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RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH OF HON. JOHN G. FOOTE.

Senator Harper, from the special committee appointed to draft resolutions on the death of Hon. John G. Foote, presented the following resolutions and moved their adoption:

WHEREAS, The all wise Providence has seen fit to remove by death the Hon. John G. Foote, an ex-member of this body, one of the building commissioners in the construction of this Capitol Building, and an eminent citizen of our state, who died at his home at Burlington, Iowa, March 4, 1896; therefore, be it

Resolved, That. this body recognizing the eminent and valuable services for our loved state by the deceased, and realizing that he contributed no small part in assisting to place our state in the high rank that she now occupies; and

Resolved, That in the death of the Hon. John G. Foote, we are called upon to mourn the loss of an able and conscientious citizen, one devoted to all that stood for all that was good, pure and noble in the state that was so dear to him, an honored and revered neighbor and an exalted Christian husband and father.

We remember with deep pleasure the splendid qualities of his great and generous heart and mind, the noble attributes of his manhood, and shall ever cherish the fondest and liveliest recollections of this lovable man.

Resolved, That this body extend to the sorrowing wife, family and friends of the deceased our sincerest sympathy and condolence.

Resolved, That these resolutions be printed in the Senate Journal and an engrossed copy of the same be mailed by the Secretary thereof to the widow of the deceased.

T. G. HARPER,

L. C. BLANCHARD,

C. A. CARPENTER.

Adopted by a rising vote.