Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-02
EXPRESSIONS OF REGRET OVER
DEATH OF SENATOR PENRosE.
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lowed.
Senator Penrose's body was taken this
morning to his home at Philadelphia, ac-
companied by his brother, Dr. Charles B.
Penrose and the senator's secretary. Fsi-
neral arrangements are to be made at
Philadelphia.
A special meeting of the senate finance
committee Is to be held tomorrow 10
determine measures for honoring Sena-
tor Penrose, who had been its chair
man for several years and an influential
member OF the committee for a genera
ton. The Pennsylvania delegation in
congress also is 10 meet for appropriate
action. Capitol flags win fly at half
mase for thirty days and the late sen
ator's seate on the front row Of the SEN
ate chamber will be draped IN mourn
! ing.
The impress OF Senator Penrosa's great
force Of character on legislative and po-
| litical events was voiced generally IN
statements today by his colleagues In
| Guiding leaders Of both parties.
| ST have known Senator Penrose for
many years and have been very closely
| associated with him In the senate" said
Senator Lodge. OF Massachusetts,. r=pub-
lican floor leader. He was ten years
after me az Harvard and never knew
| him until we were in the senate. He
was always q very kind and loyal friend
10 me during all these years and I shall
miss him very greatly He was a man
of strong character and very marked
ability. He had not only great hurno-
Of the most keen II some time sardonic
kind, bat HIS honor was all his own
His work in the senate was princi-
pally in regard to the tariff and financial
legislation. subjects OF which he was a
master. His high courage was never
more shown than in the wsy he faced
his long. severe illness, which would
have reduced most men 70 a condition OF
invalidisfn.
Il never say anything more pluci5y
than the way he went on with his Eorl
despite his suffering.
Senator Penrose held a very high 20
sition in the senate and Is q very gT-ea
loss TO that boy where his distinction
was fully recognized. His death will y,
felt not only in the senate by great.
in his state which he represented witt
so much power so many years"
Senator Underwood, OF Alabam, dem
ocratic leader. said:
'I was greatly distressed 10 hear o
Senator Penrose's death. He was
man OF great force and ability and IN
doubtedly one Of the foremost leaders o
his party in HIS name. His loss vii
be greatly relt by his colleagues, hi
lparty and his state"
Senator Penrose's important post a
chairman Of the senate finance commit
tee, with its generalship Immediately 0
the pending tariff bill and of subseauen
fiscal legislation. win be filed by sena
tor Porter J. McComber, of North Da
kota, another committee veteran. NJ
Penrose's death, republican leaders sal
rFV0 49,
delay in disposal OF tine tariff. the admin
istratiou allied debt funding and othe
bills.
The Craftsmanship mantle fails upo
Senator McCunber. who was the spon
scr OF the last soldiers bonus bin. b
virtue Of the senate seniority rule, ur
broken for many years.
Mr.. McCumber is the ranking repubII
] can and party leaders today said tha
he would undoubtedly be chosen. He
chairman OF the republican "steerin
committee" and comes IN for re-eiectio
next November
The republican vacancy on the financ
committee, according to the party
spokesman, probably will go to Senate
iFrelinghuysen, of New Jersey under III
lseniority rule. Senator Penrose also wa
q prominent member OF the immigration
naval and banking committees. all {
which will have vacancies Senator NJ,
Cumber's position as chairman Of II
pensions committee, It was said. prol
ably would go to Senator Elkins.
West Virginia
Senator Penrose's death derived hi
by a few months of that distinction {
statesmanship of having his name a
tached to a general tariff revision bill
He has worked for months on the pent
ing tariff measure. which Is schedule
for enactment during the present SCI
sion. His constant devotion to It an
the recent tax revision law was sai
by his friends to have taxed his wal
ing strength greatly. He also persona
tly handled the present emergency taari
act, together with committee directic
Of the allied funding bill. He was
powerful factor in the framing of Il
Payne Aldrich tariff act and leader
the OPPOSITION to the Underwood law
the last democratic administration.
At an early date both senate ar
house viii hold memorial services fl
Senator Penrose and possibly sinuitan
ously for his late colleague, the form.
| Senator Knox OF Pennsylvania, who dis
i emily hst October.