The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-05-01
MORE HONORS
FOR PORTER
Congress Thanks Him For
Paul Jones Body
DEWEY AND VANDERBILT
Recovery Of Remains Of Naval
Hero at Paris Involved a Per.
sOnaIExpense Of$35,OOO.

WASHINGTON, May 1. General
Horace Porter late ambassador TO
France and who directed the move
ment for the recovery of the body Of
John Paul Jones, has received a
tribute in the house of representatives,
both in words and in the unanimous
adoption of resolution, extending
him the thanks OF congress and Of the
people Of the country for the recovery
Of the body OF the century dead adj
miral
The thanks Of congress are reserved
to be extended only on very rare oc.
casons and consequently at long in
teryals, The last time such action was
taken Admiral Dewey was honored.
The battle Of Manila bay had Just been
fought. and the country warmly APP
plauded the resolutions then passed.
Aside from thanks to army aud navy
heroes the last resolution of this char
acter was passed during the civil war.
when Commodore Vanderbilt was
thanked for presenting ship TO the
nation Henry NJ Stanley also recciv-
ed the honor as a reward for his sclen-
tific explorations in Africa.
The thanks of congress carry the
privilege of the floor of both senate
aud house for all time to the recipient.
Representative Olmsted (Pal, In
whose district General Porter makes
his home, initiated the resolution and
obtained unanimous consent for It's
consideration. Representative William
Alden Smith (AIich.) had introduced a
similar resolution. and Representative
Rainey, the only Democratic member
in the house from Illinois. stated that
he also had prepared resolution hon
oring General Porter.
As an added compliment General
Porter was asked in an amendment
to the resolution to furnish for publ
cation In the Congressional Record a
copy Of his speech at the recent exer-
ciSes at Annapolis.
The resolution OF thanks reads as fol-
lows:
BE II resolved by the senate and
house of representatives Of the United
States in congress assembled that the
thanks " the people Of the United
States are justly due ana are hereby
rendered to General Horace Porter. late
ambassador to France Tor the diSinter-
eSted and patriotic service in conduct
ing upon his own initiative and at his
own expense a series of researches and
excavations extending over period of
six years and resulting in the recovery
Of the body of John Paul Jones from a
forgotten grave in foreign land and
in lis return TO the country which he
had loved SO well and so heroically"
General Porter'S services involved a
personal outlay OF not less than $50.
GOO, for which he has declined to he re-
mbursed
This resolution involves no expendi-
ture Of money 1t confers neither
rank nor title 1t is the simplest pos
sibe method OF saying TO General Por.
ter on behalf of the American people,
"For enabling us TO reclaim and do
honor TO the remains of one whose
name and fame are SO gratefully and
endurlngly wreathed in the folds of our
/ hag, we thank YOU"
The house committee has made a
favorable report on a senate bill ap-
propratng $4,000 for a pedestal to a
monument TO John Paul Jones, to be
erected in the grounds of the Congress
/ sional library. adjacent TO the capitol