Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-16
A TRIBUTE TO RANDALL,
The House Committee on Appropriations
Passes Resolutions Highly Eulogistic OF
the Late nIember-There Will be No

Public Funeral.
WASHINGTON, April l5-The House Com
mittee on Appropriations at special
meeting adopted the following tribute to the
memory of the late Representative Randall,
presented by Representative Breckenridge of
Kentucky:
Upon the organization of the House of Repre-
sentatives of the Forty-fourth Congress SamueIJ.
Randall was assigned to the Craftsmanship of this
committee. and won in a single session of his
service as such Chairman the highest reputation,
Under his personal influence and leadership the
annual expenditures of the Government were re-
duced nearly S30 0O0 000 not only without IMPAIR
ing the efficiency of any bureau or department,
but actually TO the betterment of the public
the very great qualities which he must
have possessed to have accomplished
such results. He brought to the discharge of his
duties the experience of II years of service in the
House, an unfailing resolution. an intrepid will,
great and unfagging industry, and an aggressive
too much that the action OF sir. Randall as the
Chairman of this committee in the first ses-
vigor and hope of victory to the Demo-
cratic party and exposed to the Repub-
lican party the dangers which contrsnted it, His
fifth and Forty-sixih Congresses exhibited the
same intrepid courage. the same mastery of de-
tails and personal Integrity. AS member of
this committee in the Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth
and Fiftieth Congresses he maintained in the
ose Hense lS control Of the public purse Its super
ernment, and its proper.innuence in our Govern
ment l OF checks S, and balances During all the
and as member of this committee. there never
for one moment was the slightest suspicion that
solutely pure in his personal and pecuniary rela-
tions he could afford to do many things and to
wise would have been impossible. He and all the
world knew that he was inyu ulnerable to any per-
sonai attack: ; Intensely partisan as he was In his
permitted any difference of political opinions to
invade the personal relations which he bore to his
colleagues on this committee nor to color his
sense OF Justice to those with whom he served
Indeed his sense of duty to the country and the
Government always controlled him as Chairman
Of this committee He believed that it was to the
interest Of the common people. without regard
kept within the necessities of the Govern
ment and that all reform was based
upon strict economy. 1t is therefore but the
severest justice that we, who were his colleagues
and who are called upon to perform the duties
which were assigned to him, should put on record
hibited in his position, for the increased power
which he gave to this committee. To all it is a
PRIDE that i in Cng kfst
pu ublic service there is weakness, not one day
which requires explanation. such public life
is full of inspiration to those who are called to
discharge public duties and it is an example after
wnlch young men may model themselves. 1t is
therefore resolved that this minute be entered
upon the records of the committee: that the
the wife of our friend, to whom he will express
our sympathy in that sorrow which no human af-
tectlon can assuage.
Positively No Public Funeral.
AT the urgent request of a number of the
members of the House, Representative
ONeill, of Pennsylvania, this morning called at
the residence of the deceased Congressman to
Mrs. Randal's wishes in regard to the
funeral ceremonies. There was an earnest de-
sire on the part of the members that the
funeral should assume national character,
and that the ceremonies should be celebrated
in the chamber which has been the scene of the
dead statesman's duties and labors.
Mrs. Randall, while appreciating to the full
the friendship and affection which instigated
Mr: ONeilPs action. and while being thankful
do MIN honor. decided that the original pro-
gramme should be carried out and the cere-
monies should take place in church. This is in
accordance with the wishes Of the deceased.
The New Judicial System.
HE bill passed by the House to-day to define
and regulate the jurisdiction of the Courts
of the United States withdraws all original jur-
isdiction now vested in the Circuit Courts of
the United States and vests the same exclu-
sively in the District Courts of the United
States; and also provides that the Circuit
Courts of the United States shall exercise such
jurisdiction by writ of error and appeal as they
have under existing law The Circuit Court is
made an appellate court exclusively. except
that 1t has the power to issue remedial process.
The Circuit Courts shall consist of the pres
ent Circuit Judge. and two others to be ap-
pointed in each Circuit by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The Circuit Courts shall be courts of record.
The terms of the Circuit Court are to be held
at the following places: First circuit, Boston,
second circuit. New York; third circuit, Phlla-
delphia: fourth circuit, Richmond, Va, fifth
circuit, New Orleans; sixth circuit, Cincinnati;
seventh circuit Chicago: eighth circuit, st.
Louis; ninth circuit, San Francisco.
McCalIa to be Court MnrtiaIed.
The Judge Advocate General of the navy to-
day submitted a preliminary report to Sec
retary Tracy in the McCalla case, recommend
ing that Commanders Bowman and McCalla be
tried by court martial on charges-to be made
public to-morrow-based on the facts developed
during the recent investigation by court of
inquiry into the late cruise of the United
States corvette Enterprise. The Secretary ap-
proved this recommendation, and ordered the
court to meet at the New York navy
yard on Tuesday next: Rear Admiral David b.
Harmon. President of the court; Captain
Henry Erben, Captain Richard w. Meade,
Captain Lester A. Beardslee, Captain Edmund
D. Matthew, Captain Robert L. Phythian, Cap
tain Frederick V. McNaIr, Commander Benja-
min F. Day. Commander w. r. Bridgman,
Commander Merrill Miller, Commander George
b. Wadleigh, Commander Colby M. Chester.
William H. Whiting, with Lieu
tenant Perry Garst as Judge Advocate. No
decision has as yet been promulgated with re-
gard to the trial of any of the officers of the
ship, but it is thought very probable that Lieu
tenant Ingersoll may be tried by court to be
ordered.
To Exclude the Chinese,