New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-16
N MEMORY or JUDGE KELLEY.
HIS ASSOCIATES PRONOrNCING EuLOGitS tP-N
THE "FNTuEE OF TIL HOUSE
BUSINESS n THE HOUSE

THE EAlUIk Or ! III H"'S9A'
BUSINESS ~ THE HOUSE
Washington March 15.-Nr Dalzen OF Pennsyl'
vania from the Committee on Pacihc haiIoauN'
reported nc solution 10 the House TO-DAY Gazing
on the secretary Of the Treasury for information
a, 10 whether the Government is owner or ho'er
Of any Of the first mortgage Sccnruc, Of any OF the
Pacific railroads which were aided by tie Government,
and II So The amount OF such sccnritieS, ana "Nel
and in what manner and by what authority the same
were acquired Adopted
Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Arkansas offered 'c'o'"
ton calling on the secretary Of War for Information
A. TO whether there are sufficient money and facilities
Al command Of the War Department to guard the
cvecs and other works and the plant of tie Govern
mcnt from destruction and injury by tie present
food. and If not to report what may be necessary.
Adopted.
Mr. Lodge Of Massachusetts,. from the committee on
Naval Affairs, called up the bill 10 transfer the ReVc
nue. Marine service from the Treasury Department -
the Navy Department. Pending the decision OF Il point
Of order that the bill must hc considered IN committee
Of the Whole, the hour If ococ" arrived ana pup
liz bushes, being suspended tie House proceeded %
pay the last tribute OF respect to the memory oil "
lam ID. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania
Mr. ONcilI Of Pennsylvania. reviewed the life and
pubc service, Of the dead statesman. an illu'tsa
ton Of what can be accomplished by devotion To study
stimulated by proper ambition >Act'mhs MI
kclcys Congressional career. Mr.. o'Ncl said. In part
Never. Iu my Congressional acquaintance. has any
ou >,lcd him IN p,,i tent ACQUISITION OF knowledge,
and IN tollng WtLOnt cr~-auon through years, - a
Representative. for the advancement OF MS country
interest lie never faded at any time earnestly 20 ad
vance by legislation the inproN cmcnt IN -an'c'
Of II, own Immediate constituents WINE never hcIl',i
lns the people at large - 'hr We ne ~, "rsun'vn'
Tor the preservation OF the Union. 50 convincing III
speech for the system Of protection to American IN
du-trN that nuogv Nhai-tsd. pom tie subject OF
prntcction his acquaintance with IL details Wa far
beyond that OF any oi his associate, IN tongIrs' iona
Al ttfIH ~ l. ht.il ~ lN aud -
yond every other subject TO which he turned h' at
tcntion.
Mr. ONcill then related conversation which he
held with Mr. Kelley few days before the Christmas
holiday, in the course of which the latter said Ny
dear long time friend want TO tell YOU that am
"a dead yes. to tell but please do not repeat
II to other. oh If my life only bc spared unil
after the holidays. how thankful to my God viii be-
| 80 much desire that the shadow of death may not
be upon the households of dear children and grand
children 10 mar their Christmas cnioymcnts aud to
darkcn In my family the brightness Of that festive
time
Mr. O'Ncill continued
To me the shock OF this AZ It were confidential com
muncation wa, terrible. The composurc with when
he spoke those words, " am "A dead man. unncNed
me- and can never forget them. he took TO the
bed from which he was never to rise ata'l. t ", Wv.
and nurscd him until the last moment he was per
mittcd 10 live. lie suffered greatly AT lm, u"'',S
these dving DAYS but there wa, no mnrmurng: lie
knew That his end wa, coming. but he realized that
there was one to whom he could look for ease ana
and calling time and again upon the Lord Jesus
Christ. hi, Divine Lord and saviour. and repeating
over and over by day ana by nlEht III, Ioru
PRAYER nuch him by his Christian mother he brcatcd
away his HE I'm calmnc,s ana conporul'.
Mr. Holman, of Indiana spoke feellngly ot MS
twenty nine years friendship with Mr.. Kelley itehu
shin which began in the XNXNIth Congrc., and lasted
uutil the day Of Mr. Kelley death. Mr. Kelley ;
record IN Congress, involved three great public lues
the abolition Of slavery, the currency ana the
tariff lie was Justly entitled 70 pass ~ statesman
az high order lie stood by his convictions oi pubilc
dutv Without hesitation. His political opponents
Joined with his political friends IN doing honor to MS
memory. ~. A., Am. ., r,x,s .
Mr. Mckinley OF Ohio and Mr.. bingham. OF pennsy
v,nia: Mr. breckenridge of Kentucky Mr. Kerr, OF
Iowa and Mr.. Rcyburn. Of Pennsylvania also pro
nounccd brief culoglcs upon Judge Kelly