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Excerpt from Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of James B. Beck a Senator <p>Goodloe, and friends of the family, who were seated at the left of the casket, which was placed in front of the Secre tary's desk. <p>As the procession moved down the aisle Chaplain Butler read from the burial service, I am the resurrection and the life, etc. <p>After the brief service conducted by the Chaplain the casket was borne hence, followed closely by members of the family, then the President and Cabinet, then Justices of the Supreme Court, then the members of the Diplomatic corps. When the procession was outside the Chamber the Senate adjourned. All present were deeply impressed, and no evidence was wanting to show that a great and useful man had passed away. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>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.