Evening star., 1902-05-06

fore in the history of the House have three
desks been draped at the same time. 1t
was coincidence remarked upon by men,
bers today, in connection with the deaths of
Messrs. Cummings, Otey and Salmon, that
Mr.. Cummings was appointed on the COM
mittee to attend the Rosecrans obsequies
at Arlington; that Mr.. Otey was appointed
on the committee to attend the funeral of
Mr.. Cummings, and that Mr.. Salmon was
designated to attend the funeral of Mr..
Otey.
The chaplain, in his invocation upon the
assembling of the House, referred feelingly
to Mr.. Salmons death, and Mr.. Parker On.
j. then announced the death of his col
league. In doing he paid a high tribute
to the character of Mr.. Salmon. He offered
the usual resolutions of sorrow and regret,
and they were unanimously adopted.
The Speaker appointed the following COM
mittee to attend the funeral: Messrs. Gard
ner, LOudenslager, Howell, Fowler, Stew
art, Parker and McDermott Of New Jersey
Graft (IiiD. Ball (Texas), Lloyd (MoD, New
in (Oho) and Claude kitchn On. c..
AS further mark of respect, the House
then, at 1910, adjourned.
Official notice was received Of Mr.. Sal
mons death by the Speaker this morning
about II o'clock in a telegram from N q
Salmon, Boonton, n. j., which read:
j. F. Salmon died this morning. Funeral
here Saturday at 2:30.'
The congressional committee will leave
for the funeral Saturday morning.
A special meeting of the committee on
claims. of which Mr. Salmon was a mem
ber has been called for tomorrow to take
suitable action on his death.
Representative Salmon's Career.
Joshua S. Salmon, who was a democrat
represented the fourth New Jersey con-
gressional district in the House. He was
serving his second term in the House, hav-
ing been elected first to the Fifty-sixth
Congress.
Mr.. Salmon's residence was at Boonton,
Morris county N. j., in which county he
was born February 2, 1916. After taking a
course in the seminaries at Schooley' s
Mountain, N. j., and Charlottesville, N. Y,
he graduated in law at the Albany Law
School in 1873 and was admitted to practice
law before the New York supreme court.
After spending some time in the law offices
of Charles E. Scofied of Jersey City he re-
turned to his native county and settled at
Boonton and took up the practice of his
profession. In 1894 he was admitted to
practice before the United States Supreme
Court. He had business before that court
last week, and after attending to it he had
gone home.
Mr.. Salmon was elected to the New Jer-
sey state legislature in 1877, and was a
democratic candidate for state senator in
1888. He was one of the organizers Of the
Boonton National Bank in 1890, and had
been a director in that institution ever
since.
Mr.. Salmon was a member Of the House
committees on claims and of expenditures
in the State Department. Mr.. Otey of Vir-
ginia. who died last Sunday, was also a
member of the claims committee.
Mr.. Salmon was characterized by those
who knew him as a polished gentleman.
He possessed keen intellect and a charm
ing manner, which had made him promi-
nent in the political circles of his state, as
well popular among his colleagues in the
House. Mr.. Salmon was particularly in
terested in bill to establish an informa-
tion bureau for members in the Capitol.