cause all the people hunger for it," and FRANK saw to it by ways of justice to answer that hunger. We were also struck with his courage. I believe it was Daniel Webster who, in this very Chamber many years ago, said "one man with courage is a majority,” and FRANK with his courage was a majority. We can very well say that his chair was a throne because it held a king. We are all the better because he has dwelled among us, because he leaves a good name. We might well say to his wife and dear ones that he does leave that cherished good name, and, as the psalmist says, "Better is the fragrance of a good name than the perfume of precious oils."

Mr. EBERHARTER.

Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentle

man from Pennsylvania [Mr. Dague].

Mr. DAGUE. Mr. Speaker, it is with a sense of deep personal loss that I have had the word of the untimely passing of our esteemed colleague, the Honorable FRANK BUCHANAN, and I want to be recorded with those who will mourn his departure as that of an outstanding public servant as well as a warm personal friend.

To me the finest tradition of public service is that we do not have to agree with a fellow worker in matters of policy to appreciate his sincerity, his splendid character, and his zeal for truth and honor. Certainly anyone who knew FRANK BUCHANAN Could not help but attest to his possession of these attributes to a high degree and thereby see in his death the removal from the national scene of one who lived in complete dedication to the requirements of his high office.

The futility of mere words is never so evident as when we try to comfort those who are left to mourn the passing of a loved one. Let us rather commend to the bereaved a continuing faith in the assurance that an all-wise Providence who separates us from those we love on this earthly scene will surely reunite us again in that fairer land where there is no more hurt and sorrow but only lasting peace.

Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Rayburn], the Speaker of the House.

Mr. RAYBURN. Mr. Speaker, FRANK BUCHANAN was a fine, noble man. He really served his day and generation-the world is richer for his having lived-to his devoted family my deepest sympathy goes out.

Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Lind].

Mr. LIND. Mr. Speaker, one of my warmest friends, a Member of this House, has passed away. The death of FRANK BUCHANAN, who represented the Thirty-third District of Pennsylvania, has saddened his many friends here. FRANK was active in many phases of civic activity and represented with great ability his district in the House of Representatives. FRANK BUCHANAN was a good husband, a devoted father, and a warm and loyal friend. He has left to his fine family the heritage of a good name and the achievements of a career upon which the people of his district and the State of Pennsylvania can look with pride.

His home town, McKeesport, the State of Pennsylvania, and the Nation have lost in the death of FRANK BUCHANAN a great statesman and a loyal American.

May his loving wife and his fine daughters be consoled by the fact that FRANK BUCHANAN'S life was dedicated to serving his fellow men.

His sincerity of purpose and greatness of character has enriched the lives of all of us who were touched by his fine influence.

To the members of his family, I extend my deepest sympathy in their great sorrow and bereavement. A truly great

and a truly good man has passed to his final award.

Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Patman].

Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, I was shocked to learn of the untimely death of Congressman FRANK BUCHANAN, of Pennsylvania. It was my privilege to serve with him on both the Banking and Currency Committee and the Joint Committee on the Economic Report. He was an honest, able, sincere person. He always kept the public interest in mind and was one of the greatest public servants I ever knew. He was admired and respected by his colleagues for his courage, ability, and desire to make this country a better place in which to live. His passing is a great personal loss, as well as a great loss to the country.

Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New York [Mr. Kilburn].

Mr. KILBURN. Mr. Speaker, FRANK BUCHANAN was a good friend of mine. We served on the Banking and Currency Committee together for several years and we differed many times on votes and issues. Even so, we were particular friends. I knew I could talk with him about anything and get a straight, honest answer. I enjoyed his company and enjoyed our association. He was a fine American and one of the nicest colleagues that I have ever known. Many times he talked with me about his family and his lovely twin daughters. I know how wrapped up he was in his home life. His passing has been a great blow to me and I know to all of his colleagues. His family can be proud of his memory as we are.

Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Morgan].

Mr. MORGAN. Mr. Speaker, I was shocked and grieved over the death of my close personal friend, FRANK BUCHANAN. I knew him over a period of years and it has been my pleasure to work with him during his service as a Member of the House of Representatives. Since he was elected to Congress in 1946 he has worked untiringly and indefatigably for the

people he represented. He was capable and ambitious. Being from adjoining districts we had many of the same problems and I valued his opinions. His sudden and untimely death, in the prime of life, is a personal loss and I will miss him as will his host of friends, his community, and the State of Pennsylvania. He was a kind and devoted husband and father and although words cannot ease the grief now suffered by them, I extend to Mrs. Buchanan and his family my profound sympathy and understanding at their great loss and bereavement.

Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Priest).

Mr. PRIEST. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise to pay tribute to the memory of the gentleman from Pennsylvania, FRANK BUCHANAN.

Not many days ago he was here among us; a vital force, an influence for good, an indefatigable worker. Today he is gone.

From the beginning of his service in the Seventy-ninth Congress, FRANK BUCHANAN impressed all of his colleagues with his devotion to duty, his sincerity, and his ability. With the years, as he was returned to this body by the people of his district, our respect for him continued to grow.

FRANK BUCHANAN was an ideal legislator because his whole life interest, even before his election to the Congress, lay in public affairs, in economics, in political science.

In college and in postgraduate work, his studies were along these lines and in public service, in his home community as mayor of McKeesport, and on a national scale, here in Washington, he gave practical application to them.

It was typical of the unselfish spirit and the industriousness of this man that he accepted, additional to his regular duties, tasks which made great demands upon his time and his energies. As chairman of the Select Committee on Lobbying Activities in the Eighty-first Congress he worked

hard and many extra hours to perform a conscientious and not too pleasant job.

As a member of the Banking and Currency Committee he was painstaking in the study of details of the highly important legislation that came before them.

With all of these heavy responsibilities, FRANK BUCHANAN still continued faithfully to serve the needs of his constituents. He lived close by the Capitol to be near his work, yet at every opportunity spent time with his fine family.

I am sure all the Members of this House join me in extending condolences to Mrs. Buchanan and her daughters in this hour of grief.

A devoted husband and father, an earnest, energetic, and faithful public servant, FRANK BUCHANAN has gone to answer the last roll call.

Mr. EBERHARTER.

Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentle

man from North Carolina [Mr. Deane].

Mr. DEANE. Mr. Speaker, there is inscribed above your honored chair these words from Daniel Webster:

Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also in our day and generation may not perform something worthy to be remembered.

Mr. Speaker, in FRANK BUCHANAN we have a true picture of those lines that I have just spoken.

Our beloved chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency spoke about FRANK's faithful service to that committee. For three and a half years it has been my good fortune to sit side by side with FRANK during the long and tedious hearings facing that committee. As our chairman so well stated, I do not know of any individual who was more faithful, who was more alert, who was more anxious to get properly before the committee those facts necessary to develop the important legislation that has come from that committee.