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Show REPRESENTATIVE BOUTELL EULOGISES LINCOLN Washington. Feb. 11. Near th close of the session of tho house today. Representative Boutclle.'of Illinois, delivered de-livered an eulogy on Abraham" Lincoln. Lin-coln. He spoke of Lincoln's entry Into the bodv as a member on December 6, 1847." Here in .thU house, ho said, attending to Its routine duties and responding re-sponding to numerous roll colls, Lincoln Lin-coln passed his fortieth birthday. Mr. Boutell said It was altogether fitting that there should bo put on tha records of tho hoise. "some memorial of the greatest member of this national assembly of the people's representatives." representa-tives." ' "So ruler." he said, "ever faced so hard a task, or one beset with so many prejudices as that which confronted Lincoln when he entered .upon tha presidency. During all bis term of service, he had to deal not only with open enemies, but with ' secret ,-foea, faithless friends and. unscrupulous rivals He endured the whips and scorns of time with unfailing patience-and patience-and serenity, sometimes diverting tho force of the heaviest blows with tho, shield of honor, and day after day he bore without a murmur a load or care-that care-that would have crushed a spirit tnax had not been noblr consecrated. When the "great conflict" was end-ed end-ed Mr. Boutell said, Lincoln had onli words of kindness and welcome for those that had taken arms against tho government, "and for the -cken north he cherished naught but feelings of tender compassion and brotherly affection. The universal verdict will be thai among the worlds greatest men for moral elevation and pure nobiiity of spirit, Abraham Lincoln had no peer." ' " |