Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1885 — DEATH OF A REPRESENTATIVE. [ARTICLE]

DEATH OF A REPRESENTATIVE.

The Sudden End of a Long Professional Career. Indianapolis News. March 23id. Hon. William W. Browning the representative of the counties of Brown and Monroe, and one of the leading democrats of the house, died at 11 o'clock last night at his boarding house, No. 121 North. Delaware street. He had been sick about a. week, of a comglicationof erysipelas and inanimation or the lungs, the result of a cold contracted by undue exposure, but his condition was not regarded as dangerous until last night, two hours before he died. Mr. Browning was fifty-five years of age and had occupied various positions of honor and distinction. He went out in the Twenty-second Indiana at the beginning of the war. and was a brave and gallant soldier, being compelled to leave* the service eventually on account of bad health. Sinco the war he has lived in Nashville, Brown county, engaged in preaching and practicing law. He was doorkeeper of the House of Representatives in 1857, a member in 187 L and prosecuting attorney of the> Ninth circnit in 1875-76. During the present session he Las been one of the most influential democrats on the floor of the house, being: especially forcible and effective in extemporaneous debate. ACTION. OF THE HOUSE. The desk and chair of the late Representative Browning weie covered with crape, ana on the former was an anchor of beautiful, white flowers,; at the opening of the House this morning, and Mr. Smith, of Tippecanoe c >unty, who invoked the Divine blessing, made a feeling prayer After the formal opening exercises, the same gentleman, after referring in an appropriate manner to the death of Mr. Browning and his distinguished military and political services, moved that the House after appointing the proper com-’ mittees adjourn, to meet informally this afternoon and escort the remains of the deceased to the depot, which was agreed to

Mr. Adams moved for the appointment of six to attend the funeral, and the Speaker said that in selecting those gentlemen he was inclined to name ex-union soldiers—three from each side of the House —and the committee was made to consist of Messrs. Lloyd,. Medcalf, Barr,Helms, Linville, Mosier, and Mr. Adams, a personal friend of Mr. family, was added and made chairman. Mr. Sears then mojed that a memorial committee, consisting of eight members be appointed, and it was'made to consist of Messrs. Sears, Twineham,Smith, Copeland, Staley, Pleasants.Erench and Eley. The House then adjourned and met again this afternoon at 2 o’clock, when the members and officers, all wearing appropriate mourning badges, escorted the remains of Mr. Browning to the depot

Senator Morrill wants an investigation of the senate contingent fund. In the language of Mr. Charles Emory Smith and Ned Buntline, “the olof thickens.” Senator Sherman refuses to serve on a committee with Senator Morrill. Senate r Van Wyck charges Senator T-41 t with corruption as Secretary of the Interior, ana now Senator Morrill, by implication, charges the custodian of the contingent fund with crookedness. The republican party is a happy family. Among European nr velties are patented umbrella stuffs, woven with woo en stripes -at the places of folding, when Ihe umbrella is closed, the breaking of the stuff ie prevented.