The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-06
Deep Feeling and Sorrow
Mark Tributes to Late
Iowa Senator.
DOLLIVER REVIEWS
HIS LONG CAREER
Tillman Gives Heartfelt Praise.
Speakers Tell of His Bril-
liant Services.

EHloEIes OF unusual strength and
~iep{t of feeling were heard i'm the Sen
ate this Afternoon, when q large mum
Der Of the members of that body Joined
"A paying tribute to the memory of the
late Senator William 3. Allison of Iowa
Il is doubtful If the Senate chamber
has ever seen tho members ot that
body pay the last debt OF devotion TO a
Fellow member with more heartfelt
sarnestness thsn was shown TO-DAY In
rhe eulogies TO the Senator who broke
al. records before him Of length OF serv-
ice in the upper house Of Congress.
An unusual number of Senators spoke,
ell of them with an exhibition OF geuu-
kne reverence and affection for the man
who had smoothed the paths of legis-
2ation in the Senate for over a Jhird Of
a century and who, out Of kindness and
friendship, had given the benefit OF his
advice and counsel TO nearly every
member Of the Senate who had the
good fortune 10 serve with him.
Ordinarily. Senators are not anxious
10 undertake the task OF preparing and
delivering eulogies. But in the case ~
Senator Allison there was no lack on
volunteers. :, EatOTs, on both sides of
The chamber. young ana old, those who
had served with the NestOr from Iowa
for days and those who had served with
him for decades, asked foT the privilege
Ct being allowed 10 say something IN
memory OF this latter-day paciicator.
who has brought order out of chaos and
peace out OF war in scores of legislative
situations.
The Speakers.
The speeches occupied the greater
part Of the afternoon. Those who smoke
were Senators Dolliver. Hale. Teller.
Aldrich. Daniel. Cullom. Bacon. Gal
finger, Lodge. Tillman, Perkins, Nelson.
kean. Depew. William Alden Smith,
BOrah. and Cummins. Senator Dolllver,
senior member of the Senate from Iowa.
opened the eulogies, and Senator Cum
Minis, the successor to Senator Allison,
brought them to a close.
Of remarkable sOlemnitv and imures-
siVeness were the words in eulorv OF
Senator Allison, spoken bv some of the
elder Senators. men like Hale. AIdTiCh
tuIOm, Daniel. Teller, GdllingeT and
Bacon. who had known Senator Allison
long and intimately, and served WiT1
hin through ali manner of stormy par
lamentary and legislative situari.0s
Senator Depew OF New York delivered
a brilliant eulOCy Of his fc~u7r- oa'-
league, and so. likewise. did Senator
lodge Senator Til!man of South Caro-
lima uttered sentiments OF the .a
REGARD and affection TO. SEE.
son. and paid him a tribute 60.
that IS seldom heard from the lips OF a
speaker so bitter and sarcastic I'm E--
hate as is the wielder Of the nlt-.-g--
from the Palmetto State
Opening Address.
Senator Deliver. IN ts- s....
Dress, reviewed with care the bisto-z.
of Senator Allison, and gave an f-.
estinE outline of his career d. ..s.
that II Senator Allison had served r7tr
March g. this year, he would have conn
pieted thirty-siX wears Of unin-e--..-.-f
service in the Senate With q break Of
uHiy Two years, ne served ia Congress
49, nan 30. LoFly-1hree years. He was
ooI9 az Perry Ohio. March . 1890. and
az Inc time or his death, August 4 1905
y as approaching eighty wears oF . o.
seer teLfli1S 70 mis- long senate service,
9tHted term OF office not only gave b, .
later years an extraordinary in
4Lehce III the leadership of national ar .
Ldils, plt niaue his Old ace uecllIis-I-- .
venerable surrounding him with Ffbe .
reverence OF mis- colleagues ana Of am .
VINO were his cO-WorkerS i'm the admin .
IS e. alloa or National Government"
senator DolllNeT referred 10 tba fact
1hAt senator AilisOu's extraordinary .
SNOW cage or the revenue system of the .
tnlted states was founded iu his sec
o4d term as d member of the House .
Wlsn ne was appointed 20 the WAYS .
ana Means Committee. He also nofnfe5
DuJ tHaJ ne was the author of The re-
Iorm In the internal taxation laws o.
the United States bv which fha rr5-r4s
connected with the taxation or erfrf+r
were removed
Framed District Laws.
Senator DOuiver commented t-o M,
Ele fact that il was not reuersrr,.
Known that Senator Allison was fine
Kramer Of the present government az
the District Of Columbia. .'On urfnciulee
that have not only worked we'll hara
but have become the basis Of q reform
IN municipal government which now
promises TO be general throughout rba
CHlted states. Yet few citizens OF The
District, even among those whose Nom
oriea 20 back 10 the time when the
y auoHal Government was operated for
tAe 5euenL or contractors and lorgT 4
politicians ever think Of SeDarO- am 1
son ID connection with The reforms 4
,, ~ maze Jhe modern city Of WASH
Probably the most striking state1e~t
made by Senator DOlIiver was rFsf - /
w. la reality William b. Allison that
cut or which William J.. Mc<iuIezr cot
lAe credit This bin, fashioned lru5r- .
,he direction OF Senator Allison. a. |
member or a subCOmmirtae az rE. 9
ate Finance Committee. fn he l-,... 80
preceding the revision Of 1eoq 80
AIKEN up BY the Ways and Means Com,
'ulttees aN11 with minor alterations
passed into history as the Mc<inicv
law Of 1890.
Relates Reminiscence. G
Senator Cummius. who closed tra .e..- q
osics. and who. though he and Sers cd
tor Allison were political rivals COR. J
neudcd the dead statesman fr ~. "a
NHr7nest and most eloquent terms fs q,
ated one rem.uisccuce that eb0v..g ~
low Senator Allison loved lis WORT I'M e
ne Senate lie saIo. About the nrer n
II the year 1889, Nr McKiBlev. as C.
reside intellect, commissioned me roI
lear au invitation 20 Senator Allison
% be Secretary Of state, and euf0ireT u
'I IHc strongly tie necessity of sra- ?.
sestlng 10 senator Allison Thar ft MAS y
ais duty 10 accept tine place Tu q ION. ].
PERSONAL interview, I pressed tHfs I'D = F.
lad been asked To- do And ! ebafI Ia
lever forget the reply I received TI =
vas n tender expression of The arracff0s. o.
.e felt f9I his fcliDW-meubers ar 49, %
senate 0f the friendships ana fHrir1arfI-
nat had grown up through "a Irro r.
curse Of years. Of the faith and f-lls4 ,,
De- had ia them, and they iu him ~ -
DE impossibility Of seveTiug the b1p6[ pa
which time had knitted. and Of tEe al
csc and pleasure with which He oar-
rrmcd tho duties so familiar. and E.-
e summed IB aI these fIf.r-- a.