Memorial Services Held in the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: Together with Remarks Presented in Eulogy of Olin DeWitt T. Johnston, Late Senator from South Carolina |
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A. S. MIKE MONRONEY ADDRESS admiration Anderson County Baptist Church campaign Carolinians chairman champion Civil Service Committee colleague Columbia Committee on Post Congress Cotton Ed cotton mill courage death deep deepest sympathy Democratic Party devoted distinguished earned elected Governor farmer Federal employees fellow fought Gladys Government Governor of South Honea Path honor House of Representatives humble join knew labor late Senator OLIN leader legislation letter carriers lived lost loved miss Nation never forgot Office and Civil OLIN D OLIN DEWITT passing political career postal employees President privilege public servant public service Senate in 1944 Senate Post Office Senator from South Senator JOHNSTON Senator OLIN JOHNSTON senior Senator sincere sorrow South Caro South Carolina Spartanburg Speaker STON Strom Thurmond tenant farm term as Governor textile mills Thurmond tribute U.S. Senate University of South votes W. D. Workman Washington welfare wife Wofford College workingman
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Page 89 - Clerk will report the remainder of the resolution. The Clerk read as follows : Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, the House do now adjourn.
Page 76 - Let us not deceive ourselves — the very essence of a free Government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the benefit of an individual or a party...
Page 164 - More homelike seems the vast unknown, Since they have entered there ; To follow them were not so hard, Wherever they may fare. They cannot be where God is not, On any sea or shore ; Whate'er betides, thy love abides, Our God, for evermore.
Page 3 - Res. 197) were read, considered by unanimous consent, and unanimously agreed to, as follows : Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow the announcement of the death of Hon.
Page 74 - Venice, gave His body to that pleasant country's earth, And his pure soul unto his captain Christ, Under whose colours he had fought so long.
Page 160 - Death comes to all But great achievements raise a monument Which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
Page 132 - Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Page 60 - Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints in the sands of time: Footprints that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
Page 90 - Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to...
Page 26 - I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day, I'd rather one should walk with me than merely show the way. The eye's a better pupil, and more willing than the ear; Fine counsel is confusing, but example's always clear.