Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-30
IN THE HOUSE.
Services in Memory of Late Messrs.
Cummings and Otey.

Washington, June 29.-The House
the memories Of the late Representa-
tive Amos J. Cummings of New York
and the late Representative Peter ].
Otey of Virginia. The Marine Band
was in attendance in the lobby in the
rear of the nall and rendered an ap-
propriate musical program. The
widows and families of the deceased
occupied the Speakers pew in the gal
leries and delegations from Typo
graphical Union, No. 6. OF New York,
the Letter Carriers Association and the
New York Pilots Association came
here to honor Mr.. Cummings memory.
The public galleries were well filled.
The eulogies were exceedingly impress
sjre. especially that delivered by Mr..
cannon Of Illinois, the veteran chair
man Of the appropriations committee,
who .aid a tribute ,from @he heart to
The lofty manly and honest character
of M. Cummings.
Although services have been held in
the House on Sunday on previous oc-
casions. notably the death of Henry
Winter Davis. this was the first in 90
years llldl SuIlldy WAS ilttdt q lItSiSi'i-
tive day and the House met on the
Sabbath with a Speaker, clerks and all
the paraphernalia which accompany
the actual transaction of Legislative
business. Frequently in times past the
House has been in session on Sunday
especially at the close of a short Ses-
sion. but such sessions always have
been continuals of the legislative days
of Saturday and the journal on Mon
day showed no session on the Sabbath
In this case, however, the journal of to-
day will be that of a regular LegiSla-
tive day. In order to find a precedent
for the session. today, the House man.
ayers went back to 1911 when the
House held a session on March be-
cause of the pressure of public business
two DAYS before the final adjournment,
March 4.
Mr. Cannon in his eulogy of Mr. Cum
mings. concluded his remarks as fol-
lows:
A.But what of the other side of the
tfver? Revelation and faith tell us that
we need not go there alone, for we en-
Joy the universal desire that Is to be
found in each human unit from the De-
ginning of the race to the present time
of the life beyond this life. The univer-
sal protest against extinction is the
strongest kind of evidence that our re-
spective Municipalities are not to be
wiped out and all hope and believe that
somewhere in the great beyond, under
universal law, we will each one con-
tinue to achieve the peace in the in
finite Axistence that we are entitled to
occupy.
81 trust when / shall cross the dark
river that may arrive at that place in
space or condition where I shall meet
such men as Amos j. Cummings, and
those with whom I have served that
have crossed the river-Samuel ]. RAN
dali, VIM. d. Kelley, Benjamin Butter
worth, S. S. Cox, and many others
could name, and in such condition 1
shall be glad and content"
Those who paid tribute to the MEM
orv of Mr.. Cummings were Messrs. Nc
Clellan, Dem, N. Y, Foss. Rep, Ill,
Cannon, Rep, Ill.,, Sulzer, DEM. N. Y,
| Mccall. Rep. Mass, Myer, DEM, La.
Clark. Dem. Mo-, Dayton, Rep, w. Va,
Goldfogle. DEM, N. Y, Lessler, Rep,
N. Z. and Hooker, DEM, Miss.
Eulogies were then pronounced on the
late Representative Otey OF Virginia,
by Messrs. Jones, DEM, Va, Jenkins,
Rep, Wis, Flood, DEM, Va, Lanham,
DEM. Texas. Hay, Dem, Va, Morris,
Rep, Mimi. Swanson, Dem, Va, De-
Almond. De-, Mo-, Rhea, Dem, Va.
Mccall, Rep, Masss, Rixey. Dem, Va,