bow never fades, where no one ever grows old, where friends never part, and loved ones never, never die.

Mr. BYRNES. Mr. President, as I have listened to my colleagues I have wanted to join in paying tribute to Senator ROBINSON, but I have doubted, and doubt now, that I can give expression to my thoughts. Certainly to this griefstricken group I would not recite Senator ROBINSON's public service. That service is known to each and every one of us. It is a matter of record, and that record will ever be an inspiration to the American people.

Reference has been made to his service as Democratic leader of the Senate, to his courage and forcefulness. I like to think of his fairness; and within the last few moments I have thought that it is fortunate that during the last few weeks an occasion arose which gave opportunity to every Member of this body, regardless of political affiliation, to offer to Senator ROBINSON evidence of the esteem in which he was held by those with whom he served.

I came to the House of Representatives in 1911. I lived in the same hotel with Senator ROBINSON. For 25 years I have been intimately associated with him. Happiness has come to me out of that intimate association. I enjoyed his friendship, and my life was enriched by reason of it. The Senate has lost a great leader. The Nation has lost a patriotic public servant. I have lost a loyal friend.

Mr. ASHURST. Mr. President, JOSEPH TAYLOR ROBINSON, patriot, statesman, orator, great lawyer, most successful parliamentary leader of his generation, has reached his journey's end and has gone to that vast realm of peace and of joy where the innumerable dwell.

As he lived, he died-valiant for truth, brave, imperious, and incorruptible, and I but speak the feeling of every Senator when I say we were all proud to be his friend and honored to be his contemporaries. His far-shining fame is built upon his faithful, constant service to his country. High above the

range of doubt or fear, he held steadfastly to his main purpose-good government. With a grim gameness he traversed the long, hard path of duty, bearing aloft a flambeau of idealism, the cleansing flame of which he never permitted to expire.

Mr. PEPPER. Mr. President, I covet the experience of my older colleagues that they have been privileged to enjoy a longer but not a more appreciative friendship with Senator ROBINSON than have I. It has been my privilege to know him for about 6 months of this year, but I could never have had a father more considerate of me than he was, or more helpful in counsel. His door always stood open to the new Members of this body, who went to him as a son would to a father to take his counsel and his generous advice.

I know of no epitaph, Mr. President, to be applied to our departed colleague more appropriate than the words uttered by Antony as he looked down upon another who lay still in death:

His life was gentle, and the elements

So mix'd in him, that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world, “This was a man!"

Mr. OVERTON. Mr. President, that JOSEPH T. ROBINSON was a great Senator, a great lawyer, a great leader, a great statesman is beyond all question. That his sudden death is being mourned at this hour throughout the length and breadth of this land is most true. In the midst of the general encomiums being paid to his memory today I wish to offer this personal tribute.

From the day that I entered the United States Senate there has never been a time when I did not feel privileged to go to Senator ROBINSON for counsel and advice. There never was an occasion when he did not willingly and gladly give me his aid. He was always kind, always courteous, always sympathetic. He was my friend; he was a friend to us all.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the resolutions presented by the Senator from Arkansas [Mrs. Caraway].

The resolutions were unanimously agreed to.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will announce later the committee to be appointed under the second resolution.

Mrs. CARAWAY. Mr. President, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased Senator, I move that the Senate do now adjourn.

The motion was unanimously agreed to; and (at 12 o'clock and 45 minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, July 15, 1937, at 12 o'clock meridian.

THURSDAY, July 15, 1937.

The Chaplain, Rev. ZeBarney T. Phillips, D. D., offered the following prayer:

O merciful God and Heavenly Father, who has taught us in Thy Holy Word that Thou dost not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men: We come unto Thee at this sorrow-laden hour like ships storm driven into port, like wanderers seeking refuge from the whelming night, asking Thee to receive us, to shelter us under Thy wing, to hide us in Thy heart.

Thou hast taken unto Thyself the soul of our beloved friend and gallant leader, for whose like we thank Thee, who knew no fear save that of wounding Thee, who never stooped to an unchivalrous deed, but always bowed in reverence before the innocence of little children because his heart was pure. Help us to imitate his virtues and at this altar of our sorrow to rededicate our lives to Thee and to the service of our beloved country. Through these halting hours of

anguish deal tenderly, O compassionate Father, with the dear one, the heart companion of his life; enfold her in Thine arms of everlasting love, and by the very hush of Thy presence soothe her aching heart.

Bide with us all, dear Lord, for day is fast dying and the shadows of the night shall fall, and soon we shall no longer see each other's faces here, but be our light in darkness 'til Thy day shall break above us as we wait. We ask it in the name and for the sake of Him who hath brought life and immortality to light, Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Chaffee, one of its reading clerks, communicated to the Senate the resolutions of the House adopted as a tribute to the memory of Hon. JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, late a Senator from the State of Arkansas.

Mrs. CARAWAY. Mr. President, yesterday Members of this body arose to express their sorrow upon the death of my colleague the late senior Senator from my State, the veteran majority leader. It was a heartfelt outpouring of their respect and love for him which will in time bring great comfort to his family. That it would have meant much to him to have had such expressions of love and respect to buoy him up through the severe strain of his legislative duties no one can doubt; but all humanity is shy about expressing itself on the things they feel most deeply for fear of being thought guilty of sentimentality.

For years Senator ROBINSON has been in the public eye. He ever displayed a courage and loyalty of the highest order, combined with strong native ability, which has been and will continue to be a matter of great pride to Arkansas. No other man in our State ever wielded a greater power in both State and Nation, nor will another in a century.

I may not be able to express myself so forcefully or dramatically as some. I feel too deeply the loss of this man to his State, to us here in the Senate, and to the country

to be able to talk about it. He was my friend. We shall for years to come regret his untimely death and wish that he were here to advise and direct.

Mr. President, I send a resolution to the desk, and ask for its immediate consideration.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the resolution.

The resolution (S. Res. 151) was read and unanimously agreed to, as follows:

Resolved, That the Secretary invite the Members of the House of Representatives to attend the funeral of Hon. JOSEPH T. ROBINSON in the Senate Chamber on Friday, July 16, at 12 o'clock_m., and to appoint a committee to act with the committee of the Senate; and be it further

Resolved, That invitations be extended to the President of the United States and the members of the Cabinet, the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Diplomatic Corps (through the Secretary of State), the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations of the Navy, the Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard to attend the funeral in the Senate Chamber.

Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, according to the resolution just agreed to the funeral services will be held in this Chamber at 12 o'clock noon tomorrow in honor of the late Senator ROBINSON. I ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of the funeral services tomorrow the Senate shall stand adjourned until noon on Tuesday next.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? The Chair hears none, and it is ordered.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. In reference to the appointment of a committee of Senators to attend the funeral ceremonies of the late Senator JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, to be held at Little Rock, Ark., on Sunday, July 18, the Chair makes the following announcement:

The Senate, by resolution, authorized the Chair to appoint any Member on this committee. The Chair has