Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-07
LAST Sad RITES.
Funeral Services Over the Remains
Of Senator Beck.
A Fitting Tribute to the Dead
Statesman.

The president and Cabinet, Supreme
Court Justices, Members off the Senate
and House and Many Other Prominent
Officials Attend the Services in the Sen
ate Chamber-Departureo of the Funeral
Train for Lexington, Kentucky.
WASHINGTON, May 7.-Shortly after
10 o'clock Tuesday morning the remains
of Senator James Burnie Beck, accom-.
panied by the congressional committee,
arrived at the Capitol The carriages
drew up at the foot of the marble stair
way at the east front of the Capitol.
The members of the committees ar
ranged themselves on either side of the
steps.
The casket was then taken from the
hearse and carried by eight of the cap
itol police to the marble room preceded
by the committee, headed by Senators
Blackburn and Evarts The casket was
placed in the center of the marble room
and the committee retired, leaving the
active pallbearers to act as the guard of
honor The casket was then opened and
the doors of the marble room were
thrown open to the public for an hour
and half.
Through an erroneous statement to the
effect that tickets of admission would be
needed, the attendance at the ceremony
was limited as the attendance at no other
public function of the United States
senate has been limited before. Instead
Of the struggling crowd eager for admit
tance at the hour of opening the capitol
doors, there was quiet, orderly assem-
blage, which, at 1870 o'clock, did not
fill even the public galleries.
In the marble room, where the re-
mains were laid in state, thin line of
people passed slowly by the coffin
glancing in for a moment at the still
face surrounded by its fragrant frame of
lilies of the valley. At the foot of the
black casket was tastefully arranged a
spray of flowers bearing the card of Mr..
and Mrs. G. r. Breckenridge.
In the senate chamber some very hand
some floral pieces had been arranged on
the clerks desk. A beautiful wreath of
Easter lilies, while carnations and white
and yellow roses bore the card of Mrs.
Harrison. There was a wreath of ivy
from Mr. and Mrs. Logan Tucker, and
other pieces from Mrs. Vance, Miss
Laura B. Cox and Miss Laura Hillard
Patterson.
At 10 o'clock Senator ingalls,, the
president pro tenn, called the senate to
order, and the chaplain, DR.. Butler, de-
livered brief prayer. On motion of
Mr.. Blackburn the clerk read the order
of ceremonies for the day. Then, on
motion of Mr.. Morrill,, the senate took
recess until 1890 o'clock.
At 1890 Mr. Ingalls, again called the
senate to order, and the senators took
seats to the left of the presiding officer.
The clerk of the house appeared and
delivered a message announcing the
action of the house ON the death of Mr..
Beck. Proceedings were suspended in
formally until 1915, when the presiding
officer announced the honorary pall-bear-
ers as follows Senators Morrill,, Sher-
man, Allison, Hale, Mcpherson, Vest,
Pugh and Gibson.
AT 1853 Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms
Charles b. Reade announced the house
of representatives The members came
in two by two, headed by Speaker Reed
and Clerk Mcpherson. The members of
the senate, with the exception of Mr..
Ransom and Mr.. Tnrpie, stood to re-
ceive them. Mr.. Plumb created a slight
diversion as the house was announced
by breaking through the chair on which
he had been sitting, and going to the
floor with a resounding crash.
The members of the house took seats
at the right of the presiding officer. They
arose with the members of the senate to
receive the chief justice and associate
justice of the supreme court, who, clad
In the black robes of Office, took seats at
the presidents right. The British min
lister and members of the Chinese,
Japanese and Brazilian legations en-
tered unannounced and took seats di-
rectly behind the supreme court JUS
tices.
AT :05, the president and his cabinet
were announced. The president and
Mr.. Blaine came in, arm-in-arm, follow
ed by Mr.. Window and Mr.. Proctor,
Mr.. Wanamaker and Mr.. Tracy and Mr..
Rusk. Mr.. Noble is absent from the
city and Mr.. Miller is confined to his
home by sickness.
At 1 :0S o'clock the funeral procession
was announced by a single tap of the
presiding officers gavel The assem-
blage arose and remained standing as
they entered DIR. Butler and DR.. Bull
lock preceded the cortege, the honorary
pallbearers following them.
Eight capitol policemen followed,
bearing the Casket, behind which walked
Maj. and Mrs. Goodloe, and friends of
the family. The casked was placed in
front of the presiding officers desk At
the sound of the gavel the assemblage
ninetieth Psalm, which he followed with
a brief prayer.
DR.. Butler then read from the fifteenth
chapter of First Corinthians. The read
ing was followed by prayer.
AT the conclusion of the prayer, the
funeral cortege again formed, and at
1 80 left the senate chamber in the order
in which it had entered. The president
and his cabinet followed Immediately,
then the supreme court justices, the
of the diplomatic corps. and
the members Of the house representa-
tives.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies in
the senate chamber the remains were
taken direct to the railroad station where
they were placed on the special train.
The congressional representatives fol-
lowed the hearse TO the station, walking
III double file. They were followed by
members of the family and a number of
senator's and representatives in car
riages.
On reaching the station the committee
and members of the house and senate
arranged themselves in two rows and
stood with bowed heads while the funer-
al cortage passed They then proceeded
into double file to the train.
The funeral train, which consists of
three vestibule coaches and compart-
ment and baggage car, left here via the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. at 3
O'Clock. About forty friends and rela-
tives accompanied the remains. The
whole Kentucky delegation in congress,