Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-17
SOLEMN SCENES OF STATE.
Tribute of Respect to the Late
Senator Barbour.
Impressive Funeral Services Held in
the Senate Chamber.
The Obsequies Conducted by Catholic
Clergy-Members of the House
and Senate Attend in Body.
Washington Notes.

Associated Press Dispatches
WASHINGTON, May 16.-The senate
met this morning to pay its last tribute
of respect to the memory Of the late
Senator John Barbour of Virginia. The
remains were brought to the capitol
and deposited is the senate chamber,
which was arranged for the ceremonies
in the usual manner. Senator Kenna,
after the usual preliminaries, delivered
personal sketch of the dead senator,
closing with the usual resolutions of re-
spect. A recess was then taken till l
O'Clock.
On reconvening, candelabra with
lighted candles stood on the clerk s desk,
with brass crucifix between. Though
the dead senator was not member of
any church, his wife was Catholic,
and the religious ceremonies were con-
Quoted at the request of the family, by
Bishop Keane, rector OF the Catholic
university. This is the first occasion In
the memory OF the officers OF the senate
when Catholic clergyman officiated in
such manner.
Before the opening of the services the
members OF UUe cntSIcu LliC
chamber, followed by the supreme court
judges and members of the cabinet.
president Harrison did not attend,
being out of town. Then came the
members of the dead senator's family.
The committees of the two houses fol-
lowed acolytes robed in white, bearing
candles, preceded by dozen priests in
sacred vestments.
Father G. Gillespie, S. j., rector of the
church of st. Aloysius, read prayers for
the dead.
Bishop Keane, wearing his purple
robes of Office, delivered an impressive
funeral service, at the conclusion of
which the remains were removed to the
late residence of the deceased, and the
senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
After the approval of the journal, the
speaker laid before the house senate
communication inviting the house to
attend the funeral ceremonies of Senator
Barbour, in the senate chamber.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. Pending action, the COM
mittee rose and the members, headed
by Speaker Crisp, walked two by two to
the senate chamber to attend the funeral
services.
After the services the committee re-
sumed its session and Cogswell made a
successful attempt to increase the fish
commissions appropriation.
A motion to strike out the appropria-
tion of $4,000 for detecting persons
guilty of violating the internal revenue
law, was agreed to.
Retrenchment and reform were the
text ofvarious brief speeches, and were
satirized by Simpson of Kansas, who
ridiculed the Democrats for hagglipg
over small items in the bill, after hav-
ing passed bill appropriating an inn
mense sum for rivers and harbors. He
endorsed the sub-treasury bill.
Taylor, of Ohio, replied, predicting
and the. downfall of the Alliance party.
Simpson denied that the leaders of
the Alliance advised the farmers to hold
their grain, and said the members OF the
Republican party were the only persons
who advised that course in Kansas.
Simpson said unless the farmers were
the gold and silver miners and bond
holders they would know the reason
why after the next election.
Watson of Georgia and Davis OF Kan.
sas advocated the sub-treasury system.
The clause for the recoinage, reissue
and transportation of mint coins, hay
ing been reached, Tracey of New York
made point order against it, as he
did also against free-silver amend
ment offered by Bartine OF Nevada.
Both points went over for the present
without decision. The committee rose
and the house adjourned.