Memorial Exercises in the Senate FRIDAY, April 25, 1941. The VICE PRESIDENT. Morning business is closed. Under the order of the Senate previously entered, the legislative business of the Senate is now suspended in order that memorial addresses may be delivered on deceased Members of the Senate. Rev. Albert J. McCartney, D. D., pastor, Covenant-First Presbyterian Church, of Washington, D. C., offered the following prayer: Very presently this honorable body is to discharge memorial offices of affection and respect for those, your fellow Members, who during recent years have passed into the beyond. Our devotions, therefore, will have regard to these offices: us. "Let us now praise famous men and our fathers that begat "The Lord hath wrought great glory by them through His great power from the beginning. "Such as did bear rule in their kingdoms, men renowned for their power, giving counsel by their understanding, and declaring prophecies. "Leaders of the people by their counsels, and by their knowledge of learning meet for the people, wise and eloquent in their instructions. "Rich men furnished with ability, living peaceably in their habitations. "All these were honored in their generations and were the glory of their times. "Their bodies are buried in peace; but their names liveth for evermore." Let us pray. Almighty God, who art Thyself the source of light and love, of life and immortality, we pray for the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, that we may be instructed how to worship Thee under the shadow as well as in the sunshine; in the place and incident of death as well as in all the joy and service, the love, affection, and friendship of this present earthly pilgrimage. We praise Thee for our rich heritage of able and selfsacrificing men who have laid their lives upon the altar of the Nation's welfare. May these, Thy servants, who carry on, hear in the memory of their fellow Senators the strongest summons to be good and true. In these anxious hours of our Nation's destiny, may the brevity and uncertainty of life make us all more earnest to render a worthy account of our stewardship. May we more and more realize the necessity of seeking that counsel and that wisdom which cometh down from above and is profitable to direct. Make us willing as a people to make such sacrifices as may seem necessary for the preservation of our land and liberties. O Lord God, save the people, establish us in righteousness, and give us peace. In Jesus' name. Amen. Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, I submit a resolution which I send to the desk and ask to have read and considered. The VICE PRESIDENT. The resolution will be read. The resolution (S. Res. 99) was read, as follows: Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow of the death of Hon. M. M. LOGAN, late a Senator from the State of Kentucky. Resolved, That as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased the business of the Senate be now suspended to enable his associates to pay tribute to his high character and distinguished public service. 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 his memory the Senate at the conclusion of these exercises shall stand adjourned. Address by Senator Barkley Of Kentucky Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, I wish briefly to address myself to the resolution which refers to my late colleague, Senator M. M. LOGAN. The list of our late colleagues in whose honor we meet today, consisting, as it does, of some of the most outstanding Members who have served in this body in many years, calls anew to our attention the shortness of life, and the unusual list of casualties which have been suffered by the Senate. It would be my desire, if I had the time, to have something to say about each of the deceased Members of this body. Later, if time permits, I may have a word to say about others than my late colleague. I now desire to speak concerning my late colleague, Senator LOGAN. The life of Senator LOGAN typifies the opportunities of America as fully as does the life of any Member who has ever served in this body or anyone who has ever served in any public capacity. He died in the sixty-fifth year of his life. He was born in January 1875, in the county of Edmonson in the State of Kentucky. He was not born in affluent circumstance; he was not born of aristocratic parents, although he came of solid, substantial American lineage. He was educated in the common schools of that county, whose county seat is the little town of Brownsville. He supplemented his education in the common schools by a term or two in a private institution. Like many other men who have later distinguished themselves in public or private life, he began his career by teaching school in the rural sections of his State. To show his natural inclination to political life and his aptitude for it, at the age of 21 he was made chairman of the county committee of his party, which was the Democratic |