Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-16
HIS COLLEAGUES TESTIFY
To the Grand Hubble Services of samuel
j. Randall.

WASuINGroN, d. c.. April l5.-Thc
House Committee ON Appropriations, at
special meeting. adopted the follow
ing tribute to the memory of the late
Representative Randall, presented by
Representative Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky:
Upon the organization Of the House
of Representatives Of the Forty-fourth
Congress Samuel J. Randall was assign
cd to the chairmanShip of this commit
tee. 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 govern
ment were reduced nearly thirty mil
lions OF dollars. not only without impair
ing the efficiency OF any bureau or de-
partment. but actually To the better
ment OF the public service. This single
statement demonstrates the very great
qualities which he must have possessed
90 have accomplished such result
A GRAND RECORD.
He brought To the discharge Of his
duties the experience OF twelve years of
service I'm the House, an unfailing reSo-
lvtion. an intrepid will, great and un-
tagging industry, and an aggressive and
spOtless integrity. IL is perhaps not
saying too much that the action OF Mr..
Randall as the chairman of this
Committee I'm the first session OF the
Forty-fourth Congress gave vigOr and
hope Of victory 90 the Democratic par
tv. and exposed 20 the Republican party
the dangers which confronted il. His
services as Speaker in the Forty-fourth.
Forthwith and FOrty-SiXth Congresses
exhibited the same intrepid courage,
the same mastery Of details and personal
integrity. AS "a member Of this commit
tee I'M the Forty-eighth. Forty-ninth and
Fiftieth Congresses he maintained i'm the
House his control OF the public purse.
It's supervisory power over the eNpendi-
lures of the government and its proper
influence IN our government Of checks
and balances.
a ~POrLE>> CHARACTER.
During AN the years in which he
served as Representative and as menu
bcr of this committee. there never for
one moment was the slightest suspicion
shat hc was iu any way connected with
any job. Absolutely pure i'm his personal
aud pccmiary relations, he could afford
tO do many things and TO subject
himself To- much opposition, which
otherwise would have been impossible.
He and all the world knew that he was
nvulucrablc to any personal attack.
Intensely partisan as he was in his ma
.sf d N.n. IHa
never permitted any difference of polit-
ical opinions go invade the personal re-
latiOuS which hc bore to his
colleagues ON this committee. nor TO
enter his sense of justice TO those with
whom hc served. Indeed. his sense Of
duty to the country and the government
always controlled him as chairman of
this committee He believed that 10 was
to the interest of the common people
without regard 10 party, that the eX-
pcnditurcs should be kept within the
necessities of the government, and that
AN reforms was based upon a strict
economy.
An ACT OF GLORIOUS JUSTICE.
Ia Il, therefore but the sevcrcSt justice
that we. who were his colleagues. and
who are called upon to perform the
duties which were assigned TO him,
should puton record our admiration for
the qualities which ne exhibited in this
position. for the increased power
which he gave to this committee. To
an 10 is personal loss. and yet there is
i'm this grief only pride that in long,
laborious and illuStriouS public service
there is no weakness. not one day for
which any one need apologize, nor
one act which requires explanation.
such public life is full
of inspiration TO those who
are called to discharge the public duties
and is an cXemplar after which young
men may model themselves. 1t is, there
fore. resolved that this minute be enter
cd upon the records of the committee;
that the chairman be requested to trans
init copy Of it to the wife of our friend
20 whom he will express our sympathy
I'm that sorrow which no human Sympa-
tllv can aSSuagc."