Evening star., 1942-12-13
Capital Side|ights
By VIII P. Kennedy.

Colleagues said good-by on Thursday
to Representative Albert L. Vreeland,
Republican, of New Jersey, who resigned
from the House to be sworn in as a major
in the Intelligence Corps. He entered the
Army as reserve officer last year. re-
turned to his duties in the House on
July Is, but did not seek reelection be-
cause of his intention to go into service.
In his farewell speech he emphasized
the kindness shown him by Chairman
Hatton w. Summers of the Judiciary
Committee, on which he had served.
Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin
voiced the sentiments Of the entire
House, saying: He has done a splendid
Job here. He has been outstanding in
his work and has won the respect and
esteem Of all his associates. He leaves
to join in the war service, and we wish
for him the fullest measure OF success"
Others who spoke in eulogy Of Mr.. Vree-
land were: Representatives Earl
Michener, Republican, of Michigan; Jen-
nings Randolph, Democrat, of West Vir-
ginia; Donald H. Mclean and Robert w.
Kean, both Republicans, of New Jersey.
The first presidential address ever
made to Congress in Washington. the
farewell address of President Adams,
December 3, 1900, was emphatic about
the necessity for military and naval
preparations. 1t declared that it would
be "a dangerous imprudence to abandon
those measures of self-protection to
which violence and the injustice of
others may again compel US to resort.
SeaSonable and systematic arrange
mentS-for defensive war are "a wise
and true economy" The Navy is de-
scrlbed as particularly important. coast
defenSes are urged and the manufacture
Of domestic arms is recommended in
order to "superccde the necessity of
future importationS" The extension Of
the national judiciary was pressed as Of
primary importance to the public
safety
This speech was written by John
Marshall, then serving both as Secretary
of State and Chief Justice who also was
pinch hitting as President while Adams
was at the bedside of his sick wife in
Baintree, Mass. The latter part, re-
garding extension of the judiciary, was
taken care of by joint action Of Adams
and Marshall during the closing hours
of the Adams administration, which
gave rise to the clamor against mid
night judges In order to accomplish
this, Marshall served for one day only
March 4, 1901, and for a special pur-
pose as Secretary of State in the
cabinet of his btterest enemy, Thomas
Jefferson, at whose request he admin
istered the oath of office.
Adams, in Baintree, wrote to Marshall
on September 27 1900, asking for his
sentiments as soon as possible in writ
ing as to what the President should
say to Congress. Three days later, when
this first request was not yet half way to
Washington, Adams, apparently forget
full OF this first letter. again urged
Marshall to advise him as regards his
forthcoming farewell address to the Ma
tional Legislature Marshall not only
favored the President with his "senti-
ments,' but wrote every word Of the
speech which Adams delivered to Con-
gress and sent it in such haste to the
distressed Chief Magistrate that he did
not even make copy. Adams changed
only one word, much for "such," and
omitted an adjective great"
Marshall wrote two speeches for
~,
writing and preserved in the Adams
manuscripts. The undelivered speech is
considered by research students to be
the better one. 1t was written before
the French treaty arrived and was not
applicable to the state of American rela-
tions with France when the Congress
convened Marshall likewise wrote for
Adams two brief, separate addresses to
the Senate and the House The original
manuscripts of these speeches, in
Marsha1's handwriting, are notable only
as evidence of Adams confidence in
Marshall at this most irritating period
OF his life, says Albert J. Beveridge in
his classic work THE Life Of John
Marshall"
During the Jefferson administration
religious services were held every Sunday
afternoon IN the hall Of the House of
Representatives Qater kr own as Statu-
ary HalD. which always vas crowded on
these occasions. WilheLnus B. Bryan
records in his history of the National
| Capital: The tllrong did not come to
worship, It appears; seemingly the legis-