Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-11
in Reverence of the
Late R. P. Bland.
THE LAST TRlBU1ESF PAID
Were Noted For Earnestness and
Observation-Disclosures Addresses
Senate Resolution Of Commits
si0ner Peck's Expenses.

During it's session today the senate paid
it's tribute to the late Richard Parks
Bland, long a representative from Mis-
souri,. The eulogies pronounced or the
dead statesman were notable for their
earnestness and eloquence.
At / o'clock resolutions expressing the
regret of the senate at the death of the
late Representative Richard Parks Bland
OF Missouri were called up by Mr.. Cock
rell OF Missouri and eulogies upon the
dead statesman were pronounced by SEN
ators. In the. executive galleries Mrs.
Bland sat and listened to the brilliant
eulogies of her illustrious husband. She
was accompanied by several relatives n
friends.
Mr.. Vest Of Missouri was first to adj
dress the senate his brief remarks be-
ing touching and eloquent. In part he
said:
"Mr. Bland was the father and pioneer
of bimetallism in the United States and
gave his life to that cause. He had studied
the question in all its phases, not only
in the writings of the eminent %flnanciers,
but in the and mining camps
Of the far west, where Pixies Peak towers
with its snow crowned brow above the
smaller mountains, like some hoary
headed monarch of the feudal ages sur
rounded by his grim nobility"
Further along Mr.. Vest said: Richard
Parks Bland should have been the nomi-
nee of the democratic party naturally and
logically at the great national convention
of 1896 held at Chicago. I know. person.
ally that he did not desire that nominal
ton. I know hat he, above all others,
knew his precariOus health, and that the
icy finger of death might touch him at
any moment. He was defeated. as all of
the leaders of a great popular movement
who have borne the hea and burden of
the dag and excited the bitter antagon-
ism Of opponents have always been de-
feated in all ages and countries when
success was about to crown their efforts.
Political parties are not actuated by
but by hope of success. It has
always been SO, and will be SO to the end
of time.
80, in 1896, Richard Parks Bland the
veteran leader Of bimetallism, who had
stood by the banner when others falter-
ed n deserted, was put aside for !
young and brilliant orator, who was a
boy when Bland introduced n
through the house of representa-
tives, in 1878, the first bill providing for
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to l. Always has it been
SO. The hands that place today upon the
pedestal of popular favor, their idol, will
that idol on the morrow, and
is the mind of desultory man,
studious of change, and pleased with
novelty
After paying a beautiful tribute to Mr..
BANDS love of his family, Mr.. Vest CON-
cluded as follows:
stHiS ho0v lice in the soil IF tho praot
commonwealth whose people loved and
honored him SO long. His spirit has
across the dark river to be greeted
On the other side by the five children who
went before him.
1.-the night is gone
And with the morn
The angel faces smile,
Which he had loved long since.
And lost a WHILE
Statesman, patriot, stainless GENTLE
and dear friend, farewell"
others who addressed the senate were
Mr.. Jones of Nevada, Mr.. Berry of Ar
kansas. Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky. Mr..
Carter of Montana. Mr.. Daniel of Vir-
ginia, Mr.. Teller of Colorado, Mr.. Allison
of Iowa. Mr.. Jones of Arkansas and Mr..
Stewart of Nevada. The concluding adj
dress was delivered by Mr.. COckrell OF
Missouri, like Mr.. Vest, a long time per-
sonal and political friend of Mr.. Bland.
Earnest. sincere and eloquent, Mr.. Cack-
rells eulOgy was a fitting conclusion of
a series of noble addresses.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, introduced and
had adopted a resolution calling on the
president. If not incompatible with the
public interest. to transmit to the SEN
ate a detailed statement of the expenses
of the commissioner general of the
Paris exposition and also to state the
salaries of all employees of the commits
sion. Mr.. Jones stated that in the rnnOrt
already filed with the senate the detailed
items of salaries hi expensesewere, not
included in accordance with, the law.
This, he believed. ought to be ,remedied,
hence his resolution.