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1928 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 6485 attempts must necessarily be, their sincerest regret at the passing from SENATE time into eternity of their distingui~ fellow member, United States Senator ANDRIEUS A. JoNES, and their deep sympathy for the bereaved MoNDAY, .April16, 1928 family. Because of his warm heart, his interest in the welfare of his fellows, ReY. James W. Morri~ D. D., assistant rector of the Church his love :tor his profession and all engaged therein, Senator JoNEs had of the Epiphany of the city of Washington, offered the follow formed a close personal friendship with every attorney practicing at the ing prayer: Las Vegas bar; many such friendships bearing the test of long years Almighty and everlasting God, high and ·mighty ruler of the and growing even deeper. But whether the relationship extended over universe, who dost from Thy throne behold all the dwellers one year or forty, there is not a lawyer in the city or district who does upon earth, graciously condescend to us who come now before not feel a deep sense of personal loss in the death of Senator Jo:sEs. Thy Divine 1\Iajesty to praise Thee and to worship Thee. Now when hls abilities are being everjwhere extolled, when the Accept the adoration of our hearts and receive our grateful greatest of the land unite to do him honor, resolutions are being adopted, acknowledgment of the abounding blessings that Thou bast which we sincerely ind'orse, dealing with his achievements, high charac -vouchsafed to us and to our great Nation. ter, broad statesmanship, and splendid qualities, we, the associates of Look with favor upon Thy servants, who assemble in this the profession he so highly honored, the intimates of the home town he place charged with grave responsibilities affecting the peace, so deeply loved, tbe friends of the family whose sorrow is our sorrow, welfare, and ordered governance of our country. feel that it is fitting that we should confine ourselves Chiefly to the Endue them with wisdom and spiritual understanding, with ~rsonal and professional relationship. devotedness and undiscouraged patience in the discharge of As the members of the Las Vt>gas bar, mourning that his presence their high tasks. Grant that they may both perceive and know shall no more be with us, we shall evt>r carry into our work and our what they ought to do, and also have grace and power faithfully life the inspiration of his high ideals, tireless industry and unswerving to fulfill the same. devotion to ethical principles. We ask it all in bumble acknowledgment of our own unde As citizens of Las Vegas, who can appreciate more fully his public servings, but with sincere dependence upon the perfections and spiritcdneE!s, his loyalty, his worth to the community; as residents o:f compassions of Thy Son, Jesus Christ our Saviour. Nt>w Mexico, who can understand more clearly his devotion to the interests of the State through a period of nearly half a century ; as The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the pro loya., components of this great American commonwealth, who is there ceedings of Friday last, when, on request of Mr. CuRTIS and to take more pride than ourselves in the notable public actions that have by unanimous . consent, the further reading was dispensed with made the name of ANDRIEUS A. JoNEs well-nigh a household word through and the Journal was approved. out the land? But,' in the personal equation, as friends., who could so MESS.AGE FROM THE HOUSE well know his kindness of heart, his generosity, his readiness at all A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Halti times to serve his fellow man, it is all in liis motto--" He profits most gan, one of its clerks, announced that the House had agreed who serves the best "-it is all in his creed : to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 4702) to So many words, so many creeds, remove the charge of desertion from the record of Benjamin S. So many ways that wind and wind, McHenry. Wben just the art of being kind The message also announced that the House bad passed the Is all this old world needs. bill ( S. 2900) granting pensions and increase of pensions to How words fail when we seek to. express the sympathy we feel for certain soldiers and sailors of the Civil ·war and certain the members of the bereaved family! We grieve with them, for though widows and dependent relatives of such soldiers and sailors, necessarily in lesse1• degree, yet in a very considerable measure, their with amendments, in wllicb it requested the concurrence of loss is our loss. the Senate. The message further announced that the House had passed The sincere sorrow throughout the State of New Mexico occa the following bills, in whlch it requested the concurrence of the sioned by the death of the Senator was a direct testimonial of Senate: the deep regard and esteem in which be was held by the citizens H. R. 12381. ·An act granting pensions and increase of pen of his adopted State. sions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Regular Army and We speak not of him because be may have acquired wealth or Navy, etc., and certain soldiers and sailors of wars othex than material success in his career, but rather in connection with the Civ.il War, and to widows of such soldiers and sailors; and what he stood for and what be accomplished, which made the H. R. 12875. An act making appropriations for the legislattve position of his fellow man better in the affairs of life, and branch of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, which gave a better spirit of consideration for the welfare of 1929, and for other purposes. all the people. His faithful service rendered is the most fitting eulogy, and gives him an enduring place in the history of his ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED State and of the Nation. There is no doubt but that the people The message also announced that the Speaker had affixed of New Mexico have lost one of their ablest citizens, and one his signatare to the following enrolled bills, and they were who bad been a devoted champion of their cause. sjgned by the .Vice President: ' At the funeral in his home town of Las Vegas there were no S. 3224. An act to extend the provisions of the forest ex lines of race, creed, or partisanship. All leaders of prominence Change act, approved. March '20, 1922 ( 42 Stat. 465), to the in the State were present to pay homage and honor to the Crater National Forest, in the State of Oregon; and · dead stateSIIlftn. Among them were the escort of eight United S. 3225. An act to enlarge the boundaries of the Crater States ·senators and ten Members of OOngress, the Governor of National Forest. New Mexico, and seven ex-governors. It has been truthfully O.ALL OF THE BOLL said that his neighbors not only took pride in his achievements, but loved him as a citizen. Among the mourners was ibe ven Mr. CURTIS. Mr. President, I suggest the absence 9f a erable Judge E. V. Long, 92 years old, the man who as a district quorum. judge in Indiana bad admitted the late Thomas W. Marshall The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will call the roll. to the prnctice of law. Judge Long, for four decades was a The legislative clerk called the roll, and the following Sena firm friend and political adviser of the deceased Senator. tors answered to their names: I appear to-day as one who sincerely mourns the death of Ashurst Fletcher McKellar Sheppard Bayard Frazier McLean Shipstead ANDRIEUB A. JONES, for I loved, respected, and admired him. I Bingham George McMaster looked upon him as a statesman of the first rank from out of Black Gerry McNary ~~~~sge the West, and I feel that in his death I suffered the personal Blaine Glass Mayfield Smith Blease Goff · Metcalf Steiwer loss of a firm friend. Borah Gooding Moses Step-hens Bratton Gould Neely Swanson Mr. MORROW resumed the chair as Speaker pro tempore. Brookhart Greene . Norbeck Thomas Broussard Hale Norris Tydings Bruce Barris Nye Tyson ADJOURNMENT Capper Hartison Oddie Vandenberg The SPEAKER pro tempore. In accordance with the resolu Caraway Hawes Overman Wagner · Copeland Phipps Walsh, Mass. tion previously adopted, and as a further mark of respect to Couzens ~!K~n Pine Walsh, Mont. tbe memory of the deceased, the House now stan.ds adjourned Curtis Johnson Pittman Warren until to-morrow, Monday, at 12 o'clock noon. Cutting Jones Ransdell Waterman Dale · Kendrick Reed, Pa. Wheeler Accordingly (at 2 o'clock and 35 minutes p. m.) the House Dill Keyes . Robinson, Ind. adjourned until to-morrow, Monday, April 16, 1928, at 12 o'clock Edge Kin<' Sackett noon. li'elil8 La ~ollette Schall 6486 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE APRIL 16 l\fr. CARAW.A.Y. I wish to announce that my colleague the with a banquet to Neval H. Thomas, head of the association, and a senior Senator from Arkansas [Mr. RoBINSON] is necessarily mass meeting at the Suburban Gardens Sunday, when Clarence Dar absent owing to illness. row wm be the principal speaker. The VICE PRESIDENT. Eighty-one Senntors having an swered to their names, a quorum is present. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 13, 1928. Hon. COLE L. BLEASEJ, SENATOR FROM OHIO United States Senate. 1\Ir. FESS. Mr. President, I present the credentials of CYRus DEAR Srn: In view of your recent utterances, as published in the LocHER.

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