The morning call., 1890-04-15
Action Of the House Regarding
Randall'S Death.
Congressman 0'Eeill Officially Announces
His Colleagues Demise.
Friends Of the Late Pennsylvania Statesman
Adopt Appropriate Resolutions Pro-
CsedingS Of the Senate.
Special by the California Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, April 14.-An air of sad
ness peryaded the House chamber when
the Speakers gavel called that body to or
der. Draped in black and ornamented with
handsome floral design, the seat SO long
occupied by Mr.. Randall recalled to the
members the fact that their old colleague
had passed away for ever. A crayon por-
trait of the ex-Speaker, which hung in the
lobby. was also tastefully draped with en-
blems of mourning
In his prayer the Chaplain said:
We bless thee Almighty God, that In the
gloom which enshrouds US there is clear shin
ing OF thy Love, and that In the awful stiffness
about the mouth OF The opening tomb. voice
| Clothed with the Almighty power speaks, /" l am
the resurrection and life" Bowling with sub
mission TO thy Will, we surrender to thy
fa!herhood our beloved friend and brother.
| His name Is Inscribed among the heroes,
| patriots and statesmen Of the country on imper
| ishable tablets of Its history, and his memory,
inc nen, memory OF his deeds ana character; is
| men, for whose honor and welfare he so
| long and faithfully wrought. o thou who
| didst shed precious drops of pity and sympathy
| at Bethany's grave, wilt thou not come TO the
widow, whose welded life has been one long
| Joyous act of selfdevOliOn, and the children be-
Teaved by the irTeparabe loss, and bring home to
them and TO us the comfort and consolation that
no noble life is really eXtDgushed by death but
| passing ucuiuu lut ven WHICH sense makes, en-
leis upon a higher and grander being III the
glorious light OF thy presence. Bring them and
US 10 that higher life we pray Though Jesus
Christ.
Mr.. O'Neill of PENNSYLVANIA said: 81
| rise to announce the death of my colleague,
hon. Samuel j. Randall, who died yester-
day afternoon in this city in his own house
at o'clock. This announcement is exceed
ingly painful to me. He and | have been
int mot f,,y f1,,- F,;a
at p years of age, a full man in every re-
spect intellectually and politically. and as
| one who had the element of supreme leader
ship. which. in his later years, was COM
plete in the estimation of his State
and country. About three months
| ago 1t came to my lot TO an
nounce the. death of another colleague of
many years service, Judge Kelley, and it
is shock to my feelings which L can
hardly repress, when to-day | announce
the death Of this dear colleague On the
hrst Monday of December, 1868, we
s STOOD r before the Speakers desk
members of the Thirty-eighth Congress-
Politically we have differed. but personally
| there has been depth of friendship in all
these years which | cannot to-day express
to this House We have lost dis
adelpnia grleves over his death as
1t has seldom been called to
| grieve over the death of a public man, and
the whole State of Pennsylvania mourns
his decease. a great man, Il statesman, a
pure man in life, with strong personal
this city that every flag on
every public building was at half
mast, and l see from the papers that the
same was true of Philadelphia. Every kind
OF sadness was expressed there at his own
| nome, L cannot say more to-day, but a few
: weeks from this will no n
tunity TO pronounce eulogies on his life"
MIR. O'Neill then offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the House has heard with deep
regret and profound sorrow OF the death of
| Samuel j. Randall, late Representative from the
| State of Pennsylvania.
| ResolCed. That committee OF nine members
| OF the House with such members Of the Senate
| as may be named, be appointed TO attend the
| funeral of the deceased.
| ReSotUed, That the House do now adjourn.
The Speaker appointed O'Neill, Carlisle,
| Harmer, Holman, Cannon, Forney, Mckin-
ley, Springer and Reilly the committee to
| attend the funeral, and the House ad-
| Journed.
Many friends of the late Samuel j. Ran
| dali met at the Arlington Hotel this morn
| ing to take appropriate action on his death.
The venerable Ex-Governor Curtin of
| Pennsylvania was selected Chairman.
| Governor Curtin has been lifelong
| friend Of Randall, and made most feeling
| dquTesS IN calling the assemDlage to order.
| He spoke Of the deceased in terms of the
| tenderest endearment.
| A committee was appointed and reported
resolutions setting forth the nations loss in
| the death of Randall.
Speeches warm in sympathetic feeling
and eulogstic of Randall's high character,
| lofty ambition, honest purpose, pure and
| exalted manhood, firm and courageous de-
votion to convictions, were made by Con-
| gressmen McCreery Of Kentucky, Blount of
| Georgia, Rodgers of Kansas, Interstate
| Commissioner Bragg and others.