Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-01
HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE
Holds a Regular Love Feast This
Morning.
COMPLIMENTARY RESOLUTIONS
Adopted for All Retiring Members and
Clerk Barney-Mr. olcott's Pres
entation Speech.


mittee got together today for the last time
in the Fifty-ninth Congress, and wound up
| its business by presenting to Chairman
| Babcock a magnificent silver loving cup.
| The only real business Of any sort that
| was attempted was the consideration of the
/ Morrell resolution directing the bureau OF
| corporations Of the Department of Com
| merce and Labor to make an investigation,
during the coming summer, of the public
| service corporations Of the District of CO.
| lumbia. But this didn't occupy the COM
mittee very long. To paraphrase the pop
| ular song they took it up and turned
around and put it down again." After that,
this formality occupying very little time,
/ the committee threw aside all business
cares. and Representative Simms of Ten
| nessee, Meyer of Louisiana, Smith of Mich
| igan, Greene of Massachusetts, Oleott of
New York. and others told how much they
thought of Chairman Babcock and how
sorry they were that he was saying good
bye and not au revoir to his committee
colleagues.
Loving Cup Presented.
Mr.. Olcott made the speech of presenta-
ton when the loving cup was handed to
Mr.. Babcock.
"Mr. Chairman he said, II have been
delegated by the committee to call up a
bill. 1 have let you alone for long time
now, but 1 want to call up one more meas
ure. Some Of the other bills have carried
through by fair majority, but this bill,
/ am going to call up now has ,the unani-
nous consent Of the District Of Columbia
committee who have served under you and
appreciate your value and efficiency. We
can only say that if the vessel we are Civ
ing you today could hold fifty times as
| much as it does that it would not contain
| all of the affection we have for our chair
man."
Then Mr.. Olcott pulled the cover from
| the loving cup and handed the big silver
three handled tankard to the chairman
| The cup is nearly foot and a half high.
weighs seven or eight pounds, and is deco
| rated with raised floral pattern in high
est skill Of the slversmith's art. Mr.
| Babcock made suitable response to- Mr.
Olcotts little presentation speech, express
ing his sorrow at leaving the men with
whom he had worked on the committee
some of them for years-and thanked each
and every member for the kind spirit that
had prompted the gift. Then a. member
of the committee picked up the cup and
| read from it the engraved inscription as
follows:
Thu Inscription.
presented to Hon. Joseph W. Babcock
by the members of the committee on the
District Of Columbia for the Fifty-ninth
Congress as a token of esteem and as a
testimonial to his long, faithful and efficient
service"
After brief speeches by other members of
the committee the following resolution was
carried by acclaim.
BE 1t resolved by the committee on the
District of Columbia of the Fifty-ninth Con-
gresS that it is matter of the deepest re-
greet that Hon. Joseph w. Babcock of the
state of Wisconsin. after having served as
chairman Of this committee for twelve years,
now retires. He has at all times, without a
single exception. treated all matters be-
f,,o - Ill ~f
bers with absolute fairness and absolute
impartiality. He has been uniformly cour-
teous and has never at any time by reason
of his position as chairman, assumed any
powers or privileges which he did not fully
accord to each and every member. We view
his retirement as loss to the country and
especially to the best interests of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and the best wishes of
this committee go with him in whatever
field of endeavor he may engage"
The Retiring Members.
Then the committee adopted the following
resolution with respect to those members
| who will retire from Congress when the
Speakers gavel falls on March 4:
Resolved, That the committee, the eoun-
try and the District of Columbia suffer a
severe loss in the retirement from member
ship of the Sixtieth Congress of the Hon.
Edw. De v: Morrell Of Pennsylvania, Hon.
VIM. H. Wiley Of New Jersey Hon. Jacob
Beidler of Ohio, Hon. E. Spencer Black
burn Of North Carolina and Hon Marcus c.
L. Kline Of Pennsylvania. The services of
these gentlemen on this committee have
been marked by conspicuous ability and
faithfulness.''
1t is generally recognized that the Dis
trict committee was as strong this year
in its personnel as it has ever been, and
great personal regret is felt by the remain
ing members Of the body that they cannot
continue constituted in the Sixtieth Con-
gress as in the Fifty-ninth.
The committee then passed another reso-
luton, complimentary to Harry w. Barney,
the clerk of the District committee, whose
thorough knowledge Of and comprehensive
familiarity with local conditions have been
past session as in former years. The reso-
luton follows:
Clerk Barney Complimented.
Resolved, That the long services of Mr..
Harry w. Barney, clerk Of the committee,
has been most efficient. That Mr. Barney
has at all times discharged every duty of
his position with constant fidelity to the
interests of the committee that he has been
uniformly courteous and kind to each of
it's members and we think his place cannot
be supplied by any one Of less experience
than himself without aterial injury to the
best interests of the District of Columbia,
and we hope his services as clerk will be
continued"
At the conclusion OF the meeting Mr..
Barney was urged individually by the
various members of the committee to con-
tinue as clerk If he found that it was not
to his financial detriment to do so. Mr.
Barney has had several offers from the
outside that he is at present considering
The newspaper men who have occasion to
visit the room of the District committee
during sessions of Congress and who have
found Mr. Barney to be invariably courteous
formed on all District matters Join with
the members of the committee in urging
him to continue as clerk If possible.
Altogether the meeting Of the District
nature of love feast and at noon when
adjournment was taken everybody seemed
happy, though, to be sure, one or two of
the gentlemen were little moist around
the eyes.
"oRIGIN OF ENGLISH"
nr Iamea C. FArnald Will nisn,,as