Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-28

thereby has rendered HIS Haine uear " US, lHe
representatives of the people, and given to the
to State conservative republican example OF
true glory.
Mr.. Speaker, considering that all OF earth is
transitory and fading away as the flower OF
the field fadeth, we can have no abiding or
steadfast hope that we in life may all see you
again; but we have an assurance that if we,
speaker and members, acting well our part,
here, and in future life, so as to receive the
welcome message, when we shall have done
with earth, we'll done thou good and faithful
servants, enter into thy rest, shall all meet
again in the world to come. Farewell
Mr.. KEEGAN said -
Mr.. Clerk If the youngest member of
this House may add word to what has been
already said by those of greater experience,
l would say that l most sincerely and
cordially coincide with the remarks already
made. But have something to add as an in
dividual representing q constituency, which,
while part of this great State differs in so
many respects from other sections, / would
say to the members of this House that thank
them for the favor and kindness with which
they have treated the representative of that
poor constituency away in the extreme north
ern portion of the State. TO part with
the members of this House will be a mat
ter of regret to me, for it is not possible
rest assured that at least shall never forget
the kindness with which l, and my people
through me have been treated. To the
Speaker of this House and to the officers,
must also return thanks for the courtesy and
kindness with which all my efforts for the adj
vancement of the interests of my people and
of the State in general have been received.
Gentlemen. l bid you all farewell.
Tie resolve was unanimously adopted.
The SPEAKER then said -
GENTLEMEN: The fiftieth session of this
House now draws to its close, and in mo-
ment more the last official act, declaring its
dissolution, will be performed. Its record
is made up and becomes part of the legislative
history of the State. BY it we, as legislators
are to be judged by those whom we serve
There is little cause fer us to shrink from
rigid scrutiny and honest criticism or to
deprecate impartial Judgment That we have
entirely escaped error is beyond hope; but
| that our mistakes have been few in number,
| comparatively unimportant in their character
and effect, and altogether unintentonal in
| their commission, we may feel reasonably
well assured. So far as they consist of a
failure to embody into our code wholesome and
| needed provisions, the swiftly-revolving
| wheels of Time will soon bring hither our
| successors in these seats to apply the reme-
| and regretted than are those evils which flow
from hasty, unwise, ill-considered legislation.
| tits better and wiser to err on the side of
| legislatng too little than too much.
The results that appear upon the Statute
| book hardly give any conception of the labors
| eXacted of US; these are the conclusions of
much laborious investigation and patient en-
| quiry-the residuum of multitudinous appli-
cations for our intervention and action. We
| deserve the appreciation of our constituents
as much for what we have refused to do as
for what we have done. As Burns says
| ''what's done we partly can compute
| But nothing what's resisted"
The journal of this House, while indicat-
| ing this as the shortest winter-session of the
| legislature for a period of over twenty-five
| years, will attest that our labors have been
no less in amount than that which is ordnar-
lily demanded of our legislatures; that they
have been so speedily and satisfactorily dis
posed of is TO be attributed to the zeal and
willingness with which members of both
branches have applied themselves to their
performance.
This early adjournment has been reached
by harmonious action of the members here,
and of the different branches of the govern
ment in the discharge of their respective du-
ties.
courtesy and forbearance which l have ex-
perienced at your hands, it would have been
impossible for one so little fitted by nature
and training for the position as l am, to have
presided over your deliberations. The man.
ner in which my earnest efforts faithfully and
impartially to discharge the novel duties re-
CURED of me have been received and sus-
tanned by the House, inspires deeper feel
ing of gratitude and obligation than did the
;nl, oh G. I,
"a feeling which extends itself to each and
every member of this House.
If in any instance the Speaker has ap-
peared not to reciprocate the uniformly kind
courtesy with which he has been treated, he
hopes it will Gas it should be- attributed
to inadvertence and not to intention; and
that he will be deemed guilty of nothing
worse than thoughtlessness.
return my thanks for the kind express
sions toward me, and of my conduct which
gentlemen have been good enough to make,
and regret that they are not better deserved;
and am mortified that l can find no more
fitting language in which to express my ac-
acknowledgements. That words fail me upon
this occasion is because feel your kindness
too much rather than too little. May you all
have a safe return to the communities
and homes from which you have been gath
cred, and always be able to look with salts
faction at the practical results of your labors
here upon the interests and prosperity of the
State.
Mr.. HASKELL of Portland sent the follow
ing resolution to the table which was read
Resolved, That the thanks of the members
are hereby rendered to S. j. Chadbourne,
Clerk, and Z. A. Smith, Assistant Clerk of
the House, for the faithful and impartial man
ner in which they have performed their vari-
Gus and onerous duties.
Mr.. HASKELL then said
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen: At the close
of this short but laborious legislative session,
by the courtesy of the House, have the hon
or of representing the minority, and the pleas
ure of presenting this resolution, not simply
as the usual and expected formality, but as
truly expressing the sincere feelings of the
members of the House, for the uniform cour-
tesy and kindness extended us in your official
capacity. With larger number of new men,
bers than perhaps ever assembled in this
House, your duties have been greatly in