Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-09
Did PEACEFULLY
,,,,,,, Ishan c. Harris Of Tennessee
Passes Away
!, HONORABLE CAREER ES'HD'
,,.-,d An important rar' in
n' Ma Man, scenes Of The History
Of The Country

.anou July s.-Seha'oi
wAs a. Harris Of Tennessee , aieu y 3
Isham IT, tsw minutes before
his residences ,sl. afternoon. The Senator senate,
O'clock ,n's growing constantly weaks,
had Ose. dave, the intense n.A.
which mas ny douO, hnstening his END !;
him anu arninr the Senator roviveu
In, ma. hut only Temporarily,
'onswna ~. .,,eruoon he sank rapidly
D pa n,., ..' away peacefully. ssnao,
%, 'il,. VA, last in the Senate ohamS'.
h'i NJ, ,' T' DAYS ago, but he was unable
about .,.v Ton for u'' any length Of time. and
~ bs taken home In a ,ha sena.
had 70 NJ ,,s mas. six months me seh h,s
During '"s - able to attend 10 nis
TOT bsa ~ a, intervals and nau oeen
duties OILY ,na atty euveral times On
dtavoI, an,v M man public ne nhu
PiVpsD,, with more OF toe nia-
v ,"'Y oi tpls country than huu I'd his
, I;. He had almost compiet .Sa,,n'
.1,s xssr. having been born III rou shar
''n isIs and frat became . s.uua,
ny io, .ss in 1919. His congressiohaI
Of oons nagen earlier than that o, any
esiee. ~ eitner house, ante-ualine
msnu. .s morrill, and Shetmsn ny
Senators ana Hon. GsIusha A.
Hven yosi,, mamber OF the House
VIZ" p..rnsvlvanis by one year. Ml.
Hairs had, whep he WAS a'eu.,
40 m ns,,onsi Houseo OF REPRESENTATIVES
'I,a,av become a man oil STATE iepu.a.
,,an in tennessee, having ms yen,
wv served as n presidential
On The Democratic ticRe', anu
e.e' -. before bean elected mem
wv, w. =, The legislature OF Inc state. Mr..
w., w ,snr,seated the Ninto T-nnes-
10 a,.,r,et in CongIsas Tor TWO terms,
Lila in 1854. when he declined
.aannina,iop. He thon moved 10
Memphis, W here ne has since Iesiaeu.
gere he was engaged In the pranlioe
tlav nntll 1857, with the interfup tion
nscsssary to allow him to bec0me
tysIdentisl elsctof In 1906.
IL was three times in succession be-
t,,e ,hs war. beginning In 1867, elect
al Governor OF his state, and was
serving in that capacity when the
War broke out. He took pronounced
siaud for the Southern coofederacy,
and was known rs one u Tue SOUTH
,rn Gwst povsrnors." The vlcisi'
tudes OF conflict rendered frequent
change OF residence necessary, ana he
was oilen with the army In action.
II, stxcbeu himself ut different times
a hi .,stt Of GeherA q Albert Sidney
Jobustou, Joseph Il. Johnston,
Bcsuregard and Bragg. Albert Sid
usy Johnston fell from his hurtc into
Bepstot Hsrris's arms wnen he re-
cslved his deathwound.
After Lees surrender Mr.. Harris
was one OF small party of poiiticsl
refugees who escaped TO Mexico, going
uciOss the cou airy on horseback. Par
ion Brownlow, who had become the
military governor OF Tennessee, OIL
Tered large reward ID a characterize
uealy.wordtd poster for the capture
Of his predece, sor, but the latter re.
NAMED absent from the country until
bis return was sale. He Remained In
Mexico lor eeveral months, going
thence 10 England, where he resided
unnl 1857, wnen ne returned to Mem
pills and resumed his practice OF the
law.
Mi. Harris was allowed TO follow the
pursuits Of the private citlzsn until
lsIl, when he was elected to the
United states Senate, defeating Hon.
l.. L. Hawkins, Republican. He has
remained q member VI the body ever
sincs, and wouid have completed his
twentieth consecutive year IN the
senale on tue 4.h OF next month II be
had lived to that date. He had been
lHur times elected to the Senate, the
last time In 1895, aud his term wouiu
tol lave expired until 1901.
Senate; harris has Received almost
OIL Tho honois which the Senate can
besiow. He was the president pro
'empore during the Fiity.lhiId Con.
giess, leading member OF the COM
nlliee on haance and rules, and also
cline Democratic advisory and steer.
!ng Committee. He had long been
awarded BY common consent the front
Place Oh both sldes OF the chamber in
parliamentary questions, sud In rec ept
'shs he had been more ir,quenll