The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-04-19
SAM RANDALL's FUNERAL.

Last Honors Will be Paid to the Dead
Statesman Tomorrow,
WASHINGTON, April 18.--The funeral
service OF Samuel ]. Randall will take
place tomorrow. The arrangements will
be in charge of a congressional commit
tee to be appointed tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Randall prefers that the services
shall be held in the church of which Mr..
Randall was member and not in the
house of representatives, This church is
the Metropolitan Presbyterian church,
D. Chester pastor, at the corner Of Fourth
and B streets southeast. Nine or ten
o'clock will be the hour fixed for the
services. After the services the funeral
party will take special train over the
Pennsylvania railroad to Philadelphia
where the interment will take place In
the Randall family vault in Laurel Hill
cemetery. Brief services will be held
there.
Samuel jackson Randall was born in
Philadelphia ON Oct. 10, 1928. He came
into public life at very early age as a
Democrat and has never since been re-
tired, even temporarily. He served four
years in the common councils Of his ma
tive city, and one term m-1955-59-in the
Pennsylvania legislature as state sen.
ator. Mr.. Randall was first elected to
congress in 1862. He commenced his
congressional life in December, 1858, in
the Thirty-eighth congress lin which
Hon. James g. Blaine served his first
termG only two years after his old friend
but political opponent of thirty years
standing-ths late William D. Kelley
had commenced q career in congress
that lasted nearly thirty years. Mr.
Randall was returned at every succeed.
election, and at the time of his death
had served twenty-six years in congress
or through thirteen congresses. He was
elected for q fourteenth term, bu
though he took the oath and qualified al
a member he was not able, because
of failing health, to take his seat in the
present congress. Mr.. Randall was {
congress In 1876, but was defeated BY
Michael G. Kerr, by whom he was ap
| pointed chairman of the committee OF
appropriations. At the second session
Of the same congress Mr.. Randall wa
chosen speaker, MIR. Kerr having diet
during the recess. Mr.. Randall was re
elected speaker in the Forty fifth con
gress in 1877. By reason of long service
| and close attention to his duties Mr.
Randall beceme the most expert parlia
mentarian on the Democratic side Of tn
house. In familiarity with the rules ant
all branches Of parliamentary law, h
| perhape had no superior in either party
and as far back as 1875, when the grea
contest over the force bill took place q
the close of the Forty-third congress Mr
Randall was by common consent assigned
the leadership of the Democrats.
nIr. Randall was poor man. He wa
| twenty-six years an active member O
the house vet no one has ever bee,
| found to reflect even in the slightest de
gree upon his integrity or honesty. H
was was probably poorer in purse whel
he died than when he came to Washing
ton away back in the Thirty-eighth con
gress. He owned the modest residence
in which he lived on Capitol Hill.
is not worth more than $1,000, and rep
resents the savings Of nearly half a life
time. Out of his salary he always me
the expenses incident to his cleo
ton; and while these were com
paratively light, and would pas
the sevsrest scrutiny they were, never
thelsss, a heavy drain upon his meagr
income. He made it uniform practic
to return all contributions made b,
friends towards these expenses, which
with characteristic independence, h
preferred to bear himself rather thai
place himself under obligations to an,
one. When asked, once, if he did no
carry his Independence or indifference
in such matters to an extreme, he re
piled: "No; there is no middle groun
in such matters. draw the line at tn
beginning" His comparative poverty
monument to his sterling integrity.
By the death of Representative Kelley
Mr.. Randall was entitled to succeed hin
as the Father of the house." by reaso
Of longest continuous service. 1t ma
be said of him that he died in the hal
ess, public man absolutely without
| atain