The Washington times., 1908-03-18
SENATOR WHITE DEAD;
FUNERAL is. PRIVATE
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that he bore an unblemished character
in public and private lie. --,.+l.,, IN
1T was an honor ana a ElCLoiS ~
die as he did" said Senator Haynet'
He closed by saying that. Whlle ths re
nown of genius might be lofBoLtSu. q
character like that or Selialo4 " AZ
could never die. ,--.
The Senate then adjourned imme-
diately out OF respect 10 the nleihoIs
of the dead Senator.
Everywhere about the Senate. express
sions OF regret We're heard because o.
the loss OF Senator Whyte,- his cor
LEAGUES were aware Of his Illness ouI
had been led to believe il was not dan
,.arous particularly as the reports from
baltimore Yesterday We're optimistic an alta
TCrecasted his early return 20 $500
6uties For man or MS @5g, -
efybty--fo1Ir Years Senator WhyJe Na0
. (.t7-ay,,eIz- vigorous and always al
tended TO his work in committees VI -
rhe floor Lately. he had seemed 70 %
railing TO some extent, ana %H g. - a,
noticed he looked more frall lhah nc
did ordinarily. But his heaJh eTngL
allv had been so good that htue a-e-i III
was felt over his illness.
Served in Important Places
Senator yvhyte was a member OF the
Committee on Canadian Relations. DIS
trict of Columbia. Examination and DIS
rosition of Documents. Foreign Kela-
lions. Irrigation, Investigate the Con
dirfon OF the Potomac River Front al
washington, and Printing and hu4os'
This is a strong list Of committees anu
IN fulfill the duties required or mem
her Of each of them required hard anu
avacting labor. No man in the Senate
r,v-avar Maid more careful attention TO
what was going on before his commit
toes than did the Oldest member OF the
upper house. -,..-. -
As a member Of the subcommittee OF
the Joint Senate and House Commute
an Printing that probed the Government
printing Office. Senator Whyte took a
deem interest in the investigation OF ING
nagement of this great institution;
TIa va anxious to get at the Iacts Stil.s
- ebilfTv as q lawyer made him OF
much service 10 the subcommittee IL
Senator WhyJe was also a NSi1dD-e
member of the Foreign RelaIions tol -
,11fttae His last service on Lnat comm
80 vas I'm connection with the consld-
Grafton of The Hague Treaues, "GLCA
the President recently sent 10 Ihe 80
ate for ratification. he was 80.
011gh student of international dlLellL
ana was familiar with usages and pIeC
edents in diplomatic and inteFnatlohA
affairs -,5
Spoke Well, But Seioon'
It was not often Senator Whyte was
heard on the Senate floor. When NJ
smoke. however, he was always giEel
close attention. He was known TO %
we'll yersed in whatever he attempte-
70 eDIighten the Senate upon, and NJ
was an able, graceful, and forceIu
speaker. His last speech was on e I'd
Tuarv d II was on the Aldrich Oil
and was an appeal to the country t'
depart from the modern ways or specu
lation and return TO the safe and sah'
financial and business methods OF Ih'
mast. He told OF the four great panic.
through which the country had passed
and spoke out Of the fullness OF Intimate
personal knowledge Of them
Three times Senator Whyte had peer
q member of the Senate He was
member Of that body before any OF IN
present members were on the rolls: sen
ator Allison has served longer IN IN
Senate than Senator Whyte, but senate
WHITE entered the Senate years DeIoI'
Senator Allison did. That was IN lso1
IL was not until 1873 that Senator A4lIsol
took his seat. Senator Allison, VINO 1
now in his eightieth year, Is left Dy IN
death Of Senator Whyte the Oldest mem
Der OF the Senate in years
Skilled in all the ms and outs
parliamentary law. Senator Whyte wa
often called upon by Vice Preslden
Fairbanks TO preside over the senate
No member of the body was called I
the chair more often than he His re
latious with his fellow Senators. Repuh
lican or Democrat, were extremely cor