The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-27
SADHEARTSN THESEN
Gordon Pays a Touching Tribute TO
His Dead Colleague.

The Soldier Statesmen Inexpressibly
/ Gri-ved Over the Loss Of His Long
/ Loved and Cherished Friend Earn
est, Faithful and True-A Committee
/ Appointed to Accompany the Re
mains to Macon-The Funeral in the
Senate.
Washington, March 26.-There We're
/ more senators than usual present this
/ morning when the opening prayer was
| delivered. The desk and chair of the
/ dead senator. Mr.. Colquitt Of Georgia, in
/ the first row of seats on the democratic
| side Of the chamber, were draped IN
/ black In the absence of Chaplain Mil
/ burn, the PRAYER was made by
| Rev Canter. pastor of the Yer
non Place Methodist Episcopal
church, South. His reference TO
the death of Mr. Colquitt was in these
words: Bless, especially. the family of
thy servant who was so recently a mem
Der of this chamber, and who now lies in
the cold embrace of death. We thank
thee for all that he was TO his state aud
to his country and to this Senate. Grant
that the lesson which thy providence
| teaches US by this death may not be lost,
and that we may learn that
death comes to all, in high
places as well as in low
As soon as the journal of Thursday was
read, Mr. Harris, dem, of Tennessee,
rose and moved that when the Senate
ad iourn IL be to meet at 9 a. m. tomorrow.
The reason, he said, would be explained
later. The motion was agreed to.
GORDON SPEAKS ToUCHINGLY.
Senator Gordon. the colleague of the
dead senator, then rose and said:
Mr.. President-It falls TO my lot this morn
ing to mako the iLeEpreSSlDly sad announce
mtnt Of the death Of my colleague, a long
loved and cherished friend, Alfred II. Col
Quit, late a senator from Georgia. Even II
the circumstances around US permitted, 1
could not, this morning. have not the heart
| TO speak Of his long aud ilustrious services
to his state and the country.
In the presence of the poignant grief to me
my memory turns to him as a long loved
| friend. rather than as the brave soldier eX-
h1blting a high order OF courage and of
patriotism in two wars, or as the civilian
holding for long series Of years
high political stations, every one OF
which he hOnored and adorned. 1t may
not be amiSs, however, to say Of him now
that have known him from my boyhood
We were companions in arms. we were neigh
bors and friends; We We're political allies In
all these relations for more than third VI
century. there has never been word Of dis
cord between Us. never a Veil that separated
us. never thought Of distrust. nothing save
the most trusted loyalty, a deep devoted
and trotherly attachment. 1t may not
now that in every relation of
life whether as husband father
son. friend, soldier or citizen, he has been
earnest and faithful and true The three
dreaded mOnosylable he is dead will soon
be spoken OF others OF this chamber, and Of
many Of US before long years shall pass. If
IL shall be said Of each Of us, as it can be
said OF him, that In all the relations Of life
ne was true. that above all and through all,
he kept his amor. a Christian man, bright
and FURNISHED, there will have been pro
nounced over our death beds all eloquence
can pronounce.
RESOLUTIONS PROPOSED.
I move now. the adoption of the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That the Senate has heard with
great sorrow the death OF Alfred Holt Col
quit, late a senator from the state of Georgia
Resolved, hat committee OF nine sena-
tors be appointed By the Vice President TO
take an order for experimenting the funeral
OF the deceased which win take place in the
Senate chamber tomorrow, Tuesday at .
N. and that the Senate will attend the
same.
Resolved. That as a further mark of re-
speet entertained by the Senate for his mem
DRY his remains shall be removed from Wash
ington to Ma on. Ga. in charge of the ser
geant-lt-arms, and attended by a committee
which shall have full power to carry these
res olutions into effect.
Resolved That the secretary communi-
cate these resolutions to the House of Rep
resentatiyes and invite the House of Repre-
sentatives to attend the funeral tomorrow
| Tuesday, at the hour named, and to appoint
committee to go with the committee Of the
Senate
Resolved That invitations be extended to
the p resident OF the United States, and the
members OF his cabinet the chief justice and
the associate justices Of the United States,
the diplomatic corps, the major general com
handing the army, and the senior admiral of
the navy TO attend the funeral
Resolved, that as a further mark of re
spe,t, the Senate do now adjourn.
The resolutions were agreed to.
THE COMMITTEE.
The Vice President appointed the fol-
lowing senator's as the committee pro-
vided for Messrs. Gordon, of Georgia.
Morgan of Alabama. Butler, of South
Carolina, Ransom. of North Carolina,
German, of Maryland, Henderson, rep,
of Nebraska. Hawley, rep, of Connect
cut, Wasburn, rep, of Minnesota and
| Squire, rep, of Washington.
| Subsequently the number of the COM
mitIee was increased to ten, and the per
! sonnet was changed so that now the mem
| bers of che committee are: Messrs Cor
! don, Morgan, Butler, Ransom. Gray,
dem, of Delaware HOar, rep, of Massa-
! chusetts; Proctor, rep, of Nevada;
! Carey, rep, of Wyoming; Perkins, rep,
/ California, and Allen, pop, of Nebraska.
| The Senate at l2;l5 o'clock ad burned
! till 9 a. m. tomorrow.