The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE KENTUCKY DELEGATION.


WASHINGTON, May 8.-The Kentucky del
egation met at i1:3O this morning to take
action respecting the death of Senator
Beck. Representative Carlisle presided,
and the following resolutions drawn and
offered by Representative Stone, were
adopted:
| Whereas, 1t has pleased our Father in
Heaven, to remove by death from our
midst, our friend and colleague and leader
Hon. Jas. B. Beck. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That in his death we have
lost valued friend and wise and safe
counsellor in the discharge of our public
duties; that Kentucky has lost her greatest
statesman and ablest advocate of the prin-
ciples of government that would promote
her prosperity. That the United States
has lost one of her most earnest, forcible
and successful advocates of the preserva-
ton and trans mission of all the liberties of
the people, that has ever held seat in the
senate. That we feel his loss to us Is
| irreparable, but knowing his example is
worthy to be followed by all we will en-
deavor to be governed by those high char
will try to bear our bereavement in that
spirit that recognizes the wisdom of God in
all his DEGREES. That we tender to his
| daughter and son our sincere sympathy in
this sad atfliction, and that as further
mark of respect the Kentucky delegation
in congress will atthnd his funeral in Lex
| ington in body.
SENATOR BECK's FUNERAL.
The senate and house committees held a
meeting this morning and made the follow
ing arrangements for the funeral of the
late Senator Beck tomorrow. The COM
mittee of arrangements of the two houses cf
congress and pail bearers will meet at the
house of Hon. w. G. p. Breckenridge at
8 $50 a. m. Hon. pall-bearers on the part of
the senate are Messrs. Morrill,, Sherman,
| Allison, Hale, MCPHERSON, Vest, Pugh and
Gibson. At l o'clock the body will be
taken to the marble room of the senate and
there remain to be viewed by the public
until 11:30 o'clock. The public will pass
| through the reception room to the east
do of the marble room and pass out of the
west door of the senate lobby. After the
| two houses have assembled IN the senate
| chamber the body will be taken there by the
pail bearers and committee on arrangements
The doors of the senate wing of the capi-
| tol will be open to the public at 10 :15 a. m.
The diplomatic gallery will be reserved till
II O'Clock noon for the families of the dlplo-
| matte corps. Families of the president and
vice president will occupy their reserved
| seats in the east gallery. Reserved GAL
| leries will be occupied by active members
of the families of senators, members of the
house of representatives, and of justices of
supreme court and members of the cabinet.
The reporters gallery will be reserved ex-
clusively for members of the press. The
a NJ ba IIar lo
without discrimination to all. At o'clock,
upon announcement of the presiding
officer, the clergy will conduct the funeral
ceremonies. This will be in charge of
Chaplain Butler and Rev Mr.. Bullock,
personal friend of the deceased senator.
AS soon as the ceremonies are concluded
the funeral procession will form and march
to the Baltimore and Potomac station in
the following order: The clergy, commit
tee of arrangements, the hearse, the family
and relatives, the senate, the house of rep
tesentatives, INVITED guests. A special
rrain bearing the remains of the late sena-
tor, members of his family and committees
of congress, will leave Washington at 8
O'Clock p m. for Lexington, KY, over the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway. 1t will con-
slst OF a baggage car and three vestibuled
Pullman coaches. The funeral will take
place at noon on Thursday, and special
O'Clock the same afternoon, reaching Wash
II gton Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
1t was arranged that the remains are to
lie in state in charge of a guard of honor in
mable room in the rear of the senate
chamber. The following named persons
have been selected as honorary pail bearers
For Washington: w. R. Smith, L. Q.
Washington, o. 0. Stealick, 2. B. Thomp-
son, J. Fletcher johnson, Blair: Lee, J. q.
breckenridge, Col. r. c. Wintersmith,
Maj w. f. Tucker, Judge l.. s. Trimble,
For Kentucky: Gov s. B. Buckner, Frank
fort; Alexander Jeffrey, Beriah Magoffin,
Ger. J. F. Robinson, Judge X. A. Buckner,
DR.. II. NJ. Skillman, Judge J. Morton. Dr.
]. w. Whitney and A. q. Mcdowell, of Lex
ington; e. F. Clay, of Paris. The body of
the late senator will be taken to the capitol
at O'Clock tomorrow morning, having
been decided upon after consultation by
Maj. Goodloe with Senator Blackburn.
Services in the senate chamber tomorrow
will consist of the usual religious ceremo-
nies. The statement that Senator Black
burn would deliver an grafton was an error
The senate committee will this afternoon
complete arrangements for the funeral.
REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE.
Immediately after adjournment of the
house this afternoon Republican members
assembled in conference to endeayor to
ascertain the feeling respecting the proper
time to be allowed for debate In the house
upon tide tariff bill and reach an under.
standing that may be edopied as the policy
of the party. -
THE KEMMLER CASE.
Roger M. Sherman today made an appli-
cation in United States Supreme court for
writ OF habeas corpus for Kemmler, under
sentence of death in New York by cleo
tricity, pursuant TO the order of Judge
Wallace of New York. directing that he
would make the application Immediately
The court denied the application for writ
of habeas corpus, but informed Mr. Sher-
man that on the 10Th of May the court
would hear motion for writ of error in the
case, notice to be given attorney general of
the State. This will permit the whole
recor to be brought here and the case
argued. The court follows the precedent
established in Spies anarchist case. As
court adJourns for the term ON May 10, the
decision will be announced almost imme-
diately after the argument.