The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-28
JAMES r. DooLIT1IE DEAD.
The Eoraer Senator from wisconsin Passe,
Away In Providence.

The Former Senator from wisconsin Pnsses
Away In Providence.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., July 27.-Ex.United States
Senator James r. Doolittle of Wisconsin died
ut $3.50 o'clock this forenoon at the home Of
his daughter at Edgewood, near this city, Of
Bright's disease. His illness began with an at
tack Of the grip about a year ago, and In a fow
months serious complications set in. After q
time there was a rally. and no determined to
como East to sec his granddaughter graduate
from Smith College. He appeared to stand the
journey but poorly, and 1t was thought best to
take him to Edgewood a week after he came
here. To-day, had his health permitted, he
was to have celebrated the Goth anniversary Of
his marriage.
Mr.. Doolittle was born in Hampton, Wash
ington county, n. Y, on Jan. 3, 1916, and en-
tered Geneva College in 1880, graduating in
admitted to- the bar in 1887. He began his
practice In wyoming county, New York, and
Republican, seps Of So the Andrew IN PW., Jackson K p sehoSii but
was elected District Attorney in q Wing county.
Mr.. Doolitsle became a resident of the state
OF Wisconsin in 1851, and he Immediately as
snned a position in the new Stats. at the mead
Of the bar and PROMINENT In politics, He had
Burner" and FREQ soil' faction Of the Demo
cratic party in that state, lie carried with
him to Wisconsin these atilliatipns and there
Into new States and Territories. He was
elected Judge of the first judicial circuit, and
served on the bench for several years.
In 1856 Judge Doolittle WAS elected to tho
United States Senate as q Democratic Re-
publican. to succeed Henry Dodge. He served
two terms, from 1887 to 1869. lie was dele
| gate to the peace convention in 1851. While
In the Senate he served as Chairman of tho
Committee on Indian Affairs and as a member
OF other important committees.
After the assassination of President Lincoln
and when Andrew johnson succeeded TO tho
Presidency he became q supporter OF the meas
ures Of reconstruction adopted by the sue
cessor of Lincoln.
In the war of factions which followed he sided
With other Republican Senators who sup
ported Johnson'S Administration and tho
Democrats in the Senate. When President
johnson was impsached, in 1868, on tho trial
before the Senate he was in accord with hose
who believed that the articles Of impeachment
had not been sustained. As it required a ma
jority of two-thirds In the Senate to sustain q
verdict Of guilty, President johnson was ao-
quilted, Senator Doolittle's vote being among the
number constituting the victorious minority.
He served out his term OF office. but failed
Of reelection on account OF the opposition OF
the Republicans in Wisconsin to his course In
rcgard:lo the reconstruction measures OF Presi.
dent Andrew johnson and to his vote on the i'm.
parchment trial. He was succeeded in the
Senate by Matt Fl. Carpenter. After Las re-
tirement from tho Senate he retained his resi-
denco at Racine, Wis.,, but opened law office.
in Chicago, where he pEactised in tho courts and
was counsel in many of the most Important
cases affecting public and private interests