Senator Phineas M. Casady View All Years

Senator Dowell, from the committee appointed to draft suitable resolutions on the life, character and public services of the late Judge Phineas M. Casady, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee appointed to draft suitable resolutions on the life, character and public service of the late Judge Phineas M. Casady of Des Moines, Iowa, would respectfully submit the following report and resolutions:

WHEREAS, An all-wise Providence called unto himself on August 31, 1908, his aged servant at ninety years, Honorable Phineas M. Casady of Des Moines, Iowa, who was an honored member of this Senate in the Second and Third General Assemblies, therefore be it

Resolved, That this body, recognizing the eminent and valuable services of the deceased in the formative period of our State, and realizing that he did much as a Legislator and Judge and contributed much in the commercial world to place her in her high position that she now occupies in the sisterhood of States.

Resolved, That in the death of Judge Phineas M. Casady we are called upon to mourn the loss of an able, efficient and conscientious citizen, one who sought and devoted himself to the good of all, honored by all who knew him—and that statewide—a kind neighbor, a loving husband and father. In remembrance, therefore, we extol and revere the splendid qualities of his generous heart, noble mind, the high attributes that he showed as an ideal American citizen and we shall ever cherish the recollections of his manly life.

Resolved, That this body extend to the aged, sorrowing wife and to the family our sincere sympathy and respect.

Resolved, That these resolutions be printed in the Senate Journal and the Secretary is hereby instructed to mail an engrossed copy of the same to the widow of the deceased.

C. C. DOWELL,

E. P. MCMANUS,

JOHN H. JACKSON,

Committee.