The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-23
THE SENATE

Washington. February 22-Todays ses-
sion of the senate was devoted to two
special orders, the reading of Washing
toms farewell address, an annual custom
of the senate on Washington's birthday.
and the pronouncing of eulogies on the
late Senator Justin s. Morrill,, of Vermont.
An invitation extended to the charge
d'affairs of France, M. Thiebeaut, through
Secretary of State Hay, to members OF tne
senate to attend the memorial funeral OF
the late President Faure of France to be
held tomorrow morning at IL O'Clock in st.
Matthews church. in this city. was read.
Mr. Cullom, of Illinois, moved that the
invitation be accepted, but 1t was pointed
out that the invitation was not to the SEN
ate as a body, but to Individual members,
and that any action upon it was unneces-
sary.
washington's Farewell Address
Mr.. Wolcott of Colorado, was then in
troduced and from the vice presidents
desk read Washington's farewell address,
in accordance with the resolution Of Mr.
Hoar.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
address Mr.. Ross, of Vermont, called up
the resolutions relating to the late Senator
Justin Morrill,, of Vermont, and began his
eulogy upon the distinguished statesman.
Both of these orders were feeling referr-
ed to by the chaplain in his invocation
"We praise Thee" he prayed, that we
belong to a race which, through a thou
sand years. has enriched the world with
blood and brain and science In the per-
sons of eminent men Thou hast sent to
teach the high and great lessons which.
conserve our well being. Alfred and Wick
life and Cromwell and Chatham and our
most illustrious of ali-Washington-w
we call the father of the country. And
now as the conscript fathers of the nation
gather to sit at his feet and to listen to his
words of wholesome instruction and coun-
SELL grant that those shall be written
the tablets of our memories and on the
MEMORY of the nation"
Senator Vests Tribute
At the conclusion of Mr.. Ross address
Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, who had served
with Senator Morrill, for twenty years on
the committee on public buildings and
grounds paid to his memory a most beau
tiful and elaborate tribute.
by the death of Senator Morrill," said
he, "the country has lost pure, illustrious
and valued citizen and public servant, and
many of us very dear friend.
when came into the senate at the first
session of the Forty-sixth congress, in
March. 1879, there were seventy-six men,
bers of this body. Senator Morrill, is the
fifty-second of that number who has passed
across the dark river and into that shad- z
owy realm to which we all hasten. There
are now but eight members of the senate
who were here In 1874 and this CHASTITY
statement shows the energy and pertinac-
lly OIL Qeatn ana tnat every human pain
way leads to an open grave.
''Sir, he sleeps, and sleeps well In the
granite mountains of his native state, and
until those mountains are melted by ferved
heat his memory will be loved and cher
ished not only by the people who loved and
trusted him. but by those of the entire
union"
Reviewed Morr.ll's Work
Mr.. Allison, OF Iowa, who for almost a
third of century had been brought into
close contact with Senator Morrill, In the
halls of national legislation. devoted his
address largely to review of the work ac-
complished by Mr.. Morrill, in congress. Re-
ferring in his devotion to the principle of
protective tariff, Mr.. Allison said 1t must
have been a source of qualification to Mr..
Morrill, to see the policy which he had SO
long championed finally imbedded In the
policy of the country.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts, Mr.. Morgan
of Alabama, Mr.. German of Maryland,
Mr.. Thurston of Nebraska and Mr. Proc
tor of Vermont all delivered addresses in
eulogy of the dead statesman.
During the delivery Of the eulogies Mr..
Morrills son. James s. Morrill,, and other
members of the Morrill, familys occupied
seats in the executive gallery.
The eulogies were concluded at 3:15 p.
m, and as a further mark of respect the
senate then adjourned.