Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
CONVEYED TO ALABAMA
FUNERAL OF SENATOR PUGH AT
HIS OLD HOME.

The remains of former United States Sem
ator James L. Pugh of Alabama have been
taken to Eufaula, Ala, for interment. The
funeral car departed from the 9th street
railroad station at IL o'clock last night.
The body was accompanied by members
Of the family of the deceased.
1t is stated that the obsequies will take
place at Eufaula next Wednesday. The
Episcopal rector who will ofdciate was
great-nephew of the deceased.
A large number OF messages of sympathy
were received at the Pugh home yesterday
from men in public life who had known
Senator Pugh during his distinguished ca
reer.
Many interesting "reminiscences Of the for
mer Alabama senator are being related in
this city by those who knew him best 1t
Is said Mr.. Pugh was serving term in
the House of Representatives from Ala
bama when that state seeded from the
Union. He Immediately resigned and be-
came private in the confederate army. 1t
was While performing such duty that ne
was made member of the confederate con-
gress, in which he served with distinction
until it was dissolved.
One Of the Ablest Lawyers.
In the United States Senate he was rec
ognized as one of It's ablest lawyers, and
became chairman of the judiciary commit
tee. In the great debate on the force bill
of the F'ifty-irst Congress, which was de-
feated, Senator Pugh presented many argu-
ments to show that the bill embodied
bad policy for the country.
His speech on the question was said to
have been so forceful that among others
who were won over to his side was Senator
Hoar. The Massachusetts statesman is said
to have remarked afterward that he never
thoroughly understood the force bill until
he had Senator Pugh explain it and set
forth his arguments as to why it should not
become law.
Mr.. Pugh was a product of the "old
South" as 1t is called and he was in the
prime of his life when his country was
thrown into the turmoil of war. Although
he was born and reared wing, he became
a democrat after hearing the great debate
in the Senate in 1850, and after that time
he was a stanCh supporter Of Jeffersonian
democracy. In many ways he aided the
south to recover from the effects of the
war, and the product of his influence is
seen on many pages of legislation on the
statute books.
Survivor Of Confederate Congress.
The death of former Senator Pugh re-
moves one of the few survivors of the con-
federate congress The living ex-members,
so far as is known. are only five. Three
are Tennesseans-John V. Wright, now Of
Washington, a law clerk in the general
land office; John D. c. Atkins of Paris,
Tenn, former member of Congress and
commissioner of Indian affairs, under the
first Cleveland administration, and Arthur
s. Colyar of Nashville Tenn. Two are Vir-
ginians-Gen. Roger A. Pryor, now prac-
ticing law in New York, and John Goode,
former member of Congress- now practicing
law in this city.
When Mr.. Pugh left Washington in 1861,
after resigning from the House of Repre-
sentatives, he went to Alabama and en-
listed as a private in the LIST Alabama In
fantry, c. S. A. The regiment was sent to
Pensacola to be organized. One of it's drill
masters was Lieut. Joseph Wheeler, then
but recently graduated from the West Point
Military Academy.
1t is said that Private Pugh of the Eufau-
la Rifles, list Alabama Infantry, C.. s. A.,
was at Santa Rosa Island, pick in hand, dig
ging Notifications, when he first met little
Joe Wheeler. The eX-representative and
private was much impressed with the ner-
vous smartness and wonderful energy of
the little West Pointer, so much so that
when he was elected out of the ranks to
be one of Alabamas representatives in the
confederate congress he lost no time in
sounding the praises at Richmon1 of his
drill master and instructor in the science of
fort building. Mr. Pugh's Partially for
Gen. Wheeler is said to have mad much to
do with the rapid promotion whic-- the lat
ter received.