[Deschler-Brown Precedents, Volume 17, Chapters 34 - 40]
[Ch. 38. Death]
[Â§ 10. Eulogies]
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                               CHAPTER 38
 
                                 Death
 
Sec. 10. Eulogies

    While a eulogy or eulogies may be offered at the time a death is 
announced in the House,(1) the more frequent practice is for 
announcement of a death and possibly a brief eulogy to be delivered in 
a one-minute speech at the commencement of the day's business or in a 
special-order speech at the close of business.(2) A future 
day devoted in part or exclusively to eulogies can be set by special 
order.(3) This allows Members an opportunity to prepare 
suitable tributes.(4)
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 1. See Sec. Sec. 10.3-10.5, 10.9, 10.12-10.14, 10.16, 10.18, 10.22, 
        infra.
 2. See Sec. Sec. 10.10-10.12, 10.15-10.19, infra.
 3. The House set a special day for eulogies for the late President 
        Kennedy. See 109 Cong. Rec. 22802, 88th Cong. 1st Sess., Nov. 
        26, 1963. See also Sec. 10.2, infra.
 4. See Sec. Sec. 10.2, 10.6, 10.8, 10.11-10.13, 10.20, infra.
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    Members will frequently be allotted a certain number of days (often 
five legislative days)(5) in which to extend their remarks 
in the Congressional Record. Sometimes a request will be agreed to, 
permitting the consolidation of eulogies in the Congressional Record, 
even though in fact, business may have interrupted them.(6)
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 5. See Sec. Sec. 10.7, 10.14, 10.17, infra.
 6. See Sec. 10.21, infra.
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    On a day or during a time set aside for eulogies, other business 
will be discouraged.(7) However, certain exceptions may be 
permitted by unanimous consent. Examples of such exceptions might be 
the filing of a privileged report,(8) or an announcement of 
the legislative program for the following day.(9) Pending 
business has been interrupted for previously scheduled 
eulogies.(10) Pending business may be postponed to permit 
announcement of a death and eulogies to the deceased.(11)
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 7. See, e.g., Sec. Sec. 10.19, 10.20, infra.
 8. See Sec. 10.22, infra.
 9. See Sec. 10.21, infra.
10. See Sec. 10.23, infra.
11. See Sec. 10.12, infra.
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    The announcing Member will generally control the floor and may 
yield for relevant remarks.(12) Usually this same Member, 
either immediately after the announcement of a death has been made or 
at the close of business for the day, will offer a resolution of 
sympathy and a motion to adjourn as a mark of respect (if there is to 
be such an adjournment).(13) The Speaker sometimes takes the 
floor

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to eulogize the deceased during time yielded.(14)
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12. See 2 Hinds' Precedents Sec. 1437; and 8 Cannon's Precedents 
        Sec. 2468.
            For yielding the floor generally, see Deschler's Precedents 
        Ch. 29, supra.
13. See Ch. 40, generally, infra.
14. See Sec. Sec. 10.2, 10.8, 10.9, 10.13-10.16, infra.
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    The Speaker has in some instances eulogized a deceased figure of 
national prominence by unanimous consent.(15)
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15. See Sec.  10.3, infra.
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    In some instances, as upon the day set aside for eulogizing 
President Kennedy,(16) the Speaker or the Speaker pro 
tempore may offer the first eulogy and yield to others.(17)
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16. See Sec. 10.2, infra.
17. See also Sec. 10.3, 
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--Eulogies to President John F. Kennedy

Sec. 10.1 Eulogies delivered in the Rotunda on Nov. 24, 1963, when the 
    late President John F. Kennedy's body was brought to the Capitol to 
    lie in state were, by unanimous consent, ordered printed in the 
    Congressional Record.

    On Nov. 25, 1963,(1) Mr. Abraham J. Multer, of New York, 
asked unanimous consent that the eulogies to the late President, which 
had been delivered the previous day, be printed in the Congressional 
Record:
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 1. 109 Cong. Rec. 22695, 88th Cong. 1st Sess.
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             PRINTING OF EULOGIES TO LATE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY

        Mr. [Abraham J.] MULTER [of New York]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that the eulogies to our late President delivered 
    in the rotunda on yesterday be printed at this point in the Record.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) Is there objection to 
    the request of the gentleman from New York?
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 2. James C. Wright, Jr. (TX).
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        There was no objection.

    As a mark of respect to the late President Kennedy, the first 
Congressional Record printed upon the convening of the House and of the 
Senate after his death carried a black border on the first page of the 
proceedings of each House.(3)
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 3. 109 Cong. Rec. 22694, 22697, 88th Cong. 1st Sess., Nov. 25, 1963.
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Sec. 10.2 The Speaker took the floor to deliver the first eulogy to 
    President John F. Kennedy and then recognized Members of the House 
    to deliver eulogies.

    On Dec. 5, 1963,(1) the date chosen by the House 
leadership to eulogize the late President,(2) the

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Speaker pro tempore recognized Speaker John W. McCormack, of 
Massachusetts, for the first eulogy in memory of the President. He then 
recognized other Members to offer their eulogies.
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 1. 109 Cong. Rec. 23349, 23351, 23352, 88th Cong. 1st Sess.
 2. On Nov. 26, 1963, Majority Leader Carl Albert (OK) informed the 
        House in a one-minute speech that a full day would be decided 
        upon later, when Members might eulogize President Kennedy. See 
        Id. at p. 22802.
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          JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, LATE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

        The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Vinson).(3) The Chair 
    recognizes the gentleman from Massachusetts, the Speaker of the 
    House, the Honorable John W. McCormack. . . .
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 3. Carl Vinson (GA).
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        Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, it can be said that the American 
    people and the Government of the United States--both--have just 
    passed through one of the most tragic events of our history. John 
    Fitzgerald Kennedy, around noon on Friday, November 22, 1963, was 
    cut down by the bullets of an assassin in one of the great cities 
    of the country that he loved and that loved him. Here was the 35th 
    President of the United States at a high moment of his eminence, 
    and in the middle of the last year of what would have been his 
    first administration, receiving the adoration and the praise of his 
    fellow citizens. . . .
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the distinguished 
    gentleman from Oklahoma [Mr. Albert.]
        Mr. [Carl] ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, November 22, for the 
    fourth time in the history of this Republic, our chief Executive 
    had been struck down by an assassin's bullet. . . .
        On November 22, John F. Kennedy passed the torch to us. 
    President Johnson has dedicated his administration to the 
    unfinished task. In the fulfillment of our responsibilities in this 
    day and this generation, this House, under God, can do no less.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the distinguished 
    gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Halleck.]
        Mr. [Charles A.] HALLECK. Mr. Speaker, I think my reaction to 
    the first report I received that the late President John F. Kennedy 
    had been shot was shared by virtually every American citizen: A 
    total disbelief that the news was true.
        Even as we stand here today in tribute to the 35th President of 
    these United States, there is to me a strange quality of unreality 
    about the events which have transpired since that awful day in our 
    national history, Friday, November 22, 1963. . . .
        The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Albert). The Chair recognizes the 
    gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. Boggs].
        Mr. [Hale] BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, as we gather here in this, the 
    highest theater in the world, to commune together in grief and in 
    remembrance, so many scenes come back to my mind from the years in 
    which I knew, loved, and trusted this magnificent leader of 
    mankind.

--To Former President Ronald Reagan

Sec. 10.3 Privileged resolution offered by the Majority Leader

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    expressing the sorrow of the House at the passing of former 
    President Ronald Wilson Reagan, directing the Speaker to appoint a 
    committee to attend his funeral, and marking the day's adjournment 
    in respect to his memory.

    On June 8, 2004,(1) Tom DeLay of Texas, the Majority 
Leader, offered the following privileged resolution.
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        Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, I offer a privileged resolution (H. 
    Res. 663) and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                                  H. Res. 663

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives has learned 
        with profound regret and sorrow of the death of Ronald Wilson 
        Reagan, former President of the United States of America.
            Resolved, That the House tenders its deep sympathy to the 
        members of the family of the former President in their 
        bereavement.
            Resolved, That in recognition of the many virtues, public 
        and private, of one who served with distinction as President, 
        the Speaker shall appoint a committee of the House to join with 
        such Members of the Senate as may be designated, to attend the 
        funeral services of the former President.
            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 applicable accounts of the House.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy of the same to the family of the 
        former President.
            Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn as 
        a further mark of respect to the memory of the former 
        President. . . .

        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) The question is on the 
    resolution.(3) . . .
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 2. Ray LaHood (IL).
 3. For eulogies, including a eulogy by the Speaker, see Id. at 11752-
        54. See also 115 Cong. Rec. 8099-101, 91st Cong. 1st Sess., 
        Mar. 31, 1969 (Speaker took the well to eulogize former Dwight 
        D. Eisenhower).
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        So the resolution was agreed.

--To Justice of the Supreme Court

Sec. 10.4 The Speaker took the floor to eulogize the late Felix 
    Frankfurter, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

    On Feb. 23, 1965,(1) Speaker John W. McCormack, of 
Massachusetts, requested permission to address the House for 10 
minutes.(2)
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 1. 111 Cong. Rec. 3407, 89th Cong. 1st Sess.
 2. For eulogy, see Id.
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    Parliamentarian's Note: The House, following previous practice, did 
not pass a death resolution or adjourn out of respect for

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Justice Frankfurter since he was retired at the time of his death. The 
practice has been for the House to adopt a death resolution and adjourn 
only for sitting justices of the Court.

--To United Nations Ambassador

Sec. 10.5 Upon the death of Adlai E. Stevenson, Ambassador to the 
    United Nations, eulogies were offered from the floor of the House 
    by special order.

    On July 14, 1965,(1) Mr. Sidney R. Yates, of Illinois, 
asked unanimous consent that with the consent of those who had been 
previously granted a special order, he might address the House for 30 
minutes on that date relative to the death of Ambassador Stevenson. 
Speaker John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, presented Mr. Yates' 
request and asked if there was objection.
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        Mr. YATES. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent, with the 
    consent of those who have been previously granted a special order, 
    to address the House for 30 minutes today relative to the death of 
    Ambassador Adlai Stevenson.
        The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Yates] asks 
    unanimous consent that he may address the House for 30 minutes as 
    the first special order, with the consent of other Members who have 
    obtained special orders, in relation to the death of Ambassador 
    Adlai Stevenson.
        Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
    Illinois?
        Mr. [William T.] CAHILL [of New Jersey]. Mr. Speaker, I regret 
    I must object.
        Mr. Speaker, I regretted very sincerely what I considered to be 
    a requirement to interpose an objection to the request of the 
    gentleman from Illinois. I only did it because there were a great 
    number of people from my district who were here in anticipation of 
    the special order I had requested some time ago and because a great 
    many of the Members had evidenced a keen interest in the subject 
    matter. However, I fully recognize the great importance of and the 
    great contribution that our late and respected and beloved 
    Ambassador to the United Nations has made to this country. In 
    deference to that and out of respect for his memory, I would ask 
    that I be permitted to relinquish the time heretofore asked and 
    that my special order go over to a later date and that I be 
    permitted to yield the 1 hour I have in a special order to the 
    gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Yates] and all those who would like to 
    pay tribute to the memory of the late Adlai E. Stevenson.
        Mr. YATES. I thank the gentleman.
        The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Illinois?
        There was no objection. . . .
        The SPEAKER. Under previous order of the House, the gentleman

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    from Illinois [Mr. Yates] is recognized for 60 minutes. . . .

--To Speaker Rayburn

Sec. 10.6 Pursuant to a unanimous-consent request, the House authorized 
    a special order for the purpose of eulogizing Speaker Sam Rayburn.

    On Jan. 10, 1962,(1) Mr. Wright Patman, of Texas, asked 
unanimous consent that a day be set aside for eulogizing the late 
Speaker Rayburn. The following proceedings occurred:
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 1. 108 Cong. Rec. 8, 87th Cong. 2d Sess.
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        Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that on 
    Thursday, January 18, 1962, after the reading and approval of the 
    Journal and the disposition of business on the Speaker's table I be 
    permitted to address the House and to yield time to other Members 
    for the purpose of eulogizing our late beloved Speaker, the 
    Honorable Sam Rayburn.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Texas?
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 2. John W. McCormack (MA).
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        There was no objection.

    Parliamentarian's Note: Speaker Rayburn died in Bonham, Texas, on 
Nov. 16, 1961. He was the fifth Speaker of the House to die in office 
and the second to die during a sine die adjournment.

Sec. 10.7 All Members were granted permission to extend their remarks 
    in the Appendix of the Congressional Record on opening day when the 
    House adjourned out of respect for the late Speaker Rayburn and 
    other Members who had died during the sine die adjournment.

    On Jan. 10, 1962,(1) Mr. Carl Albert, of Oklahoma, made 
the following unanimous-consent request:
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 1. 108 Cong. Rec. 8, 9, 87th Cong. 2d Sess.
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        Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that on today, 
    and without making the procedure a precedent, all Members may have 
    permission to extend their remarks in the Record and to include 
    pertinent material therewith.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Oklahoma?
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 2. John W. McCormack (MA).
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        There was no objection.

Sec. 10.8 Eulogies were offered in the House for Speaker Rayburn 
    pursuant to special order.

    On Jan. 18, 1962,(1) Speaker John W. McCormack, of 
Massachusetts, under previous order of

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the House, recognized Mr. Wright Patman, Jr., of Texas:
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 1. 108 Cong. Rec. 482, 87th Cong. 2d Sess.
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        Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
    Members may have the privilege of extending their remarks and 
    including extraneous matter in the body of the Record today in 
    connection with the memorial services for the late Speaker, Sam 
    Rayburn, and also that the Speaker of the House, the gentleman from 
    Massachusetts [Mr. McCormack], may extend his remarks at the close 
    of these proceedings and include therein an article by Bascom N. 
    Timmons.
        The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Texas?
        There was no objection.(2)
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 --To Former Speaker

Sec. 10.9 Speaker McCormack took the floor to join in eulogies to 
    former Speaker Martin.

    On Mar. 7, 1968,(1) Mr. William H. Bates, of 
Massachusetts, yielded to Speaker John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, 
who eulogized former Speaker Joseph W. Martin, Jr., also of 
Massachusetts, who died on Mar. 6, 1968.(2)
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 1. 114 Cong. Rec. 5741, 90th Cong. 2d Sess.
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--To Member of the House

Sec. 10.10 A Member may be eulogized in a one-minute speech prior to 
    consideration of the business of the day.

    On Wednesday, July 24, 1963,(1) Mr. Don L. Short, of 
North Dakota, was recognized following the reading of the Journal and 
given permission to revise and extend his remarks concerning the death 
of his colleague from North Dakota, Hjalmar C. Nygaard. Mr. Nygaard 
suffered a fatal heart attack in the Capitol Building on Thursday, July 
18, 1963.
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 1. 109 Cong. Rec. 13253, 88th Cong. 1st Sess.
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        The SPEAKER.(2) The Chair recognizes the gentleman 
    from North Dakota [Mr. Short].
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 2. John W. McCormack (MA).
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        Mr. SHORT. Mr. Speaker, as most Members of the House know, my 
    colleague from North Dakota, Hjalmar Nygaard, suffered a fatal 
    heart attack here in the Capitol Building on last Thursday 
    afternoon.

    Parliamentarian's Note: The House had adjourned out of respect to 
the memory of Mr. Nygaard on Monday, July 22, 1963.(3)
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Sec. 10.11 A Member was recognized for a one-hour special-order speech 
    to eulogize a deceased Member before the business of the day.

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    On July 13, 1967,(1) following an announcement regarding 
unanimous-consent requests and prior to taking up the business of the 
day, Speaker John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, recognized Mr. 
Glenard P. Lipscomb, of California.
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        The SPEAKER. The Chair will not receive unanimous-consent 
    requests at this time, except for Members making a unanimous-
    consent request for committees to sit during general debate today. 
    . . .
        The gentleman from California [Mr. Lipscomb] is recognized.
        Mr. LIPSCOMB. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay honor to the 
    memory of our departed colleague, Congressman J. Arthur Younger, of 
    California, who passed away June 20, 1967.

    Parliamentarian's Note: Mr. Lipscomb had, on June 26, 
1967,(2) secured a special order in the usual manner, 
without specifying that it should be called before the business of the 
day. The Speaker refused to recognize for one-minute speeches and 
extensions of remarks before proceeding with special orders eulogizing 
Mr. Younger.
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Sec. 10.12 By unanimous consent, special orders have been rescheduled 
    to the following day where the House has adjourned out of respect 
    for a deceased Member.

    On Mar. 20, 1961,(1) following the reading and approval 
of the Journal and receipt of a message from the Senate, requests were 
entertained and agreed to for the postponement of business scheduled 
for the day. This was done prior to any official notification to the 
House of the death of Mr. B. Carroll Reece, of Tennessee. Mr. Reece 
passed away on Sunday, Mar. 19, 1961. Aware of the death, the House 
leadership intended that business should be postponed and the death 
officially announced, whereupon the balance of the day would be devoted 
to eulogies and the House would adjourn as a mark of 
respect.(2)
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 1. 107 Cong. Rec. 4292, 87th Cong. 1st Sess.
 2. Parliamentarian's Note: See Sec. 9.6, supra, also pertaining to the 
        death of Mr. Reece. As there indicated, a Member initially 
        objected to the postponement of pending business, but after 
        some discussion, withdrew his objection.
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                                 SPECIAL ORDERS

        Mr. [John W.] McCORMACK [of Massachusetts]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that the special orders heretofore entered for 
    today be transferred to tomorrow and be put at the head of the 
    list.
        The SPEAKER.(3) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Massachusetts?
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 3. Sam Rayburn (TX).

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        There was no 
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                                RULES COMMITTEE

        Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
    Committee on Rules may have until midnight tonight to file a 
    report.
        The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Massachusetts?
        There was no 
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                              FEED-GRAINS PROGRAM

        Mr. Cooley submitted a conference report and statement on the 
    bill (H.R. 4510) to provide a special program for feed grains for 
    1961.                          -------------------

                        GENERAL LEAVE TO EXTEND REMARKS

        Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, without establishing a precedent, I 
    ask unanimous consent that all Members who may desire to do so may 
    be permitted to extend their remarks in the Congressional Record 
    and include therewith extraneous matter.
        The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Massachusetts?
        There was no objection.

    Following unanimous consent for Members to extend their remarks in 
the Congressional Record, an enrolled bill was signed by the Speaker, a 
Senate enrolled bill was signed, and a Member announced that a bill 
(H.R. 5075) had been presented to the President. Immediately 
thereafter, the Speaker recognized Mr. Howard Baker, of Tennessee.
    In recognition of the passing of Mr. Reece, Mr. Baker delivered a 
eulogy on the floor of the House. He yielded for similar remarks to 
other Members, including Speaker Rayburn.(4)
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Sec. 10.13 The Speaker has on occasion taken the floor to eulogize a 
    deceased Member.

    On Mar. 20, 1961,(1) Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, 
offered a eulogy to Rep. B. Carroll Reece, of Tennessee.(2)
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    Likewise, in the second session of the 87th Congress,(3) 
Speaker John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, eulogized Mr. Louis C. 
Rabaut, of Michigan. Mr. Rabaut passed away on Nov. 12, 1961, after the 
sine die adjournment of the first session of the 87th 
Congress.(4)
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 3. 108 Cong. Rec. 274, 87th Cong. 2d Sess., Jan. 16, 1962.
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--To Former Member

Sec. 10.14 The Speaker took the floor to join in eulogies for a former 
    Member.

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    On Feb. 9, 1961,(1) Speaker Sam Rayburn eulogized former 
Member Prince H. Preston, of Georgia.
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        Mr. [G. Elliott] HAGAN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which 
    to extend their remarks in the Record on the late Prince H. 
    Preston.
        The SPEAKER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
        There was no objection.
        Mr. HAGAN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep regret and 
    sadness that I announce to the House the untimely passing of the 
    Honorable Prince H. Preston.
        Mr. Preston departed this life as a result of cancer at the 
    Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Ga., on Wednesday, February 8, 1961, 
    at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. . . .
        Mr. HAGAN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I now gladly yield to our 
    beloved Speaker, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. 
    Rayburn].(2)
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--To Senator

Sec. 10.15 The Speaker has taken the floor to eulogize a Senator.

    On Jan. 16, 1962,(1) Speaker John W. McCormack, of 
Massachusetts, eulogized Senator H. Styles Bridges, of New Hampshire. 
Senator Bridges died on Nov. 26, 1961, after the adjournment sine die 
of the first session of the 87th Congress.(2)
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 1. 108 Cong. Rec. 291, 87th Cong. 2d Sess.
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--To Former Architect of the Capitol

Sec. 10.16 A former Architect of the Capitol was eulogized by the 
    Speaker and other Members.

    On May 25, 1961,(1) Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, 
recognized the Majority Leader, John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, to 
eulogize David Lynn, a former Architect of the Capitol.(2)
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 1. 107 Cong. Rec. 8883, 87th Cong. 1st Sess.
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--To Former Parliamentarian

Sec. 10.17 The Speaker, the Minority Leader, the Majority Whip, and 
    other Members paid tribute to the late Lewis Deschler, former 
    Parliamentarian of the House, on the day the House reconvened 
    following his death.

    On July 19, 1976,(1) the following proceedings occurred 
on the floor of the House:
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        The House met at 12 o'clock noon.
        The Chaplain, Rev. Edward G. Latch, D.D., offered the following 
    prayer: . . .
        Grant us Thy blessing as we mourn the passing of Lewis Deschler 
    who served this House of Representatives with honor and distinction 
    for 46 years. We thank Thee for him, for his devotion to this 
    House, and for his loyalty to our country.(2) . . .
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                                 GENERAL LEAVE

        Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
    Members may have 5 legislative days in which to extend their 
    remarks on the life, character, and public service of the late 
    Honorable Lew Deschler.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Sisk).(3)  Is there 
    objection to the request of the gentleman from Oklahoma?
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        There was no objection.

    Parliamentarian's Note: Speaker Albert and former Speaker McCormack 
attended a memorial service for Mr. Deschler in Washington, D.C., on 
July 16, 1976. The services were conducted by the Chaplain of the 
House, Reverend Latch.

--To Sergeant at Arms

Sec. 10.18 Remarks in the House concerning the death of the special 
    assistant Sergeant at Arms.

    On May 27, 1963,(1) Mr. Roland V. Libonati, of Illinois, 
received permission to address the House for one minute. The following 
proceedings occurred:
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                           THE LATE WILLIAM BALLINGER

        Mr. LIBONATI. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address 
    the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend my remarks.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Illinois?
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 2. John W. McCormack (MA).
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        There was no objection.(3)
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--Of Astronauts

Sec. 10.19 The Chairman of the Committee on Science and Astronautics 
    took the floor to eulogize three U.S. Apollo astronauts.

    On Jan. 30, 1967,(1) Mr. George P. Miller, of 
California, eulogized three U.S. astronauts killed by a flash fire in 
their Apollo spacecraft while it was undergoing a static test at Cape 
Kennedy, Florida.(2)
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 1. 113 Cong. Rec. 1790, 90th Cong. 1st Sess.
 2. For eulogy, see Id.
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    Parliamentarian's Note: The Speaker first recognized Rep. L. H. 
Fountain, of North Carolina, to

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announce the death of a former Member of the House, Graham A. Barden, 
of North Carolina, before recognizing Chairman Miller to eulogize the 
astronauts.
    Chairman Miller had inquired about a resolution of condolence to 
the families of the astronauts but was advised both by the 
Parliamentarian and the Speaker that there were no direct precedents 
for such an action by the House. The House, for example, had not passed 
a resolution of condolence when the U.S.S. Thresher sank with all hands 
on Apr. 10, 1963.

Sec. 10.20 The Speaker announced that unanimous-consent requests would 
    not be entertained prior to eulogies previously scheduled for a 
    deceased Member.

    On May 21, 1964,(1) the pending business of the House 
was interrupted for previously scheduled eulogies for Mr. Clarence 
Cannon, of Missouri. The following proceedings occurred:
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 1. 110 Cong. Rec. 11615, 11623, 11624, 88th Cong. 2d Sess.
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                          ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

        The SPEAKER.(2) The Chair desires to state that in 
    the light of the eulogies for our late beloved colleague, Mr. 
    Cannon, the Chair will not receive unanimous-consent requests at 
    this time. The Committee will rise at 12 o'clock, and before we go 
    into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
    again, the Chair will receive unanimous-consent requests at that 
    time.(3) . . .
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 2. John W. McCormack (MA).
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Consolidation of Eulogies in Record

Sec. 10.21 When, during the course of eulogies to a deceased colleague, 
    the Majority Leader announced the program for the following day, he 
    asked unanimous consent that the announcement appear in the 
    Congressional Record preceding the eulogies.

    On Oct. 9, 1962,(1) Mr. Carl Albert, of Oklahoma, asked 
unanimous consent to insert in the Congressional Record a list of 
legislative matters to be considered the next business day. The 
proceedings were as follows:
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 1. 108 Cong. Rec. 22851, 87th Cong. 2d Sess.
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                       LEGISLATIVE SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW

        Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert in 
    the Record a list of legislative matters that may be considered 
    tomorrow and to advise the Members in that connection that there 
    will be additions to this

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    announcement. I ask unanimous consent that this announcement may 
    appear preceding the eulogies delivered today.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Oklahoma?
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 2. Sam Rayburn (TX).
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        There was no objection.
        Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, the program is as follows:
        First. Resolution relating to Senate Joint Resolution 234--
    Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration.
        Second. The Ways and Means Committee [Mr. Mills] will call up a 
    bill to correct the tax bill.
        Third. H.R. 12580--conference report: State, Justice, Commerce, 
    and related agencies appropriation bill for 1963.
        Any other bills that might be called up by unanimous consent.
        Any further program will be announced later.

    Speaker John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, then took the floor to 
eulogize Mr. Clem Miller, of California.(3)
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Sec. 10.22 On a day devoted to eulogies to a deceased colleague, the 
    only business allowed was the Committee on Appropriations being 
    granted permission to file a privileged report.

    On June 3, 1963,(1) the following proceedings occurred 
in the House:
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 1. 109 Cong. Rec. 9916, 88th Cong. 1st Sess.
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                          CONSENT CALENDAR TRANSFERRED

        Mr. [Carl] ALBERT [of Oklahoma]. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that business in order under clause 4, rule XIII, the 
    Consent Calendar rule, be transferred to tomorrow.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Oklahoma?
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        There was no 
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                           SPECIAL ORDERS TRANSFERRED

        Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
    special orders for today be transferred to tomorrow and that they 
    be called prior to the special orders scheduled for tomorrow.
        The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Oklahoma?
        There was no objection. . . 
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                    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION

        Mr. [William H.] NATCHER [of Kentucky]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that the Committee on Appropriations may have 
    until midnight tonight to file a report on the bill making 
    appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the year 
    ending June 30, 1964.
        The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Kentucky?
        There was no objection.

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        Mr. Horan reserved all points of order on the 
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                      THE LATE HONORABLE FRANCIS E. WALTER

        Mr. [Thomas E.] MORGAN [of Pennsylvania]. Mr. Speaker, it is my 
    sad duty to announce that our beloved friend and colleague, Francis 
    E. Walter, has passed on. The calmness and fortitude he displayed 
    in his courageous fight to regain his health are a measure of those 
    qualities which made ``Tad'' Walter one of the truly great 
    legislators of our time.

``Closing Date'' for Eulogy Compilations

Sec. 10.23 The Joint Committee on Printing announced to the House the 
    ``closing date'' for insertions in the Congressional Record for 
    inclusion in the printed compilation of eulogies to former 
    President Eisenhower.

    On July 7, 1969,(1) Mr. Samuel N. Friedel, of Maryland, 
was permitted to address the House for one minute. The following 
proceedings occurred:
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 1. 115 Cong. Rec. 18382, 91st Cong. 1st Sess. For a similar instance, 
        see 112 Cong. Rec. 13984, 89th Cong. 2d Sess., June 23, 1966 
        (eulogies for Mr. Herbert C. Bonner [NC] and Mr. Albert Thomas 
        [TX]).
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               PUBLICATION OF EULOGIES TO DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER

        (Mr. FRIEDEL asked and was given permission to address the 
    House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
        Mr. FRIEDEL. Mr. Speaker, the Joint Committee on Printing 
    currently is receiving many calls in connection with the 
    publication of congressional eulogies in tribute to former 
    President Eisenhower. The joint committee now has set Friday, July 
    11, as the closing date for final acceptance of any further 
    insertions in the Congressional Record. It must be noted that ample 
    time has been extended to all members who wished to express their 
    sentiments. It is the joint committee's intention that these 
    tributes be published and distributed later this year. For that 
    reason, all copy must be submitted on or before the above-mentioned 
    date.