Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. The SPEAKER. The question is on the resolution.

The resolution was agreed to.

The SPEAKER. The Chair appoints as members of the funeral committee the following Members on the part of the House: Mr. Cannon, Mr. Karsten, Mr. Jones of Missouri, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Bolling, Mr. Moulder, Mr. Curtis of Missouri, Mrs. Sullivan, Mr. Hull, and Mr. Brown of Missouri.

The SPEAKER.

resolution.

The Clerk will read the remainder of the

The Clerk read as follows:

Resolved, That as a further mark of respect the House do now adjourn.

The resolution was agreed to.

Accordingly (at 12 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m.) the House adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, January 27, 1959, at 12 o'clock noon.

THURSDAY, January 29, 1959.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. McGown, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate had passed a resolution as follows:

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Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow the announcement of the death of the Honorable GEORGE H. CHRISTOPHER, late a Representative from the State of Missouri.

Resolved, That a committee of two Senators be appointed by the Presiding Officer to join the committee appointed on the part of the House of Representatives to attend the funeral of the deceased Representative.

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 the memory of the deceased the Senate, at the conclusion of its business today, adjourn until 12 o'clock meridian tomorrow.

Remarks by Representative Cannon

Of Missouri

Mr. CANNON. Mr. Speaker, it is with profound regret, and a deep sense of personal loss, that I announce the unexpected and untimely death of our colleague, Congressman GEORGE H. CHRISTOPHER, of Missouri.

He fell as falls the soldier in press of battle and with his face to the front.

He died as he would have preferred to die, with his harness on and driving hard, full speed ahead in behalf of those who sent him here, and for what he conceived to be the best interests of his people and his country.

He was one of the most lovable men I ever knew; and he was one of the most effective Members of the House and represented, to a degree seldom equaled by Members of the Congress, the wishes and interests of his neighbors and his constituents.

He was one of the few men, if not the only man, approved during his first term, to answer in the catch-as-catch-can debate on the floor attacks by the opposition on pending agricultural legislation. He understood the needs and problems of agriculture from firsthand experience and his short, terse interpolations discomfited many a speaker and exposed the fallacy of many carefully prepared speeches.

His career was a striking example of the freedom of opportunity and the limitless possibilities offered under our form of government. Starting as a young man without land or capital or influence, he amassed a competency including hundreds of acres of land, with every facility of stock and equipment. From this farm he went to the greatest parliament in the world.

"Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings."

There was no proposal or plan or program of credit or conservation or cooperation offered by the Department of Agriculture in his long and busy life in which he was not a participant. The soundness of his position on farm questions was that he spoke from firsthand knowledge and an intimate familiarity with every phase of farm production and management. Supplemented by unerring judgment and a wide knowledge of public affairs, he served his district and his State with remarkable efficiency.

When he announced his candidacy to succeed himself in the 86th Congress he was handicapped physically and politically to the extent that his opponents marked him for slaughter and even his friends despaired at times. But through sheer courage and endurance he fought through a spirited primary and election to win a decisive victory. He won on his record of service and the warm friendship of thousands whom he had befriended and benefited collectively and individually.

He started his business life with but one asset, the young wife he had just married. And through the years, until her loss at the close of his first term in Congress, she remained his principal asset.

They reared nine children-seven stalwart sons and two charming daughters. In talking with one of them I realized, without being told, what a wonderful father he had been. The Fourth District loses a constructive statesman. The State loses a great Missourian. But they have lost a father. Our hearts go out to them.

Remarks by Representative Aspinall

Of Colorado

Mr. ASPINALL. Mr. Speaker, there are some men with whom we walk who bring challenge, inspiration, understanding, confidence, and pleasure to the association. Such a one was our late and beloved colleague, GEORGE CHRISTOPHER. These attributes which have universal appeal he possessed and displayed until the day of his passing.

I was fortunate indeed to have known GEORGE CHRISTOPHER as a personal friend and as a colleague on the committee where I have served since coming to Congress. We came to Congress together with the convening of the 81st Congress. We have conferred together many, many times since the first week of January 1949. Always he brought to the association something of a constructive challenge, a pleasing personality which offered inspiration, an understanding which showed breadth of preparation and great knowledge of the task at hand. Such were his contributions to the task of seeking solutions to difficult problems that he lent confidence in the quest. He was an effective and accomplished protagonist. At the same time he was a respected and admired antagonist.

Above all things, GEORGE CHRISTOPHER was endowed with a gentle and lovable personality. His love of his fellow man was expressed in the poetry which he chose to recite to his fellows. The good-natured twinkle in his eyes carried sympathy and love for all who desire to share with him, but more especially for the less fortunate of his fellow beings. To be with him was to find pleasure in his company and companionship. To have known him while he walked and worked among us was to have received an eternal blessing-coming as it were from one of God's own. We shall miss him sorely, but he too has rightfully earned his eternal rest.

Remarks by Representative Brown

Of Ohio

Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, it was with deep regret and great shock that I learned of the sudden death of Representative CHRISTOPHER, of Missouri, last Friday evening. GEORGE CHRISTOPHER was a great and a good Democrat. I hope that I am a good Republican. We often differed in our party positions and our political philosophies, and yet we were good and warm personal friends.

As evidence of the type of man that GEORGE CHRISTOPHER was, may I say that on Friday he called my office several times, while I was tied up in committee, and left word for me to call him. I called him back late on Friday afternoon just a few short hours before I received the news of his sudden passing. He had telephoned me to offer to me, and to the people of my district, and of the State of Ohio, his help and assistance in meeting the great flood tragedy which had struck us on Thursday, and concerning which I had spoken on the floor of the House. His kindly interest and action illustrates the life of GEORGE CHRISTOPHER better than anything I can say here about him. A big and generous man he crossed party lines; and thinking only of the welfare and needs of the people I represent, offered his assistance in committee, and on the floor of the House in any action which might be necessary to give relief to the thousands of homeless in the State of Ohio. This is the way he ended his life, making probably his last telephone call on Capitol Hill to help others before he left for home. His last effort was to be of service to the people of another district and another State.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to pay my tribute to his memory today, and express the hope that his family may have the help of divine providence in these dark hours of bereavement.