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as secretary of the navy in his i)hice. In liis last annual message Dec. 6, 1880, President Hayes again urged in favor of civil service reform, of competitive examinations for applicants for posi- tions in the larger post offices, custom houses and in the executive departments, for a law against political assessments, and suggested that an act he passed *" defining the relations of members of congress witii regard to apitointments to office by the Pre.siilent ; " that the tenure of office bill be repealetl, and that a jirovisiou be made to place General Grant on the retired list of the army, with rank and pay befitting his great services. On Marcli 4, 1881, he assisted in the inauguration of James Abram Garfield as the twentieth Presi- dent of the United States, and then retired with his family to Fremont, Ohio, and devoted much of his time to benevolent enterprises. He was pres- ident of the trustees of the John F. Slater edu- cation fund; president of the National priLSon reform association, and an active member of the National conference of corrections and charities, a trustee of the Western Reserve university; of the Ohio Weslej'an university; of Mt. Union col- lege, and of various other institutions, educational and charitable. In army oi'ganizations he was senior vice-commander of the military order of the Loyal Legion, commander of the Ohio com- mandery of the same order, the first president of the Society of the army of West Virginia, and president of the 23d regiment Ohio volunteer association. He received the degree of LL.D. from Kenyon in 1868, from Harvard in 1877, from Yale in 1880, and from Johns Hoj^kins in 1881. He died in Fremont. Ohio, Jan. 13, 1893.

HAYES, Walter Ingalls, representative, was born in Marshall, Mich., Dec. 9, 1841; son of Dr. Andrew L. and Elmira Selden (Hart) Haj-es; grandson of AVilliam and Abigail (Sanborn) Hayes and of Dr. L. N. and Sybil (Selden) Hart-, and a descendant of John Hayes who settled in Dover, X. H. He was graduated at the University of Michigan, LL.B. in 1863, and practised in his native city. He was city attorney and U.S. corn- mLssioner for the eastern district of ilichigan. He removed to Clinton, Iowa, in 1866; was U.S. com- missioner for If»wa ; city solicitor of Clinton ; judge of the 7th juilicial district of the state, 1875-87; and a Democratic representative in the 50th, 51st, 52d and 53d congresses, 1887-95. He was an advo- cate of tariff reform, opposed trusts and monopo- lies and favored fewer hours of labor. After leaving congress he resumed the practice of law. He was elected to the 1897 special session of the Iowa general assembly, called for the purpose of revising the laws of tlie state, and took an active part in the busine.ss before the session, serving on the committee on annotating, editing and pub- lishing the new code.

HAYGOOD, Atticus Greene, ME. bishop, was l)<)rn in Walkiiisville, Ga., Nov. 19, 18;i9. He was graduated from Emory college in 1859, was li- censed to preach the same year, and joined tiie Georgia conference of the M.E. church. He served successively as pastor, presiding elder and army chaplain till 1870 ; was editor of the Sunday school publications of the M.E. church, south, 1870-76; and was president of Emory college, 1876-84. He also edited the Wrsleynn Christian Advocate, 1878-82. He declined an election as bishop in 1882, the same 3'ear was made agent of the John F. Slater education fund, and in 1884 he resigned the presidency of Emory to devote his time to the Slater fund. In May, 1890, he was elected and ordained a bishop, and made his resi- dence at Los Angeles, Cal. The degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Emorj- in 1870, and that of LL.D. by the Southwestern miiversity of Texas in 1884. He is the author of Our Children (1876); Our Brother in Black (1881); Sermons and Speeches (1883); Pleas for Progress (1889); and The Nan of Galilee (1889). He died in Oxford, Ga., Jan. 19, IsOn.

HAYMAN, Samuel Brinkle, soldier, was born in Chester county, Pa, June 5, 1820. He was graduated from the U.S. military academy in 1842; was commissioned 1st lieutenant of infan- try, Feb. 16, 1847; promoted captain, March 3, 1855; major, Jan. 21, 1863, and lieutenant-colonel, Sept. 15, 1867. He served in the Mexican war, and in the army of the Potomac during the civil war, being brevetted lieutenant-colonel for gal- lant conduct at Chancellorsville. In June, 1863, he was mustered out of the volunteer service and rejoined his regiment in the regular army. In the battleof the Wilderness, May 6, 1864, he was wounded and received the brevet of colonel; and for gallantry at Fair Oaks he was brevetted brig- adier-general of volunteers, March 13, 1865. He was acting assistant jirovost -marshal-general, and disbursing officer at Elmira. N.Y., 1865-66; was then given command of Fort Dakota, and placed on the retired list, July 1, 1872. He died at Hou-satonia, Mo., May 1, 1895.

HAYNE, Arthur Peronneau, senator, was born in Ciiarlcston. S.C., Marcli 12, 1790. He was a grandnephew of Isjiac Ilayne, the Revolutionary patriot. In the war of 1812 he was 1st lieutenant at Sacket Harbor, N. Y. ; major of cavalr j' on the Canadian frontier ; inspector general in the Creek Nation, and in the army of General Jackson at the storming of Pensacola and at New Orleans. For his conduct at the battle of New Orleans in 1814, he was brevetted lieutenant -colonel He then studied law in Pennsylvania and was ad- mitted to the bar. He was called to the com- mand of tlie Tennessee volunteers in t'ne Florida war, and received three brevets and retired from