Show TWO SENATORS EULOGIZED fenton Benton enton and Blair Statues Accepted From State of Missouri Washing jn In May 19 The senate laid aside its regular business s this this af afternoon afternoon afternoOn t for the ceremony of ot accepting epting the statues st tu of H Ben Bem Benton ion n and Francis Frands P Blair which have hu e been placed in Statuary han hall of the capitol by the state of Missouri MissouriA A series of addresses were made be beginning ginning with one by Mr Vest who spoke eulogistically and eloquently of c both Benton and Blair No event he be said stId could go farther than tie the t e pre pIe presentation presentation of a statue of Francis Franci P Blair to the national capital by Ther the r state stat of ot Missouri MiSS urI to emphasize em e the tiie I fact that the memory of the war of the rebellion r had been wiped out In Indeed Ind died deed d ed both Benton tenton and Blair had de dc dei voted vot tid d their lives to tr the cau cause e of free sot soiL a aMr Mr Mr Vest V st was followed by Mr Hoar who eulogized Benton Beaton At the th of the speeches th the resolutions re accepting the statues of Benton and Blair were adopted The senate then proceeded to the I consideration of the resolution accept accepting acceptIng I ing In from the he G A R It the statue of I General Grant By special cial order of th s nate two of the galleries of or the th senate had been reserved for members of the G A R B Both were while by further special cial ial order the national officers of the thea G a A R B were admitted to the floor of tle senate aena C during the exercises at att t upon the he consideration of the resolution Mr Hansbrough presented a concur concurrent concurrent concurrent rent resolution similar to the one of offered offered offered earlier in the day in th house by Mr Ir McCleary and it was wits adopted A soldiers tribute to the a great sol soldier 5 1 dier was the brief speech of Hawley Conn He congratulated his comrades of the G A R upon the suc sue successful consummation tion of a great work and said s the noble gift was accepted with sympathy and gratitude Confederate on Grant After Atter a handsome eulogy by Mr Harris Hurls Mr Turley delivered a notable address from the viewpoint of a private j I vate soldier in the ranks of the confederate I erate army He said the th e sentiments of the people of the south had in re recent recent cent years changed toward Grant and I gradually had become me those of or cor cordiality and sen Bt em He never could I reach he saM seiti s Ji that t at inner chamber f the southern hearts That was i i occupied alone alo e by bythO byth th immortal Lee whom wh ml the people of the south s uth land loved because he was the very incarnation incarnation incarnation nation of their th lr Mr Turley suid id he did not think of Grant as a com corn commander commander mander wander or as a president pre ident so much as ashe ashe he bethought thought of him as the gallant sol soldier soldier soldier dier the friend of Lee and the pro protector protector protector of the private soldier of the con confederate federate army and as such a soldier he paid tribute to the memory of Grant Mr Turner spoke of Grant as the great silent sl ent soldier who bo lies upon the tIle bank of the Hudson Mr l r Carter paid pa l a 8 brief tribute to the nations greatest military chieftain and then Mr Allen I concluded the speechmaking with a review of General Grant from the view viewpoint viewpoint point of ofa a private soldier who served under him |