The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-27

| Brief funeral services will be held in tn,
| Senate chamber tomorrow morning at
o'clock. and 1t Is probable that Mr.. Milburn
the Chaplain Of the Senate. will officiate. TIL,
| funeral party will leave Washington at II
| o'clock In the morning for Macon, Ca. reach
Ing there at IL o'clock the next day. and tn,
services In that city will take place at noon
The committee on the Part OF the Senat,
selected to escort the body to it's last resting
place Is composed OF Senators Gordon OF Geor.
gia, Morgan OF Alabama. Butler OF South Caro-.
lima. Ransom OF North Carolina. Hill OF New
York German OF Maryland. Manderson Of Ne
braska. Hawley Of Conn scticut. Hoar OF Massa.
chusetts. Washburn Of Minnesota. and Squire
OF Washington.
Both Houses Of Congress adjourned upon
tho announcement OF the Senator's death. In
had been read. Senator Gordon. the coll a que
OF the dead Senator. rose and said:
President IL falls to my lot this morning AXE
ny sSs,su; long anu cherished friend Alfred
ercumstancs. around US permitted. could not this
mo have 5s The n. q Of b.. long
,ns presence Of the poisn.nt grief to m.
sshs orisr rsss and ss S os
~ Of I've s Or a. hs ey.n holding for
OF which he honorsd and adorned
h% ssf. sss
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third OF century there never been one word Of
Soasht d.rss ncsss .:f s' e. S 81.
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nov that in relation OF life whsthsr as husband
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this Chamber and OF many Of u. before ion 81
bal BE- n be .dssa Of sae s q
true that aboy. ali and through ali kept his srn,or
Qusncs can pronounce. ~
n
the following resolutions which were agreed
to:
E.s.t Iha, the ssns,. h.. h..rd with srs.. sorrow
the state OF Georgia
pointed the q nn s Srast for be q.
II,ssd 4, ~ ss 81 h, which w
A. n. and ,h.! III. ssn.,. vii! attend the same.
,.nsd BY .mory hi. r.%sins sss
.; s from Washington 20 Msson Ga. In charge
tee Which shall nave full power to carry these reso
S,.% Tina, q. Secretary sommnnic.,. th... re-.
the oa.s Of RI 81 .s and
moIroM russdsy q, IN. hour named. and TO .ppoInta
%;o :; THAI ny''s,Sn: =. sy;.nl.d %. i..
q The United states ID. Cops. The s.I.r
m1I.i q ne ;1 n.yy 20 Intend d:
do now adjourn.
subsequently the number of the committee
was Increased to ten. and the Senate then ad-
The House adopted appropriate resolutions
and the Speaker appointed the following com
tee appointsd by the Senate to max . the neess-
10 tRs nnes AND the re-
Dem. Gal MeDannold IDsm. iii CossWeil
Rep MasS W. A. Stone tkep.. Pal and Pow
Southern family: His grandfather. originally
q virRlnian, settled in Georgia early in the
o III. SSts Ha .on s.na To:
tYisuitts father represented Georgia In
Was born In Walton County. Ga' In 1881 sna
after n common school course went to Prince
i !. College, graduating when 20 years old. |
he bar and practised law at Macon. When |
.ces and served as Msor on the ssir of G ssn
TAYLOR; In 1852 no was elected TO the Thirty |
sds good record for Ri%ss hut 'ess and
because OF his wifes death.
#, . About this tine he became Interested In re-
,esI and sIpounded the, Scriptures. He was
le built the, fret negro church in the state
=. soldier and leader In the COnied-
'foSs Hen catered ssrl SrAx Ss and c.p ssn
n the sixth ,Gsorgia. rose RAPIDLY.
Before tho close OF the war he won his com
Mission as Major General but through some
'rroI IL never reached him. As q leader he
vas frequently liksnsd to StoneWall Jackson !
Nhen hosttlities were concluded ten. ColIuitt
eturned 70 his native state, where he held a
lumber OF offices. until in 1896 he was elect
ID Governor OF tho state. His administration
yas successful, and he was reelected. during
10Th terms he was litter opponent Of racing |
md gambling at the State fairs
Al the expiration Of his second term he was
elected United States Senator by a large ma |
ority, and in 1853, when his term ended ha |
sas reelected. For sOms years past he had
'een a sufferer from paralysis. and was Ac-
ustomsd to being wheeled TO his place In the
In person senator ColIuitt was tall. broad
houldsred and fine looking. giving an I'm
indliness re had been twice married and