Memorial Services Held in the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States, Together with Remarks Presented in Eulogy of Clarence Andrew Cannon, Late a Representative from Missouri, Eighty-eighth Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1964 - 245 страници |
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... body until recently , but young in mind . I recall very vividly an occasion on the Friday before his death when he attended a breakfast sponsored by the Mis- souri Automobile Club , at which were present some half dozen young men from ...
... body until recently , but young in mind . I recall very vividly an occasion on the Friday before his death when he attended a breakfast sponsored by the Mis- souri Automobile Club , at which were present some half dozen young men from ...
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... body . CLARENCE CANNON knew at 85 that his days had to be num- bered , and so , in view of the many achievements of ... bodies , and one of the most practical also . As chairman of the Committee on Appropriations , he knew [ 23 ] ...
... body . CLARENCE CANNON knew at 85 that his days had to be num- bered , and so , in view of the many achievements of ... bodies , and one of the most practical also . As chairman of the Committee on Appropriations , he knew [ 23 ] ...
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... body , but , as chairman of the Appropriations Committee , one of its most influential Members . Yet , with all of the power he possessed , he displayed a gentle , loving kindness . CLAR- ENCE CANNON was not only a great man - he was a ...
... body , but , as chairman of the Appropriations Committee , one of its most influential Members . Yet , with all of the power he possessed , he displayed a gentle , loving kindness . CLAR- ENCE CANNON was not only a great man - he was a ...
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... body at a rapid driving pace . His working day was not the ordinary day of 8 hours but double that . Even in the busy life he led , he always maintained an immaculate appearance in a well - pressed suit . For a man who had reached the ...
... body at a rapid driving pace . His working day was not the ordinary day of 8 hours but double that . Even in the busy life he led , he always maintained an immaculate appearance in a well - pressed suit . For a man who had reached the ...
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... body during the days of the coming of Hitler across the horizon . He served in this body while Hitler took over Germany and carried on his campaign of wickedness and destruction . CLARENCE CANNON served in this body during World War II ...
... body during the days of the coming of Hitler across the horizon . He served in this body while Hitler took over Germany and carried on his campaign of wickedness and destruction . CLARENCE CANNON served in this body during World War II ...
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Страница 166 - God, give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking! Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking...
Страница 189 - Who, if he rise to station of command, Rises by open means; and there will stand On honorable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim...
Страница 104 - So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, which moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Страница 50 - The little cares that fretted me I lost them yesterday, Among the fields above the sea, Among the winds at play, Among the lowing of the herds, The rustling of the trees, Among the singing of the birds, The humming of the bees.
Страница 207 - Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions, and that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of the contingent fund of the House. rt] Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased.
Страница 68 - Mourn for the man of long-enduring blood, The statesman-warrior, moderate, resolute, Whole in himself, a common good. Mourn for the man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest yet with least pretence, Great in council and great in war, Foremost captain of his time, Rich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime.
Страница 127 - There is no test of a man's ability in any department of public life more severe than service in the House of Representatives ; there is no place where so little deference is paid to reputation previously acquired, or to eminence won outside ; no place where so little consideration is shown for the feelings or the failures of beginners.
Страница 127 - What a man gains in the House he gains by sheer force of his own character, and if he loses and falls back he must expect no mercy, and will receive no sympathy.
Страница 230 - This power over the purse may, in fact, be regarded as the most complete and effectual weapon, with which any Constitution can arm the immediate representatives of the people, for obtaining a redress of every grievance, and for carrying into effect every just and salutary measure.
Страница 208 - Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased the Senate do now take a recess until 12 o'clock meridian on Monday next.