The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-13
Mrs. Davis in the Executive Gallery
of the senate During Delivery Of
the Memorial Orations.
H0AR, LODGE, DANIEL, T0wNE,
NELSON, MORGAN, sPooyER, CLARK,
CUMBER AND FOSTER SPOKE.
All Eloquent and Lavish I'm Praise I'm
Telling of the Work and Life OF
the Dead Statesman.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-No legislative
business of Importance was transacted by
the Senate to-day. The session was devoted
to services held in memory of the late
Senator Cushman X Davis. OF Minnesota.
The long and distinguished service OF the
senator OF Minnesota and the intimate re-
lations he sustained to his colleagues In
the Senate had endeared him to all, and
when his demise came every member OF the
body felt that he had suffered a personal
less For many years Mr.. Davis served as
chairman of the committee on foreign rela-
tons. and in that capacity. and in the ca
pacity of member of the Paris peace COM
mission, he was intimately identified with
the foreign affairs of the government
Immediately on the conclusion OF the
routine morning business Mr.. Nelson, of
Minnesota, called UP his resolution express
sive of the regret Of the Senate at the
death of Senator Davis. AS Mr.. Nelson
called up the resolution Mrs. Davis, accom-
panied by some friends. entered the exec
utive gallery Of the Senate. In addition
several other friends OF the late senator
occupied seats in the executive gallery
during the delivery OF the memorial ora
tons.
The speakers OF the occasion included
Senators Morgan of Alabama. Clark OF
Wyoming, Lodge OF Massachusetts, and
Daniel OF West Virginia. all OF whom were
associated with Mr.. Davis as members OF
the foreign affairs committee. Others yno
pronounced eulogies on the late senator
were his colleague. Senator Nelson. Of Min
nesota, and his successor, Senator Towne,
and Senators Hoar of Massachusetts,,
Spooner OF Wisconsin. Cumber OF North
Dakota and Foster OF Washington.
Mr.. NELSON'S TRIBUTE.
Mr.. Nelson said ITO trace his life the
development of his vigorous mind and its
wonderful resources from youth TO man
hood, from a great lawyer 10 a profound
statesman and leader, is to scan a human
epoch, marvellous and inspiring in its prog
ress and grand and enduring in its
suits and outcome. He was equipped with
a mind OF the first order. eager, thirsty and
searching. In his youth he was a most
ardent student. to whom his lessons were
but the doorsteps to the sanctuary OF
knowledge which he was ever exploring.
He became a devouring student of history.
philosophy and poetry at time when
metics. their grammar and their geog-
raphy."
Mr. Nelson paid a tribute to the pro-
fundity OF the knowledge OF his colleague
and the distinguished position he occupied
in the Spanish war debate and said: He
exhausted and rendered clear and lucid the
most profound and intricate problems OF
diplomacy and statecraft. When he had
to bear the subject"
Mr.. Nelson closed with an apostrophe to
American manhood as represented by Mr.
Davis
HOAR'S GLOWING EULOGY.
Mr.. Hoar, commenting on the fact that
so many senators die in Office, said that IN
the eulogies pronounced in the chamber
the protraitures have been true and faith
fui. In a young republic. he said. the
greatest place for live man was that Of
soldier In time of war and a statesman in
time OF peace. Mr.. Davis was both. He
did a mans full duty in both Mr. Hoar
commented upon the literary attainments
Of Mr.. Davis and said: There have been
soldiers whose courage saved the day In
great and decisive battles when the fate OF
the nations hung In the scale, yet whose
most enduring monument was the column
OF smoke which rose when their death shot
was fired. There have been statesmen. whose
silent influence has decided the issue when
the country was at the parting OF the ways.
OF whose service history takes no heed.
The great open territory. now six imperial
States, was once saved TO freedom by the
almost unnoticea action OF a single man.
With all respect for the man OF letters. we
are not yet quite ready TO admit that the
trumpeter is better than the soldier, or
the panther greater than the lion.
There is no need OF many words TO sum
up the life and character OF Mr.. Davis
His life was in the daylight. Minnesota
knew him. His country knew him and
loved him. He was a good soldier I'm his
youth and a great senator I'm his mature-
manhood. What can be said more or what
can be said better to sum Up the life sof
an American citizen. He offered his life
and his country rewarded him with its
highest honor. The grand orator and phil
osopher Of Rome declared I'm his youth and
repeated In his old age. that death could
not come prematurely TO a man who had
been consul. This man surely might be
accounted ready TO die He had discharged
honorably life's highest duty and his cup
of honor ard glory was fun"
Mr.. Daviss gifts OF eloauence and ora
torical power were touched upon and az
well his great familiarity with the history
OF Massachusetts, and his pride I'm his
Puritan ancestry. Mr.. Hoar closed as fol-
lows: There are other shings his county
had hoped for him. She had hoped =
longer and higher service. perhaps tho
highest service of all. But the fatal Ana
inexorabie shaft has stricken him down
IN the full vigor Of yet strenuous man-
hood. The great transactions IN vhioh -