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ninth Congresses and was In 1867 elected
to the Senate to succeed Hon. Luke y.
Poland He held his seat in the Senate
since that date without interruption, hay
ing been elected six times successfully
His present term, to which he was chosen
in 1896. would not have expired until 1903.
Previous to entering Congress Mr.. Nor
rill had been engaged in mercantile ana
agricultural pursuits and much OF MS
public life has been devoted to the uplift-
ing of interests dependent upon those lines
of business. He had received in his
youth an academic education and from
his early days was close reader ana
careful analysst OF public affairs.
1t was at the beginning OF the var that
Mr. Morrill's practical bushes, training
first brought him forward as a man of
national reputation He was the author
OF the morrill, tariff act of lSGl, which was
tho basis OF all the tariff legislation OF
war tires. In 1864, he became chairman
of the committee on ways and means. the
principal committee of the House and at
that critical lime of especial Importance
After entering the Senate Mr.. Morrill,
continued to give his attention largely to
financial and commercial questions and
during the greater part of his term OF
service he was identified as member Of
the committee on finance which commit
tee deals especially with these subjects.
He became chairman of this committee in
1877. succeeding Senator Sherman Wien
the latter entered the cabinet OF President
HAYES and he held this position and con-
tinuously after that date except during
tho Forty-sixth and Fifty third Congress
es when the democratic party controlled
the Senate and during those intervals he
continued at the head of the republican
representation on the committee. In re-
cent years. he delegated the greater share
of tn details of the committee work "a
Ia a..
but there had been but few times when
nc was not Il regular attendant upon the
committee meetings and many instances
are related of his surprising activity ir
directing the affairs of the committee w
to the last.
He had at his fingers ends wealth o.
Information concerning the tariff and Nm
ancial questions which were always use
full in the calculation of problems then un
der consideration.
During his long career, Mr.. Morrill, CAV,
his attention to many questions and M
, man in public life was more given than n
to taking up subject and holding on t
II through years and years until consum
mated. He was the real father of tn
scheme for the construction Of n buidin,
for the Congressional Library, and to hin
and Senator Voorhees, who early joine'
, him in pressing this question upon Con
gress is the splendid library building
monument. Very near to his heart ais
was the plan for the erection of a sste
) building for the United States Suprem
, Court. He had been pressing n meas'ir
: looking to the construction Of such
| building for many years and had on thrc
, different occasions prevailed upon tn
: Senate to pass his bill for this purpose
His last appearance in the Senate was n
> the 18th instant, when he made a specc
5 of half an hours duration in advocacy Q
the Supreme Court building bill He a
l the same time prevailed upon the Senat
, to pass tho bill in the face Of some oppo
sition. To Senator Morrill, probably NOR
than any one was the present splendid en-
5 dowment of most OF the State agriculture
colleges due. He was the author of the or
I ginal bill giving aid to these colleges fror
I the proceeds of the sales Of public land
o and he had never refused them the cr
e couragement OF his assistance. He oppose
the annexation OF the Hawaiian Island
S to the last and he was understood to /
@ averse to the exercise of any America
d sovereignty over the Philippines.
: MIR. Morrill, was an indefatigahle worke
o and while not an orator, he spoke grac,
q fully and forcibly and was always listene
: to attentively. His great age and high pC
t sition caused him to be universally e'
e teemed by the other members of the Sci
Il ate.