Show WHEN A congressman DIES when a congressman dies the house solemnly passes a resolution of acknowledgment know and then adjourns rut but usually by common consent the resolution Is held on the speakers desk until the business of the day has been completed and at about 5 or aso the resolution Is read passed and the house stands adjourned the resolution always runs the same it reads resolved that th louse hns has heard with profound sorrow it tile the death of lion hon sir mr blank a representative from the state of resolved Ke solved that the clerk communicate these resolutions to the senate and transmit a copy thereof to tile of the deceased resolved that as a further mark of respect this house do now nd adjourn journ few things are permitted to interfere with the business of the house the work goes grinding on through the hie weeks and months the house bouse passes laws setting apart holidays that others may rest and celebrate and revere the memory of notable men but the house goes on with the he nation business without resting or celebrating the house evide evidently rilly thinks that the best beet respect it can pay to the memory of the count rys coubles non nou blas bles anil and its ita o own oan an dead Is to go on with its important work and so it does usually occasionally if business Is not too pressing and if the deceased member wits more or less t tile the resolution pe I 1 passed soon aflfe the house meets at noon and when that happens I 1 dare say that most of tle tie I 1 members feel a good deal as tile lie schoolboy feels when a leauber or a fellow pupil dies and school Is dismissed they enjoy getting a day ott seventeen members embers re are usually appointed to attend the funeral and arid when a member dies in office lie Is likely to have a notable gathering at his graveside A day Is st set apart when those who knew him bim best beet oar eloquent tribute to his work find memory here again the economical tendency of congress la Is shown as the be day set Is always a sunday when other oilier business la Is not up tor for consideration the speeches delivered on this occasion are published in the congressional record and a little booklet containing them Is made up each member being given a few copies the other day I 1 looked up a copy of one of these memorials for a gentleman in pueblo it was the memorial address on the life and character of james N burns of missouri delivered Febri february yary 23 ISSO although this was over 33 3 sears ears ago I 1 was surprised to note how many gentlemen spoke on that day whose names are well known to us of this day and some of the addresses are notable examples of eloquence ex speaker henderson dockery holman linan randall breckenridge butterworth stone grosvenor cockrell voorhees hale gorman german and vest surely an array of brilliant names it Is customary for congress to vote a years pay to the widow of a oe de ceased member there are many deaths in congress I 1 am told about eighteen a year and the hag flag on the house ollice office building flies at halt half mast a good leal deal of the time in the present congress there have been bee twelve deaths and it Is only about halt half over they are arc as follows fred L blackmon of alabama samuel if taylor of arkansas john A elston of california william E mason of illinois william 11 frankhauser of michigan charles ia F van do de water of california henry D flood of virginia prince J kuhlo kulanna Kalan la caole of hawaii lucian W parrish of texas and samuel M brinson of north carolina two of these members committed suicide and two were killed in automobile accidents over oter in the senate when a death occurs the governor of the state appoints a senator to fill the vacancy until the next nest regular state election A constitutional tut tnt ional amendment has been suggested to provide that vacancies in the house should be fil ledIn like manner such an arrangement would save tho the states much money which special elections necessarily cost |