TABLE OF CONTENTS Page. Prayer by Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D.____ Mr. Champ Clark, of Missouri.. Mr. James R. Mann, of Illinois Mr. Isaac R. Sherwood, of Ohio Mr. William A. Cullop, of Indiana Mr. Horace M. Towner, of Iowa.. Mr. Joseph J. Russell, of Missouri.... Mr. J. Hampton Moore, of Pennsylvania.. Mr. Joseph A. Goulden, of New York Mr. Clyde H. Tavenner, of Illinois. Mr. Sanford Kirkpatrick, of Iowa Mr. Charles O. Lobeck, of Nebraska 5,7 Mr. William N. Baltz, of Illinois - 89 Eulogy by Hon. Joseph J. Russell, of Missouri... Sermon by Rev. R. Ames Montgomery, pastor of First DEATH OF HON. IRVIN ST. CLAIR PEPPER PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MONDAY, December 22, 1913. The House met at 12 o'clock noon. The Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D., offered the following prayer: O Thou Infinite, Eternal, whose footsteps may be traced on land and sky and sea; whose creative, and re-creative hand, guided by infinite wisdom, power, and goodness, has left its impress on everything that is. All that we think or do are but imperfect imitations of what Thou hast done to perfection. The architect, the sculptor, the painter, the musician, the poet finds his model and receives his inspiration in the works of Thy hands. The real scientist, philosopher, statesman, philanthropist, teacher, all are students at Thy feet, and happy is the man who catches truth as it falls from Thy lips. In the thunderings of Sinai, in the Sermon on the Mount, in the parables of the Master, in the love poured out on Calvary is the heart of God writ in characters of living light. May we read with undimmed eyes, hear with unstopped ears, and feel the thrill of Thy presence in our hearts, and departing leave behind us footprints on the sands of time to the honor and glory of Thy holy name. And now, O Father, Thou hast touched deeply our hearts in the death of one of our Members, comfort us, and be especially near to his stricken family, inspire them with the hope of the immortality of the soul, that they may look forward to an everlasting reunion in the realms of joy and happiness. In His name. Amen. Mr. HAUGEN. Mr. Speaker, I have the solemn duty to announce to the House the death this morning of Mr. IRVIN ST. CLAIR PEPPER, a Member of the House of Representatives from the State of Iowa. Thus ends the life of a worthy young man, with years of useful, patriotic service, and universally loved and respected. At some future time I shall ask that a day be set aside that proper respect may be paid to his memory. I now offer the following resolutions, which I send to the desk and ask to have read. The Clerk read as follows: Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of Hon. IRVIN ST. CLAIR PEPPER, a Representative from the State of Iowa; Resolved, That a committee of 18 Members of the House, with such Members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to attend the funeral; Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions, and that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of the contingent fund of the House; Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the resolutions. The resolutions were agreed to. The Chair announced the following committee: Messrs. Connolly of Iowa, Kirkpatrick, Lloyd, Doolittle, Ashbrook, Tavenner, Russell, Lobeck, Thomas, Buchanan of Illinois, Haugen, Kennedy of Iowa, Good, Prouty, Towner, Woods, Sloan, and Slemp. |