The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-28
ELOQUENT EULOGIEs OVER
TUE LATE VICE
PRESIDENT.
REAGAN, IN THE HOUSE, MAKES
SOME WELL-TIMED
REMARKS.
CONGRESSIONAL.


the late Nice-president Hendricks, the gallery of
The senate began TO fill at an early hour. When,
thtref8re, at noon President pro TEN Sherman,
called the senate TO order, all seats in the galleries
we're occGpied, the larger proportion of the occu-
pauts being ladies'.
The chair laid before the senate letter from the
secretary of the treasury relating to the payment
Of suaries OF collectors of customs not confirmed
bY the senate.
Tho letter Was appropriately referred
tlr. Voorhees, then called up his resolution eX
ptessge OF the 5enate's deep of its public loss
In tie death Of the late Vice President Hendricks.
The resolution having been read, Mr. Voorhees, ad-
dressed the senate. For the eminent citizen of
the republic he said, who lately fell from his place
and who now sleeps in honor in the bosom of the
state he loved we'll and served so faithfully, we
can do no more than has been done by tongue
and by every method which human affection can
inspire. The heavy drapery of woe had darkened
alike che public building, stately palace and hum
ole home The proud cOlors of the union have
dropped at halfInast throughout the United States
and in every civilized land beneath the sun. Elo-
quence in the forum and in the sacred desk has
paid It's richest tributes to his exalted abilities and
10 his stainless character The tolling bell the
momnful dirge, the booming of the solemn minute
gun-thc mighty multitude of mourners
have all attended the funeral of Thomas
A Hendricks, and bore witness to the deep love
and grief with which he was lowered into his last
resting place All honors due to the most il
lustri)us dead have been paid by the chief magis-
and BY the unrestrained affection OF the people. In
the senate, however, we may not be SILENT even
though the cup of honor to his memory Is full and
Overlooking, Tor in this exalted theatre OF action,
on this brilliantly lighted stage, he fultlllud his
last official engagement and closed his long and
commanding career.
THEN in strong and graphic English Mr.. Noor-
hees reviewed the life and services of Mr.. Hen
driezs Ia 1eaug with MIR. Hendricks political
views Mr. Voorhees, said it had been, especially
late in his life charged as Ieproach against nm
said was meant that he sincerely believed in the
principles and purposes of the party to which he
BELONGED and sought by all honorable methods,
what he believed the public good, by placing its
measures and it's men in control of the govern
ment, then the'accusation was true, and the term
OF reproach hecomee Just tribute to an honest
man. II was the partisan of deep, honest conylc-
tons, dealing Justly with opposing views, who, In
the eyes OF the world, in every field of human pro
lress had led the way.
IN conclusion Mr.. Voorhees, said that, as long
as American history treasures up her lives and
faithful public services, as long as public and pri-
Vato virtues stainless, and without blemish, is re-
sered 40 lOng will the name of Thomas a. Hen
tiricks 0e cherished by the American people as an
example worthy of emulation. Monuments OF
brass and marble will lift their heads to heaven in
honor Of the name, but a monument more precious
to his meioorg and more valuable to the world has
already been grOunded in the hearts of the people
whom he served so long, SO faithfully, and with
sach signa ability In the busy harvest vest OF death
no uobler spirit, no higher intelligence, and no
Nr aampton followed: ''When death" lie said,
ri3ks vice president of the United States, we had
and faithful illustration OF the truth of the old
edaee, that death loves shining mark, Mr..
Hendncks was best loved where he was best
known Crowned with almost every civic honor
which q grateful people could bestow, blest by a
dome suc Happiness heartfelt as 1t was beauti-
ful, he did indeed, offer shining mark to the un-
Suitable aichcr. When onl of the great actors of
the political arena fell all a nosities, MIR. Hamp-
ton sad, were 6urie with him., him In the the
tice in recognizing this fact, why
might We not hope that men might be honest
and conscientious in their beliefs, even when they
differed with us? "The scenes around the death
bed Mr. Hampton said, "proved the brother
hood Of mankind, and showed that one touch OF
nature made the whole world kin. This thought
had made q deep impression on my mind and that
impression continued Mr.. Hampton was "ln-
delibly fixed by the extraordinary spectacle he be-
held at the funeral of Gen. Grant. We all remem-
her the imposing and touching ceremonies on thal
nOurnful occasion, and certainly no one who wit
messed them could ever forget them. But the
feature that struck me as the most significant, and
tie most Impressive, the fact that among those
who bore the body of the great captain of the
union armies to the grave were confederate
soldiers who few brief years ago were his mortal
enemies. Democrats and republicans-men who
wore the blue and men who wore the grey-met at
this tomb TO pay the last tribute of respect to his
memory. Here to-day, while honoring ourselves
by dong honor to the memory of our late vice
president, we see exhibited the same kind and
Generous feeling which marked the obseqilies OF
the dead ex-president. IT, then, our political and
personal anmosities ceased at the grave, shonld
We not be tolerant and charitable in the judgments
.8e pass on our contemporaries, even though they
are our political enemies! All of us, must,
sooner or later, claim from the living the tender
recognition which we now bestow on the dead, for
our hearts like mutlled drums, are beating funeral
marches to The grave
Mr. sherman bore testimony to the marked
ability with which Mr.. Hendricks had always
naip .aiued his opinions. lie had been ready and
courteous in debate, never violent in manner OF
sentiment, he had satisfied his friends without
Irritating his adversaTies. His arguments were
always clear and lucid In their delivery be never
paused. but moved on like full river, and if hit
premises were admitted it was difficult to avoid his
conclusions. After the war his ground was, that
ga a question Of law, the could not, and hat
not Disturbed the relations of the states. To ust
mis- own words, ''wken peace came it found tht
state with it's constitution actually unrepealed ant
found it IN full form holding that state to the
aniouN His principles" Mr.: sherman, Gdde'
aBere openly vowed and ably defended. He car
ried none Uf the bitterness of politics into his pri
yato life. lie was man easy of approach, affab,
snd4.ind 10 all, the best type of an American citi
fua- hearing speeches from Messrs. voorhees,
Hampton, Sherman, Salisbury, Evarts, Ransom
Spooner. Vest and Harrison, in memory Of tn
lsra vice president, the senate adopted commem
oratiye resolution heretofore submitted Dy MI
voorhees,, and at :10p. m. adjourned
WASHINGTON, January 2O.-on the opening o
the senate to-day Mr.. Hale offered the following
resolution:
Resolved That the secretary OF the treasury D
directed to forward to the senate all papers in rela
ton To the contract let to Brainerd y Co., or /
other parties for work, any part of the same, O
putting an additional story to the Peoria, Ill., post
Office in 1850 Also protests filed by the Labo
League in relation thereto; also copy of the pre-
test fled by Mes5rs Straub Il Co., of Buffalo, \
" giving Information that the work of the sal
contract would be performed by convict labor. an
that consequently the contractor who emplOye
free labor could not afford to compete for the worl
The resolution was agreed to.
A resolution was offered By Mr.. MITCHELL of Orr
eon, for reference to the committee on foreign n
fations and was SO referred, calling on the secrt
tary OF state for copies of all correspondence bt
ween the United States government and the CHR
esr government since the promulgaton of ou
treaty with China having reference to the enforce
mem of treaty provisions.
-7Mr Morrell addressed the senate on the silve
Nh Morrl ,nied that ther had been any fai
t1~a of the treasury officials to comply with tn
Laws regarding The application of moneys receive
from c,istoins dues 1t would not be contended b
said bv ANYBODY except, perhaps, the senator froI
Kentuckv that as each piece OF money was n
-coiyed at tue custom house 1t was TO be Drande
ari set apaIt in a separate compartment IL
vas ia the treasury that was enough; by the Tepol
Of the United States treasurer, Mr.. morrill, col
tinued it appears there is somewhere IN the trea
my si65 5S5 900 of standard silver dollars, whic
We are STRUGGLING to find how and where TO satel
store, uAtil by some miracle they can find MOI
favor la a wicked world The percentage
these dollars in actual clrculatloI