The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-28
From the New York World.

From the New 1ork WOrlu.
 ~ AVID BREMNER HENDERSON n1b was known as soldier without D fear, a statesman without guile and a prince of good fellows As a youth he went to the civil war as lieuten- ant of band of young men from his adopted state, Iowa, fought with the herceness of a barbarian, was wounded again and again, and finally, at Corinth, had a leg shot away. He remained out Of the war only long enough for his wound to heal and to become accustomed to a wooden leg, when he again took up arms, leading this time another conting- ent of Iowans to the front.
 MT. Henderson was a perfect example of the robust and picturesque westerner, and might well have been pointed out as a typical American, yet he was natural ized to this country. He was born at Old Deer. Scotland, sixty-fve years ago, and was brought to this country when six years old He finished his education at Upper Iowa university. studied law and was admitted to the bar. Meanwhile he had come out of the war badly battered. but with masterfulness and force that afterward helped to make him big fig ure in the councils of the nation.
 MT. Henderson served in Congress con tinually for twenty years, from 1883 to 1903, and declined to again be can didate when renominated in 1903. For ten years he was member of the commit tee on appropriations; he was chairman of the judiciary committee and member of the committee on rules during the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-hfth Congresses, and was speaker of the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses. Previous to his Congressional career he was collector of internal revenue for the Third Iowa dis trict, that which he afterward repre- scented at Washington, and was assist ant United States district attorney for Iowa. practising law when not in office.
 In Washington he was known as Good Old Dave" Henderson, equally popular with republicans and democrats, noted for his oratorical gifts, his good nature, his love of humanity and his love for song. He possessed 8 powerful if not entirely tuneful voice which he liked to raise in singing Presbyterian hymns and popular ballads and was cele- brated for his jollity and agreeable com panionship. He was active in passing the bankruptcy law, advocated the idea of the election of senators by direct vote of the people, was an able champion of the civil service law, believed in sound money, and was always the friend in Congress of the war veteran.
 MT. Henderson wrote letter to his mother once a week through his busy life and until her death. He was sim gularly modest character, never by any chance referring to his notable career in the army, by which he Is ranked as one of the nations heroes, and 1t has been said of him that he never betrayed a trust, proved false to friendship or took undue advantage even of an enemy.
 After his retiremen from Congress he took up the practice of law in New York city, but the hurry and hustle of the great metropolis did not suit him and he soon returned to his home in Dubuque to practice his profession. In June of last year. a few months after his return home from New York, he was attacked with paralysis and paresis. from which he never recovered.
 There was little casting about for can didates when Thomas B. Reed resigned as speaker of the House of Representa- tives in 1899. David Bremner Henderson was chosen with almost singular unanim-