Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-13
W. Washington
GIVES
HONOR TO ELNNS
Goth Houses Pay Tribute to
Memory of West Virginian
and Then Adjourn.

Washington, Jan. 7.-Senator Steph-
IN b. Elkins, of West Virginia. died al
midnight. At his bedside were his wife.
lis daughter, Katherine. and four sons,
David, Richard, Stephen and Blaine.
md the physicians. Death was due ro
~septicaemia, or blood poisoning. Ha
was conscious until within half an
lour of death.
Senator Elkins was 20 years Of age,
He was born in Ohio and taught school
n Missouri In his early days. During
he civil war. while he was a school
.eacher, he was captured by Quantrell's
ieath. it Is said, ave for the interven-
ion of Cole Younger. wh with -.
,rothers afterward became notorious as
1 bandit. When Younger and his outs
1t wee captured as murderers and
,ani Jbbers in Minnesota, Senator Els
tins labored persistentiy to secure theirs
'elease, In which he and others of their
friends were ultimately successful.
Washington. Jan. Both houses of
congress adjourned early today out of
aspect to the memory of Senator
stephen b. Elkins, of West Virginia,
who died in his residence here last
light. The Senate was in session only
six minutes, ~adjourning until Monday.
rhe House devoted q half hour to
pressing business and then adjourned
until noon tomorrow.
In the Senate, proceedings were COM
ined entirely to the announcement OF
he death OF the West Virginian by his
colleague, Senator Scott, and the pro-,
seeding incidental to the
nent.
Tribute of His Colleague.
Referring to Mr.. Elkins' brave fight
or his life, after q long illness, Sena-
,or Scott said his course in this mat
;er had been characteristic of him, as
ne had always fought and contended
nanfully for principles he believed to
be right. Then he added:
ITO me his death is personal. The
country suffers a great loss and West
Virginia, one OF h greatest sorrows
she could possibly have experienced"
After a resolution expressing the
5enate's profound sorrow had been
adopted, the following named senators
we're appointed a committee TO ac-
company the body to his late home at
Elkins, w. Va: Messrs. Scott, Hale,
Frye. Aldrich, Cullom. Gallinger.
lodge Bacon, T.,iTiaI, Rsari, Bailey
Foster, Stone, Crane, Carter, Smith.
Of Maryland. and Root.
In the House, announcement OF SEN,
itor Elkins' death was made by Repre-
sentative Gaines. of West Virginia.. Al
HUt50ao was AoPtC ~ tAio,
speaker to appoint q committee TO act
with the committee OF the Senate. This
committee had been announced when
The House at 1890 adjourned out OF
respect.
NORRIS AGAIN OPENS
FIGHT ON RULES
Washington, Jan. 7.-Representatiye
Norris, of Nebraska, today introduced
wo resolutions in the House, which
f put through, will largely revolution
re the practice there.
One resolution nrouidee ts.t :..-.
n COMMITTEES shall be matters OF pub
ic record. This would make execu-
he secrets In committee well nigh
impossible. In the ways and means
committee, for instance, the public
would know how the votes stood on
very proposition.
The other resolution provides hat
measures be caught up on calendar
Wednesday shall be read by title. The
effect OF this would be to prevent the
PRACTICAL knocking out OF Calendar
Wednesday by fnsistence on long bills
being read In full. The speaker is now
ioing this with the p~ostofice reorgani-