New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-12

or Alabama, who died in Washington last night.
health for number of years, but had attended
the sessions of Congress more or less regularly.
He suffered with angina pectoris, which was the
cause of his death. He passed away at ITO
o'clock. At the bedside We're his daughters,
Miss Mary Morgan and Miss Cornea Morgan,
both OF this city. and his secretary. J. o. Jones.
Mr.. Morgan attended to his duties at his
home here until about a week ago. Since that
time he had been confined to his house and to
his bed. He was able, however. to sit up for
while to-day and talk over some official business
with his secretary. He began failing during the
evening, however and the physicians were hur-
riedly summoned.
No man I'm Alabama and few IN the South had
greater hold on the public heart than John T
Morgan. His service in the Senate began when
he took his seat on March T. 1877, with a RepubA-
can colleague. He one of the group of South
crn Democrats sworn IN as members Of the 47th
Congress on the same day Manning 9. Butler
OF South Carolina; Iucius Q. 9. Lamar, of Mis-
sissupi. Matt Ransom, of North Carolina Rich
ard Coke. Of Texas. Augustus II. Garland. Of Ar
kansas. Tsham O. Harris, Of Tennessee; John w
Johnson. OF Virginia and Bon Hin, OF Georgia
OF this group Senator Morgan was the last sur
vivor
In 1aH after twenty-four years continuous ser
vice I'm the Senate his seat was contested by Gov
crnor Johnston, of Birmingham. Mr. Morgan was
reelected after the hardest fight of his career
Senator Morgan was born in Athens, Tenn, June
o. 1921 HIS father was merchant Ills mother
,.,s a Miss Irby a relative OF Chancellor Tyler. Of
Virginia When he was nine years old D." went 20
Alabama and settled i'm calhoun County. There
he grew to manhood, receiving an academic eouca-
ton re read law In TalIadaEa, In the office OF
y,-ir,t,r, p chiffon md was licensed to practise
I'm lSl5 He was the associate ~ different times or
w i Chiffon. :. + Rice, \. J. Walker and J. -
Martin while i'm TauadeEu II" became "a partner
Of William NJ Byrd. connection with lasted TIL
the ltt.r was elected 10 tho supreme Court bench
His first appearance i'm political life was In 1866,
when Dee was appointed el"c'or for the state al
large ON the Breckenridge ticket The canvass
gave him "a state reputation for vNlrdor"!naFy ora
toricaI talent. and D." elected 10 the ConSutu-
tional Convention which dissolved The relations ol
Alabama with the Federal Union.
In April 1851 he elected major Of the 9TH
Alabama Infantry. and served with II Tor twelve
months In Virginia. rising 10 the grade OF heuten-
ant colonel by election He came back with author
iv TO raise "a mounted regiment. This he proceeded
to do and entered the service In the fan OF 40
with the 5Ist Alabama. which re had literally alded
10 equip He went 10 the Tennessee front, but was
soon after assigned to the head of the conseript
,,rer In Alabama al the reques, OF the delegation
I'm Congress Six weeks later he received from
General 4. T. Lee "a letter announcing his promo
ton TO the rank Of hrigadier general and ordering
him 10 assume command OF what had been Rhodes 5
of the. death of Colonel Webb, in conjunction with
whom he had raised the regiment and ne felt II MS
duty to decline the promotion ana return 10 ms
command This he did, but In November. 1865, was
again commissioned brigadier general and placed
over the lst 81. 4th 9Th and 51st regiments OF
Alabama cavalry. During the winter Of lS63-d he
was for some time in command OF division. ms
command operated with General Lonsstreet IN East
. Tennessee. and VAS afterward with the army oi
Generals Johnston and Hood till the close. He mar
Of merchant or Maui
son County. ,,.
The thirty years service in the Senate of Senator
Morgan were marked by an intelligence anu
7rcadtb Of purpose which early made him one OF
the notable forces in national politics ana national
/ LEGISLATION AS chairman and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Foreign relations
his influence was felt for years In the settlement
OF all the questions of international importance
with which the Senate has been contron'eu IN ."e
last two decades. But the benefits of his INDUSTRY
AVID iudprncut also wee given the settlement OF
/ many questions of domestic politics ne LII
s t6a legislative project with which the Alabama
Senator was longest ana most ro''pi0' 7''
Six years just the 5 IN GS @g Ss,a Me
passi kISTg TScord forced an extraordinary session
IS the Senate and killed the asset currency bll! OF
a}ress shared the leadership with Senator Hale. II
was the last night except one or T.ner , i u
most every day for two weeks on the question Oh
/ nv close observers and the Senate stenographers
m altogether he had spoken more tnan TWO nun
dred thousand words on this one topic. hour AFTER
hour he held the floor and when he had document
I 10 he read he read them himself instead OF send
Would never stop the canal and that he could
/ not possiblv have anything to say on any otier
measure especially so Intricate as the Alurlc!'
/ financial bill ,,,, ,i
man of the Foreign Relations Committee, was
/ anxious to get a vote certain amendments 10 u
! treaty and Insisted night session MI Nor
| gan had the floor and yielded for Il recess lie
Resumed at the night session and spoke on for two
! eaat because he felt responsible for forcing the
Senat. 10 return late at night. Shortly after ma,
/ night Mr.. Morgan glanced across the aisle ana
| saw Mr. Culom asleep in his seat. Senator Nor
/ gan paused for time and finally silence II
, ssslf woke Mr. Cuom. The whole Senate broke
| into laughter In which Mr. Morgan participates
He then proceeded with his speech untll MI CuI-
/ Iom was forced to move an adjournment
! Senator Morgan an authority In Congress
| on the subject of isthman canal. He was an
! ardent advocate of the Nicaragua route. Ills most
notable nights since the canal debates We're those
/ ON the arbitration and Santo Domingo treaties
ON both he took a strong position against the al
! rninIstration. Some idea of the variety OF MS
/ services can be had by a glance at the list OF
I committees on which he served: Foreign Rela-
/ tons chairman In two Congresses; Public Lands
member In nine Congresses; Indian Affairs meni-
! her in ten Congresses: Claims Against Nicaragua
! member in eight Congresses Forest reservations
/ member in fve Congresses Fisheries, member IN
Two congresses: Interoceanic Canals, chairman In
three Congresses: Coast and lnsular Survey, mem
her In three Congresses.