The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-04-17

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. Career.
WASHINGTON, April lit was ma
and touching scene at the Randall resi-
dence on Capitol
Hill W hen Con- l.''' y
Reconnaissance j.
Randall expired ~ X
Sunday morning,
Just as the bells of s. Ny K -
: neigh Dor ing $>lExIAzs
church were tolling y 159
5 O'Clock. Around A8TT 19@
the bedside were IA.
gathered the fami- III
Ely, the physician S. ss5.z.
and Pos tmaster- SAMUEL J. RANDALI.
General Wanamaker, all of whom had
kept constant watch over tho dying
man during the night A few moments
before his death he opened his eyes,
and, looking tenderly at his wife, who
knelt beside him, said in low
tone, .'Mother," the endearing term by
which he always called his wife when
none but the family was near. He
looked into her eyes as II he were about
to say something more, but he seemed
to have no strength left, and in q few
moments he passed away.
At 10 o'clock Sunday night Mr.. Wan
amaker said that the funeral had been
fixed for Thursday morning. The ar
rangements will be in charge of the
Congressional committee. Mrs. Randall
prefers that the services shall be held in
the church = of which Mr.. RAM
dali was a member and not in
the House of Representatives. Nine
or 10 O'clock will be the hour fixed TOR
the services. After the ceremonies the
funeral party will take a special train
over the Pennsylvania railroad to Phil
adelphia, where the interment will
take place in the Randall family vault
in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Brief serv-
ices will be held there. -.-. 49,.
HIS LIFE AND CAREER.
Samuel Jackson Randall was born In the city
| of Philadelphia October 10, 1898. He received
| an academic education and for some time en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits. His first appear
ance in public life was as member of the
City Council Of Phi adelphla, in which capacity
he served for four years. In 1859 he was
member OF the State Senate OF Pennsylvania.
When the war broke out he entered the army
| as q member Of the Second United States CIV
airy. Promotion came rapidly to Private Ran
dali. and he rose through the various grades to
that of Colonel.
He returned to Philadelphia at the close of
his three months service and in the autumn of
1862 was elected to the Thlrty-eighth Congress
| as q Democrat. Before he had taken his seat
news came in June, 1862 of the Confederate
raid into Maryland and Pennsylvania and he
hurried to Harrisburg and placed himself at
the disposition Of the State authorities. re-
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fact that the rebels were present in large
| bodies between Chambersburg aud Williams
| port. An appointment as provost marshal OF
Columbia County followed in which capacity
he served until Gettysburg had been fought
and Lee driven back. He received the thanks
Of the Governor aad of the Secretary OF War for
his services.
On December 2, 1868, he took his seat in the
House Of Representatives for the first time, not
to relinQuish it except with the last breath Of
his life. HIS record as Congressman is that
Of the steady progress Of o ruggedly honest. de-
termined. strong-minded man. The general
outline Of his parliamentary career is we'll
known throughout the country.
It was in February, 1868, that he first became
figure which attracted National attention. Ia
| that month he made q powerful argument
against the impeachment OF President johnson,
and this, with his outspoken utterauces in be-
half Of the destitute people Of the South and in
FAVOR OF Government alQ 10 tQeI1, OIeW 10 u1m
the attention of men of all parties.
He also came out squarely as an opponent Of
every thing that savored Of reputation. His
party lost many OF its able men in the Forty
second and FOrty-third Congresses, and this
gave him his opportunity when the force bill
came up in the House. He was quick. to ap-
preciate the situation and to determine upon
his course This determination once reached
he never wavered and after a struggle which
| will go down memorable in the parliamentary
history of the world victory was finally won by
the filibusters and the bill laid in its grave.
From that time he was a leader of his party.
He became candidate for Speaker of the
House in the Forty-fourth Congress- but was
| beaten by Michael c. Kerr of Indiana. His
services to the party were rewarded with the
craftsmanship OF the appropriations committee.
Speaker Kerr dying in office, his mantle
fell on Mr.. Randall when the House
assembled on December 4, 1915, for
the short session. He was reelected
Speaker in the Forty fifth and Forty. sixth Con.
crosses, the Republicans coming into power
again in the Forty-eighth Congress-. AS Speak
er he presided over the House with ability and
| dignity and held control of the body at all
times He was cool and determined and quick
to see through and to avoid parliamentary pit
falls. ~,
He was the party leader on the floor during
the Keller regime, but the differences which
from the majority of his party began to be
plainly visible at this time, and many Of the
Democratic Congressman looked more and more
to Mr.. Carlisle for advice. In every thing that
pertained to appropriations Mr.. RandalIs in.
fluence was as strong as ever, but on the tariff
he and most OF his colleagues held radically
irreconcilable views. The result was that
when the Democrats secured control Of the
next House Mr.. Randall found that he was
no longer the undisputed leader and
that he had q hard contest on his hands to
maintain his supremacy. He made gallant
fight, but was beaten through his failure to OBJ
tain Southern and Western votes, and Mr.. Car.
Isle was elected Speaker and reelected in the
following Congresses.
He was made chairman of the appropriations
committee during these two Congresses, but his
power was curtailed. He was frequently men,
:ioned as the Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent between 1876 and 1884 and had considera-
BILE support but his tariff views were against
him and prevented his nomination.
He was taken sick two years ago while at the
| head OF the appropriations committee. After
a time he resumed his Congressional work, but
the fire and force OF earlier years were largely
exhausted He devoted the recess last summer
! to building up his system, and looked forward to
the time when he should be again able to take
part IN the proceedings of the House,, 1t soon
became apparent, however that his strength
I would not permit him to exert himself and he
did not take his seat in the Fifty first Congress,
the oath Of Office being administered to him at
his residence by the Speaker. 5-,r' ''
| Proposed Enlistment of Indians for the
Army.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-Secretary
Proctor has submitted to the Interior
Department officials a proposition to
enlist 1000 Indians into the regular
armv IT. ia nrOnOsed tn officer the re0i.
ment with graduates from West Point,
the subordinate grades to be filed by
pupils who have been educated at East
ern military schools. The details of the
plan have not as yet been fully ma
tured, but it is the, opinion of Secre-
tary Proctor that the Indians can be re-
ceived in the regular army in q seperate
regiment both to their own advantage
and that of the Government.
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