The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-30
.EuLodIES IN THE HOUSE.
tributes Were Paid to ihe Memory Of
Cummings and Osey
CANNON MADE IMPRESSIVE ADDRESS.
r'rs' Regular Sunday Session Of the
Lower Branch of Congress Held
Since 1911.

washington, June 2o-rhe houss ~ ro,-o,
sentatives held session TODAY ~ asr :
$500 trioute 70 the memories of the late
asep.ssen'atlye Cummings a. W and Rep.
RESI- NATIVE Peter ]. otey tva.).
by special direction Of Secretary M-odv
.ue Marine band was In attendance In the
iooos and rendered an appropriate nnsiea,
program The widows and families 81 mo
deceased occupied the speakers new IN the
gallery and delegations from Tynorronh,ral
union NO OF New York. The Letter Car.
iiers association and the New York Punts,
association came here to honor Mr.. cnrn.
iiihss memory, The public galleries were
wei niied. The eulogles were exceedinSly
Impressive particularly that delivered by
mr. cannon ulll who paid tribute from
the heart to the lofty character and manly.
honest character of Mr.. Cummings.
Although services have been held In rho
mouse on Sunday on previous occasions.
notably the death Of Henry Winter Davis,
TINS was the nrst time In ninety years that
sunday was made legislative day and the
mouse met on the Sabbath with speaker.
clerks and oil the other paraphernalia which
accompany the actual transaction OF legis.
lative business.
Frequently in times past there has been
a session on Sunday, especially at the close
OF short session, but such sessions al,
ways have been q continuation Of the legis.
| latve days OF Saturday and the Journal on
Monday showed no session on the sabbath.
In this case, however, the Journal today will
be that OF regular legislative day In or
DER to find precedent for the session, the
house managers went back 10 ISL when
| the house held session Murrh . he
cause of the pressure Of public business two
days before the final adjournment, March A.
Mr.. Cannon In his eulogy Of MIR. Cum
mings today concluded his remarks as fol-
| lows:
"But what Of the other side OF the riverY
Relation and faith tells us that we need
not go there alone. for we enjoy the uni
! versal desire that is TO be found In eacn
human unit from the beginning OF the race
to the present time OF the life beyond this
| life. The universal protest against e1tnc-
! tion is the strongest kind of evidence that
| our respective ndividualities are not to be
wiped out and all hope and believe that
| somewhere in the great beyond under mi
! versnl law we viii each one continue TO
achieve the place in the infinite existence
| that we are entitled TO occupy
II trust when shall cross the dark river
that ! may arrive ne that place In space
or condition where ! shall meet such men
as Amos j. Cummings, and those WIN
whom have served, that have crossed tho
1 river-Samuel j. Randall William ID Kelly,
| BENJAMIN Butterworth, S, s Cox ana many
| others / could name and in such condition,
! J shall be glad and content.
Those who paid tribute to the memory. OF
1 Mr.. Cummings were: Messrs. Mcclellan
! Dem. \. ". Foss tRepe ND. Cannon
! (Rep.. ny, Sulzer Dem, n. ", Cannon
I (Rep. Massl Myer lDem La.h LARK
! Dem.. Mo- Dayton Rgp., w, Val, Gold
| fogie Dem N. ", Lester (Repr n. H)'
and Hooker Dem., Miss.). -
Eulogies were pronounced on the , iaee
Dem.. Va.). Jenkins (Rep.. WIS.,. Flood
! Dem Va1. Lanham lDem., TeXasl, Hay
Dem. ya), Morris REP, MIMI, swan wa
| Rhao C1em Va) Mccall Rep., Mass. :,
Rev Dem, Val, Graft dtep.. Hhl{ w
! ". Kitchin tDem, n. o., and Lalnb tpenl''
TTbSan at 8.25 o'clock, MS further mark
Of respect 10 the memory of the two DC,
| caased members. the house adjourned untl'
| ii o'clock tomorrow morning