New Britain herald., 1918-03-08

possessed a constructive mind and was a statesman of the best and truest type. He abhored sham and hypocrisy. He had the courage or his convictions and would never com promise upon a~question of prlnclple' He had no sympathy for the dema- SoSuc or timeserver. As speaker and debater he was always ready, al- ways eloquent, keen and irrcslStlble Tn ] his logic---a veritable intellectual gladiator.
 MT. Hilps last appearance in the 1 house was on July 25 last, when he l rose to q question of privilege involv- l ing the constitutional rights of the ! house of representatives In the | course of a fve-minute talk he visor- ously assailed the attempt on the part of the senate to invade the preroc- atives of the house, and called atten- ton to the fact that under the con- stitution the power of issuing bonds and incurring. indebtedness must orig mate in the house of representa- tives. 1 The day before the secretary of the treasury had appeared before the finance committee of the senate and proposed 5000, 100000 Of additional funds, part to be raised by bonds and part to be raised by certificates of indebtedness, matters within the function of the house to originate.
 Tn closing. he drew vigorous and prolonged applause when he said:
 l feel it my duty. MT. Speaker. to call the attention of the house of representatives to this invasion of it's prcroSatlVes, so that in the future, when such bill comes to us for con- sideration, if nobody else does it. will move to send it back as MT. Sereno E. Payne once did under sim liar circumstances, and the house re- fused to consider it. | think we ought to stand on our rights and have this business attended to more promptly than it has been attended to. If I am not mistaken, I have the support Of the republican memb bers of this house in standing by the admin istration during the war. but we want 10 do 1t legally, fairly. and squarely and l therefore call the attention of the house to this invasion of our pre- rogatiyes.'
 The story of his life is the story of d boy reared from good New Eng land stock, who early learned the value of time and the value of a dol
 
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 but not so with F.. J. Hill. Hn turned stumbling blocks into stepping stones and could succeed where others failed. All his life he was 8 student of men and things and was never satisfied With superficial knowledge of any thing. He was an encyclopedia of information. He has carved for him. self an enduring name in the history of his country and his work will be lesson and an inspiration to the young mon of this nation through the coming years. With many things vet undonc. with many splendid dreams yet unrealizcd. with his intellectual powers still undimmed. he passed from this earthly abode, leaving as q rich heritage a splendid record of accom- mplshnent and the memory Of q 1ife well spent
 Augustine Ip1ergan
 MT. LonerGan, MT. Speaker, it W1s not my privilege to know Ebene- ger J. Hill intimately. 1 first met him five years ago. put from the opening of tho slxty-fifth congress to tho time of his illness I was associat- cC with him on several occasions and had opportunity to observe his work :. a legislator.
 He was com panionabie man, ready and effective in debate, a lead ol not only in his own party but in the house, His record stands cut as one of service and achievem ent. His "rpointm ent to the ways and means committee was a merited cognition of his ability.
 MT, Hill was always informed be- cause he was always a. student. With unfiasSing industry he applied to every new problem the test of ex- rcrience of years. There was not subject of financial or economic i'm portancc which might affect the wei fare of his district, his state, or his country on which he was not in formed. He worked always with di- re ectness of purpose and sureness of plan. He believed that a public of flee IS d public trust.
 ITO his duties he was ever faithful and in this. he was true to the best tra ditions of New England.
 The power of New England in the congress of the United States has elways been recognized. In April 1910. the lion. Thetus W. Sims of Tennessee, present chairman of the house committees on interstate and foreign commerce, quoted from an article in the Kansas City Times, in hich it was pointed out that the az grcssiveness, the sa gacity. the cour- age of the people of New England commanded admiration, for despite a, sterile soil and an inhospita ble climate they controlled the politics