The daily gazette., 1875-03-29
FIRST EDITION:
Delaware Legislature.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
DOVER, DEL. March 81, 1875.

XIIousa was informed that the Senate
!yas ready 70 adjourn In five minutes.
Mr.. Riddle olIered, the following
which was unanimously adopted. : =
H(solped, That the Senate hereby
coruially tender to Hon. Chas. Stock
lev its thanks for the able impartial
,nd curtious manner in which he has
performed the duties of presiding Off
eer uF this body
Puting addresses were delivered by
hIessra. Riddle, Fiddoman, Ray and
Bhn >cspcare.
AT eleven O'Clock on motion the
Senate adjourned sine die.
HOUSE. ....
Mr.. Handy presented the report of
he committee on accounts which was
tcad.
An amendment by Mr.. Biggs TO al.
low James Walcott, Attorney to the
t0mmittees of tie House an additional
/ sum Of $500. .....
The original report with the amend
Sment was adopted -. .ri'
Mr.. Nowland offered Joint rcsolu-
lion of thanks TO I'll the railroads in
his State for free passes which was
adopted.
The clerk of the Senate being adj
nittcd informed the House that in five
minutes the Senate wouIH be ready TO
ljourncd sine die. ,... .,
John w. Phillips ofle. t. ,he follow
ing resolution which wa. luminous
y adopted:
Rcsolced, That the thanks of the
louSc arc due and are hereby to Hon.
Thomas lolcomb for the able impair
ial and considcrate manner in which
he has discharged tho duties of his
pllicc as Speaker thereof That his
uniform courtesy and gcntlemanly
bearing towards the members of this
House has won for him an entire con
iidcncc and esteem, and VIC sincerely
drplorc the necessity which compelis
us 10 severe the ties'wliieh have made
our official and social intercourse SO
IagrCcablc.
Mr.. Nowland before the resolutions
were adopted made the following re-
malks: -
Mr.. Speaker, How wonderfully ra-
pail is the progress Of time, how little
do we note it, save when some impor.s
lwt period calls to mind the rotation
ci events. The record Of To-day will
mark the close OF the session of the
General Assembly of. the, State cof
delaware for 1876. The roll call Of
his body will cease. The usual morn
ing greetings Of those who Assem-.
bed daily in this Hall will be confin-
ed to our immediate homes.
II is sad to reflect, that in. all prob
ability we will never again assemble
beneath the same roof. When we as
semblcd here first, We were in almost
every instance strangers to each other,
but how different the close of our Off
\ rial existence. We have in many In
[ stances formed friendships that will
exist rs long as our bodies are animated
by the breath of life, and the remem-
branccs Of the winter will be to us
bright in pleasant assoclpiians. .iiu Ill
Our individual records as servants of
| The people will be closed, and by that
record we will be judged by our CON
stituents. TO know that we have been
governed by honest convictions of duty
and faithful to those convictions we
| stand recorded upon the journal of this
House, is more 10 an honest man tlmn
any petty popularity which might have
been secured by sacrifice of prin-
ciple. 49,. ....,.. -..,
We have found ourselves almost
without exception here now in the
fields of legislation, without that ex-
perience which gives confidence in
grasping questions upon which we are
called to give our consideration.
Mr.. Speaker, can say with the
greatest sincerity, that l do not be-
lieve there ever assembled in this build
ing u more Independent body than the
one over which you have had the honor
of presiding. feel that it speaks we'll
for the people and augers well for Del
aware and her future. We have diff
frred on important subjects, with Il
Indifference of honest convictions, with.
ont changing in the least our friendly
relations. Much of that pleasure is
due TO the impartial and satisfactory
manner in which you, sir, presided
over cur deliberations. Ever ready to
give the greatest consideration to the
humblcst OF this body, as well as any
Information that you could bestow in
order to satisfactorily advance the bus.
mess of the House.
or our efficient, pleasant and atten-
tive clerk, Mr.. Hazel, ieel that re-
present the feelings oithis House when
say his discharge of duty has been
as creditable as his efforts to please
has been unmistakable.
And OF our Sergeant-at-Arms, MIR.
Scott, 1t is my pleasure to say that his
attention upon the duties of his posi-
lion has been all that the most fastid-
ious of this body could have desircdg
In the.reminiscences of til iss session tbs
bright face OF Jimmy Harrington wifi
find its appropriate place. -~---,,--.
Then sir, SO fortunate in our organl-i
zation. we did expect, and do properly
and satisfactorily terminate our official
existence. 5&.l -
To each and every member of this
body tender my kindcst sympathy
and sincerely hope that Gods blessings
will be with you and yours, z. \ a,
Mr.. Houston then made tfeefonow.
ing remarks: i =. tt~'
Mr., Speaker: AS member of this
House most cordially concur in the
mo ,ts,., u I, l..