Show CONGRSSMAN CUSHMAN VICTIM Of PNEUMONIA An Able Representative Who Had Gained Fame In the House Not Only as a Humorist But a Man of Ability New York Francis W Cushman representative In congress from Tacoma Ta-coma Wash and recognized us tho house humorist succumbed to an attack at-tack of pneumonia at Roosevelt hospital hos-pital Tuesday morning Juno 6 At the bed side at the time wore besides the doctor and nurses United States Senator Samuel Piles of Washington and Andrew S Burleigh of this city a lifelong friend Congressman Cushman underwent an operation a short time ago and pneumonia resulted While Representative Cushmnn possessed pos-sessed unchallenged the title at house humorist he was universally regarded as far more than that His high ability was recognized by Speaker Cannon in committee appointments ap-pointments particularly in his selection selec-tion to fill a vacancy on the ways and means committee nt a time when a great tariff bill was to be reported to till house for consideration One striking thing about Representative Represen-tative Cushman was that he never displayed his gift of humor to the house for Its amusement but always with a view of Impressing his views more torcibly upon that body In contrast with humorists who have passed Into history his fame does not rest on a single speech His maiden effort In the house attracted so much attention to him that over thereafter he gained a hearing as soon as he nipse Ha style of expression and his homely appearance had quite as much to do wIth tho effect as humorous humor-ous lemarks Ont of his first speeches to attract attention touched on the effects of the panic of 1893 In describing the Impoverished Im-poverished condition to which his constituents were reduced he said thf wtrp forced tn llytj on clams washed ashore by the Incoming tide ynelrstomaeho1 he concIudedrosB I and Ml with therjsin and falling of I the itld r He will probably be long remembered by reason of the effectiveness effec-tiveness of his humor In the debates on the Payne tariff bill In the house His speech In defense of retaining the duty on lumber secured several additional addi-tional vote son the schedule Cush mans acquiescing to a rule for a vote on the Payne bill with reduced rates on lumber assured Its passage The Washington congressman was said to have looked more like Lincoln Lin-coln than any other public man of recant re-cant years In summing up his career once he said he had been a water boy section harid cowboy school teacher lawyer and congressman He was In congress for more than ten years |