Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . he settled policy of theadministration in anticipation of Democratic at-tacks. Congressman Charles V. Landis of Indiana,who on Tuesday lectured in Rockford, gavean interview on men and measures to the Rock-ford Star in which is found the following para-graph : The Congressman is a great admirer of If the people of his district know him aswe know him in Washington, said Mr. Landis,there would he no doubt of his return. He is aperfect encyclopedia and we all rely upon there isnt a more useful or intelligentman in the congress than Mr. Hit
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . he settled policy of theadministration in anticipation of Democratic at-tacks. Congressman Charles V. Landis of Indiana,who on Tuesday lectured in Rockford, gavean interview on men and measures to the Rock-ford Star in which is found the following para-graph : The Congressman is a great admirer of If the people of his district know him aswe know him in Washington, said Mr. Landis,there would he no doubt of his return. He is aperfect encyclopedia and we all rely upon there isnt a more useful or intelligentman in the congress than Mr. Hitt. The Pres-ident and Secretary Hay often call him in con-sultation on knotty foreign questions. Thecountry cannot spare Mr. Hitt at this criticaltime in our affairs. Rising to introduce the resolution callingupon the President to transmit to Congress thepapers and correspondence relating to the ac-tion of the administration with Colombia andPanama (the first resolution to come before thesession), Mr. Hitt was at once accorded recog-. WILLIAM STOCI HISTORY OF OGLE COUNTY. nition by the Speaker—an all irupoi-tant requis-ite surely, for getting things done, but for manymembers as difficult to obtain under the presentrules as princes favors. His speech of last Fri-day, as reported in the newspapers, is a defenseof the President in acknowledging the indepen-dence of the new Republic against an attack byRepresentative Diusmore of Arkansas. It is asharp and vigorous retort, showing that thisGovernment did only its duty. Read in full inthe Congressional Record, it is a masterly ef-fort. Mr. Hitt spoke for an hour and was re-peatedly cheered by the Republicans. Mr. Can-non came down on the floor of the House andtook a seat near Mr. Hitt, that he might hearevery word and was most hearty in his congrat-ulations. Mr. Hitts public career began in the diplo-matic service. After seven years in Paris asSecretary of the American Embassy, he re-turned to the United States to be Assistant Sec-
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