The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-17
EULOGIEs ON CRISP
The Session of the House Yesterday De.
voted 10 the Dead Georgian.
ELOQUENT TRIBUTE 70 HIS MEMORY
Hcmd ersons of Iown, Who Had SO OF.
ten Act Him I'm Heated Debate, Dc.
iiYers spiendid Euiory ON His
acknowledgements Address orJUdgo
DC Almond, of Missouri.

Washington, Jan. 16-Thc House to-
day, i'll accordance with an order en-
tel ed some weeks ago, turacd ASIDE from
the consideration of public business and
listened TO eulogies upon The life and
services of the late eX-Speakc, Charles
+. Crisp, of Georgia. The occasion vas
married by an unusually .ar.;e attend
ahce OF members, while the galleries
weee nl!ed by auditors, who listened
with interest to the obituary clouuence
Tributes were paid TO the deceased by
Representatives Turner Ga), Hender-
son uowW, Catchings (MissJ, Dalze!l
QPa), Richardson Crenr). Bartlett (Ga),
McMiilin CFenn), Cummings On. ",
Hermann (Ore), DE Almond (AIo), Dins-
more tArll), Buck ua.), Cooper Ola },
swanson Wa.), Lacey Qowa). Bell (Col)
Wheeler (Ala). Woodland IN c.. lay
ton tOhio). McLnurn Is. O.. McCreary
Cky), Wellington (Md), Tate (Ga). Liv-
ngston (Ga). Lawson (Ga) and Morse
(Mass).
DEMOCRAT IN TIE CHAIR.
While the ,eulogles were being deliv-
cred. Speaker Reed called TO the chair
temporarily Mr.. Richardson Dem.,
Ienh). who was speaker pro TEN of the
House under the administration of
Speaker Crisp. the first instance in the
present Congress that u Democrat had
been asked to preside over the deliber-
allons Of the House. Before entering
upon the execution of the order of the
day the House passed two or three pri-
Vatc bills.
MIR, Turner was the first speaker. He
briefly sketchcd the principal events of
Judge Crisp's life. and closed by saving
ihRt there were wide emergencies of
opinion between him and the late Sneak
er. which made IL 1T that he should NOT
be his eulogist: but that services would
Ia .1vsf 4
ne performed by other members of the
state delegation.
TRlBuTE,FRoM HENDERSON.
The tribute OF MIR Henderson, Iowa,
expressed the general esteem in which
son said
My relations with Judge Crisp were
somewhat singular He was the first
nember OF Congress with whom | held
heated debate and I believe | was the
last with whom he had debate deva,nn-
ing some of the feeling so often incident
10 our legislative life. but leaving no
scar Though never intimate with judge
Nrlsp IN the sense of comradeship. we
were always good friends. enjoying
thoroughly cordial relations and mutual
respect. | soon learned that his word
once given was sacrcdly kept. He was
man OF high honor and seIr-resnnc,
was dominating element In his chor.
acler. lie was truly a strong, deep and
earnest character. He was never a
trliier. He was kind and gentle I'm hi.
manner, so much so in ordinor,, roin7
,ions that one often wondered at ,he
hlEh and intense feeling which nj ,imnS
ne was capable of swiftly reachinc lilo
.au .s ~ ms nature the sunlight and the
snan"W, the tempest and the calm.
entering The Confederate army as n
mere boy Of 16. he soon Learned bor.
very serious matter life was. I,
tempered the good metal until II We
canah!e OF great work. and the bov
without hoyhood, was soon 4 powerfi,i
anu aEereSsiNe man. His strength and
ab!ilty invited the confidence Of tba
people, who soon elevated him e,,.r
after step until. in this body, he roarbed
IL position of power second ONLY to thar
OF the Chief Executive. When de,th
TOOK him he had not yet attained tbn
tn!lest stature Of his mind. The rrrat
Georgian sleeps after a hard. tire,ess
harvest had come"
his SPIRIT. wHERE?"
In concluding his remarks judge ra
Almond. of Missouri. departed soma-
what from the beaten path of such dis
course. and considered Me future Of " u no
departed. saying: Ills spirit, where"
mas lis existence terminated with the
existence of The body? Whatever philo-
Sohhers may say man rebels at the
oIio omouRht. me nope, sometimes cIuns to-.
ciinrs 10 inspiration, sometimes TO
brightest authorizations that there is a
hereafter. and that men live I'm that
hereafter, none Of us viii give up. Thc
philosophy Of ages of calm roasonn.
cannot hanish it. springs as an in
neFitance of humanity as an instinct in
the soul of every being that breaihes
we believe-our hopes. our affections.
all that we hold near and dear In life,
admonish us to believe and constra!n us
10 believe-;hat our friend has not per
ished. but that in higher and nohicr
sphere this great intellect, this great
loving spirit will flourish and expand
and achieve new and perform new acts
OF glory and of grace"
Al $50 O'Clock the resolutions were
adopted and the House adjourned until
Monday at noon