The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-21
CONGRESS HONORS
ALLISON'S MEMORY
EulogieS Delivered on Sen
ator Latimer and Repre-
sentative Wiley.

Eulogies in honor Of Senator William
Boyd Allison of Iowa, Representative
Ariosto A. Wiley Of Alabama. and Sen
ator Asbury Q. Latimcr of South Caro-
lima were held in the House this after
noon. Many members CT the House
spoke and the eulOgies lasted nearly the
entire afternoon. Representative Walter
I. Smith of Iowa was Speaker pro tenn
pore. while the eUlogics were I'm prog
Sess.
Senator Allison, by reason of mis- pro-
tractcd service in Senate and House.
breaking tie record for length OF ser>-
ice. was the subject of euIoEics of an
unusual nature. All OF the Iowa mem
berS OF the House spoke. Champ Clark
Of Missouri, leader of the minority. de-
livered a touching tribute TO senator
Allison Speaker Cannon also spoke
in eulogy of the dead Senator. The list
OF the speakers on Senator Allison from
Iowa, includes Representatives Hepburn,
Hull. Dawson, Cousins, Smith, Hub
bard, Conner, Haugen, BirdSall, Ken
nedy, and Hamilton.
Dawson's Tribute.
Representative Dawson was for years
private secretary to Senator Allison. and
for this reason more than usual I'm.
terest attached to what he said of his
old-time chief. one Of the facts he set
forth concerning Senator Allison was
that the latter was the author OF the
much-discussed tin-plate schedule in the
Mckinley bill.
1T is a matter Of record" said Mr..
Dawson, that Senator Allison was the
author of this particular schedule. It
will be recalled that the Democrats had
control of the House in the Fiftieth
Congress. and under the leadership OF
Roger q. Mills Of Texas this House
passed what is known as the Mills hin
a complete revision of the tariff The
oil went to the Senate and was re-
1eTred 10 the Finance Committee.
The Republicans had control OF the
Senate in that Congress, and when this
Dill was reported to the Senate. July 81,
1883, by Senator Allison, the House bill
was all stricken out and in its place was
a revision of the tariff based on the
principle Of protection. An entirely
new bill had been drafted by the FL
nance Committee, and in that bill APP
peared the first attempt TO put duty
on tin plate.
fUte failed of enactment. the two houses
Icing unable to agree In the succeed
5ng. Congress the Republicans had a ma
jority in both the House and Senate,
October I, 1890 That bill. as reported
10 the House and finally passed, con-
tanned the tin plate paragraph
Selecting Committees.
Mr. Dawson told Of Senator Anison's
method of selecting the Republican
Steering Committee. He said:
With approximately sixty Republican
Senators. they were divided geographic
Cany into groups of six, beginning with
New England and going through TO
the Pacific coast. From each Of these
groups of SIX Senators he selected one
member OF the steering committee.
thus giving to every section OF the
country a representation upon this gov
erning committee. II was this unfailing
spirit OF fairness, coupled with wisdom
and unerring judgment that ena bled
MIN to do great things.
Representative Cousins told OF his
trip abroad with Senator Allison about
a year before the Senator death.
Even when nearly eighty years Of
age said he che was a most interest
ing companion. better than most Of the
young men Of our day. because his mem
DRY was stored with riCn and vivid
"reminiscences of early days and Of pub
Tic life and characters. The prOpricties
Of this occasion do rot offer OppOr-
tunities for details Of his converse tons.
hut the memory of them shall never be
ubliterated.
Representative Hepburn. who has
served twenty-five years il the House.
offered striking tribute TO the memory
OF MI Allison
Representative Remembered.
Representative Wney.s memory was
fittingIy remembered by addressed by
Representatives Underwood Taylor. ana
others OF his own state. Representative
Parker OF New jersey. and others
Senator Latimer's memory was honor
ed by the South Carolina members gen
orally. who united 20 pay tribute to him
and there we're speeches by number