The Washington times., 1911-01-05
All Washington Will Be
Represented At K Street
Residence.
SPECIAL TRAIN WILL
BEAR THE BODY HOME
Interment Saturday Will Follow
Simple Ceremony At Elkins'
Presbyterian Church.

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blow which death had delivered to
friends, associates, and co-workers of
many years.
Senator Scott Shocked.
Immediately after the invocation Sem
ator Lodge rose and moved that when
the Senate adjourn It be until noon on
Monday.
When he was seated, Senator Scott
OF West Virginia, colleague Of Mr.. Ell
kins, rose.
The broken voice and quavering hand
of Senator Scott told too plainly of the
shock which he had sustained. He has
himself only recently recovered, in part,
from a long and severe illness. and only
the necessities of the occasion and the
burden of the sad duty that had fallen
to him, brought him to his seat today.
In few words, every one of which
was uttered with an effort, Senator
Scott said 1t had become his sad duty
TO announce the death of his colleague,
Senator Stephen Benton Elkins, at u
O'Clock last night.
The loss is a very profound personal
one to me-" he said. 1T ends a re-
markable career Of usefulness in both
public and private life, throughout
which Senator Elkins always devoted
his energies and efforts to those things
which he conscientiously believed right.
His loss is a severe one to the country
while to the State of West Virginia,
which he had. so long served and in so
many capacities, 1t is the most serious
she could have experienced"
Committee Named.
Senator Scott's voice broke several
times, and it seemed as If he would not
be able to finish his statement. Finally
controlling himself, however, he offered
RI fha
sorrow with which the Senate receives
announcement of the death of a men,
her, and asking that the Chair be di-
Tected to name a committee to repre-
sent the Senate at the funeral
The resolution being adopted, Vice
President Sherman announced the fol-
lowing committee:
Senators Hale and Frye of Maine,
Aldrich Of Rhode Island, Cullom of
Illinois, Gallinger OF New Hamp-
Of Georgia, Tillman of South Caro-
lima, Kean of New Jersey, Bailey of
Texas, Foster of Louisiana. Stone of
Missouri, Crane Of Massachusetts,,
land, and Root of New York.
The Senate then, on motion Of Sem
ator Scott as a further mark of re-
spect, adjourned.
House Takes Action.
Immediately after the routine business
of the House had been disposed of, Rep
resentstive Gaines, dean of the West
Virginia delegation, announced the
deathof Senator Elkins, and offered a
resolution providing for the immediate
adjournment OF the House out of re-
spect to the memory of the Senator,
who served in the House before his
election TO the Senate.
The resolution was adopted without
debate ana Speaker Cannon was Gut lor-
lied to appoint a committee to repre-
sent the House at the funeral of Senator
Elkins.
This committee will be appointed late
this afternoon, and will accompany the |
body of Senators to the funeral at the |
residence tomorrow and to Elkius, w. |
Va, where the body will be inferred.
The death of Senator Elkins, assuring |
as II does, that after March West |
Virginia will be represented by two |
Democratic Senators, has impressed |
anew the revolution in the Senate's |
personnel, which is going on. Senator |
Aldrich and Hale may now be said to !
be the only survivors of that remark |
able group Of elder statesmen who a |
few years ago completely dominated the |
upper chamber.
The deaths of Allison and OrvilIe H. !
Plat, of Connecticut, the resignation of !,
John c. Spooner, and now the death of |
Senator Elkins, with other changes that !
have recently taken place, have made |
the Senate body that could hardly |
The conflict Of different interests and |
personalities for control will be the |
more marked and the more important |
because after March the Republican |
majority will probably not be over six |
or seven, and it will be easily possible |
for the so-called progressive Repubn-
cans, In coalition with the Democrats |
TO dominate the body.
Take for example the important Cons
mittee on Interstate Commerce, of which
Senator Elkins was chairman. Senator
Cullom Of Dlinois becomes ranking |
member, but is understood not to de- |
sire the Craftsmanship.
Aldrich Is Next.
Senators Aldrich and Kean follow in |
order, but both will retire from the
Senate after March T. This leaves Sen
ator Clapp of Minnesota the prospec-
tive chairman. He has been an insur-
gent of the insurgents. but the prob
abilities are that he will become chair
man, and it is even calculated that the
insurgents may secure control of the
committee.
Projecting this analysis of the per-
the. entire Senate, it is easy to realize
how sweeping will be the effect >of
the numerous changes that have
takcn or are soon to take place.
Concerning the succession to SEN
ator Elkins from West Virginia, very
little can be predicted at this time II
Even since election a bitter fight for
the seat OF Senator Scott has been
going on among the Democrats of the
Legislature.
Probably the leading candidates at
this time are Messrs. Chiffon, Clarence
situation may be greatly complicated
by the death of Senator Elkins or on
the other hand, 1t may be simplified If
any two of the present candidates are
able to make a combination that will
control the situation.