New-York tribune., 1891-03-07
THE DINNER TO SENATOR SPOONER.

WARM Tributes FROM HIS COLLEAGUES OF
ROTH pARTGTS-nIS GRACEFUL SPEECH.
Washington. March (>peciaD-The dinner given
to Mr.. Spooncr last night by his colleagues who had
.orycd with him on the senate Committee on Claims
VA, a genuine and touching evidence of the regard
and affection in which the retiring Wisconsin senator
H. held by those who have come In contact with
him in public life. Thirty senator's. Tep'eS'h'InS
both side, Of the Chamber were the hosts. mr.
MITCHELL of Oregon who Will succeed to the cohhi'cc
charman,hip wa, the master Of the feast and It fell
Ia hi, lot hrst Of all express in graceful terms me
,cu,a of personal loss each present felt In the
,ltbdrawa of their friend and associate from service
in the senate Cordial and anecrionate tributes 10
Mr. spooncr's sterling and admirable qualities aS
r,on and a. a public servant were paid by Mos,rS.
Eyaft, lIoar, Faulkner, Gorman Allison Motrli AZ"
Plumb and 10y Vice President Morton and secretary
Eu,k. who we're present by special invitation freSl'
dent Harrison attended the dinner. but had to -
away before the Spwchmatine. senator sawyer was
also present "a, guest. Mr.. Spooncr in responding
10 q toa~t in hi, honor said in part:
,,ure,u II wcre cified 1 am not. with the art Of
graceful aitorGnncr speech could not more "ofUN '''
io H. OH INF, OCCASION conscious OF the iact tIdt
not ou. arse TO knowledge ar honor but 10 piu E"'
,r lfI WA. not s,irpi iscd at the Kind and generous
words and aullc, friendship shown me- you are 10
hlonc or IT, the hr,t day entered the S'hIe W"
pa,c rodc mo the recipient kindness and courtesy ana
led me to expect proud when was e''c"u %
tbo Satc sN voui- ago but yon seem TO make ~ moro o
,,i,u,rh for mo TO ,av" pub, ' than 70 enter IT, 90
NOT fail to rot, the contingent tho other SIDE has contributed
, a.. snlrndd ,adrrshlp ! have often had occasion To
,r.p,,ar I'm tho friendships u1dc In the senate th1t III
m l,no,rc of Mr. Garfield 'of the flowers Of friendship
NON, mr., 40 sweet a those over the garden
O politics"
II would be foolish aGcctaton did not admit that
,, ,,llc ure with rcsr,t. There Is fascination about
u which cannot anaiyzc but which know exists 10
j. M, which every enters with alacity ana 40 nan
c,,n, IL without regret To who really values hi' s''
n fine senate Il oilers q splendid field for service ihr'
was never period in the history Of the "orid "heh 'no
standard OF honor higher than Il Is today ana th'tc
meyer was body I'm which IL was higher than the senate
%, the United States. No man with any hihu 'ouia
,.,., s.> vo,rs in the senate without being broader
I'm his Views Of men and things confess that 90 ouc
u the SENATE without knowing onehaf az mueh aS
thought | did when went In. daughter)
senator Spooncr paid "A high tribute TO the aonS
and service Of senator EvarS, of NewrorN' ana bl'
sentiments were appaudcd TO the echo lie then PAID
MI, rc.prct, 10 his colleague, senator sawyer "om ho
characterized as a man. honest and able, VINO would
travel ncrps; "A continent to do friend service ot
al the r,crrs that MED his heart, when the flll OF
m, Vice Presidents stvel Wednesday severed MS
nnrrtIou with the senate. none was quite so p!Snant
-, ia, regret OF IcaVing the side of his dcaf old col
Secretary Rusk. among other thing pIophesied that
Nr snnoncr would soon DE sent back u the Seialc
from The state he had for SIX years so ably represented