Memorial Services Held in the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States, Together with Tributes Presented in Eulogy of John C. Watts, Late a Representative from Kentucky. Ninety-second Congress, First Session

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1972 - 48 strani
 

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Stran 48 - The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the present consideration of the bill? There being no objection the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Finance with amendments.
Stran 28 - Such was our friend. Formed on the good old plan, A true and brave and downright honest man! He blew no trumpet in the market-place, Nor in the church with hypocritic face Supplied with cant the lack of Christian grace; Loathing pretence, he did with cheerful will What others talked of while their hands were still; And, while
Stran 16 - JOHN'S life was a catalog of interest in the affairs of his community, his State, and his Nation. He contributed considerably to the betterment of all of them.
Stran 7 - In the 20 years he served in this body, he gained the respect and admiration of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle.
Stran 1 - ... of our souls, and comfort our hearts with the full assurance of hope that they shall not finally prevail against us. Grant that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, may be able to separate us from thy love which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Bless all who are travelling with us in the way of life.
Stran 17 - 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...
Stran 4 - ... his profound intellect, matured by long experience, and enriched by copious streams from the fountains of knowledge. The thread of life is cut; the immortal is separated from the mortal; and the products of a great and cultivated mind are all that remain to us of the jurist and legislator. Few men have attracted so large a share of public attention, or maintained, for so long a period, an equal degree of mental distinction. In this and the other House there were rivals for fame, and he grappled...

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