office until
he was elected to congress in 1869. He
remained a member of the house of rep
resentives for eight years, when he was
elected to the senate. He took his seat
in the senate March 5, 1877, and he was
twice reelected
The gossip of a successor for Senator
Beck's seat in the senate has already be-
gun. That it will be hard or impossible
TO find in the blue grass state a man who
will fill, in all senses of the word, the
place 60 suddenly left vacant, is conced-
ed. Fcw men i'll the country We're so
thoroughly equipped to back the Demo-
cratic position on the greater questions
Of legislation, and when Kentucky has
made selection of a successor the Dem
ocratic side Of the chamber will lack
something of the strength it had when
Mr.. Beck was at his best.
The suddenness of Senator Beck's
death gave no opportunity for careful
survey of the political field in Kentucky
by those who gossip here, and random
guesses are all that is heard. In the ho-
tel and other resorts where the topic is
discussed, ex-Speaker Carlisle is most
often mentioned as the probable success
sor of the dead man. This is by no
means the universal talk, however, Rep
resentative William G. Breckenridge is
mentioned often as possibility. The
guess-work. too, is INDUCED in as to
whether the Kentucky legislature will
elect during the few remaining days of
the session or will adjourn and leave the
vacancy to be filled by appointment
Should an election be decided ON it
would involve swift work. as the day
for adjournment comes next week.
The death of Senator Beck leaves va
cancies on the committees on finance
and appropriations and the select COM
mittee ON woman suffrage. Senator
Beck held the senior position of the mi
nority on the committee on appropria-
tons, and had the second place of the
minority ON the finance committee, Sen
ator Voorhees,, of Indiana, holding the
senior place on this committee Senator
COclIrell, of Missouri, is the second man
on the first named committee, and on
him will devolve the honors and hard
work which come to the head of the
Of this committee.
Senator Mcpherson, of New Jersey,
will succeed to the place held by SEN
ator Beck on the finance committee. 1t
was during the hard fight on the tariff |
bill in 1853, which was before the finance |
for weeks, that Senator
Beck's health first broke down. Senator |
Beck prepared the minority report, and |
this was his last great work. There is
no man left on the committee who is as |
well equipped for efficient anti-protec-
ton work as was Senator Beck
AT meeting of the Kentucky delega-
ton held in the room of the committee
on ways and means it-was determined to
place the remains of Senator Beck in the
marble room directly behind the senate
chamber. at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, to remain there in state until l
o'clock when the funeral services are
held. Maj. Goodloe, who was present
at the meeting said that Mr. Beck's
family objected to having the body placed
in the rotunda of the capitol.
At the meeting of the delegation, the
following resolutions were offered by
MIR. Stone, Of Kentucky, and unat.i-
mously adopted.
WHEREAS, it has pleased our Father in
heaven to remove by death from our midst,
BUR friend, colleague and leader, Hon.
James b. Beck therefore be it
RESOLVED, That in his death we have
lost valuable friend and wise and safe