The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-22
SENATE ACCEPTS
INGALLS, STATUE
Contribution of Kansas to Stat
uary Hall.
SEVERAL ADDRESSES MADE
FoRTIFICATIoNs BILL IS THEN
TAKEN UP.

Washington, Jan. 21.-In the senate
today resolution authorizing the COM
mittee on interstate commerce to sit
during sessions of the senate in order
to permit the taking of testimony of
the railroad rate question was passed.
Mr. Dietrich presented, but did not
read, an article written by himself III
support of his bill giving local self
government to Alaska.
Statue of Ingalls,.
The senate entered upon the cere-
monies incident To the acceptance Of
the statue of the late John James In
gals, for eighteen years a member of
the United States senate from Kansas
which has been placed in statuary
hall. There were seven addresses, but
before they We're began, Mr.. Long
presented a letter from the governor OF
Kansas rendering the statue and a
resolution of acceptance. Pending the
adoption of the resolution, Mr. Long
addressed the senate. He devoted the
greater part of his address to O. con-
sideration of the. reasons why Mr. In
gals was not reelected in 1891, and
said:
Injustice Was Done.
And then. as e IN some measure to
atone for the injustice they had done
him, the people of Kansas provided
that his marble statue should stand
forever in the hall near the chamber
in which his great work was done.
Past political affiliations were forgotten
when the resolution was passed. In
the legislature were some who had be-
Ionged TO the party which was organ
lied to retire him from public life
They Joined his old friends and sup
porters in preserving his stately and
! imposing figure in the capitol of the
nation Il no r.
fed TO know that, while the voice OF
John j. ingalls, will be heard no more.
yet in cold marble but in striking and
perfect likeness, he has assembled his
pedestal III the old hall of the house of
representatives, there to remain for all
future time as a worthy and fitting
contribution TO that historic assem-
| blage."
Anniversary of Admission.
Mr.. Long called attention to the fact
that tomorrow Kansas Will celebrate
the fOUrth-fOurth anniversary of her
admission to the Union and to the fact
that Mr.. Ingalls, had made an IN
availing effort TO have John Brown 5
statue placed in the rational capitol.
| The other speakers were Messrs. Ali
son, CockrelI, Platt, of Connecticut,
German, Spooner, and Daniel
Mrs. Ingalls, Present.
IA the galleries were Mrs. ingalls, and
| her daughters Mrs. Senator Long. j.
| l.. Bristow, formerly fourth assistant
! postmaster general, and Mrs. Bristow,
! Judge Thomas Ryan, assistant secre-
/ tary of the department of the interior:
/ the wives of the Kansas members OF
| the house; Sheffield Ingalls, of Atchi-
/ son. son of the late Senator Ingalls,
! H. d. Schick of Philadelphia, a son-in-
/ law of the late senator, and Mr.. and
| Mrs. w. r. Nelson and Miss Nelson OF
I L .arn ole
number Of other Kansas citizens.
Resolution Adopted.
At the conclusion of the euIogies Mr.
Longs resolution accepting the statue
was adopted, and the fortincations an.
| preparation bill taken up
Mr.. Teller moved to strike out the
provision of the Qualifications for the
| lEsular possessions and he and Mr.
! German criticised the clause because
they said it committed the country tC
a large expense without adequate in
formation.
The further consideration of the bill
was postponed until Monday
Ready For Impeachment
The clerk of the house arrived witt
/ a notification of the appointment of tn,
| house managers 10 conduct the i'm.
parchment trial of Judge Swayne
On motion of Mr.. Plat of Connecti
cut, an order was agreed to directing
that the house be notified that the sen
ate was ready to receive the nous,
managers.
Mr. Teller gave notice that when tn,
Impeachment proceedings were one,
begun he would insist upon the con
tinued consideration OF that MATES
and would resist any effort TO displac
II with the statehood bill. Speaking, o
that bill he said there was no longe
any interest in it and declared that a
a rule when IL was under consideration
not to exceed half a dozen senator
| On either side OF the chamber re
mained to listen 10 its discussion
| Adjourned