The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-14
Mr.. HENDR|CK HONORED.
Warm EulOSies Of the Late RepreSen-
aatiYe In The House
some APPROPRIATE RESOLUTIONS
The City OF Providence Given Authority
to Hire $500. 900 for Roger Williams
and Blackstone Parks u New Tax
Exemption Bill In the Senate.

Speaker Capron was back In the chair
this morning and called the house TO
order at ll:40 o'clock.
Mr.. Baker introduced an act regulat-
ing the carrying on OF offensive trades IN
the city OF Providence. Referred TO the
committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Baker also for the committee on
judiciary reported the act authorizing
the city OF Providence TO hire $500, 600 Il
improvements to Roger Williams and
Blackstone parks recommending passage.
Passed.
Mr.. Brown of Woonsocket arose and
addressed the house. He said:
Mr.. speaker-Itis is my painful duty TO announce
Seh shl' q North smi.haeld He died
HIS home. suddenly and unexpectedly. Endowsd
Rsrdened by toll upon his farm. possessing genial
and even temperamenL OF an abundance OF ths
,hose who o made Il their daily study and care 70
provide for his health. comfort aud happiness.
than he W nom we this day mourn.
While no was YET young man the caii 70 " %ms ms
he states loya 70 The Union aud the stars ana
stripes II. answered the & py enisnng bn "a
war SO glorious Ia its results. he was ways found
doing his duty as brave and loyal soidio. TO the
His knowledge Of affairs and sound common
sense recommended HIM at an early age 10 the
tufrages OF his fellow townsnen for Offices OF trust
n
have often regretted that he did not cultivate the
art OF public speak ne, but no member could more
readily lrasp the subjects presented Tor our con-
sideration. or with more unerring Judgment decide
9 had an intuitive knowledge OF men. and was
never al fault when judging OF their character or
motives. With hts h.gh sense OF integrity we must
not be surprised II his judgments were sometimes
uncom pronislngly Earsh. Corruption N -ver ap-
roacssd him near enough 5 70 so his -
others; simple I'm his manner ana tastes, he was "A
true type OF the best OF our New England yeo-
it seems proper that this general assembly
bs pIsee upon Mho severn Years has been
member OF this no .se, and VINO has recently been
e.ected a member Of The sen therefore o1er
Iesoipsd, That the house has heard with deep
George j. Hendrick, late representative from the
town OF North smithneld
Tehi s ssE.r ssn ws e.
Wheaton Cole. Jeremiah w Horton aud such
70 attend the funsral services.
Percy ID. Smith of Glocester also spoke
In glowing terms of the manliness, in.
tegrity aud aeniality of the deceased
member. He closed by quoting the lines
"None knew thee. but TO love thee; none
named thee. but TO praise"
Speaker Capron called Mr.. Allen to
the chair and took the floor TO emphasize
what had been said IN memory OF the
dead man. lie had set out to de-
liver set speech on the death OF
this good friend, but he decided that
Hendrck would not desire a set speech
to eulogize him. He could not find words
to to speak Sa..sl Of his Ar, resard; o.,,. W4ea ,,
ths house George HendricK had bsen the
one to make him feel at home aud at
ease. They loved each other as the ties
OF blood would not occasion. When on
the same Committees it was known that
anything that he recommended was
right and did not partake Of
any political schemes. Anyone of the
honor and fame which had come to them
II they were certain that they could be
loved and respected as George Hendrick
is. THE words of the Poet Whittier, He
u q one who was made on the good o.d
plan. . tree. great. an upright, honest
man"
Speaker Capron's voice broke again
and again and several times he was
obliged 10 cease speaking on account OF
Representative Ellery Wilson wished
to add something IL possible TO what had
been said. When man has had the
record such as George Hendrick had, and
when his public life had been so blame
less it could be said OF him that he vas
"an houest man, that noblest work of
God," aud that his reputation was one
that any man might be proud Of
Mr.. Mccarthy, Mr.. Baker and Mr..
Allen also endorsed the words of those
Who preceded Jheiu.
The resoluti jns were adopted by
unanimous rising vote aud Mr. Brown
Was appointed TO communicate the action
to the senate.
The announcement was soon made
that the senate had concurrsd unaui-
mously.
On motion Of Mr.. Brown an additional
resolution was passe.i prJvidIng for the
placing on the records the resolutions,
and the clerk be directed to transmit them
to the family OF Mr.. Hendrick. A reso.
luton that the house adjourn out of
respect to the memory of Mr.. Hendrick
was unanimously adopted.
THE SENATE.