The Washington herald., 1914-08-09

on the immediate necessity Of building
UP an American mercantile marine.
The Presidents health. II was stated AZ
the White House. is as good as could be
expected under the circumstances
senate Committee Named.
The Senate will be represented at the
funeral by a committee composed Of the
Vice President and the senior Senator
from each state. The Senate yesterday
adopted the following resolutions Of
condolences:
That the Senate is deeply sensible OF
the grief whHh overspreads the nation
Following, the death. at the White
House. of one who so rarely exemplifed
the highest qualities OF American wife.
mother and woman. and hereby extends
to the President and his family its heart
felt sympathy in this hour of their at
Fiction.
That a committee, consisting of the
Vice President, as chairman, and the
senior Senator from each STATE, be ap-
pointed TO attend the funeral services as
representatives OF the Senate.
That a copy Of these resolutions be
transmitted TO the President"
The Senate committee Will consist OF
Vice President Marshall and Senators
Bankhead, Alabama: Ashurst, Arizona;
Clarke, Arkansas: Perkins, California;
Thomas, Colorado: BraBdegee, Connect
cut: du Pont Delaware; Fletcher, Flori-
da; Hoke Smith. Georgia; Borah, Idaho;
Lewis, Illinois; S.Iively, Indiana; Cum
minis, Iowa; Brlstow. Kansas; James,
Kentucky; Thornton, Louisiana; johnson.
Maine: Smith. Maryland; Lodge, Massa-
chusetts; Smith, Michigan: Nelson. Min
pesota; Williams, Mississippi; Stone. Mis-
souri,; Myers, Montana; Hitchcock, Ne
braska: NewIands. Nevada; Gallinger.
New Hampshire: MARITIME, New Jersey;
Catron, New Mexico; Root, New York;
Simmons, North Carolina; McCumber,
North Dakota; Burton, Ohio; Gore. Okla
homa; Chamberlain. Oregon; Penrose'
LippiIt, Rhode Island; Till
MANN, South Carolina; Crawford, South
Lea, Tennessee; 'Culberson.
Texas: Smoot, Utah. Dillingham;, Yer
mont; Martin, Virginia; Jones, wash
ington: Chiffon, West Virginia; La Fol-
Ictte, Wisconsin; Clark, Wyoming.
House to be Represented.
The committee from the House to at
tend the funeral appointed by Speaker
Clark consists CT the Representative
from each State VINO has served longest.
together with Representative Gordon Lee,
Of the Rome. Ga. district. The list Is
is follows:
Representative Payne. of New York;
Jones, of Virginia: Bartholdt, Of Mis-
souri,; Cooper. Of Wisconsin: Gtllett, Of
Bartlett, Of Georgia:
Sparkman, of Florida; Underwood, OF
Alabama; Talbot, of Maryland: Brous-
sard of Louisiana: Butler of Pennsyl- |
yania; Hamilton. of Michigan: Henry OF
Texas; Mann, of Illinois; Sims of Ten |
lessee; Stevens. OF Minnesota; MoDden |
Of Wyoming; Finley, of South Carolina;
daugen, Of Iowa; Small. Of North Caro- |
ina: Gambler, of Mississippi; Hughes, OF
West Virginia: Burke, of South Dakota; |
Kahn, of California; Campbell, of Kan |
sas; Howell, Of Utah: Humphrey, Of
Washington: Kinkaid. of Nebraska;
sherley, OF Kentucky: Dixon. OF Indiana; |
Floyd, of Arkansas: French of Idaho;
sherwood, OF Ohio: Carter, OF Oklahoma;
Guernsey. OF Maine; Hamill. of New Jer-
;ey; Hawley, of Oregon: Plumley. Of
Vermont; Taylor. of Colorado; Ferguson.
If New Mexico; Hayden, Of Arizona;
Ielgesen. Of North Dakota; O'Shaugh-
lessy OF Rhode Island; Roberts, Of Ne
ada; Brockson, of Delaware; Reilly. of
Connecticut, and Evans, of Montana
Delegates Kalanianaole. OF Hawaii. and
OF Alaska, and Commits
toner's ouezon, of the Philippines, and
RIVERA, of Porto Rico.
1t was announced at the White House
'eSLeTQdy dlIefHOOn NHdl all SONSI hiiitHN
and other branches of the
government work would be closed tomor-
ow and Tuesday, after 1 p. m. each
lay. This closing order will effect such
,arts of the government as the Govern
nent Printing Once and the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Baron Chinda, the Japanese Ambas-
ador. called upon Secretary Bryan to-
ay to request him to express to the
President the deepest regrets of the
Iikado for the death of Mrs. Wilson.