Memorial Addresses On The Life And Character Of John Alexandre Logan A Senator From Illinois

Author : W. B. Taylor
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ISBN 13 : 9781331135203
Total Pages : 218 pages
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Download or read book Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of John Alexander Logan written by W. B. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of John Alexander Logan: A Senator From Illinois; Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives, February 9 and 16, 1887, With the Funeral Services at Washington, D. C., Friday, December 31, 1886 John Alexander Logan, the senior Senator from Illinois, died at his home in Washington, D. C., a few minutes before 3 o'clock, on Sunday, December 26, 1886. Congress having adjourned for the holiday recess, the Presiding Officers of the Senate and House of Representatives took the accustomary action in arranging for the funeral. President pro tempore John Sherman, of the Senate, appointed the following committee of Senators to arrange for the funeral: Senators Cullom, Stanford, Cockrell, Allison, Beck, Hawley, Voorhees, Hampton, and Manderson. Speaker Carlisle appointed the following committee to co-operate with those appointed by the Presiding Officer of the Senate: Representatives Thomas, Springer, Henderson, Townshend, Payson, Worthington, Hitt, Riggs, Rowell, and Neece, of Illinois; Reed, of Maine; Curtin, of Pennsylvania; Burrows, of Michigan; Symes, of Colorado; and Cary, of Wyoming Territory. A conference of the committee was held and the following-named gentlemen were selected as pan-beard's: Hon. Roscoe Conkling, Hon. Simon Cameron, Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, Mr. C. H. Andrews, Col. Fred. Grant, General Lucius Fairchild, General M. D. Leggett, Governor Jeremiah Rusk, General W. T. Sherman, General William F. Vilas, General John C. Black, and Dr. Charles McMillan, of the Loyal Legion, Washington. The body of the dead Senator remained in the death chamber at his residence, under military guard, until the day set for its removal to the Capitol, Thursday, December 30, 1886. Before the casket was removed, the family and their immediate friends gathered around the mortal remains of the heroic dead, and the voice of the Rev. Dr. Newman was raised in prayer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.