The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-13
in CONGRESS- OF THE II. STATES,
Thirty-Third Congressional Session.
FRIDAY, JANUARY II, 1855
SEN ATE.
HON. MOSES NORRIS.
ADJOURNMENT OVER.


Ordered That when the Senate adourns to-day il be II
meet on Monday next
HON. MOSES NORRIS
Mr. TOUCEf. Mr.. President it falls to my lot to per-
form the melancholy task of announcing to the Senate the
death OF one Of its members The Hon. Mr. NoRs sep
ator from New Hampshire, is more II s,,eo at ms
U%dgngs IN this city Of AZ eleven ooe ae T br On
and health; but he struck down in moment without
consciousness and though he revived for time and was
restored to the full possession of his faculties vet
of the attack proved fatal He has left wife and
family of children to feel bitterly their sudden bereave
ment
Mr.. NoRRIs the son of a revolutionary soldier He
was born at Pitsed, in the State of New Hampshire in
the year 1899. He graduated at Dartmouth College with
high reputation for scholarship. He commenced the
practice OF law III his native town. and acquiring the
reputation OF sound lawyer and able advocate he rose to
emineuce in his profession He took deep interest in
public affairs and from early life adhered those po
cal views which he afterwards maintained In 1889
he was elected member of the legislature from Pttsheld
In 1910 he chosen Speaker of the house and presided
in that body with distinguished ability and success In
1871 he became member of the State council In 1914 he
was elected TO Congress- and served in the House of Rep
resenatives the four succeeding years In S41 he was
again member Of the legislature Of New Hampshire and
again Speaker OF the house and while serving chat ca
paei he elected to the Senate of the United States
for the term of years from the fourth of March s49
and the took the which occuned nj the
time Of his death.
Such record expresses the confidence rcposed in hin,
by the people of his native State better than any words OF
mine.
While he member of the House of Represen YES
he took an active part in debate His leading speeches in
that body upon the great subjects of the tariff the
admission of Texas State and the contested seats of
the members from New Hampshire, and other States who
had not been chosen by districts, in conformity with the
act of Congress All these speeches of marked ab-
y but that delivered by him in the Senate upon the bill
providing for the organization of Kansas and Nebraska
was perhaps most distinguished in that respect and at
tracted the largest share OF public attention In the great
contest which resulted in the compromise measures of 1850
he the firm and consistent advocate of those measured
and was never known to flag to aer in their support
Ills views enlarged and LIBERAL not limited 10 the
State or section in which he lived but comprehensive
enough to embrace the whole country and all its interests
He was open and manly in his course to his princ
pes ana 70 his friends reliable under the pressure OF diff
ulties firm in the maintenance Of right greatly beloved
BY his family and by those who knew him best and will
,e lamented by all When such falls his death 4
public calamity.
Mr. I. then submitted the following resolutions;
Resored unanimously That the members of the Senate
rom sincere desire 70 show every mark of respect the
memory Of the Hon Mosrs NORRIS late from New
hampshire viii into mourning for month by usual
node OF wearing Grape on the left arm,
Resolved HnaRosy, That committee be appointed by
he President pro % TO supernend the removal Of the re-