New-York tribune., 1883-12-17
OBITUARY.
DUDLEY @. HASKELL.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

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c. Haskell of Kansas, died In this city at an carry
hour this morning, after long illness, caused Dy
| oyerwOrk during the last session OF Congress.
Dudley c. Haskell was born in Springfield, yer.
mont, March %, 1912, and when thirteen years Oh
age removed with his parents to Kansas. hlS
father settled on a public land claim" adjoining
the present city of Lawrence He was an ardenU
"Free-S STATE" man. and his son. although only boy
in years. was tall and strong enough TO shouluer
rife in the cause of freedom. Old citizens OF NAN
sas say that the young stripping did his full part III
the dark and perilous times when the youthiui
tory of Kansas was the battle ground between tee-
dom and slavery. Before he reached his majority
the pixies Peak gold fever" swept young HaSkeil
Westward where he spent year in profitess search
for wealth. When the Rebellion broke out
he returned home to enter the ranks OF the
Union army, but his brother, who had been
appointed quartermaster in the western
Department induced him to forego that
intention Colonel Haskell was Chief quarter
master of the Department of Arkansas ana lne
future Congressman was his confidential clerk ana
assistant until the closed, when he returned 10
New-England to finish his education.
He entered the Sheffield Scientific School OF Yale
College, from which he was graduated with honor.
While at college he was distinguished not only for
thoroughness in those branches of scholarship ne
undertook but also as q leader In athletic sports,
especially as stroke of one of the Yale crews. Re-
turning to Kansas Mr.. Haskell engaged i'll mercah-
tile pursuits. but began to take an actlVe anu
intelligent interest in education and pohtlcal
affairs. In 1872, 1878 and 1876 he was MEMBER
of the lower House of the Kansas Legislature ana
in the latter year while Speaker, he was nomlhateu
and elected Representative in the ALNth Con
gress. During that Congress he was member vi
tho Committee on Education and Labor. The ac-
Il loo int ha
in all matters relating to the Indians led to
his assignment in the succeeding Congress to the
Committee on Indian Affairs. About this time he
became deeply interested in questions relating to
political economy and was led to take bold ground
in favor of protection to American industries.
Representing district in State almost wholly de-
voted to agriculture he convinced that the true
interests of his constituents would be best promoted
bv the continuance of protective tariff, and with
all his energy and eoquence he labored to convince
| them. He spent weeks and months tTaYerslng MS
district, addressing the farmers in the school
! houses and cOurt-houses wherever he could bring
them to hear him, and in conversation with them III
their fields and by their fresides The result was
that in 1880 he reelected to Congress by a
majority of 1000 against $500 in 1878.
Mr. Haskell was also an intelligent and thorough
| student of the Mormon problem, and he clearly saw
| at that time what so many other states
men are just beginning to discover, not
only that the most vigorous measures
are necessary to extirpate polygamy, but that
yradical steps must be taken TO uproot and
destroy the civil and political power now welded
by the Mormon hierarchy in Utah before that Ter
ritory can hope to enjoy the blessings OF repubh-
| can form ofgovenment, Mr.. Haskell delivered an
address on this subject before one OF the American
missionary societies two years ago IN which he
| A. audy hich DrOduCpd
q profound impression. When the committees OF
| the XLVIIth Congress were announced, it was
! fonnd that Mr. Haskell had been promoted to the
cbairmanship of Indian Affairs and to prominent
| nlace ON the Committee of Ways and Means. 10
| him these bonors although deserved, proved fatal
! in the end Too conscientious to neglect any duty
| he labored night and day 10 do the work assigned
| to him. "He was the best chairman of the Indian
! Committee have ever known" said one oi the
Oldest members of the House to-day As a mem-
ber of the Ways and Means Committee he was
indefatgable and especially during the last session
his services were Invaluable 10 his party and his
country During the preparation OF the larIH DiIl
by the committee, and after"aIu curing ilS Coh9ih
Grafton by the House, Mr.. Haskell literally worked
| dav and night For weeks he gave only four hours
| i'm twenty -four to sleep and, as ne ueqthlly re-
marked to an intimate friend, even that scant tlme
of rest was disturbed by. unwelcome vlsitI OF al al
valorem" and specific rates of duty, wlth az the
series of figures each involved. The Ill health OF
| Chairman Kelley threw upon MI. Haskell an adil-
! tiOnal burden, both Ill committee anu IN W.! !He
| House for he more than any other member OF the
committee. had acquired mastery OF the vast mass
of details in the bin and understanding OF Their
relations to each other, Ready III debate fertile III
resources and sklful parlianentarlan to MI Has
| kell probably more than any other man IN the
House was due tie success OF the larh Dill III the
Judge Kelley to-day said: IL have never felt so
| shattered by death outside OF my own family as
| that of Haskell. 1t seems TO be almost ycaTlous
! sacrifice During the preparation and discussion
of the Tariff bill last winter learned 10 depend on
| him. in my physical suffering ana "eakhesS, anu
| he never failed. lie was nearly thlIty years
| Younger than T. a man of splendid physique, robust,
and full of energy He has been taken, and am
left" The Father of the llouse" spoke thus III u
| voice that tremblcd with emotion.
| When Congress adjourned last March Mir. Haskell
| suddenly broke down physically. month alter
| ward he said TO friend: have not enough On
| ergy left to take me home, hut a few weeks rest
| viii mt me on my feet again During the vacation
| two or three letters from him showed that ne uid
not rally as expected, but about two months ago
he felt well enough to make a VlSit TO ms
! old home in Vermont. For a short time he seemed
| to experience a benefit from the change; then he
began TO fail, and when he reached W Washington q
month ago lie was prOstrated. He did not leave his
| room afterwaTd and during the last two or three
days his friends had only faint hopes Of his recov
cry. Late last evening he seemed to be much worse
and his physician was summoned. AtteTwaId his
suffering became less severe and he fell asleep not
however, before he whispered to his nurse that lie
realized his end was near short time before his
death the physician was again summoned, and
reached his bedside few moments before he passed
away SO quietly and peaceful that IL was dllncult
to tell the moment when death came Mr. Haskell
leaves wife and two children III rather stra tened
circumstances.
The funeral services will be held at eight o'clock
| tomorrow morning. An hour later the remains
! will leave Washington for Lawrence, Kansas, ac-
| companied by his family and committee of Sen
ators and Representatives.