The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-18
xLvIlIth CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON. December II, 1889.
SENATE

Mr.. Sherman offered this morning I'm
the Senate aresolution that the Senate pro-
ceed 10 the election OF lis officers, Ordered
10 be laid over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Hale introduced several bills relating
TO the navy, and expressed the hope that
the Naval Committee would report TO the
Senate at this session such measures as
would put that branch OF the public SER
vice in an efficient condition.
a message was received from the House
OF Representatives announcing the death
OF Mr.. Haskell, Of Kansas. which was
Immediately taken up, and after some ap-
propriate remarks from Senator ingalls,. Of
that state, and on his motion, the Presi-
dent Of the Senate appointed Senators
Plumb OF Kansas. Cockrell Of Missouri.
and Dawes OF Massachusetts,, committee
TO attend the obsequies OF the deceased
representative.
The Senate then, out Of respect TO his
memory, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The chaplain OF the House this morning.
in few touching words referred TO the
death OF Hon. ID. &. Haskell. Of Kansas.
and invoked the Divine blessing upon the
bereaved family.
Mr.. Scales, OF North Carolina. presented
the certificate Of election Of Thomas G..
Skinner as the representatiye-elect from
the First district OF North Carolina, and
asked that the gentleman be sworn in.
Mr.. Keller, OF Ohio, asked that the cer-
tiiicate be read, saying that he had q reso-
luton to offer in regard TO it.
Mr.. Scales thercupon Withdrew his re-
quest for the present.
On motion Of Mr.. Holman. OF Indiana.
it was ordered that when the House adj
jOurn to-day II be TO meet on Wednesday
next.
Mr.. Anderson, Of Kansas, then rose and
said II is with great sorrow that / per-
form the sad duty Of announcing TO the
House the death Of my lamented colleague.
Hon. Duly c. Haskell. the late Representa-
tive from Kansas, who died at his resi-
dencc in this city Yesterday morning. 18th
instant, ut los o'clock. With the earliest
tint Of that sacred day, which typifes to
the Christian the resurrection OF the dead,
his spirit was severed from the jurisdiction
OF this Congress OF the United States and
Joined that sublime general assembly OF
representatives from all nations, continents,
and centuries. As a babe sleeps so he
slept out OF life and woke TO that i'm
mortality vouchsafed and given by our
Lord Jesus Christ. Mr.. Haskell has served
during the last three Congresses with ever
Increasing ability, fidelity, and efficiency ;
and had he been spared TO occupy this seat
draped with the cmblcms OF mourning, but
frightened with the flowers OF Christian
hope, he would have taken high and de-
served rank in the Forty-eighth Congress.
OF his neyer-quc,tiOned purity Of char
acter, bright legislative experience, and
craftsmanship this is not the time to speak.
On some future day the House will be
asked TO suspend it, ordinary proceeding,
and pay fitting tribute Of respect to one
whose words and deeds have become an
inseparablc part OF its history.
Mr.. Anderson then offered the customary
resolutions. which were unanimously
/ adopted, and the House, n tribute OF re-
spcct to the memory OF the deceased, a
12:40 o'clock adjourned until Wednesday