The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-04
CONGRESS THANKS Hay
General Hooker, ex-Confederate, Ably
Argues for the Resolution.

Washington. June 3--The house today
by vote Of I29 T. IS, suspended the rules
and adopted the Joint resolution extend
ing the thanks of congress TO Secretary OF
State John Hay for bis address on the
occasion of the Mckinley memorial exer-
cises iaSt February Unanimous consent
fer TIE consideration of this resolution
was objected r. by Mr. De Almond Of
Missouri. some time ago. and today Mr.
Clark Of Missouri made a 20-minute
speech n opposition &c its adoption on
the ground that Mr.. Hay had abused the
occasion by Injecting Republican stump
s2eech in 10 the address. General Hooker
Of Mississippi, Il one armed confederate
veteran. delivered an eloquent defense Of
Mr.. Hays' address. denying that it cen
tanned anything that was Objectionable
from a political standpoint.
u had the honor to be appointed on
the joint memorial committee to present
suitable resolutions IN honor OF our de-
&C ases. president. Mr.. Mckinley. and TO Sc
ieet an appropriate speaker to deliver an
euiogY on that occasion" SAID General
Hooker Il accepted the position and unit
cd IN the selection OF the present secretary
of state - deliver the eulogy. I listened
witt great care ana attention TO the adj
dress delivered by Mr.. Hay. / think 1
anu as kecnly alive 10 everything that
Affects the interests and the honor and
the welfare Of the Democratic party as
my friend from Missouri, but from whom
er;iiely dissent or tins occasion. l list
erci: TO that address with great care, with
great ca dtio.. and even with a disposition
10 criiic.ze il anything; wrong had been
said. But I failed TO 6etect in the whole
of that address anything that l thought
was improper t. be said or anything said
ia 4 party spirit. Ard, I feel sure that if
O, cgIr fr 10 df1fv Of
speaking on that occasion, the sentiments
Of the A.,lsrican people had dared 10 in
J-ct into his address anything that was
an anPeal to FATTY spirit and party senti-
nlent. the shade OF cur great president
breaking the ccrenents of the tomb would
have appeared before him, and at once
challenged his Uterances- Any man who
would have InaGc here on such an occas-
son speech political in its character
would IN doing 81 have dishonored the
memory OF Nlckiniey's great absence of
partisan feeling anc partisan ideas
Il say that me man selected to deliver
the address, in c1mmemoration of him andt
u utter the sentiments which all the
people os this country entertained for
him and proudly entertained would not
have undertaken 10 deliver a political adj
dress when he was speaking of a man of
such nigh character. such noble nature,
such pare life as our assassinated pres
ident. (Applausc)
Mr.. Grosvenor Of Ohio, who was in
charge OF the resolution argued that Mr..
Hay in eulosizieg tie martyred president
could not divorce the man from his
achievements and his record as manly
partisan. Cnly IS Democrats voted against
the resolution. Special orders were adopt
cd for the consideration of the anti-an-
archy Iii and the bill to transfer certain
forest reserves 10 The agricultural de-
PAL tmcht.
The senate bflhtn retire Surgeon General
Stsrnbelg aud the house bill to encourage
salmon culture n Alaska were defeated
on motion tc pass them on suspension of
the rules.