Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-12-27
WEBSTER AND STARK
THE MEMORY or TWO DEAD
STATESMEN IS HONORED.
Ss~rrhrn Arc Made in Congress- Pre-
sentinx to the Government by new
Hampshire Cltinena the Stntucs Oh
DMuiel M~hster and John stark.

washington, Dec. 22.-rhe senate
was called to order by Mr.. Harris,
president pro tcm., in the absence Oh
the vice president. The reading of the
journal was dispensed with. anu on
motion of Sir. Cockrell QDem., MOI
the senate went into executive session
Immediately after the meeting. The
doors We're opened ut 12::2O p. H., and
the senate considered some routine
business.
MIR. PETER pop. kHn) desired 10
read at length Il communication from
certain sorghum manufacturers IN his
state. but Mr.. Gallinger Rep., N. III
objected because Of other important
business that was to come up to-day,
and permission was given to print III
the Record.
The senate bill to revive the grade
of lieutenant general in the army was
reported by Mr.. Hawley from the mill
tary affairs committee, and placed on
the calendar
Mr.. Berry Den., Ark submitted
minority report favoring the passage
of the bill heretofore reported adj
versely from the public lands commit
tee) FORGETTING certain lands granted
to aid in the construction of railroads.
A bill to develop fourteen transpor-
tation routes to the seaboard was in
troduced by Mr.. Butler Of South Caro-
lima, and one to provide suitable
residence fer the president, by Mr..
Quay OF Pennsylvania.
The senate then proceeded to the
special order for the day-the speeches
presenting to the government by the
State Of New Hampshire the statues
of John Stark and Daniel Webster.
Mr.. Chandler of New York first had
read q letter from the governor of
New Hampshire, 81 ying that the state
had placed in Statuary hall the statues
of her distinguished scrs. A resolu-
ton thanking the state was offered by
Mr. Perkins of California, and OF this
resolution Mr.. Gallinger addressed the
senate.
MI. Gallinger devoted himself to a
portrayal of the qualities and charac-
teristics and to the relation of many
adventures and great military achiev-
ments Of Gen. Stark, who, he said, was
in many respects sui generis among
the brave and patriotic men of his
day and generation.
Senator Lodge said of Stark that he
sprang from, that sturdy stock which
brought to the North of Ireland the
blood Of Scotch Covenanters and of
Cromwell's Ironsides.
The venerable senator from Yer.
mont, Mr.. Morrill,. one of the few men
now in public life who, having seen
Daniel Webster, gave a recital of sew.
eral anecdotes of the dead statesman.
"No man." he said, "who ever looked
upon Daniel Webster failed to dis
cover that he was a nan of no COM
mon mold''
Senator Davis said: at has been
said of Webster that he was not a
constructive statesman; that he orig
mated few measures, drafted few
statutes, and that he was mere dem
onstrator. Exactly the contrary is the
fact. He was the most constructive
of American statesmen. He construed
the constitution constructively in near
ly all Of its articles. He applied it
aid expanded it, and to-day his per-
sonality is inseparably identified with
1t as it isl
The house discussed the financial
bill, and then speeches were made
similar to those in the senate on Web.
Ster and Stark.