The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-22
PEFFER'S TRIBUTE.
THE New Senator's Eulogy of His
Dead Colleague.
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL RITES.

last Tributes of Respect to the
Memory of the Dead Leader from
His Fellow Members of the Senate
and House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Yesterday the
United States senate, the house of repre-
sentatives, the executive and judicial de-
partments of the government, the repre-
sentatiyes of foreign powers and his
many friends among the Washington
public paid the last tribute of affection
and respect to the memory Of the late
Senator Preston B. Plumb.
At 10 o'clock the casket was borne
from the house to the hearse by eight of
the Capitol police, under direction of
Assistant Sergeant at Arms Merritt. I'm
mediatcly the small funeral cortege, con-
sisting of the hearse, drawn by two coal
black horses, capiisoned with heavy
robes of black netting, carriage in
which rode Mr.. Merritt and the private
secretary and few admirers of the late
senator, started towarl the Capitol.
The small procession moved slowly
down Fourteenth street to Pennsylvania
avenue, and wended its way up through
Vic NttplbOl RIOu1uo W VIC hOl tttCthob
front of tho Capitol, where the caslset
was removed from the hearse and car
ried up the white marble steps Of the
senate wing.
At tho Capitol.
At the entrance of the building the re-
mains were met by Sergeant-at-ArIns
Valentine, who escorted them through
the lower corridors of the building and
upstairs to the marble room in the rear
OF the senate chamber, and only few
feet from the vice presidents chair.
There they were placed on black cata-
falque in the center Of the room.
When the senate met at noon the cham
Der was partly arranged for the funeral
ohsequies. The desk and chair of the
deceased senator were heavily draped.
The galleries were crowded with specta-
tors, except the diplomatic and vice
presidents galleries, which were re-
served.
After the opening prayer and motion
by Senator Henderson to dispense with
the reading of the journal Senator PETER
rose to make the formal announcement
Of his colleagues death. He said:
Senator PETERS Tribute.
Mr.. Prosident-I esteem myself peculiarly
unfortunate in that, before l have been .
member of this body long enough to have be-
como WIN even lne oh
tho chamber In which we sit, am called upon
to announce the death of my distinguished
colleague, upon whose wonderful resources
had expected largely to rely.
Preston b. Plumb, a scuntor from Kansas,
died in this city yesterday at ten minutes be-
fore IL o'clock This Is not the time nor the
occasion TO speak at length of the life aud
public services of the absent senator. The
dark drapcry about the scat he SO long occu-
pied foreibly reminds his fellow members that
AhnNfh 1put Of ghntN arIi and
Industrious workers. His experience, his prac-
tical way of doing things his sagacity and his
great powers OF endurance. his constancy and
Shithfulness Oh duty, and his alertness in ac-
sion, made him a conspicuous figure among
10 strong men of the nation. But there are
thers who feel this bereavement more keenly
SnRn we, up0u whom the blow has fallen with
rushing weight
There Is home where this man was
known as the world knew him not, place
whore hearts are laceratcd and bleeding
where loving family will be glnd, even in
their grief, to receive at our hands what Is left
Of the fond husband and father In whose life
theirs were closely bound. To them there are,
at least, two sources OF consolation, one that
he fell while on duty at his post in the service
OF his country; tho other that there is q foun-
tain OF strength Infinite In power and duration
from which we all may draw in time of need.
Mr.. PETER concluded his remarks by
Offering resolutions providing for COM
NulLlct w SuDtll4lClltA LIG ldltA al VI Lhu
. late senator. Tho resolutions were unani-
snously agreed to, and the senate took a
beosss until / o'clock.
Gathering for the Services.
Shortly before / o'clock the cabinet
sfiicers and assistant secretaries of the
AKecutiye departments began to arrive
and were shown to the president room.
Among them were Secretary Blaine,
Ancretary Rusk, Assistant Secretary of
War Grant, Solicitor General Taft and
assistant Secretaries of the Treasury
Tettleton and Spaulding. The presi-
Aent, accompanied by Private Secretary
Halford, arrived few minutes past 1
aud joined the others in the PRESIDENT q
1oom.
Mrs Harrison, escorted by Lieutenant
Parker, of the navy, occupied seat in
tho reserved gallery.
At 1:20 Captain Bassett, the door.
keeper, announced the speaker and mem.
bers of the house. Five minutes after
ward the members of the diplomatic
corps arrived. They were followed by
the chief justice and justices of the su.
preme court.
President Harrison and the members
of the cabinet were shown to the arm
chairs on the right side of the area
President Harrison nearest the centra
sA4olO anu 4AAs A1lulllc hOAb W
The Final Farewell.
AT 1:40 the committee of the two
houses, escorting the body of the dead
senator, appeared at the main entrance
and, while all in the chamber stood up
the procession moved up the aisle, the
chaplain reciting the opening sentences
Of the funeral service: II am the resur
rection and the life, saith the lord" ant
the casket, which was borne by Capitol
police, was deposited on the catafalqu,
in front of the clerks desk.
The chaplain finished from the clerk
desk the reading Of the funeral service,
and appropriate selections from tn,
Scriptures. He closed with prayer.
When the prayer was concluded tbs
vice president rose and said: THE ser
geant at arms, under the direction o.
the committee, viii execute the order O
the senate and escort the remains of th'