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Excerpt from Memorial Address on the Life and Character of John Henry Gea, Late a Senator From Iowa: Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives, Fifty-Sixth Congress, Second Session Let Thy consolation come to the members of these families; let it come to the venerable father and mother as well as the wife of the Minnesota Senator. Grant, 0 Lord, that the sense of our mortality may rest with becoming gravity upon the hearts and consciences of all here, and may we gird up our loins and walk reverently and humbly before Thee. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Mr. Allison. Mr. President, it is with deep regret and pro found sorrow that I announce to the Senate the death of my late colleague, Hon. John hen'ry gear, which occurred in this city on the 14th day of July last. At some future time, of which I shall give due notice, I desire to afford the Senate an opportunity of paying tribute to the memory of Senator gear and his long and distinguished services to his State and his country. At this time I beg leave to offer the resolutions which I send to the desk, and for which I ask immediate consideration. The president pro tempore. The resolutions submitted by the Senator from Iowa will be read. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.