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57th Congress, } HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. fDocuMENT 
 
 ?d Session. i I No. 468. 
 
 MEMORIAL ADDRESSES 
 
 LIFE AND CHARACTER 
 
 U 
 
 OSHUA S, SALMON 
 
 (Late a Representative from New Jersey), 
 
 DELIVERED IN I H l< 
 
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE, 
 
 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS, 
 First Session. 
 
 WASHINGTON: 
 
 OO V 1 l; N M I NT l> R I N TING IIKKK F . 
 [903 
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 i agi 
 
 Proceedings in the House 5 
 
 Address of Mr. Flanagan, of New Jersey 11 
 
 Address of Mr. Stewart, of New Jersey 15 
 
 Address of Mr. Foster, of Vermont 17 
 
 Address of Mr. Graff, of Illinois 20 
 
 Address of Mr. Williams, of Mississippi 26 
 
 Address of Mr. Warner, of Illinois 29 
 
 Address of Mr. K.msdell, of Louisiana \2 
 
 Address of Mr. Nevin, of I >hip ;6 
 
 Address of Mr. Hall, of Texas 39 
 
 Address of Mr. Uoyd, of Missouri 45 
 
 Address of Mr. Sulzer, of New York ... 48 
 
 Address of Mr. Gilbert, of Kentucky 52 
 
 Proceedings in the Senate. 55 
 
 Address of Mr. Kean, of New Jersey So 
 
 Address of Mr. Dryden, of New Jersey 61 
 
Death of Joshua S, Salmon, 
 
 Proceedings in the House. 
 
 May 6, i 
 The Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. I)., offered the 
 following prayer: 
 
 We bless Thee, Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, for 
 life and all its rich and varied endowments, and we most 
 fervently pray that we, as individuals, may use our life and 
 the gifts which Thou has bestowed upon us to the highest and 
 noblest purposes, that righteousness, peace, and love may pre- 
 vail. With painstaking and industry, help us to "work while 
 it is yet day; for the night cometh, when no man can work." 
 Surely the angel of death, the reaper, has been busy among 
 us. A third desk draped with the emblems of mourning tells 
 us of another visit, leaving our hearts desolate; and oh, 
 Heavenly Father, we most humbly pray that Thy comfort may 
 come to the bereaved wife and all the friends who were near 
 and dear to him. Help us, our Heavenly Father, to be 
 impressed with these lessons, that our lives may be pure and 
 ready when the summons comes to pas-, over the river; and 
 Thine shall lie the praise, in the name of Christ the Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 Mr. Parker. Mr. .Speaker, it is with more than sadness, it 
 is with shock and awe, that I have to announce to the House 
 
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6 Proa edi7igs in tin II 
 
 the death of the Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, news of which has 
 just reached us. He died at his home in Boonton, X. J., this 
 morning. At some future time request will lie made of the 
 House to appoint a day and time when we may pay our tribute 
 to his character; to that modest} - and purity, gentleness, kind- 
 ness and truth which in his comparatively short service have 
 made him a-- beloved l>y his fellows as he was respected for his 
 absolute conscience, sturdiness, and earnestness of character. 
 At present I bet; to move the adoption of the resolutions which 
 I send to the Clerk. 
 
 The Speaker. The gentleman from New Jersey submits the 
 following resolutions for the present consideration of the 
 House. 
 
 The Clerk read as. follows : 
 
 Resolved, That the House has heard with deep regret and prof 
 sorrow of the death of the Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, a Representative lion. 
 the State of New Jersey. 
 
 Resolved, That a committee of twelve members of the House, with such 
 members of the Senate as may lie joined, he appointed to attend the 
 funeral, at Boonton, X. J., anil that the necessary expenses attending the 
 execution of this order lie paid out of the contingent fund of the House. 
 
 R '■■ ,' That the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House be authorized and 
 ed to take such steps as may lie necessary for properly carrying out 
 the provisions of this resolution. 
 
 A' solved. That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate, 
 and transmit a copy thereof to the famih of the deceased. 
 
 The Speaker. The question is on agreeing to the resolu- 
 tions. 
 
 The question was taken, and the resolutions were unani- 
 mously agreed to. 
 
 The Speaker. In pursuance of the resolutions just adopted, 
 
 the Chair announces the following committee of the House 
 
 Mr. Gardner, Mr. Loudenslager, Mr. Howell, Mr. Fowler, Mr. 
 S " Mi. Parker, Mr. McDermott, of Xew Jerse\ : Mr. 
 
Proceedings in the House. 7 
 
 Graff, of Illinois; Mr. Ball, of Texas: Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri; 
 Mr. Nevin, of Ohio, ami Mr. Claude FCitchin, of North Cam 
 liiia 
 
 Mr. PARKER. Mr. Speaker, as a further mark of respect 
 to my deceased colleague, I move that the House do now 
 adjourn. 
 
 The Speaker. The gentleman from New Jersey moves, as 
 a further mark of respect to our deceased friend and colleague, 
 that the House do now adjourn. 
 
 The motion was agreed to. 
 
 And accordingly (at 12 o'clock and ro minutes p. m. ) the 
 House adjourned. 
 
 May 7. 1902. 
 
 message from thk senate. 
 
 The message also announced that the Senate had pas-, 
 the following resolutions: 
 
 Resolved, That the Senate has heard with deep regret and sorrow the 
 announcement of the death of Hon. JOSHUA S. Salmon, late a Repre- 
 sentative 111 Congress from the Fourth district of New Jersey. 
 
 Ivcd, That a committee of seven Senators lie appointed by the 
 Presiding Officer of the Senate to join the committee of the House "t 
 Representatives to make arrangements for and t" attend the funeral 
 of tin deceased. 
 
 Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to the 
 House of Representatives. 
 
 A', wived. That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
 deceased the Senate do now adjourn. 
 
 And that in compliance of the foregoing the President pro tempore had 
 appointed as the committee on the part of the Senate Mr. Kean, Mr. 
 Dryden, Mr. Kurnham, Mr. Beveridge, Mr. Heitfeld: Mr. Foster, of 
 I.' iui-ian.1. anil Mr. Bacon 
 
 January 12, [903. 
 Mr. FLANAGAN. Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent lor 
 :1a. present consideration of the resolution which I send to the 
 Clerk's desk. 
 
8 edings in the House. 
 
 The Speaker. The Clerk will report the resolution. 
 
 The Clerk read as follows: 
 
 Resolved, That whuu the House meets on Sunday, the Sth day of 
 February, 1903, it shall consider appropriate resolutions memorial of the 
 public services and life of Hon. Joshi'a S. Salmon, late a Representative 
 from the Fourth Congressional district of New Jersey. 
 
 The Speaker. If there be no objection, the resolution will 
 be considered now. 
 
 There was no objection. 
 
 The resolution was aereed to. 
 
MEMORIAL ADDRESSES. 
 
 Sunday, Ft bruary .v. rpoj 
 
 The House met at 12 o'clock noon. 
 
 Mi. William J. Browning, Chief Clerk, called the House 
 
 to order and read the following communication: 
 
 February 8, 1903. 
 I hereby designate as Speaker pro tempore for this day Hon. Richard 
 Wayne Parker, of New Jerse) . 
 
 D. B. Henderson, Speaker. 
 
 The Chaplain, Rev. Henry X. Couden, I). D., offered the 
 following prayer: 
 
 Almighty Father, whose spirit is everywhere present to 
 uphold, strengthen, and guide Thy children in the discharge 
 of the cares and responsibilities which must needs come to 
 us in this earthly existence, we thank Thee for the holy 
 Sabbath day, which takes us, if we will, out of the busy 
 whirl and turmoil 1 if life's activities, not only U> quiet and 
 rest, but to a contemplation of the larger relationships of life 
 with Thee and our fellow-men. We thank Thee for whatever 
 is great in men as financiers, as discoverers, as statesmen, as 
 scholars, or teachers of truth and righteousness, but above 
 all we thank Thee for that full rounded -out character in men 
 which lifts them above --elf in poise and nobility of soul. 
 We bless Thee for all whom Thou hast raised up to be 
 leader^ of men. especially for the men of America who have- 
 wrought and woven into the fibers of our nation their 
 characters, which make it strong and irreat; and as we gather 
 here to-day. help us to call to mind whatever was noble and 
 
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io Memorial Addresses. 
 
 pure and lofty in those whom we would honor by this 
 sacred service, and let Thy loving arms be about those who 
 are near and dear to them in the ties of kinship, to comfort 
 and sustain them in that blessed hope of the immortality of 
 the soul, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and 
 approved. 
 
 ORDEK OF PROCEDURE FOR THIS DAY. 
 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will read the ordei 
 under which the proceedings of this day will he governed. 
 The Clerk read as follows: 
 
 i in in. ,ti. ,n of Mr. Gardner, of New Jersey, by unanimous consent, 
 Resolved, That the House meet on Sunday, the 8th day of February, 
 Hi",, .il [2 o'clock noon, for tin- consideration of resolutions commemo- 
 rative of tlie life, character, and services of the late Gen. William J. 
 Skwki.l, a Senator of the United States from the State of New Jersey. 
 On motion of Mr. Flanagan, by unanimous consent, it was 
 Resolved, That when the House meets on Sunday, the Stli .I.e. ol 
 February, 1903, it shall consider appropriate resolutions memorial of the 
 public md life of Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, late a Representative 
 
 from the Fourth Congressional district of New Jei 
 
Address of Mr. Flanagan, of New Jersey. 
 
 ADDRESS OF MR. FLANAGAN, OF NEW JERSEY. 
 
 Mr. Speaker: I desire to offer the following resolutions: 
 
 The Clerk read as follows : 
 
 Ri wived. That, in pursuance of the special order heretofore adopted, 
 the House proceed to pay tribute to the memory of Hon. Joshua S. Sal- 
 mon, late a member of the House of Representatives from the State of 
 New Jersey 
 
 /?< solved, That as a particular mark of respect to the memory of the 
 deceased, ami in recognition of his eminent abilities as a faithful ami dis- 
 tinguished public servant, the House, at the conclusion of the memorial 
 proceedings of this day, shall stand adjourned. 
 
 Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate, 
 
 Resolved, That the Clerk be, and is hereby, instructed to send a copy 
 of these resolutions to the family of the deceased. 
 
 Mr. Speaker, conforming to a venerable usage of this House, 
 a pious and proper custom, we devote a brief hour of to-da} 
 to the memory of one who, having played well his part, has 
 passed from us. To me, as his successor, has fallen the duty 
 and honor of outlining, for I may but briefly outline, the life 
 history, the virtues, and public service of the late Hon. JOSHUA 
 S. Salmon. 
 
 Mr. SALMON was born near Mount Olive, in Morris County, 
 N. J.. February 2, 1S46, the son of Gideon and Jane Van Fleet 
 Salmon. The family had been settled in Morris County for 
 more than a century, William Salmon having removed there 
 from Southold, on Long Island, early in the eighteenth cen- 
 tury and having become possessed of large tracts in the 
 vicinity of Schooleys Mountain. 
 
 The grandfather of William Salmon had sailed from England 
 about 164.1 with his two brothers. He founded Southold. 
 Long Island. One of his brothers settled at Elizabeth, X. J.. 
 th' other in Massachusetts. 
 
12 Life and Character oj [oshna S. Salmon. 
 
 The family was of Scotch origin, and an ancestor of the 
 name is said to have been knighted by Robert Bruce for 
 bravery on the field. During the progress of later war-- the 
 family had removed to Suffolk County; England. 
 
 Joshua Salmon received his formal education at the schools 
 of Charlottesville, X. V., and Schooleys Mountain. X. J. He 
 found on attaining manhood that his whole bent was toward 
 the law, and articled himself as a clerk in the office of 
 Charles K. Schofield. of Jersey City. Here he served his 
 apprenticeship and. when opportunity and fortune served, he 
 rounded his education by matriculating at the Albany Law 
 School, whence he was graduated in 1873 with the degree of 
 LL. B. In March of the same year he was admitted to prac- 
 tice in New York as attorney and counselor, and in November 
 as attorney in Xew Jersey. Later he became a counselor at 
 the Xew Jersey bar, and in [894 an attorney and counselor of 
 the Supreme Court of the United States. 
 
 Immediately on his admission as an attorney at the New 
 Jersey bar he began the serious practice of his profession in 
 Boonton, Morris County, X. J., wdiere he lived and had his 
 principal office to the time of his death. 
 
 Mr. Salmon possessed all of the qualifications of a successful 
 practitioner, and his success was only limited by the field in 
 which fate placed him. He was a hard student, and com- 
 manded a very complete knowledge of legal principles and 
 precedent--. 
 
 He was most conscientious in the preparation of a case, with 
 a nice care for detail that made him a formidable adversary 
 on the day of trial. He had naturally a logical and orderly 
 mind, and his arguments, flowing in natural sequence, were 
 clear, incisive, and convincing. His delivery was graceful, 
 his voice resonant and pleasing. 
 
Address of Mr. Flanagan, of New Jersey. 13 
 
 Mr. Salmon was counsel in many very important cases, and 
 in the well-known case of Miller et al. v. Speer et al. obtained 
 a construction by the court of errors and appeals of the statute 
 of descents which secured for his clients a large estate. In 
 this case, tried in 1883, the opinion, I believe, of most of the 
 eminent jurisprudents of the bar of New Jersey and of the 
 lower courts had been opposed to his contentions, and on the 
 trials of the cause he had arrayed against him the best talent 
 of New Jersey. 
 
 In March, 1893, he was appointed by Governor Werts 
 prosecutor of the pleas for Morris County. In that position 
 he was verv successful in securing the conviction of those he 
 prosecuted. Two famous murder trials were those of the State 
 against Bergeman and the State against Wilson. The former 
 case was carried to the United States Supreme Court, which 
 sustained the verdict obtained by Mr. Salmon. The latter 
 case was carried to the court of errors and appeals: the verdict 
 was sustained and Wilson paid the death penalty. 
 
 Mr. Salmon filled a very large place in the life of the city 
 of Boontou. In every good work, in every enterprise that 
 would add to the comfort, the welfare, or the advancement of 
 his fellow-citizens he played an active part. He was a director 
 of the Boontou Bank from the time of its organization in 1890, 
 the most influential member of the board of trustees of the 
 library, and it was so of all other public enterprise-. 
 
 He was active in matters political from the time of his 
 admission to the bar. In 1876 he was elected to the city 
 council and held office for six years. In 1877 he was elected 
 to the State legislature, where he served on a number of 
 important committees and won recognition on the floor. From 
 isso to 1S93 he was counsel to the board of cho-en freeholders 
 of Morris County, and was counsel to the town of Boontou and 
 
14. Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 a number of townships of Morris County for most of the years 
 from the time of his admission to the bar until death ton ml 
 him at his desk. 
 
 ( )n the 6th of October, [898, Mr. Salmon received the 
 Democratic nomination for Representative of the Fourth Con- 
 gressional district of New Jersey, and at the polls in November 
 was elected by a handsome majority. In 1900 he was reelected 
 and served with you during the first session of this Congress; 
 served until the 6th day of May, [902, when the hour struck. 
 and he was called suddenly from his work and his honors. 
 
 On October 13, 1890, Mr. Salmon married Deborah Vir- 
 ginia Emmons. .Six children blessed their union. In March. 
 [892, Mrs. Deborah Salmon departed this life, and in April, 
 [893, Mr. Salmon wedded Mrs. Emma Mains Richards, who 
 survives him. Mr. Salmon was a member of the Masonic 
 Order (Arcana L,odge, No. 60, Free and Accepted Masons) 
 and of the social organizations of his city and county. He was 
 an active communicant of the Presbyterian Church and he- 
 held an honorable position in the social and religious life of 
 Boonton. 
 
 Joshua Salmon won distinction in his profession, attained 
 high honor in politics, and held an enviable social position, 
 but it was his own character which will live most dearly in the 
 memory of those who knew him. He possessed .1 gentle 
 nature; he gave himself, his time, ami effort freely and gladly: 
 he could not tire in Christian charity. May he sleep peace- 
 fully, secure in the faith he held 
 
Address of Mr. Stewart, of New fersey. 15 
 
 ADDRESS OF MR. STEWART, OF NEW JERSEY. 
 
 Mr. Speaker: Although my heart is full of sweet memories 
 of the late Joshua S. Salmon, it was not until about fifteen 
 minutes ago that I expected to take part in these memorial 
 exercises, and my attempt will be a very imperfect but cordial 
 tribute to the memory of the deceased gentleman. 
 
 I became acquainted with Congressman Salmon shortly after 
 his appearance on the floor of this House. His reputation as a 
 lawyer of ability and industry in his State I was familiar with. 
 I saw him last alive on the evening of the last day of his short 
 Congressional career. I had a pair with him. He was full of 
 exultation, happy, cheerful, and hopeful, going home to try a 
 case at the capital of his State, and expect ed to be back the fol- 
 lowing Tuesday. On that Tuesday he suddenly died. He was 
 beloved by all who knew him; stately in physique, gentle, and 
 kindly of heart, always on the alert to do some good, self-deny- 
 ing, absolutely just, and generous. 
 
 He was a man who invited your confidence; one you could 
 lean upon and ask for guidance in any doubtful crisis. He was 
 a verv resourceful man, and a legislator of tact and wisdom. 
 Although a party man, he was singularly without prejudice 
 or bitterness, and rancor was not a part of his nature. He 
 was of inestimable help in his party's counsels. In private 
 life he was plain, honest, wholesome, and true. Modest, yet 
 strong; retiring, yet insistent and persuading when his cause 
 was just. 
 
 We are now so frequently reminded in this Chamber of the 
 inexorable call of death that it has become to many ot us a 
 
i6 Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 familiar figure, and not so dark and forbidding as portrayed bv 
 the poet: 
 
 ] »eep in a murky cave recess, 
 
 Laved by oblivion's listless stream, and 
 
 Fenced by shelving rocks and 
 
 Intermingled boughs of yew and 
 
 Cypress shade from all obtrusion 
 
 Of the busy noontide beams, 
 
 The monarch sits in unsubstantial majesty. 
 
 Rather do we after middle life regard death as an unseen but 
 friendly hand that leads us through the dee]) valley of the 
 shadows of eternity to our everlasting abiding place. In my 
 mind's eye I can now see the sweet face of Joshi \ Salmon in 
 the sunny region of eternity. A strong, true character on 
 earth, he must be in the enjoyment of the reward that awaits 
 the just made perfect. Our ranks are thinning fast, and on 
 this gloomy Sunday we are reminded of the sad words of our 
 great American poet: 
 
 All are scattered now anil fled. 
 Some are married, some are dead; 
 And when I ask, with throbs of pair.. 
 "Ah! when shall we all meet again?" 
 As in the days long since gone by, 
 The ancient timepiece makes reply 
 " Forever — never' 
 Never — forever' " 
 
 Let us all emulate the virtues of our departed friend and ever 
 remember his daily life of simplicity and gracious deeds. 
 Joshua S. Salmon is not dead. He still lives essentially in 
 the lives of those who knew and loved him. His dignity of 
 character, sweetness of temper. Christian fortitude, and health- 
 ful and entertaining converse can not but be an abiding influence 
 upon us for all time. 
 
Address oj Mr. Foster, oj Vermont. 17 
 
 Address of Mr. Foster, of Vermont 
 
 Mr. Speaker: First impressions are usually the must last- 
 ing. We remember first occasions. The man who has 
 rounded out a busy life and has reached the leisure of old 
 age frequently recalls with vividness the facts and incidents 
 of his early life when the picture of his later years and his 
 greater achievement grow dim. So it is with the new mem- 
 ber. The men with whom he first comes in contact make a 
 lasting impression upon him. 
 
 One of the first members whom I met and with whom I 
 became acquainted upon entering this body on the 1st of 
 December a year ago was the late member from New Jersey. 
 I sat beside him in the Committee on Claims. I learned to 
 respect him, to esteem him. His uniform courtesy, his 
 readiness to give his assistance whenever occasion offered 
 without waiting for it to be asked, his kindliness even 
 when disagreeing with the other members of the committee 
 endeared him to us all. 
 
 While he was a devoted member of the party to which I 
 do not belong, I found him eminently fair on all occasions, 
 eminently fair in his views upon all cases that were before 
 that committee. He was not only fair but industrious, earn- 
 est, and faithful in the discharge of his duty, watchful of 
 the interests of the Treasury of this great country of ours, 
 and anxious to see that those who came before us had jus- 
 tice done them. He was honest and painstaking in all his 
 work with us. He showed the result of his careful training 
 and long experience in his chosen profession. The facts 
 H. Doc. 46S 2 
 
is Lift and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 and the law in all the varied cases which we were i 
 upon to examine were carefully investigated by him. 
 
 He exhibited a judicial fairness and earnest desire to get 
 at the truth, wherever it might strike. He was quiet, unas- 
 suming, and unostentatious; yet earnest, independent, and 
 on-- of bis judgment. He had the true spirit of the 
 student, of the patient seeker after truth. He was a 
 listener, a logical reasoner, and a good debater. 
 
 And what was true of him in that committee was equally 
 true of him on the floor of this House. It is not necessarily 
 the noisiest man who is the most useful member of this 
 body. This proposition is true everywhere: 
 
 The shallow murmur, but the deep arc dumb. 
 
 It is probably true that to the great majority of the public 
 they are the members of greatest service whose voices are- 
 most frequently heard, whose names are oftenest -een in 
 print — the men who by their position as chairmen of the 
 various committees naturally have charge on the flo > of the 
 House of the legislation that comes before us. But we who 
 are familiar with the legislation that is enacted here we who 
 know how the work of this great legislative body is accom- 
 plished, fully appreciate the truth that the most useful 
 member not infrequently is the man whose voice is seldom 
 heard. He is the faithful builder, the man who exercises 
 judgment in the forming and perfecting of measures in the 
 committee; he is the man who by his investigation, by his 
 research, his general intelligence and training, is able to 
 shape the proposed legislation before it comes to the House 
 for final action. 
 
 It may be truthfully said of this late member from New 
 Jersey that he was one of the useful members of this 
 House, a man belonging to chat great host whose names are 
 
Address of Mr. Foster, of Vermont. tg 
 
 not less honorable because less honored by us here and by 
 the world at large. His career was cut short without giving 
 him an opportunity to gain that prominence in the House 
 which his ability, his integrity, and his lovable nature were 
 sure to win for him. In his death his family lost a good 
 husband and father, this great Republic of ours a repre- 
 sentative American, his State a high-minded, patriotic citi- 
 zen, his district a conscientious and devoted Representative, 
 and his party a resolute and steadfast supporter. 
 
2o Liji and Character oj Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 Afdress of Mr. Graff, of Illinois. 
 
 Mr. Speaker: I rise for the purpose of paying modest but 
 sincere tribute to the memory of Joshua S. Salmon, of New 
 Jersey. The circumstances of his death and the sudden demise 
 of Mr. ( )tey, of Virginia, two days before — both having been 
 colleagues upon the Committee on Claims, of which I was 
 chairman — left a deep impression upon the minds and heart- <>] 
 every member of that committee, and, indeed, caused a shock 
 to all the members of the House. The twenty-fourth meeting 
 of our committee was held on May 5, for the purpose of passing 
 n mums of condolence with the family and friends of 
 Major Otey upon his demise. Mr. Salmon was appointed 
 by the House as one of the Congressional escort to accom- 
 pany the other members of the House appointed to attend the 
 funeral of his colleague, Major Otey, upon the committee. 
 Again, two days afterwards, on May 7, 1902, in the first ses- 
 sion of the Fifty-seventh Congress, the committee met again, 
 and I have the record of the committee now before me. and 
 I read as follow-: 
 
 Mr. Graff called attention t<> the fact of the death of two members oi 
 the Committee on Claims in as many days, and said that we all voiced 
 the sentiment that Mr. Salmon was an amiable, conscientious man, 
 careful in his conclusions, liberal to those who differed with hiin.andat 
 all times a valuable member .if the committee. He enjoyed the universal 
 respect of all the members oi the House. 
 
 Ml Miller, of Kansas, presented resolutions as fellow-, which were 
 unanimously adopted: 
 
 "The Committee on Claims have heard with profound regret of the 
 death of Hon. JOSHUA S. Salmon, of New Jersey, who was a valuable 
 :! member of this committee: Therefore, be it 
 
 ■A', the Committee on Claims, of the House of Representatives, 
 
 That in the death of Hon. JOSHUA S. SALMON, Representative from the 
 .State of New J< rsej , the Committee en Claims have met with a great loss 
 
Address of Mr. Graffs of Illinois. 21 
 
 in being called upon to part with the services of Mr. Salmon. As a 
 member of the committee he was at all times faithful and earnest in the 
 investigation of all matters presented, and we sincerely testify to his 
 marked ability, his kind and genial manner. As members of the com- 
 mittee individually we all feel that we have lust in him a friend, and one 
 who at all times was mindful of the wishes of others, and in this way he 
 commanded the respect and confidence of all his associates. 
 
 " Be it also resolved, That as a further mark of respect the committee 
 do now adjourn, and that these resolutions be spread upon the records of 
 this committee and a copy thereof be transmitted to the family of the 
 di ceased." 
 
 While- it is trite. Mr. Speaker, that Mr. Salmon was not 
 withe nit honor received at the hands of the people among 
 whom he lived and among whom he died, yet it remains that 
 we are not here this afternoon to speak of a man whose fame 
 resounded through the world. And for that reason, for the 
 particular reason that Mr. Salmon was a fair type of the 
 general level of American life, American character, American 
 religious, moral, social, and political conditions, we are appro- 
 priately devoting this hour to his memory. 
 
 There was something else besides humor in the quaint remark 
 of Abraham Lincoln, that "God loves the plain people best 
 because He made the most of them." He was proud to con- 
 stantly enroll himself as one of them. Joshua S. Salmon 
 did not rise so high above the general level of the community 
 in which he lived that he was not a part of them. He was a 
 true example of American life, an index of the general level; 
 and this Government is not created for the purpose of giving a 
 few opportunities to those who have been especially endowed 
 by God with gifts for obtaining great victories in commerce, 
 in science, in art, and in politics, but the great purpose 
 of the Republic is the uplifting of the general mass of its 
 citizenship. 
 
 The experiences through which Joshua S. Salmon passed 
 were the experiences of the millions of the people of this 
 
22 Life ami Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 country to-day. A farm boy, not having passed through the 
 bitterest of poverty, yet labor and trial and deprivation were 
 no: strangers to his career. He had been born in the same 
 county where hi^ life had been developed and where his disap- 
 pointments had been borne and where his victories had been 
 won and where finally the community in which he had lived 
 and of which he was a part met to perform the last sad rites 
 of hi- burial. 
 
 I rejoice. Mr. Speaker, that there are many men in the 
 United States of the same moral temperament and type, "• 
 the same intellectual level, who have accomplished the same 
 achievements, who have lived to realize the same aspirations 
 as had Joshua S. Salmon. He loved nature. He said one 
 da) in the committee room that he and his wife had been 
 accustomed all through their lives to make long journeys in 
 hi- own county anil the surrounding counties. He loved the 
 hills and the valleys of New Jersey. He was one of those 
 men who loved nature; who can see the existence and prom- 
 ise of God in the opening of the flower; who can see that 
 then is a divine purpose and plan running through human 
 experience in the logical creation of the plant life of the world. 
 No man who love- the flowers, who loves the tree-, who loves 
 the earth and sk\ . can help but line the greatest product of 
 God Almighty — his own children. 
 
 I understand that Joshua S. Salmon with the eyes of faith 
 saw another world, but we may differ about the immortality of 
 the -Mid. The only two evidences that we maj have of it here 
 are the evidences which faith finds in revealed religion, or. 
 without the aid of the Divine Honk, we may be able to 
 gropingly and blindly reason it out by analogy; because, foi 
 sooth, it i- the longing of every soul, and because the Father 
 lias provided water to slake the thirst, and food to satisfy the 
 
Address of Mr. Graff, of Illinois. 23 
 
 appetite, ami perfume and beauty and music and all of the 
 things of nature to satisfy the longings of every physical sense, 
 that therefore an after life and immortality must indeed lie a 
 
 fact. 
 
 However we may differ about the immortality of the soul, we 
 may lie certain of another immortality, and that is the immor- 
 tality of the influence of a life which has been lived. That 
 influence, while it may grow imperceptible in a few years, is 
 still moving on. The great lesson of this hour is that the 
 influence of his clean and pure life is immortal, and goes on in 
 the current of life a force as indestructible as the everlasting 
 hills. 
 
 Joshua S. Salmon, living on the same level with his neigh- 
 bors around about him, interchanged with them the mutual 
 influences of the lives of each other, and, Mr. Speaker, •while I 
 had but two characteristic opportunities of viewing his life and 
 of forming conclusions thereon, they were very useful. First, 
 I had an opportunity to see what manner of man he was from 
 hi-, demeanor in the performance of his duty in the some 
 twenty-three or twenty-four meetings of the committee had 
 during the fust session of the Fifty-seventh Congress. Second, 
 I had an opportunity to breathe in the spirit which prevailed at 
 that little town of Boonton when the members of the House- 
 went there to pay their last respects to the departed. 
 
 All business had ceased; every man had given up his occupa- 
 tion; the town was silent, but throbbing with the respect the 
 entire community felt for this modest, silent, Christian, patri- 
 otic man who so loved his home; and while no doubt he took 
 pride in the various honors conferred upon him, the position of 
 prosecutor of the common pleas court in Morris County, the 
 position of a member of the assembly of the State of New Jersey, 
 and finally the crowning position of honor as a member of this 
 
24 Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 House, yet I believe that after all the greatest interest in his 
 life was the interest he took in the affairs of the community in 
 which he lived. He moved in tint one direction. He did not 
 seek opportunity to get into the Record that he might see his 
 name frequently appear. He made no play for public favor, he 
 scrambled not for public notice, but moved always in the same 
 direction, and that was in the. direction of what he conceived to 
 be his duty. 
 
 So, then, from that standpoint and analysis of the life of 
 Joshua S. Salmon, I say that we are justified in spending this 
 brief hour in tribute to the memory of a man who stood a- a 
 fair type of the general level of American citizenship. He was 
 a silent man. The silent forces of nature are the most powerful. 
 Sound is not force. One of the greatest forces of nature is 
 that silent one which diaws the waters from the oceans, the 
 rivers, the ponds, and the creeks of the world, and takes them 
 to the heights from which the generous clouds distribute them 
 to the waste places of the earth; and so this silent man could 
 not do otherwise than by'his life exert a powerful and uplifting 
 influence for good in the community where he lived and 
 patiently worked and died. 
 
 This man, who lived the satisfying life of content, is an 
 example of the golden mean which is commended by Horace 
 in tile following lines: 
 
 He that holds fast the golden mean, 
 And lives contentedly between. 
 
 The little ami the great, 
 Feels not the wants that pinch the poor, 
 Xcir plagues that haunt the rich man's door, 
 
 Embittering all his state. 
 
 The tallest pines feel most the power 
 Of wintry blasts; the loftiest towel 
 
 Conies heaviest to the ground; 
 The bulls that spare the mountain's Mile 
 His cloud-capt eminence divide, 
 
 And spread the ruin round. 
 
Address oj Mr. Graff , of Illinois. 25 
 
 But the pagan poet, Horace, does not fulfill my purpose of 
 illustration or give full expression to this man's life; and his 
 translator, the Christian poet, Cowper, carries the thought to 
 higher heights, which the life of Mr. Salmon typified. 
 
 And is this all ? Can Reason do no ni' ire 
 
 Than bid me shun the deep and dread the shore? 
 
 Sweet moralist! afloat on life's rough sea, 
 
 The Christian has an art unknown to thee; 
 
 He holds no parley with unmanly fear-.; 
 
 Where dutv bids he confidently steers. 
 
 Faces a thousand dangers at her call, 
 
 And. trusting in his (aid, surmounts then all. 
 
 And. as I believe, this man. not the slave of ambition, con 
 tented in his career, fearlessly ollowed the commands of duty 
 and his God. 
 
Life and Character of foshua S. Salmon. 
 
 Address of Mr. Willi., Mi sissippi. 
 
 Mr. Speaker: What arc all our little ambitions, our brief 
 
 antics on the stage of life? It is no wonder that genius even, 
 
 brought face to face with the vacant, cold cla\ tenement of a 
 
 I- parted friend, realizing its own insignificance, exclaimed: 
 
 Oh! why should the spirit of mortal 
 Like .1 fleet-flitting meteor, .1 fast-flying cloud, 
 A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, 
 He passes from life to his rest in the grave. 
 
 Mr. Speaker, few members of the; Fifty-seventh Congress 
 are apt to forget its horrible roll of death. Still fewer will 
 forget the impressive coincidences in the deaths and funeral 
 obsequies of Cummings, of New York: < Hey. of Virginia, and 
 Salmon, of New Jersey — how the one died, how the second 
 was appointed to accompany his remains home, and how he- 
 died before the funeral cortege was under way. and how the 
 third was appointed as one of the committee to represent this 
 House in paying its last sad debt of memorial observance at 
 the grave of the second, and how- the icy hand of that grim 
 master of us all — Death— was laid on his shoulder, summoning 
 him hence before that duty could be performed. On May 2 
 Vinos Cummings, on May 4 Peter J. Otey, on May 5 J. S. 
 Salmi >\ passed awaj . 
 
 We have had much to remind us of those lines which Oliver 
 Cromwell said "'always chilled his bones:" 
 
 The glories of our blood and state 
 
 Are shadows, not substantial things; 
 There is no armoi against fate, 
 1 leath l.i\ s his ic) hands 1 m kings; 
 Scepter and ci owi 
 Must tumble di m 
 v 1 1 . 1 in the dust be equal made 
 With the poor crooked scythe and 
 
Address of Mr. Williams, of Mississippi. 27 
 
 My service with Mr. Salmon taught me that he was self- 
 made without the self-made man's pride; successful without 
 haughtiness; self-reliant, but tolerant; knowing much, but 
 willing and seeking to learn more. These are rare traits 
 among men. 
 
 He was genial and kindly — in a word, followed Solomon's 
 advice and "showed himself friendly " — as a consequence, 
 "having friends." Hence, in a Republican enmity he could 
 and did achieve Democratic victories. He was lovable person- 
 ally, and in aiding him to compass his ends men forgot their 
 politics and his. 
 
 Perhaps he knew more people by name and face than an- 
 other man in New Jersey. Certainly more people in Morris 
 Countv, and probably a greater number in New Jersey called 
 him by his given name than paid that tribute of personal 
 affection to any Other son of the Commonwealth. 
 
 He never forgot that the brightest intellect is. after all. 
 but a poor halting substitute for work. He was therefore 
 "diligent in business," and as a member of this House faith- 
 ful in attendance and industrious — in his office in the discharge 
 of committee duties and duties on the door. When an old 
 man dies, one "whose race is run," we easily reconcile our- 
 selves lo death. 
 
 If it be one who lias "fought a good Bght and kept the 
 faith," we can even rejoice with him as he leaves the field 
 of battle, which has been a field of victory achieved and 
 luty finished. 
 
 When a child dies we console ourselves with the reflec- 
 tion that pain, sorrow, suffering, labor have been spared it. 
 Perhaps the saddest death is that of him in middle life, fall- 
 ing shattered like a statue whose outlines have nearly all 
 
js [jfe and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 appeared, but is still unfinished. Then it is that one can 
 not help thinking or saying; 
 
 So many worlds, so much to '1", 
 So little done, such things to be, 
 How know I what had need of thee, 
 
 For thou wert strong as thou wert true. 
 
 Truly, Joshua S. Salmon was strong and he was true. 
 
 In the prime of life, on the high tide of noble endeavor, 
 at the beginning only of his usefulness in this body, death 
 worked, in his taking off. disappointment to our well-founded 
 expectations and shock to our loving hopes. 
 
 Nature hath not thought nor pity for man. She is the 
 Relentless Fate of the Creeks. Hut there is an Intelligence 
 above nature, and in a kinder sense, and a more truly 
 catholic spirit than the Dominican pronounced the sentence. 
 "God will know His own." 
 
 "His peace passcth all understanding." 
 
Address or' Mr. Warner, of Illinois. 
 
 Address of Mr. Warner, of Illinois. 
 
 Mr. Speaker: The members of this House, Representatives 
 and Delegates, come from all parts of the United States, from 
 Hawaii to Maine, from Porto Rico to Oregon. 
 
 They are the chosen champions of their parties — Republican, 
 Democratic, and Populistic — and of the local interests of the 
 districts they represent. 
 
 Each is ambitious and anxious to gain and retain the appro- 
 bation of the people he represents, and each works hard, ably, 
 and loyally for the benefit of his district and for his own 
 political advancement. 
 
 Under such circumstances it would be but natural to pre- 
 sume there would lie little kind feeling or genuine friendship 
 among them, but such a presumption would be erroneous and 
 do injustice to the members of this honorable body. 
 
 I doubt whether among an equal number of men, thrown 
 together anywhere in the wide world, there can be found as 
 kindly feeling, as sweet sympathy, and as genuine friend- 
 ship) as exists, regardless of political affiliations, among the 
 members of the House of Representatives of the United 
 States. 
 
 Thev may — and do — in the House, in caucus, and in com- 
 mittee, fight fiercely for party advantage and party success, 
 but when the vote is taken and the question is settled they 
 arc gentlemen and friends in the purest sense of the word. 
 
 During my service in this House I have never known ot any 
 instance where any member has manifested an unwillingness 
 to personally favor or befriend a brother member, regardless of 
 his politics, and no member has met with death or misfortune 
 
30 Life and Character of Joshua S Salmon. 
 
 without causing the sorrow or receiving the sympathj ■ 
 his brother members. 
 
 I regret, and share in the sorrow of his family and frii fids 
 the death of any member, but in the death of Joshua S. 
 Salmon I further feel I sustain a persona] loss — the loss of 
 an able adviser, a genial, kindly companion, and a valued 
 friend. 
 
 I first met him when he came here as a member of the Fifty 
 sixth Congress, and I began to know him and appreciate him 
 when we were associated as members of its Committee on the 
 
 Revision of the Laws. 
 
 That committee, while he was one of its members, had 
 referred to it. carefully considered, reported to the House, and 
 had passed a bill covering 630 printed pages, making further 
 provisions for a civil government of Alaska, known as the 
 "Civil Code of the District of Alaska. 
 
 'I'll-- committee was engaged a number of days in considering 
 the bill section by section, line by line, and almost won 
 word, and, necessarily, its members were closely associated in 
 their work and became well acquainted with each other. 
 
 Mr. Salmon was a quiet, unassuming gentleman, but it 
 required only a short time of service with him on that com- 
 mittee for all his associates to appreciate his ability as a lawyer, 
 his statesmanship, his patriotism, his honesty, his solid worth 
 as a member and a man, and he grew on us from the first day 
 of our acquaintance until his death. We soon came to know 
 that when he proposed to make a suggestion it would be sound 
 and advisable, and I do not remember one made by him that 
 was not adopted. 
 
 He was not only a good lawyer but an able legislator. He 
 was careful, conservative, and fearless, and, in my judgment, 
 was guided solely by his sense of right and justice. 
 
Address of Mr. Warner, of Illinois. 31 
 
 In addition to my association with him in committee and 
 on this floor we lived during his service here at the same 
 hotel and we spent many quiet, pleasant evenings together 
 in social intercourse, and such intercourse only increased my 
 respect for and my admiration of him, and I can not com- 
 mand language to adequately do justice to his character. 
 
 He was as gentle as a child and as firm as granite. He 
 was refined, tender, and sympathetic, and seemed to wish all 
 mankind well. I never heard him use a word that could not 
 with propriety lie used in any company. 
 
 lie was of Scotch descent, his ancestors having come to 
 this country about the year 1(140, and it was easy to detect 
 in him many traits of his sturdy Scotch ancestry. 
 
 He was a self-made man. All that he was, the position 
 lie achieved, was due to his own exertions and honest worth. 
 He acquired a good education, studied law, and was admitted 
 to the bar of his own State of New Jersey and of the United 
 States of America. He practiced his profession to the credit 
 of himself and the benefit of his clients and won the confi- 
 dence, respect, and love of all who knew him. He served 
 his people in the legislature of his State and in this House 
 of Representatives, and always to their entire satisfaction, and 
 while serving them here he laid down his burdens and went 
 to receive the reward that always awaits such an honorably 
 and well spent life. 
 
 While I knew him only a few years, 1 shall remembei him 
 and think of him and feel his influence as long as I live, and 
 I humbly submit this brief tribute to his memory and worth. 
 
Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 ADDRESS OF MR. RANSDELL, OF I 
 
 Mr. Speaker: While I was in New York City attending the 
 funeral of Hon. Amos Cummings an evening paper announced 
 the sudden and untimely death of Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, of 
 New Jersey. A strange coincidence attended the demise of 
 these two men and that of Hon. Peter (Hey. of Virginia. 
 After the death of Cummings, on May 2. 1902, Otey was 
 wired, asking him to acta-, one of the Congressional escort, 
 and an answer came on the 4th saying he was dead. Then 
 SALMON was notified l>y wire to act as escort for Otey's 
 remains, and on the 6th word came that he, too. had joined the 
 silent majority and passed into the shade of the great valley of 
 the -rave. All three were stanch Democrats; all from the 
 original 13 States which gave being to our immortal Union; all 
 of great prominence in State and national councils; all men of 
 strong individuality and great popularity, and their deaths in 
 such quick succession — Cummings on the 2d. Otey on the 4th. 
 and Salmon on the 6th — cast a deep gloom among their 
 colleagues of the House and Senate and in all the public life 
 of the Capitol. 
 
 I do not think such an occurrence ever happened before in 
 the history of our country. Otey, pallbearer of Cummings, 
 dies before the latter is buried, and Salmon, pallbearer to 
 Otey, join-, his colleague in the great congress of the other 
 world ere his remains are laid in their last earthly home. All 
 belonged to the minority which could so ill-afford to lose any 
 of its members, and especially Such shining lights. I felt 
 consoled as a party man. with the thought that the "Lord 
 loveth whom he chasteiieth," and the Democratic party was 
 
Address or' Mr. Ransdell, of Louisiana. 33 
 
 then receiving such severe punishment it must surely be in 
 favor above. 
 
 What shall T say about the life and character of Mr. 
 Salmon? To those who knew him better I must leave the task 
 of writing his biography and shall give only a lew impressions 
 formed during the two years of our pleasant friendship. We 
 were thrown together frequently at our hotel, and our wives 
 were excellent friends, hence I had a good opportunity to 
 know him. His last day in the House, the Saturday preceding 
 his death on the following Tuesday, we were together all day, 
 lunched together, and walked up from the Capitol to our 
 hotel. 
 
 T remember well how much he talked about his wife, whom 
 he loved devotedly. She was unwell at the time, and he was 
 verv solicitous about her. My wife had been similarly affected 
 and on describing how successful her doctor had been he- 
 insisted upon my writing him at once about Mrs. Salmon. I 
 did so while he was sitting by me, as he was a man of action 
 and did not believe in delay. Little did I dream then that the 
 strong, hearty man, so full of vigor, bright thoughts, and love 
 for wife and children, would in a few short hours be called to 
 another world. I do not think he hail any premonition of his 
 fate, and yet a -mall occurrence would indicate it. He was to 
 go to Boouton that evening for a stay of several days, Mrs. 
 Salmon being then at home, and though he had never before 
 called to say farewell when leaving Washington, on that 
 sion he stopped at my room to tell Mrs. Ransdell andmyself 
 good-by. We thought nothing of it at the time, but coupled 
 with the great shock of his death two clays later, the act 
 seemed providential. 
 
 1 fee! it a privilege to have been with him that last daj 111 
 our country's Capitol, and recalling now his conversation, I 
 H. Doc. 468 3 
 
34 Life and Character oj fosh.ua S. Salmon. 
 
 take pleasure in recording that his sentiments expressed tint 
 day were those of a Christian gentleman, a scholarly lawyer, a 
 wise, conservative legislator, and. best of all, a fond father and 
 loving husband. We had many such talks ami all of them left 
 on my mind a pleasant, healthful impression. And yet I do 
 nnt mean to say he was a brilliant talker. In fact, he was al 
 times prosy and prolix. In describing events in his life or tell- 
 ing anecdotes, of which he was very fond, he sometimes went 
 into minute details, leaving nothing to the imagination, and 
 bringing in main side issues which had only a vague connection 
 with his subject. More than once have I heard Mrs. Salmon 
 sa\ : " Hurry up. Josh. Bring that story to a close.' But 
 when it did close there was something clean, wholesome, and 
 witty in it which invariably brought a hearty laugh from his 
 hearers. Like all good raconteurs, he enjoyed his own stories, 
 and his laugh was as infectious as that of Private John Allen. 
 In discussing legal questions Mr. Salmon was unusually clear 
 and concise. No side issues were brought in them. Fresh anil 
 resonant as the tones of a bell came the ideas from bright mind 
 and fluent tongue. His opinion on legal subjects was held in 
 the highest esteem by his colleagues. I heard the chairman of 
 his committee say of him that when the}' were reading aloud 
 the dry provisions of the Alaskan code, every now and then 
 Mr. Salmon would say, "Hold on, Mr. Chairman, let us -read 
 that over again," and the committee always cheerfully retraced 
 their steps, for they knew he had a good suggestion to offer. 
 Mr. Salmon, while not in any sense a purist or a Puritan, 
 was one of the most honest and exemplary men I have ever 
 known. His happiness consisted in doing his whole duty to 
 his constituents and his country; in cheering and brightening 
 by his own sunny nature the lives of all with whom he came 
 in contact, from the humblest servitor in the Capitol to the 
 
Address of Mr. Ransdell, of Louisiana. 35 
 
 proiuk-st official; in delightful conversation and exchange of 
 views with congenial friends, and in the sweet intercourse oi an 
 ideal home circle of six loving, happy children, and the best of 
 earthly blessings — a good wife. My heart bled and still bleeds 
 for that home, but I believe the Heavenly Father, who doeth 
 all things best, has wife and children in His keeping, and I also 
 believe that the father and husband, though hidden to mortal 
 eyes, still watches over his loved ones and aids them in their 
 earthly journey. 
 
 Good-by, my friend! While here I loved thee well and 
 hope to meet thee some day in the valley beyond the river, 
 where we can rest under the shade of pleasant trees and live 
 again our happy days. Thy memory and the influence of tin- 
 pure, sweet life shall never pass from me, but I shall garner 
 them in my holy of holies among the most precious treasures of 
 my life. 
 
 The monarch may forget the crown 
 
 That on his head so late hath been; 
 Tlie bridegroom may forget the bride 
 
 Was made his own but yester e'en; 
 The mother may forget the babe 
 
 That smiles so sweetly on her knee; 
 But forget thee will I ne'er Glencairn, 
 
 And all that thou hast done for me. 
 
Life a?id Charade} of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 ADDRESS OF MR. NEVIN, OF OHIO. 
 
 Mr. Speaker: I arise to-day to lay a single flower upon 
 the grave of my deceased friend. Joshua S. Salmon. It had 
 never been my fortune to meet Mr. Salmon until after the 
 opening of the Fifty-seventh Congress. We had 1>een placed 
 by Speaker Henderson upon the same committee, the Commit- 
 tee "ii Claims, and there I first met him and first learned to 
 appreciate and to love him. 
 
 The Committee on Claims occupies in some respects a unique 
 and peculiar position, in that the members of that committee, 
 upon all matter that come before it, are judges and jurors. 
 Tin.', pass not only upon the facts, but upon the law-, and, to 
 some extent, lacking the law, they sit as chancellors in equitj 
 to determine what claims, in fairness and in good conscience, 
 should be allowed by the Government. 
 
 The chairman of that committee had assigned Mr. Salmon", 
 Mr. Foster, of Vermont, and myself upon the same subcommit- 
 tee, and thus we three became more intimately acquainted with 
 each other than we did even with the other members of that 
 committee. But not alone in subcommittee were matters pre- 
 sented that tested the knowledge, the good judgment, and the 
 fairness of Mr. Salmon. Each subcommittee reports to the 
 whole committee, and each then expresses to the other his 
 opinion of the matters brought before us, and I can say truth- 
 fulh that whether in subcommittee or when we met a-- a 
 whole. Mr. SALMON brought to the consideration of the mat- 
 ter'- before us a thorough knowledge of the law. a complete 
 comprehension of the fact--, and an earnest desire to know the 
 right and then to do it. I soon learned to respect him as a 
 lawyer, as one who was thoroughly versed in the principles of 
 the law; hut beyond the mere letter of the law I found that 
 
Address of Mr. Xevhi, .'I Ohio. 37 
 
 there was grounded in him the principle of equity and of right, 
 and that where a claim came before our committee, and espe- 
 ially where it was one resulting in a personal injury and he 
 believed that the person injured had an equitable and just 
 claim upon the Government, he unhesitatinglj so expressed 
 himself. And yet he was sincerely honest and conscientious, 
 and more than once, yea, many times, when matters came 
 before our subcommittee or in our committee as a whole in 
 which he believed the Government was not responsible and 
 should not respond in damages to the claims that were pre- 
 sented, he openly ami unhesitatingly said so, and no mere 
 sympathy for the injured or feeling for the distressed ever 
 induced him to recommend the payment of a dollar or a penny 
 that he did not believe was right. 
 
 The more I knew him ami the better I became acquainted 
 with him the more I esteemed and regarded him, ami although 
 lint a few short mouths had passed from the time I had madi 
 his acquaintance until he ceased to he one of our number, yet 
 such was the estimation in which I held him that I would have 
 unhesitatingly left to his judgment, to his fairness, and to his 
 determination any matter of the highest importance I might 
 have had of my own. 
 
 I do not know, Mr. Speaker, that I could say more than that 
 though I occupied the rest of the day. It is strange that one 
 so young as he, and in the full bloom, apparently, of health, for 
 I had never heard an intimation from him that he was ailing in 
 the slightest, should he taken from our midst. It is but a 
 reminder of the old thought of the Persian poet, who 
 many centuries ago, who, in speaking of life, said: 
 
 "fis but a tent, where takes his one da) 's rest, 
 A Sultan to the realm of Death addrest; 
 
 The Sultan rises, and the dark l'Yrr.i-h 
 Strike-, and prepares it for another guest. 
 
3 s Life and ( 'haracler of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 Of Mr. Salmon's religious ideas or belief I know absolutely 
 nothing, but I did know enough of Mr. Salmon to say that he 
 had lived such a life, had been so true to his convictions of 
 what he believed to he just and right, that to him in the future 
 could only come the words, "Well done, thou good and faith- 
 ful servant." 
 
Address of Mr. Ball, of Texas. 39 
 
 Address of Mr. Ball, of Texas. 
 
 Mr. Speaker: It is fitting that upon the death of a brother 
 member of this House his colleagues should gather to pay 
 tribute to his memory and review his life, character, and 
 services. It is appropriate also that the House has recently 
 adopted the custom of meeting upon the holy Sabbath day 
 for these occasions. 
 
 It is a sad fact, Mr. Speaker, that the grim reaper has 
 invaded the ranks of the Fifty-seventh Congress with all too 
 frequent tread and gathered into his embrace a larger percent- 
 age of its membership, perhaps, than that of any previous 
 Congress. Within the two years nearly twenty members have 
 answered the summons from the Maker of us all. Only two 
 Sundays ago we pronounced eulogies upon the life and char- 
 acter of my colleagues from Texas, Mr. Sheppard and Mr. De 
 Graffenreid, and that of Mr. Russell, late a member of this 
 House from the New England State of Connecticut. Since 
 then two other members of this House, Mr. Rumple, of Iowa, 
 and Mr. Moody, of North Carolina, have gone to their last 
 reward . 
 
 Reference has already been made during these services to the 
 fact that when the message from on high came for Joshua S. 
 Salmon three members of the Fifty-seventh Congress then 
 awaited sepulture at the same time — Mr. Cummings, of New 
 York; Major Otey, of Virginia, and the friend whose earthly 
 life we have met to-day to commemorate. 
 
 These occasions would be wasted, Mr. Speaker, if we did not 
 stop a moment, in addition to paying tribute to the memory 
 of our brother members, and find a lesson to be learned by 
 
40 /.//( and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 the living — of the philosophy and the uncertainty of 
 of the certainty that death must come to us all. 
 
 It has been said by one of the speakers to-day that we arc- 
 prepared for the death of the old; we can be in a measure 
 red for the death of the very young, who are thereby 
 spared the sorrows and vicissitudes of after life, but it is 
 for us to reconcile ourselves to the death of those wh 
 taken away in the flower of their usefulness. The life of such 
 a one is sometimes pictured as a broken shaft; hut. Mr. 
 Speaker, when we have but a few years at best, and when, as 
 individuals, we are only mere atoms in the sphere of human 
 activity, is it for us to say when the proper time ha- co 
 die' Is it not a truth to be gleaned from all the addresses 
 on this occasion that our brother left practically all that 
 tal man can hope to leave to posterity and to his family — a 
 life well rounded in its usefulness, beautiful in its simplicity 
 and devotion to duty; a life that has left no stain upon his 
 memory and that is a benediction and a consolation to his 
 friends and his family? 
 
 < lur dead friend was of Scotch ancestry, although for nearly 
 three hundred years New England claimed the worthy slock of 
 which he came as her own. It has been said by his successor, 
 Mr. Flanagan, that one of the ancestors of our departed friend 
 was knighted by Robert Bruce. Mr. Speaker, "We have no 
 blue blood here, save the royal, ruddy drops which course 
 from honest hearts to quicken healthy brains; " but we have 
 a knighthood that is the birthright of every citizen of the 
 United States, conferred upon everyone by the beneficence 
 of the free Government under which we live, the knight- 
 hood of equal rights and opportunities, and then we have 
 a knighthood which each individual can confer upon himself; 
 and Joshua S. Salmon conferred knighthood upon himself, 
 
Address oj Mr. Ball, of Texas. 41 
 
 because he always carried with him, wherever he went, in all 
 the walks of life, upon his breast "the white flower of a 
 blameless life. 
 
 Mr. Speaker, it was my privilege to know Mr. Salmon well, 
 not only as a member of this House, but personally and 
 socially. We were associated together upon the committee 
 whose chairman [Mr. Warner] has paid him such high tribute 
 and such well-deserved encomium this afternoon. We lived 
 together at the same hotel. 1 also bear witness to the fact 
 that he was not only a valuable, faithful, efficient member 
 of this House, an untiring and patient worker upon commit- 
 tees, but a man of high character and a Christian gentleman. 
 Some one has said of another of New England's sons (1 do 
 not quote with exactness, but express the sentiment) that 
 "In his composition the coarser clay of which men are made 
 was tempered by the finer sort from which woman is fash- 
 ioned, and thereby he became a yet more manly man." This 
 can be truly said of our dead friend, for without thought oi 
 effeminacy, we can say he was a lovable man. 
 
 It was my sad privilege, along with the chairman of the 
 Committee on Claims [Mr. Graff] and the gentleman from 
 Missouri [Mr. Lloyd], who have added their tributes to-day, 
 and others of the Congressional committee, to attend his 
 funeral in the city of Boonton, and like them I am prepared to 
 say that seldom does it come to any man to have showered 
 upon him in death the tributes of respect and esteem that were 
 everywhere evident upon that occasion. As has been said, 
 every business had stopped, every house was closed, and the 
 entire population of the city, old and young, rich and poor, 
 attended the funeral services. From out the windows of nearly 
 every establishment we caught glimpses of his portrait encircled 
 with mourning emblems, to testify to the universal respect and 
 
42 Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 esteem in which he was held. His had been a bnsj life, made 
 up of good deeds, kind words and actions in the performance 
 <>t' his daily duty, and he had won the confidence and affection 
 of all who knew him, regardless of political affiliations or 
 conditions. 
 
 i lnl\ the evening before his death he had attended a meeting 
 of the tire wardens and of the Holmes Library Association, thus 
 showing how closely he had kept in touch, despite the high 
 honors which had come to him, with the local institutions of 
 his home people. He was a member and a trustee of the First 
 Presbyterian Church oi Boonton, a director in the national 
 hank there, and in all the activities which went to make up the 
 life of that little city he was the head and front and its most 
 honored citizen. 
 
 As proof of the fact to which my friend from Illinois [Mr. 
 Graff] has so eloquently referred, that he was a man of the 
 plain people, who kept in close touch with that citizenship 
 which goes to make up the glory of this Republic. I hold in my 
 hand a tribute that was paid him by those of lowly walk in 
 life. The Slavonic Hand, of Boonton, in a letter addressed to 
 his devoted wife, said: 
 
 To our deep sorrow we have learned of your almost unparalleled loss of 
 one who was a friend to us, strangers in this great land; one who was a 
 friend to us poor working p ! always had a friendly word for us. 
 
 uch was he to his beloved family' Believe us that we feel the loss 
 with you. and as Christians think that this earthly trial is only a dream 
 to which an awakening must follow, to meet again and never to part. 
 We. as foster children of this country, knowing that the esteemed de- 
 was our fatherh friend, would like to have the honor to be allowed 
 to render our services at his funeral if the arrangements would permit the 
 
 That was a tribute which speaks louder than any eulogy we 
 can utter here to-day. 
 
 < (titers mote familiar than I with his early career have spoken 
 
Address or' Mr. Ball, of Texas. 43 
 
 of the many positions of trust and honor filled by Mr. Salmon 
 before his election to Congress. My acquaintance with him 
 began only after that date. I do know that while here he 
 came up to the full measure of a faithful public servant, and 
 that when he was cut down, when only 56 years of age, in the 
 full tide of his usefulness, we all felt that we had suffered an 
 almost irreparable loss. The summons to him, "Come up 
 higher." came so unexpectedly that it was hard for us to 
 realize our loss. It came to him suddenly, for he had awak- 
 ened at 7 o'clock in the morning, expressing his intention to 
 go nut and attend to some business, and in one-half hour 
 thereafter he was no more. Death had come suddenly, but 
 it did not meet him unprepared, for all his life had been a 
 preparation, so living here as to deserve a higher and better 
 life. A score of years is as nothing in the sum of eternity. 
 The great question is. when called to die. "Are you ready" to 
 meet that Creator "from out whose hand the centuries fall 
 like grains of sand?" 
 
 Our brother was ready: as others have borne witness, he was 
 a devoted Christian. We heard his pastor, who knew him 
 best in life, and who can speak better than I of his Christian 
 experience and conduct, deliver an eloquent address over the 
 bier of our departed friend in the church of which he was an 
 honored member in life. I take these lines from his sermon 
 upon that occasion: 
 
 In every line of activity which made for goodness and for help he was 
 strongly and sincerely interested and engaged. And all because he 
 believed that lift- was an opportunity given him by God which he must 
 not fail to improve to the utmost. And this leads me to the lower depths 
 nf his nature. Believing that life was an opportunity, he knew that to 
 make it effective there must be a belief in God, and early in his career he 
 took opportunity ti> confess publicly and plainly by uniting with this 
 church his faith in and dependence upon God. His faith in God anil in 
 Jesus Christ a- Cud manifest in human form was the basis of his life of 
 
44 Life and Character oj Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 purpose, of his life of g lness, of his constant sense of his responsibility 
 
 l. Hi- was a Christian man first of all, and tl the secret of 
 
 his successful life. 
 
 In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, I can only add my profound 
 conviction that our brother is now safely anchored "beyond 
 the dark sea" awaiting the coming of his loved ones. Wife 
 and children can find abiding consolation and hope in the 
 assurance that it can be said of him that while here "he loved 
 his fellow-man " and served his Master, and that the blessing 
 and promise which fell from the lips of Him whom he served, 
 " Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God," is the 
 everlasting reward that comes to men like Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
Address of Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri. 45 
 
 Address of Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri. 
 
 Mr. Speaker: A swift messenger bore the summons to quit 
 this earthly existence to Joshua S. Salmon. The quick 
 response separated him from every human tie and left the bit- 
 terest cup of grief for the family so suddenly bereft. As the 
 
 sad news was carried to his friends there came this expression 
 to the sorrowful message: "It can not be." His strong phy- 
 sique and apparent healthfulness was an earnest to everyone 
 of many years of life and vigor. How strange the work of 
 death! It respects no age nor condition. Those in the flower 
 of youth, the power of manhood, or the decline of age yield 
 alike to its determined sway. The unexpected call of Mr. 
 SALMON to the Beyond in the midst of his usefulness and in 
 the prime of his manhood is another forceful example of the 
 uncertainty of life and the illustration of the fact that no one 
 knows the time when the spark of existence may go out. 
 
 Mr. SALMON was a man of tranquil temper, considerate and 
 thoughtful about everything with which he was connected. 
 He was free from ostentation. He was plain, frank, and 
 genial. It was my good fortune to be associated with him 
 in committee work in this house. In this labor he showed 
 himself to be painstaking and faithful to duty. The members 
 of the committee will remember his superior advice, his 
 analytical judgment, and practical suggestions. He was 
 rather slow to assert himself — his perception was not so quick 
 as some — but his comprehension of the subject exhibited his 
 potential ability. He was observant of little things. After 
 all, the sum of useful endeavor is measured by the aggrega- 
 tion of little things. By this standard he would measure Far 
 above the mediocre. He would stand amongst those whose 
 
46 Life and Characta of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 lives are crowned with success and who have benefited the 
 world by their contact with it. 
 
 The scene in Boonton, X. J., the home of Mr. Sal. mux, 
 when the funeral escort appointed b\ Congress wended its way 
 from the station to the comfortable and unpretentious resi- 
 dence where his body lay will not soon be forgotten. It was 
 observed that the activities of business had ceased. Many 
 stores were draped in mourning, the streets were lined with 
 the sorrowing throng, who were concerned to pay the last 
 tribute of respect to their honored townsman and personal 
 friend. I remember as we waited near the doorway an old 
 man with tears on his face and the marks of toil upon his 
 person said to his associate standing by, "John, we have lost 
 our best friend." In another group waiting near the church 
 for the family to pa^s in I heard this expression. "Josh was 
 the poor man's friend. He never forgot us." 
 
 When the congregation was seated in the church where the 
 religious service was held I observed a uniformed body had 
 prominent place. To my surprise it was the volunteer fire 
 company of which he had been an active member; there not to 
 contend against the flames and overcome them, but to lay the 
 flower upon the bier and water it with the tears of their sorrow 
 that their brother could no more respond to the alarm of fire 
 and relieve the distress incident thereto. When the pastor 
 made reference to the deceased, and spoke of his honor, integ- 
 rity, and upright life, and commended his Christian character, 
 it was plainly observant that Mr. Salmon held a warm place 
 in the affections of those who knew him best, and was respected 
 by all. He had touched humanity at many points. The 
 banker and the day laborer, the professional man and the mer- 
 chant were alike the recipients of hi^ favor and the beneficiaries 
 of his life. 
 
Address of Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri. 47 
 
 Mr. Salmon's chief virtue was in his moral influence and 
 Christian manhood. His life each day was an exhibition of 
 the truthfulness of his profession. No one doubted him. He 
 was a forceful exemplar of right living. His words and acts 
 brought no reflection on Christianity. Think as we may about 
 religion, discard the Bible if it is thought best and class it with 
 profane history, belittle the work of the church and discourage 
 individual devotion to the tenets of Christianity, but when the 
 coffin shall hold the body, the funeral dirge shall be sunn, and 
 mother earth receive back its own, the greatest consolation that 
 can come to the survivors is the hope of the resurrection and 
 eternal union of loved ones where separations never take place 
 and tears are never known. 
 
 A faithful wife and loving children survive Mr. Salmon 
 What a beautiful monument he has left them. A structure of 
 his own hand. The heritage of a pure and upright life. The 
 marble shaft erected over the grave by family and friends may 
 
 crumble to earth and be forgotten, but the influence of his g i 
 
 deeds will continue like the waves of the mighty ocean, rolling 
 on until they break upon the farther shore. His influence will 
 tend to strengthen and encourage long after the body has 
 turned to dust and the marks of recognition shall be effaced. 
 
 Our friend has gone, and his untimely taking reminds me of 
 
 these words: 
 
 Death lakes us unawares 
 
 And stays our hurrying feet. 
 The great design unfinished lies. 
 Our lives are incomplete. 
 
48 Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon . 
 
 Address of Mr. Sulzer, of New, York. 
 
 Mr. Speaker: Joshua S. Salmon, a member of this House, 
 died most unexpectedly on the 6th of last May, in the prime 
 of life, in the noon time of his usefulness, in the zenith of his 
 labors, in the fruition of his fame, in the midst of his busy 
 career, loved and respected and honored by all who knew him. 
 
 In his sad ami sudden death our country lost one of its 
 noblest and foremost citizens; the House of Representatives 
 one of its ablest and most efficient members; the Common- 
 wealth of New Jersey, his native State, one of her purest 
 and most patriotic sons; the sorrowing and grief-stricken and 
 inconsolable family a tender and a loving husband and a kind 
 and an affectionate father; and humanity all the world over a 
 true, a sincere, and a sympathetic brother, who loved his 
 fellow-man, lived to do good in every walk of life, and in all 
 seasons struggled to make mankind 1 letter and grander and 
 happier. 
 
 It was my good fortune to know well this kindly, genial, 
 considerate, sunshiny, generous man. He was my friend for 
 years, and I shall miss him more and more as the years 
 ami go. In the affections of those who truly knew him his 
 loss is irreparable, and has left a void that never can he filled 
 
 It is fitting tliat we who knew him best should on this 
 Sal bath day pay tribute to the memory of this true and brave 
 and gentle man. who saw the right, and with a heart for an} 
 fate always dared to do his duty. He is with us no more, but 
 in the recollection of his many gracious acts and kindlj deeds 
 and admirable traits of character, that will always live and be 
 1 1 i : — greatest monument, he has left to us all an example of true 
 
Address of Mr. Sulzer, of New York. 49 
 
 manhood that we should ever endeavor to follow and always 
 
 strive to emulate. 
 
 Lives of great men all remind us 
 
 YVe can make our lives sublime. 
 And, departing, leave behind us 
 Footprints on the sands of time. 
 
 It has been said, Mr. Speaker, that no man is perfect. This 
 is true, but in many respects Mr, Salmon was, in my opinion, 
 an ideal man. He never indulged in censure. He was no 
 fault-finder. 
 
 I never heard him complain. If he could not commend 
 he did not condemn. Where he could not praise he held his 
 peace. He knew the art of silence. He was considerate of 
 others, ever gracious, and always courteous. He could not be 
 mean or small or uncharitable; it was not in his nature. His 
 mind was broad and liberal and cosmopolitan. He loved 
 nature, the beautiful, his home, his family, his friends, and 
 his country. He had a great heart, noble impulses, and a 
 sympathetic nature. 
 
 He had a lovable disposition and an attractive manner. He 
 measured up to the sublime heights of a man, and typified in 
 his personality the true American. Like Lincoln, he saw good 
 in all things, and had malice toward none, charity for all. 
 He was a commoner — a man of the people — a true Democrat 
 in the best and broadest significance of the word. 
 
 He hated cant, despised hypocrisy, laid firm hold on the 
 everlasting truth, and did not believe that might made right. 
 He stood for equal rights to all. special privileges to none. 
 He was honest in thought, honest in word, honest in deed. 
 He had the rectitude of the rocks, the faith of the surging 
 stream rushing oceanward, the hope of the summer's sun 
 welcoming the harvest time. He died full of honors in the 
 service of his country — a faithful public servant, mourned 1>\ 
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50 Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 all who knew him, and by thousands who only knew him 
 by his works in the vineyard of human endeavor. 
 
 None knew him but t" love him, 
 Nor named him but to praise. 
 
 And yet he was a modest man. dreading praise, not blame, 
 and asking no reward but the self-consciousness of having done 
 bis duty in every avenue of industry to the best of bis ability — 
 a simple, sincere, sagacious man. 
 
 Mr. Speaker, on the 2d day of February, [846, Joshi v S. 
 .Salmon was born, near Mount Olive. Morris County, in the 
 grand old State of Xew Jersey. He grew to be one of her 
 favorite sons. He was a studious boy and received a thorough 
 education. He attended the seminaries at Schoolevs Moun- 
 tain, X. J., and at Charlottesville, X. V. 
 
 Subsequently he graduated from the Albany Law School 
 with high honors, and in 1873 was duly admitted to practice 
 in all the courts of the State of Xew York. But he loved his 
 native State and longed to be back to the scenes of his child- 
 hood, so in [875 he returned t<> the count}' of his birth and 
 settled at Boonton. 
 
 In 1S77 he was elected to the legislature and served with 
 much distinction. He was prosecutor of the pleas for Morris 
 County from April, 1893, to April, 189S. and was elected a 
 member of the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses. He 
 was a well-equipped lawyer, a zealous legislator, a great 
 worker, a man of affairs, and an indefatigable plodder in the 
 march of human progress. 
 
 The best efforts of his life in Congress were spent with 
 the tedious work in the committees of which he was a pains- 
 taking and efficient member — the all-important committee 
 work in the committee room — the work that is so seldom 
 seen, so little known to the public, and in most cases wholly 
 
Address of Mr. Sulzer, of New York. 5] 
 
 unappreciated by the people, but which is, after all, the hack- 
 hone ami the real and the lasting work that lays the foundation 
 for good laws and permanent legislation. Here our colleague 
 seemed to he in his element and was unexcelled; here our 
 friend did his chosen work day in and day out, faithfully 
 and in his careful, conscientious, and methodical way. 
 
 Mr. vSpeaker, our friend is with us no more. He has crossed 
 the river of life. He has gone to his long home — that undis- 
 covered country. He fought the good fight; he kept the 
 faith, and his work for the people will shine brighter and 
 brighter as the years pass on and by until it becomes his last- 
 ing monument — more enduring than marble and bras-,. 
 
 We mourn our loss; we sympathize with his beloved family, 
 and console them and ourselves with the knowledge that our 
 colleague will ever live in the grateful hearts of those he left 
 behind; and to do this is not to die. He will live in the undy- 
 ing memory of his great works, his good deeds, his kindly 
 words, his open-handed generosity, his loving kindness, his 
 human sympathies, his love for mankind, and his noble- 
 hearted charities. In all these will he live until memory is 
 gone and time shall he no more; but who can wish for a 
 better or a greater or a more enduring monument? Let us 
 strive to follow his example and struggle to emulate his 
 virtues, and let us not forget that — 
 
 The memory of good deeds will ever -.lay 
 A lamp to light us on the darkened way, 
 
 A music to the ear 011 clamoring street, 
 
 A cooling well amid the noonday heat, 
 A scent of green boughs blown through narrow walls, 
 A feel of rest when quiet evening falls. 
 
52 Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 Address of Mr. Gilbert, of Kentucky. 
 
 Mr. Speaker: Allow tne briefly to contribute my mite of 
 testimony in praise of the virtues and character of our 
 departed friend. 
 
 When I first came to Congress I formed many new and 
 valuable friendships, but none I appreciated more highly than 
 that of Mr. Salmon. Indeed I may say truly that he was 
 my most intimate friend in the House. Our seats were side 
 by side and we were frequently together. During the last 
 session of Congress I made some remarks in eulogy of the 
 life and character of the late Hon. J. William .Stokes, of 
 South Carolina. When I sat down Mr. Salmon turned to 
 me with a smile and said: "Well, now. that was well said. 
 I do not expect to die soon, but if I should, would you say 
 as nice things about me as you have just said about Mr. 
 Sti >kes ? " I answered that I hoped that I should never have 
 such an occasion, and we turned the conversation to other 
 matters. That occurred on the 26th of April, 1902, and to 
 think that within ten days of that conversation Mr. SALMON 
 was dead! Surely life is as uncertain as death is appalling. 
 We have so many illustrations of the truth of that Holy 
 Writ, which declares: 
 
 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the 
 other left. 
 
 Two men shall be in the field; the erne shall he taken, ami the other 
 left. 
 
 How often can we in the retrospect of life recall instances 
 when two of us have been alone together and the other and 
 better one has been taken and we have been left. I know 
 
Address of Mr. Gilbert, of Kentucky. 53 
 
 nothing of Mr. Salmon's antecedents, but they must have 
 been excellent, because in my short acquaintance with him 
 I never knew a man of finer impulses, of broader sympathies, 
 or of kindlier heart. Such a man and such a life are a 
 great blessing to the world. The reflection of his smiles and 
 the strength of his virtues furnish a stimulus to his survivors. 
 There are two consoling thoughts which are of special sig- 
 nificance in the material universe around and about us. One 
 is the evident fact that there is but one Architect in crea- 
 tion — planets, stars, and constellations have but one Builder. 
 The other fact is that no substance can be destroyed and 
 lust. Changes in form and combination of elements may 
 occur, but everything is sacredly preserved. May we not, 
 therefore, by analogy, conclude that spiritual things, which are 
 higher than those which are material, are also preserved 3 
 I believe that nothing in the universe of Cod is lost. Our 
 intellectual achievements, our mental attainments, our smiles 
 and tears, our happiness and sorrows, our affections and 
 hatreds are all preserved, and will be used in ascertaining 
 our proper places when the balance sheet is made out for 
 our starting point on the other shore. I believe that every 
 rav of light, every emotion, and every good thing is preserved 
 and used. In the sweet by and by we will see again the 
 crucifixion, the landing of the Pilgrims, and whatever else 
 has occurred in the material universe. 
 
 I believe that no flower was ever born to blush unseen. 
 and that no flower ever wasted its sweetness upon the desert 
 air. On the contrary, its beauty and its sweetness are pre- 
 served to ornament and perfume that house of many man- 
 sions. They are preserved along with smiles of affection and 
 deeds of kindness which have not been seen or appreciated . 
 in this world. But Mr. SALMON occupied an exalted social 
 
54 Life and Character of Joshua S. Sainton. 
 
 position, and his career of usefulness was unusually promi- 
 nent, ami if every pure thought, every good deed, and every 
 
 kindly smile is preserved and has it-- reward, our friend. Mr. 
 Salmon, will have nothing to fear. He was a true man of 
 the highest type. Loyal and true as statesman, as lawyer. 
 as citizen, as husband, as father, and as friend. He stood as 
 a splendid example of the world's highest and best. 
 
 Lives of great men all remind us 
 
 We can make our lives sublime, 
 And. departing, leave behind us 
 
 Footprints on the sands of time' 
 
 Footprints that perhaps another. 
 
 Sailing o'er life's solemn main, 
 A forlorn and shipwreck'd brother, 
 
 Seeing, shall take heart again. 
 
 Let us, then, be up and doing, 
 
 With a heart for any fate; 
 Still achieving, still pursuing. 
 
 Learn to labor and to wait. 
 
 Mr. FLANAGAN. Mr. Speaker, there are several members who 
 have prepared eulogies on Mr. Salmon, but who are unable to 
 be present to-day. I ask unanimous consent that they have 
 permission to print their remarks in the Record. 
 
 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Unanimous consent is asked by 
 the gentleman from New Jersey that members of the I louse 
 have leave to print remarks upon the subject of these resolu- 
 tion-. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The Chair hears 
 
 nolle. 
 
 The resolutions were then unanimousl) agreed to. 
 
 And then, in pursuance of the resolutions, the House (at J 
 o'clock and 41' minutes p. m. I adjourned until to-morrow at 12 
 
 o'clock noon. 
 
Proceedings in the Senate 
 
 May 6. [902. 
 message from the house. 
 
 A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. 
 C. H. McKenney, its enrolling clerk, communicated to the 
 Senate the intelligence of the death of Hon. Joshua S. 
 Salmon, late a Representative from the State of New Jersey, 
 and transmitted resolutions of the House thereon. 
 
 The message also announced that the Speaker of the House 
 had appointed Mr. Gardner, Mr. Loudenslager, Mr. Howell, 
 Mr. Fowler, Mr. Stewart. Mr. Parker, Mr. McDermott, of 
 Xew Jersey; Mr. Graff, of Illinois; Mr. Ball of Texas; Mr. 
 Lloyd, of Missouri; Mr. Xevin, of Ohio, and Mr. Claude 
 Kitchin, of North Carolina, as members of the committee 
 on the part of the House. 
 
 DEATH OF REPRESENTATIVE JOSHUA S. SALMON, OF NEW 
 
 JERSEY. 
 
 The President pro tempore. The Chair lays before the 
 Senate resolutions of the House of Representatives, which 
 will be read. 
 
 The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows: 
 
 In the He use en Representatives, 
 
 May 6, 1902. 
 Resolved. That the House has heard with deep regret and profound 
 sorrow of the death of Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, a Representative from 
 the State of New Jersey. 
 
 Resolved, That a committee of twelve members of the House, with such 
 members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to attend the 
 
56 Lilt and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 funeral at Boonton, X. J., and that the necessary expenses attending the 
 execution of this order l>e paid out of the contingent fund of the Housi 
 
 Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House be authorized and 
 directed to take such steps as may be necessary for properly carrying out 
 the provisions of this resolution. 
 
 Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate 
 and transmit a cop) thereof to the family of the deceased. 
 
 The Speaker announced the appointment of ;\Ir. Gardner, Mr. Louden - 
 slayer, .Air. Howell, .Mr. Fowler, Mr. Stewart, Mr. l'.irker. Mr. McDer- 
 mott, of New Jersey; Mr. Graff, of Illinois; Mr. Hall of Texas; Mr. 
 Lloyd, of Missouri; Mr. Nevin, of Ohio, and Mr. Claude Kitchin, of 
 North Carolina, as members of the committee on the part of the House. 
 
 Mr. Dryden. Mr. President, I ask for the adoption of the 
 resolutions which I send to the desk. 
 
 The President pro tempore. The Senator from New 
 Jersey presents resolutions, which will he read. 
 
 The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows 
 
 Resolved, That the Senate has heard with deep regret and sorrow the 
 announcement of the death of Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, late a Repre- 
 sentative in Congress from the Fourth district of New Jersey. 
 
 Resolved, That a committee of seven Senators be appointed by the 
 Presiding Officer of the Senate to join the committee of the House of 
 Representatives to make arrangements for and to attend the funeral of 
 the deceased. 
 
 Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolution-, to the 
 House of Representatives. 
 
 The President pro tempore. The question is on agreeing 
 to the resolutions submitted by the Senator from New Jersey. 
 
 The resolutions were unanimously agreed to. 
 
 The President pro tempore appointed as the committee 
 on the part of the Senate, under the third resolution. Mr. 
 Keau, Mr. Dryden, Mr. Burnham, Mr. Beveridge, Mr. Heit- 
 feld; Mr. Foster, of Louisiana, and Mr. Bacon. 
 
 Mr. Dryden. As a further mark of respect to the memory 
 of the deceased, I move that the Senate adjourn. 
 
 The motion was unanimously agreed to; and (at 5 o'clock 
 and 37 minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, 
 Wednesday, May 7, 1002, at 12 o'clock meridian. 
 
Proceedings in the Senate. 57 
 
 February 9, [903 
 
 message from the house. 
 
 The message further communicated to the Senate resolutions 
 passed by the House commemorative of the life and services of 
 Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, late a Representative from the State 
 of New Jersey. 
 
 February 9, 191 13. 
 
 memorial addresses on the late representative 
 
 SALMON. 
 
 Mr. KEAN. Mr. President, I desire to give notice that on 
 Saturday, February 14, after the conclusion of the exercises in 
 commemoration of the life and character of Hon. Charles A. 
 Russell, late a member of the House, I shall submit resolu- 
 tions commemorative of the life and character of Joshua S. 
 Salmon, late a Representative from the State of New Jersey. 
 
MEMORIAL ADDRESSES. 
 
 February 14, 1903. 
 
 Mr. Kean. Mr. President. I desire to call up the resolutions 
 of the House of Representatives in relation to the death of 
 Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, late a Representative from the State 
 of New Jersey. 
 
 The President pro tempore. The Chair lays before the 
 Senate resolutions from the House of Representatives, which 
 will be read. 
 
 The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows: 
 
 In the House of Representatives, 
 February S, /pi 
 
 Resolved, That, in pursuance of Hit- special order heretofore adopted, 
 Uit I [ouse proceed to pay tribute to the memory of Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, 
 late a member of the House of Representatives from the State of New 
 Jersey. 
 
 Ri wived, That as a particular mark of respect to the memory of the 
 deceas :d, ami in recognition of his eminent abilities as a faithful and dis- 
 tinguished public servant, the House, at the conclusion of the memorial 
 proceedings of this .lay, shall stand adjourned. 
 
 Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate. 
 
 Resolved, That the Clerk be, anil is hereby, instructed to send a copy of 
 these resolutions to the family of the deceased 
 
 Mr. Kean. Mr. President, I offer the resolutions which I 
 send to the desk, and ask for their adoption. 
 
 The- PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Xew Jersev 
 offers resolutions which will be read. 
 
 The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows: 
 
 Resoh'ed, That the Senate has heard with profound sorr< >w the ann< mnce- 
 ment of the death of the Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, a Representative from 
 
 the Stale of New Ji l -i \ 
 
 oh'ed, That the business of the Senate be now suspended in order 
 that fitting tributes be paid to his memory. 
 
 Resolved, That as a further mark of respect at tin conclusion of these 
 exercises the Senate do adjourn. 
 58 
 
Address of Mr. A'ani, of New Jersey. 59 
 
 ADDRESS OF MR. KEAN, OF NEW JERSEY. 
 
 Mr. President: The Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, a Repre- 
 sentative from the old Fourth district of New Jersey, to whose 
 memory we devote this hour, was an exemplification of Ameri- 
 can manhood. He was the type of man of which this country 
 is made and the type which has made this country great. His 
 sphere of activity was limited, but he exhausted almost all it 
 had to offer. 
 
 He was born near Mount Olive, in the county of Morris, 
 February 2, 1846. where his family had been settled for more 
 than a century. His ancestors were of sturdy Scotch origin, 
 one branch coming to this country as early as 1640. Mr. 
 Salmon was educated in the schools surrounding his home, 
 and after passing successfully through them he finished his 
 education by graduating from the Albany Law School with a 
 degree of bachelor of laws in 1S73. After remaining in the law 
 office of Charles E. Schofield, of Jersey City, fur some time he 
 returned to his home and began the practice of his profession. 
 He retained his principal office in Boonton until the time of his 
 death . 
 
 Mr. Salmon was eminently qualified for the practice of law. 
 His address was pleasing, his voice clear and agreeable, his 
 manner gentle, and yet there was a reserve of strength that 
 impressed but did not disturb those who met him. He was 
 a careful man and made most of his opportunities. He did 
 not waste his time, but studied his profession, and as a prac- 
 titioner met with the success that always attends abilities of 
 which he was possessed. He was counsel in a number of 
 important cases in Xew Jersey and attracted considerable 
 attention in several which he won. 
 
Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 
 
 From the time of his admission to the bar Mr. Salmon 
 took an interest in the politics of his county. In 1876 he was 
 elected to the city council and was retained in that office fur 
 six years. In 1S77 he was elected to the State legislature. 
 From 1880 to [893 he was counsel to the board of chosen 
 freeholders of Morris County, and he was also counsel for a 
 number of townships in Morris County. He was the Demo- 
 cratic candidate for State senator in [883, but was unsuc- 
 i essful. 
 
 He was nominated by the Democrats of the Fourth Con- 
 gressional district October 6, and was elected to the Fifty- 
 sixth Congress. He was again elected to the Fifty-seventh, 
 but died on May 6, 1902. in the prime of his life. 
 
 Mr. Salmon was beloved by everyone who knew him in 
 his native town and the surrounding country. Generous and 
 charitable, he stood high in the social and businesscircles.il 
 the city and county and was a devout and earnest communi- 
 cant of the Presbyterian Church. He was a man in whom 
 everyone had confidence. His open frankness, calm, impres- 
 sive manner, resourcefulness, ami tact invited people to call 
 upon him for guidance. 
 
 While true to party principles he was never prejudiced or bit- 
 ter in discussion with his opponents; modest and retiring, yet 
 strong and persistent when he thought he was in the right. 
 
 His work in the House of Representatives was good, as has 
 been testified to by his colleagues, and he was earnest and 
 faithful in all matters intrusted to him. He carefully inves- 
 tigated all subjects of public interest before acting Upon his 
 judgment. He was the type of careful man of which this 
 country has many and of which it is proud. 
 
 He sleeps, Mr. President, among the historic hills of Morris 
 County, and the people of Morris County and of the Fourth 
 Congressional district mourn his loss. 
 
Address of Mr. Dryden, of New Jersey. 61 
 
 Address of Mr. Dryden, of New Jersey. 
 
 Mr. President: The flag which floats so often at half- 
 mast over the halls of Congress, the vacant chairs in either 
 Chamber, made so by the Great Reaper, the half-finished work 
 which falls from the hands made nerveless by death, all remind 
 ns of the forcefulness of the exclamation of Bnrke, "What 
 shadows we are and what shadows we pursue!" 
 
 Mr. Salmon is an exemplification of this. He fell in the 
 maturity of his life, when by his training, his acquirements, 
 his ability, much yet remained, had his life been spared, of 
 usefulness to his country. Born, educated, reared, and dying 
 as he did. in a single county of New Jersey, truly and fitly he 
 represented the sentiments of the people of his section. 
 
 Our lives are shaped and our characters are molded by the 
 environments which surround us. and so Mr. Salmon, coming 
 from an ancestry which runs back for a period of more than a 
 hundred years in the honored State of New Jersey, naturally, 
 inevitably, imperceptibly, it may be, had imbued the senti- 
 ments of that State, and his character was formed upon its 
 high ideals of moral integrity, and as such he moved and lived 
 amongst his people. 
 
 He was a modest man. He made no attempt at display. 
 There was nothing spectacular or dramatic in his life. He 
 never attempted to carve his name high upon the shaft of 
 fame. Yet in his walk he was faithful to his private and 
 public duties. He performed conscientiously and well what- 
 ever was assigned to him; and after all it is upon such a life 
 and such lives as Mr. Salmon led that the country must rely 
 for its welfare, for its honor, for its security. 
 
62 Life and Character of foshua S. Salmon. 
 
 He was beloved by his neighbors. He was spoken of as a 
 good man and as a friend of the people; and having performed 
 his work in an unostentatious way, it is fitting that his mortal 
 remains should rest in the beautiful hills of Boonton. 
 
 The approaching spring will soon cover those hills with a 
 fresh verdure, and nature will bring forth from the trees and 
 shrubs the buds and flowers which perfume the air: but none 
 of these will be more beautiful or more lovely than the 
 memory of Mr. Salmon, which is enshrined in the hearts 
 of his friends and neighbors at Boonton. 
 
 Mr. K.KAN. Mr. President. I make the same request as that 
 made by the Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Piatt] — that the 
 resolutions may "be temporarily laid aside for the present. 
 
 The President pro tempore. It will be so ordered in the 
 absence of objection. 
 
 Mr. Platt, of Connecticut. Mr. President, I move the adop- 
 tion of the several resolutions which have been considered this 
 afternoon. 
 
 The resolutions were unanimously agreed to, and at s 
 o'clock and 15 minutes p. m. 1 the Senate adjourned until 
 Monday, February 16, 1903, at 12 o'clock meridian. 
 
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