The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-21
SENATE AND HOUSE ADJOURN
Resolutions of Regret Are Adopted
 by Congress.
cemmittees are Appointed hz viee- President Fairbank. snd spsaker c.nae. te Attend Funeral
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Asbury c. Lattimer. of South Carolina. died at Providence Hospital at osl6 q. m. today of peritonitis.
 Hc had been at the hospital einca Sunday last when he underwent an operation for appendicitis. It was tisen discovered that he was sufFering with a far moro serious aiiment. The bow els had become twisted. and his con- dition was found to be such that sur geons held out little hope for his re- covery. He srailied. however and hia progress was satisfactory until o'clock last evening. when steadily he began to grow worse. At midnight If appeared that recovery was lmposslh1s.
 The members of the Senator's family were with him when he died. having been informed that there was lssala hope that he would survive the night. Colonel Ransdeli. Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, at once made Arrangements Tor the removal of the body to the Lattimer home at Belton. &. c. Tho journey will be begun tonight.
 Senator Tiliman announced the death of his colleague when the Senate con vened today. after which the Senate immediately adjourned.
 Censciensisms Werker.
 Mir. Lattiner was 57 years os age He was one of the most earnest and conscientious committee workers in Congress, being member of the Com nittsee on Agriculture. Immixrntfou Manufactured. Public Buildings and Grounds and Census. as well as others Of iess~ importance. He was especial Iy interested in good roads and proh- ably did more to promote the national movement for Government Of Nood roads than any other member of Con- gress. lie was tho author of tho Lat timer Good Roads bill."
 Aa .f.nss ..R a Committee he gave much attentlon to the proppaitton of the pnre food law and also played a prominent part inS drafting the pending copyright bfll During last summer no vtei1ed Nnrsne aa q member of the TEnmtRr&flon CoI'i- filsaion and waA pfeparins a elak6f4 ate report covering Ensmiaratlcn comns4 Afr- Lattmer had been Senator since 1908 and had served i've terms in tho House
 There were no oflclal services lit Washington The funeral party ie&f here at s o'clock this evening on special train over the Southern Rasf- way which ia due to arrive at BeIton at noon tomorrow. The funeral ssr- vices will be held there at D. mi Aa a mark of respect to the late Senator there was an unusual attendance in the Senate today when the Vice. President sounded the gaveI and Rev. Edward Everett Hale. the chaplain. opened the proceedings with prayer in which he referred with much feeling .to the be- reavement that should come to she country in the death of q member who only few days ago. had been on the door of the Senate. After the adoption of appropriate resolutions and the np~ pointment of a committee to take charge of the funeral, the Senate ad- journed until tomorrow.
 Senator Tillmap. in Announcing the death of his colleague said: The Senators in the chamber were startled Monday morning with news that a sur glcal operation was to be performed upon my colleague. Mr. Lattim@r. 1t is now painful duty to announce that he never rallied sufficiently to mako ResaIutIon of Regret.
 Mir. Tiliman then offered a resolution Sdeclaring the; Senate.s regret, which was adopted. Vice President Fair banks designated committee to ar range for and attend the funerai, as follows: Senators Tillman. south Car ollna; Proctor, Vermont; Frazier, Ton nessee: Foster. Louisiana; Overton. North, Carolina; Johnston. Alabamm. Carter. Montana; Dillingham;. Vermont; Dixon. Montana. and smith. Michigan.
 In the House Mir. Finley of South Carolina. offered resolutions of reKrot which were unanimously adopted. Thn speaker announced the following com mittee to atten dthe funeral Meesrs. Finley, Lever. Patterson, EIlerbe. 1.a- gar, Johnson and Aiken. South Caroli- na: Bonnet, New York Burnett. Ala bama; Cook. Colorado: RodenburR. IllI- noIs; Hinshaw and Pollard. Nebraska Lee, Georgia; DeArmond. Missouri, Webb, North Carolina; Fairchiid. New further mark of respect tho House at i:i2 D. m. adjourned. The Immigraalon Commission of which Senator Latflmer was . member, also adopted resolutions of regret.
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