The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-17
SORROW IN THE SENATE.
FUNERAL SERVICES OVER VIR-
GINIA'S DEAD SENATOR.

The Remains to be Taken to Mary
land for Interment To-Day.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-To- day, for
the second time within less than
six months, the United States Sem
ate was called upon to mourn the
loss of one Of its members and pay the
| last tribute of respect to the memory of the
| late Senator John s. Barbour of Virginia.
About an hour before noon the remains Of
the deceased senator were brought to the
capitol from his home near by, where they
had been watched over during the night by
| guard of Senate employees, and
| depoIited in the chamber The body was
enclosed in a black, cl oth-covered casket.
devoid OF silver ornament, save a plain sill
| yer plate bearing the followi ng inscription:
"John 8. Barbour, born Dec. 29, 1920; di ed
May IA, 1892" A detail from the capitol
police stood guard over the remains until
| the services began In the Senate and
the doors leading to the marble
room were closed to visitors. The chamber
was arranged Or the ceremonies in the usual
manner, seats being arranged for the cab
| met, supreme court, House of Representa-
| tives, the general commanding the army,
diplomatic corps, senior admiral of the navy
| and the commissioners of the District OF
Columbia. The chair occupied last Friday
by the dead senator was draped in black.
There was large attendance of spectators
in the galleries.
TIE OPENING PRAYER.
The chaplain's opening prayer had only
one direct allusion to the occasion, rem
dering of thanks "for the true and faithful
| life spared so long"
Immediately after the journal of Friday
last had been read Mr.. Kenna arose in the
| absence Of Mr.. Daniel of Virginia. who
was absent on account OF sickness, and an
| nounced in feeling remarks the death of
Senetor Barbour. Mr.. Kenna closed by
! Offering the usual resolutions of sorrow and
respect and for the appointment of a COM
| mltUee to accompany the remains to their
| final resting place at Poplar Hill Md. The
resolutions were adopted and the following
senators were appointed as a committees:
| Messrs. Daniel, Kenna, German, Walthall,
Carlisle, Stewart, Mcmillan, Cullom and
| Washburn.
The Senate then took recess till 1850
| o'clock. When the Senate had reconvened
the crowd had filed all the galleries except
the diplomatic gallery, which, as usual, was
left without single occupant.
THE RITES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
On the clerks desk were two gilt can
delbra, in each of which were three lighted
candles, and between them stood a brass
orucif1x about Is inches high. Because, al
though the dead senator was not a profess
ing member OF any church denomination,
his wife had been a Catholic, the relg>
ious ceremonies were to be conducted at
the request of the family by Bishop Keane,
rector of the Catholic University. This was
the first occasion in the memory
of the oldest officers of the Sem
ate, and perhaps, In fact, the
first, when the Catholic clergy
had officisted in such a manner in the Sem
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| presence of such large noncourse of spec
tators. Five minutes before o'clock Capt.
Bassett, the ancient doorkeeper, announced
the arrival Of the speaker and House Of
Representatives and the members of that
body, headed by Speaker Crisp and Clerk
Kerr, entered the Senate chamber, the
senators standing up meanwhile TO receive
them, and took the places assigned them on
| the democratic side OF the chamber.
ENTRY OF THE SUPREME COURT.
| The next arrival announced was that OF
the chief justice and justices OF the supreme
| court, and these dignitaries, received with
the same marks Of respect, came down the
main isle, wearing their black silk gowns,
and occupied a row of chairs, the second
back of those reserved for the cabinet.
The members Of the cabinet, headed by
Secretaries Blaine and Foster next entered
| ard took the chairs reserved for them,
President Harrison himself being absent
| from the city.
The cabinet was followed by the diplo-
matte corps, the members Of which took
| seats behind the justices OF the supreme
| court. Then some members of the family
of the dead senator three ladies and three
gentlemen, In deep mourning, came and
| took their seats within the area on a row of
chairs on the republican side OF the chamber.
They we're Miss Dangerf1eld sister-in-
law of the deceased; Miss Leila
Thompson and Miss J. G. Mimi
| gerade, nieces, James Barbour, brother;
and R. G. aud ]. s. B. Thompson. nephews.
Last of all came the coffin, borne
| by capitol policemen, and preceded by the
members of the committee Of the two
houses, wearing white scarfs. These were
| followed by acolytes, robed in white, bear
| ing lighted candles, who preceded about q
dozen priests, wearing their sacerdotal vest.
ments, who ranged themselves around the
coffin. The spectacle was very striking
| and impressive one. While the fumes from
the censers rose in the air. Father q. Giles
pie, rector of the Church Of st. Aloysius,
read the prayers for the dead. His
assistants were Fathers Smith, Mandalar,
Walter, Dolan, Delaney, McCann and
! Brosnan. All present on the floor stood up
| as the prayers were recited. Then Bishop
Keane, wearing the purple robes Of his Of
| fee, took his stand at the foot of the coffin
| to deliver the funeral sermon, and as he did
| so the priests and choristers arranged them
selves by his side and the spectators took
their seats
The coffin lid wac decked and almost COM
pleteIy covered with flowers, the offerings
Of 10 wing friends and admirers.
THE SERMON.
The bishops sermon opened with a text
from I. Corinthians: Judge not before
the time until the Lord come, which will
bring to light many things of darkness,
and will make manifest the counsels of the
1 hearts; and then shall every man have
| his praise from God" The
sermon, delivered in a round. sonorous
voice and with all the graces and emotions
! of O great pulpit orator, was listened to
| in breathless silence by the immense
audience, comprising the most distinguished
public men of the land. 1t was a grand
| and impressive scene, and one which will
not soon fade from the memory of any of
those who witnessed il. At its close the coffin
was borne out Of the chamber by the strong
arms of capitol policeman, and was followed
| in due order by the members of the cabinet,
justices of the supreme court, members OF
the diplomatic crops and the
| members Of the House Of
| Representatives. The senator's and Others
| accompanied the funeral procession to the
| late residence of the dead senator, and
when the Senate reassembled it was only to
adjourn, which it did at 2:l5 o'clock. The
remains, guarded by detail of the capitol
| rolica will lia at the late residenca of the