The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-02-06


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over islI llpu. VI Cangto. The
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drlci aui oyar tio House h,r
Representative ]l|angiu, III WI
con.in Who bed died the dny
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Both " the Indiana Senators.
Harrison and voorhees,. paid glow
ing tributes 10 the load statesman.
ihut Of senator Voorhees, being
especially striking and free from
the trtc forms Of expression com
mon on such occasions Other Re.
publican Senators besides llnrri
son, among them Eyarts, Sherman
and Spouner testified Ia the uninrm
courtesy and integrity Of Mr.. Hen
bricks, aud above all to his dryo.
ton 70 the principles Of his party.
Mr.. SpoaGcr being the new Sen.
ator from Wisconsin. this funeral
grafton was hi, maiirn effort in
the Senate. lie said Nr Hendricks
was heart and soul a Democrat.
who believed thoroughly in his
party and IN it, principles. "Ilr
was no trimmer in politics' con.
tinucd he, "aud indeed, | think if
he might give direction to or
words to-day he would bid us to
Of him that be was a "parti-
san'pcmGcrat. He rightly thought
that politics should be n matter Of
conviction, and that every man of
political faith owed 1t to him
self and TO his country to be II par
to the cxtcnt of laboring
earnestly in all honest WAYS to
the principles in which
he believes.
Senator Voorhees, mentioned
That cloquencc in the forum and in
the sacred desk had paid its rich.
nst tributes to the exalted abili.
ties and stainless character of the
The tol!ing bell, the
.ournful dlrge, the solemn min.
ute gun, the mighty multitude of
mourners, had all attended the
funeral Of Thomas A. Hendricks,
and had borne witness to the dccp
and grief with which he was
to his last resting pltce.
All the donors due to the dead had
been paid by the Chief Magistrate
OF the Government, by the author.
ity of States and by the unre.
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strained affection OF the people. an
the Senate however" said he, "we
may not be silent, even though
the cup of honor to his memory be
Overlooking, Here, on tins brill.
iantly hgdtcd stage, he fulfilled
his last official engagement. and
closed his commanding public
career. Vest, Ransom, Hampton
and Salisbury were the other
Democratic Senators who paid
tributes to Mr.. Hendricks. On
Tuesday Of next week the House
of Representatives will devote it's
self to similar eulogies in his
memory.
The House adjourned immcdi,
ately upon the formal announce
ment of Representative Rankin's
death. This was, Of course. the
proper thing to do in the absence
of any rule requiring different nc.
ton. 1t could not have made an
invidious distinction. But the
country Is indignant that Congress
should waste time under
possible pretcxt, and 70 =
time for the adoption ri ou.r
whereby respect may tc -hoNnt
the memories uidtsas Tong
men without iLt,riupting ptb
business Announcement II = /,
should be- made at ti
daily session, aud either Sunlay
or evening sessions should be- held
for eulpgics. A reform IT this
kind has been presented ia the
House, and will come up soon for