The Washington times., 1922-12-01
Mann TRIBUTE
>PLANNED|N
CAPITOL
President and Supreme Court
To Join Congress in Honor
of Dead Legislator.

A national tribute. such as has
seldom been accorded a member OF
Congress, will be paid tomorrow to
Congressman James r. Mann, vet
eran Illinois member of the House,
who died at his home here last
night after a quarter Of a century
service in Congress.
Plans made today call for an off,
cial funeral, the services to be held
In the hall Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives at 2 p. m. tomorrow, 1t.
tended by the President members
Of the Cabinet. and the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Sermons will be preached by the
Rev. James Shera Montgomery,
chaplain of the House, and the Rev.
James f. Freeman, rector of the
Church Of the Epiphany
To Accompany Body Home.
Committees of the Senate and
House will be named during the
day to accompany Representative
Manns body to Chicago. These
committees will include the Illinois
delegation in Congress and old
friends of the former Republican
leader.
Members of the Cabinet expressed
sorrow over the death OF Mann
when they assembled al the White
House for their bi-weekly meeting.
I'm the death of James r. Mann"
Attorney General Daugherty said.
the country has lost one Of the
finest legislators in it's history.
Few men Of the present day knew
more about the Government than
he. His death was a great shock
to me and the entire official family
in Washington"
Mann's indefatigable labors in be.
half of the ship subsidy bill which
was passed by the House on We'd
nesday are thought to have had
much to do with his collapse. From
his sick bed In the suite at the
Highlands. he telephoned several
times while the measure was being
subjected to hot debate that he
would come to the Capitol and vote
in spite of his illness. His condi-
tion on the day of passage, how
ever. precluded this.
Was Power In Congress.
The body will be taken to Chi
cago. Mann's home town. and
buried beside that II his son, who
died four years ago.
Mann. while he failed to gain the
crown Of the speakershfp when
the Republicans came into power.
was truly power behind the
throne. He was given the chair
manship Of the most important
committee on committees. He was
at the heixhth Of his sway In the
present Congress.
James r. Mann never was defeat
ed for election to the lower house
since he entered the national politi.
cal arena in 1896 as Congressman
from the Second district OF Illinois.
He was regarded as one of the best.
informed men who ever sat in the
body.
He was born on q farm near
Bloomington. H., October 20, 1856.
Graduating from the university in
1875, he took a law course at the
Union College of Law, Chicago. gain
ing his degree in 1881. He became
alderman for the Thirty-second ward
Of Chicago in 1888. and later waged
successful battle against the ring.
as a champion for the Municipal
Voters League.
A Fearless Legislator.
In 1894 he was temporary chair.
man Of the Republican State con.
vention, and later came to Congress
from the old First district, now the
Second.
Fearless and broad knowledge
characterized his service In Wash
ington, and he was a generous op.
ponent. When the Speakership OF
the House was conferred on Con.
gressman Gillett Of, Massachusetts
Mann was offered the leadership Of
his party, but declined. As chair,
man Of the Committee on Commit,
tees, he was the guiding spirit In
assignment of members. He was re-
olect "a af tho Novavoher polla