The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-06-30
HOUSE PAYS TRIBUTE TO
CUMMINGS AND OTEY.

representatives held a session today TO
nav tribute to the memory OF the late
Representative Cummings OF New YORK
and the late Peter j. Otey Of Virginia.
By special direction of Secretary Moody
the marine band was in attendance In
the lobby and rendered an appropriate
musical programme. The widows and
families Of the deceased occupied the
sneakers pew in the gallery and dele
cations from Typographical Union NO.
6 of New York, the Letter Carriers AS
ISOLATION and the New York Pilots AS
ISOLATION came here to honor Mr.. Cum
mings memory. The public galleries
were well filed. The euloCies were eX-
ceedingly impressive, especially that
delivered by Mr.. Cannon of Illinois. VINO
paid a tribute from the heart to the lofty
character and honest, manly nature Oh
Mr.. Cummings.
Although services have been held In
the house on Sunday on previous occa-
sions, notably the death of Henry Win
ter Davis, this was the first time In
ninety years that Sunday was made
LEGISLATIVE day and the house met on the
Sabbath with a speal:er, clerks and all
the other pararhernala which accom-
pany the actual transaction of legislative
business.
FL equentiy in times past the house has
been In session on Sunday, especially at
d
sions nave always been combinations OF
Legislative days of Saturday and the
journal en- Monday showed no session
en- the Sabbath. In this case, however
the Journal of today will be that OF
regular legislative day In order TO hnd
a precedent for the session TO-DAY the
house managers went back to 1911, when
the house held a session on March :,
because of the pressure of public bus
mess two days before the final adjourn
ment on March A.
Mr.. Cannon's Eulcgy.
Mr.. Cannon in his eulogy of Mr. Cum
mings today concluded his remarks as
follows:
"But what of the other side of the
river? Revelations of faith tell us we need
not go there alone for we enjoy the uni
yersal desire that Is to be found in each
human unit from the beginning of the
race to the present time; of the life be-
yond this life. The universal protest
against extinction is the strongest KIND OF
evidence that our respective individuali-
ties are not to be wiped out, and all hope
and believe that somewhere in the great
beyond under universal law we will each
one continue to achieve the place in the
infinite existence that we are entitled to
occupy.
II trust that when 1 shall cross the
dark river that may arrive at that place
in space or condition where l shall meet
such men as Amos j. Cummings, and
those whom I have served that have
crossed the river.
Samuel II. Randall, William d. Kelly,
BENJAMIN Butterworth, S. S. Cox and
many others 1 could name and In such
condition 1 shall be glad and content"
others Who Spoke.
Those who paid tribute to the memory
of Mr.. Cummings were Messrs. McClel-
Ian, Democrat of New York, and Foss,
Republican of Illinois; Cannon, Republi-
can of Illinois; Sulzer, Democrat of New
York; Mccall, Republican of Massachu-
setts; Myer, Democrat of Louisiana;
Clark. Democrat of Missouri; Dayton,
Republican of Virginia; Goldfoggle, DEM
ocrat of New York; Lester. Democrat of
New York, and Hooker, Democrat Of Mis-
sissippi.
EuIogies were pronounced on the late