The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-07-13
CONGRESSMAN dies
At Chicago Hotel
HENRY c. ADAMS, OF WISCONSIN
PASSES AWAY AS RESULT
OF OVERWORK.
Was instrumental in Framing Pack
ing House Inspection Bill-Prom-
inently Identified with Dairying
Interests of Native State.

Chicago, Juy 10.-His strength ex-
hausted by days and nights of work
in behalf of the packing-house inspec.
tion bill, Congressman Henry Cullen
Adams, of Wisconsin, died Monday
morning at the Auditorium hotel. He
had been in poor health for some time,
and his relatives, who came to Chi
cago short time before his death,
declare that his close attention to duty
in congress is directly responsible for
his death. He collapsed almost i'm.
mediately after adjournment. The
burial will be at Madison, Wis, where
the congressman resided.
A short time after congress ad-
journed Mr.. Adams came to Chicago
and registered at the Auditorium no.
tel. Then came the collapse. His
wife and his son, Charles Cullen
Adams, were sent for. They found
the congressman in sinking condi-
ton. Then the family physician was
called from Wisconsin. The patient,
however, lacked vitality, and he had
no strength left to combat his illness.
"He worked so hard in congress, %
said Mrs. Adams, II did not have a
word with him the entire time about
our private affairs. He worked too
hard and could not stand it"
Life Lived in Wisconsin.
Congressman Adams was Sc years
old and was born in Oneida, N. Y
He was taken to Madison while he was
baby. He attended district school,
Albion academy and the University of
Wisconsin. He married in 1878 Miss
Anna B. Norton of Madison. Then he
engaged in farming and built up a
profitable dairy and fruit business.
Mr.. Adams was member of the state
assembly in 1888 and 1885, and en-
gagged in the winters of 1887, 1888 and
1889 in farmers institute work as
president of the State Dairymen's
association. Two years he was secre-
tary of the State Horticultural So
ciety and long a member of the state
board of agriculture. Mr. Adams was
state superintendent of public property
from 1888 to 1890, dairy food COM
missioner 1894 to 1902 and member
of congress, Second district of Wis
consin, since 1903.
Prominent in Politics.
Congressman Adams was Repub-
lican, and in 1900 was chairman of the
state convention of his party Four
children are living Cullen
Adams, Frank T. Adams, Mable Ad-
ans and Carrie Adams.
1t was due largely to the efforts of
Congressman Adams during the clos
ing days of the last session of con-
gress that compromise satisfactory
to President Roosevelt and in the
main satisfactory to the conservative
members of the house, was reached
on the clearinghouse inspection meas
ure.
Mr.. Adams was member of the
committee on agriculture, which held
many stormy sessions while it was
considering the Beveridge inspection
measure. The Wisconsin legislator
was in sympathy with the govern
ment's desire to secure adequate SUI
perVlSlon or the packing industries
and yet he was not an extremist in
his views. He went to the White
House and had long conference with
Mr.. Roosevelt.
AS result of the conference the
way was paved for an understanding.
Mr.. Wadsworth, the committee chair
man, yielded and was followed by the
other committee members. The meas
ure altered in accordance with sug-
gestions made by Mr.. Adams, was re-
ported to the house and was passed.
Representative Adams was ill luding
the greater part of the last session of
congress, but he kept pluckily at his
work. He made one of the notable
speeches of the year less than two
weeks before he left Washington.