The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-05-20
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From our Regular Correspondent
On last Sunday afternoon, in the
House of Representatives, there &C.
Cured an event which carried the
spectators back to the sorrowful
scenes of last September. when the
funeral services of President Nc
kinley took place IN the rotanda OF
the Capitol. On q handsome cata.
fslqne reposed all that was mortal of
Amos j. Cummings, of New York
who for fourteen years had represent
ed his constituents in the lower
chamber OF Congress. Around the
bier were gathered more than half
the niembe RS % the house, and the
galleries were crowded with sorrow.
ing friends. ID. Ccuden, the blind
chaplain of the House, Rev. Wallace
Radcliffe, a Presbyterian minister,
aod DR.. ID. j. Stafford. Roman
catholic priest, all united 10 their
praises OF The character of tho dead
while choir sang Nearer my God
To Thee" and other hymns. Mr..
Cummings had died suddenly on the
Friday previous, and the fact that
the arrangements were made to hold
the funeral in the House, testified to
the high esteem in which he was he Id
b. his colleagues.
Among the members appointed by
the Speaker Ms ommittee to take
charge 3f the funeral services of Mr..
Cummings. was Major Peter j. Otey,
Democratic Representative from Vir
ginia. On Monday morning the
House was informed IF the death of
Major Otey the evening before, and
The Speaker appointed a committee
to draft resolutions. expressing the
sorrow of the House at the loss of a
popular member. Among those ap.
pointed, was Representative Joshua
>. Salmon, democratic member from
New Jersey. When the house met
Oh Tuesday noon, the death of Mr..
Salmon on the day before was an.
n"rnced. This rapid succession Of
dea hs among its members has cast a
gloom over the house. For The first
time in its history il met. May 7th,
with three desks draped in mourning
and covered with tho floral tributes
of loving friends. Never before has
the House lost three members in such
rapid succession, and many of the
members are echoing Speaker Hem
derson's remark, when he wac inform.
ed of Mr.. Salmon's death, My God:
Who will be the next?"
The Senate this week has been the
scene Of a spirited debate between
the two opposing parties over the
Philippine bill. On Monday after.
uoon Senator Lodge made brilliant
speech, which filed the Senate and
and crowded the gallaries to suffoca.
ton. HIS eulogies of the army,
Gen. Chafiee and Commissioner Taft
were particularly eloquent. He was
followed by Senator, Rawlips, who
protested that tie Senator from
Massachusetts, had misreprssented the
Democratic position. Tuesday, Sen.
atOr Beveridge took up the cudgeis
fm the bill and wac eloquent on the
same lines as had been laid down by
Senator Lodge. aud ON Wedne sday
Senator Mccormick addressed the
Senate and was followed by Senator
Jillmsu in characteristic vein. II is
the hope Of the Republicans that
they will he able to pass the bill this
month and that il will be followed by
the passage OF the Cuban reciprocity
bill.
On Saturday, Monday and Tues.
day the Hou.e adjourned out If re-
spect t. lis deceased members, with.
out transacting any busiuess, and on
Wednesday IL devoted the major por.
ton of the day to the report Of the
conferees on the Indian appropriation
bill, which report was adopted. Ii
then took up the Omnibus territorial
bill, which is stlll the regular order.
The death Of Admiral sampson,
which occurred or Tuesday, came as
a shock, notwithstanding the fact
that it had been long known that,
sooner rr la,er, The Admirsl's illness
would terminate fatally. Admiral
SChley, when seen Thursday, said in
reference to the death Of Admiral
that he felt deep SORROW, that he had
never been known to speak disparsg
iugly Of Admiral Sampson, aud that
he extended the deepest sympathy to