Memorial Services Held in the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States, Together with Remarks Presented in Eulogy of Clarence Andrew Cannon, Late a Representative from Missouri, Eighty-eighth Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1964 - 245 oldal |
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... sense of profound sadness and personal grief that I rise to pay tribute to the dean of the Missouri delegation , the Honorable CLARENCE CANNON , one of the great statesmen ever to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives . I came to ...
... sense of profound sadness and personal grief that I rise to pay tribute to the dean of the Missouri delegation , the Honorable CLARENCE CANNON , one of the great statesmen ever to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives . I came to ...
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... sense of the word . His dominant thought was the welfare of the Nation . He was a learned man , a great historian , and has been one of the leaders of the House for more than 40 years . The State of Missouri , the Nation , the Congress ...
... sense of the word . His dominant thought was the welfare of the Nation . He was a learned man , a great historian , and has been one of the leaders of the House for more than 40 years . The State of Missouri , the Nation , the Congress ...
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... sense of great personal loss that I join in these eulogies to mark the passing of CLARENCE CANNON . CLARENCE CANNON and I came to Congress together . We were the only ones left from the freshman class of 1923 . We served together during ...
... sense of great personal loss that I join in these eulogies to mark the passing of CLARENCE CANNON . CLARENCE CANNON and I came to Congress together . We were the only ones left from the freshman class of 1923 . We served together during ...
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... sense of personal loss and grief at the death of Mr. CANNON , who was my chair- man , my wise counselor , and my devoted friend . It was my good fortune to have frequent private consulta- tions with this great man , and always on these ...
... sense of personal loss and grief at the death of Mr. CANNON , who was my chair- man , my wise counselor , and my devoted friend . It was my good fortune to have frequent private consulta- tions with this great man , and always on these ...
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... sense of conscience and duty . Mr. CANNON had those outstanding moral and intellectuual qualities necessary for the position of chairman of the Com- mittee on Appropriations . As a Representative , he had those qualities that are ...
... sense of conscience and duty . Mr. CANNON had those outstanding moral and intellectuual qualities necessary for the position of chairman of the Com- mittee on Appropriations . As a Representative , he had those qualities that are ...
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68th Congress admiration American Appro beloved colleague bereavement body budget Canal Zone CANNON served Cannon's Precedents Cannon's Procedure career chair Chairman CANNON Champ Clark Clarence Andrew Cannon Clarence Cannon Dam Committee on Appropriations constituents contributions courage death dedicated deep deepest sympathy Democratic National Convention devoted distinguished Elsberry express extend Federal feel fiscal Government gress heart Honorable CLARENCE CANNON House Appropriations Committee House Committee House of Representatives influence interest join my colleagues knew knowledge leader leadership legislative lived loss lost loved Member of Congress memory ment mind Miss Ida Missourian mittee never occasion outstanding Panama Panama Canal parlia Parliamentarian parliamentary procedure passing of CLARENCE paying tribute political President priations Committee programs public servant Remarks by Representative Remarks by Senator remember Representative CLARENCE CANNON resolution respect responsibility seniority sense sorrow Speaker spending Subcommittee Symington taxpayers tions truly United Washington wife
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166. oldal - God, give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking! Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking...
189. oldal - Who, if he rise to station of command, Rises by open means; and there will stand On honorable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim...
104. oldal - So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, which moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
50. oldal - The little cares that fretted me I lost them yesterday, Among the fields above the sea, Among the winds at play, Among the lowing of the herds, The rustling of the trees, Among the singing of the birds, The humming of the bees.
207. oldal - Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions, and that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of the contingent fund of the House. rt] Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased.
68. oldal - Mourn for the man of long-enduring blood, The statesman-warrior, moderate, resolute, Whole in himself, a common good. Mourn for the man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest yet with least pretence, Great in council and great in war, Foremost captain of his time, Rich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime.
127. oldal - There is no test of a man's ability in any department of public life more severe than service in the House of Representatives ; there is no place where so little deference is paid to reputation previously acquired, or to eminence won outside ; no place where so little consideration is shown for the feelings or the failures of beginners.
127. oldal - What a man gains in the House he gains by sheer force of his own character, and if he loses and falls back he must expect no mercy, and will receive no sympathy.
230. oldal - This power over the purse may, in fact, be regarded as the most complete and effectual weapon, with which any Constitution can arm the immediate representatives of the people, for obtaining a redress of every grievance, and for carrying into effect every just and salutary measure.
208. oldal - 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 the memory of the deceased the Senate do now take a recess until 12 o'clock meridian on Monday next.