Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-30
MEMORIAL SERVICES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
HOUSE SUNDAY.
Tribute Paid to the Memory of Repre-
sentatives Cummings and otey--
Delegations From New York.

The House of Representatives held ses-
sion yesterday to pay tribute to the mem
cries of Representative Amos j. Cummings
Of New York and Representative Peter j.
Otey of Virginia. By special direction Of
Secretary Moody, the Marine Band was in
attendance in the lobby in the rear of the
hall and rendered an appropriate musical
program. The widows and families Of the
deceased members occupied the speaker s
pew in the galleries and delegations from
Typographical Union, No. g. of New York,
the Letter Carriers Association and the
New York Pilots Association came here
to honor Mr. Cummings memory. The pub
lie galleries were we'll filled.
The eulogies were exceedingly impressive
especially that delivered by Mr. Cannon
OF Illinois, the veteran chairman of the
appropriations committee who paid a trib-
ute from the heart to the manly, lofty, hon
est character of Mr.. Cummings.
A Rare Occasion.
Although services have been held in the
House on Sunday in previous occasions,
notably on the death of Henry Winter
Davis, it was the first time in ninety years
that Sunday was made a legislative day.
and the House met on the Sa bbath with
speaker, clerks and all the other parapher-
MALTA which accompany the actual transac-
ton of legislative business. Frequently in
times past the House has been in session on
Sunday, especially at the close of short
session. but such sessions always have
been combinations of the legislative days
of Saturday and the journal on Monday
showed no session on the Sabbath. In this
case, however, the journal of Sunday will
be that of regular legislative day. In
order to find a precedent for the session, the
House managers went back to 1911, when
he'll arnh ha-
cause of the pressure of public business
two days before the final adjournment,
March 4.
Mr.. Cannon's Peroration.
Mr.. Cannon, in his eulogy of Mr. Cum
mings concluded his remarks as follows:
But what of the other side of the river?
Revelation and faith tell US that we need not
go there alone, for we enjoy the universal
desire that is to be found in each human
unit from the beginning of the race to the
present time of the life beyond this life.
The universal protest against extinction is
the strongest kind of evidence that our re-
Spective individualities are not to be wiped
out and all hope and believe that some
where in the great beyond under the uni
Versal law will each one continue to
achieve the place in the infinite existence
that we are entitled to occupy.
Il trust when | shall cross the dark
river that / may arrive at the place in
space or condition where I shall meet such
men as Amos j. Cummings, and those
with whom l have served that have crossed
the riyer-Samuel J. Randall, William D.
Kelley, Benjamin Butterworth, S. s. Cox
and many others l could name-and in such
condition | shall be glad and content
Those who paid tribute to the memory
of Mr.. Cummings were Messrs. Mcclellan
New York; Foss, Illinois; Cannon, Illinois;
Sulzer. New York; Mccall, Massachusetts;
Myer, louisiana; Clark, Missouri; Dayton,
West Virginia: Goldfogle, New York; Less
Ter, New York, and Hooker, Mississippi.
Eulogies on Representative Otey.
Eulogies were then pronounced on Repre-
sentative Otey of Virginia by Messrs. Jones,
Virginia; jenkins, Wisconsin; Flood Vir-
ginia: Lanham, Texas; Hay, Virginia; Nor
ris, Minnesota; Swanson, Virginia; Dear