The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1880-03-18
SENATOR REYNOLDS GAINED.

just before the Siae 0ae ADJOURNMENT
of the Senate, IL pleasant episode occur
red, which we take pleasure ia chron-
icing. Senator l.. B. Brown having
been called to the chair, Senator Gibbs
arose, and in behalf OF his colleagues
presented to Senator Reynolds hand
some gold headed cane. The speech of
Senator Gibbs was well conceived and
eloquently delivered. He said substan-
TALLY, as follows
SENATOR REYNOLDS: The session of
the Legislature of 1880 is rapidly draw
ing to close, and in few hours those
of us, who for the past two months have
been so closely associated in its arduous
labors, will have separated and returned
to their duties and pursuits, which we
temporarily laid aside, i'll order to devote
ourselves to the public SCI vice. Wheth-
er these labors will, as we hope and be
lieve, contribute to the happiness and
welfare of the people of our beloved State,
whom we represent, can only be deter
mined when they have been tested in the
crucible of time. In few hours the
pleasant associations that have been
formed among us iu that time will be
severed, and become only gratifying
memory. In these labors you have borne
conspicuous parton the floor, on i'm
portant committees, and especially as
chairman of the Joint Committee on the
Revision of the Code. When we assem-
bled here two months ago and received
the Code i'll manuscript, from The coditier,
appointed by the preceding Legislature,
it was generally supposed that We could
not pass upoh it without either an ad-
iourned session, OF without remaining
here three or four months Such had
been the course pursued by Legislatures
heretofore charged with similar duties.
The Joint Code Committee was appoint
ed, and it was well understood that upon
the industry and energy of that commit
tee, the dispatch of Legislative business
and the length of the session depended.
AS chairman of that committee on tie
part of the Senate, and as Chairman Of
the Joint Committee, you became re-
sponsible, more than any one else, fol-
the progress of Legislative work, and l
but express the sentiments of all of the
Senators and Representative that have
been associated with you, and of others
acquainted with the facts, when l say
that it is owing to your untiring energy,
your strict devotion to business. your
sill and experience as legislator and
lawyer, displayed as Chairman of the
Code Committee, and on the floor of the
Senate in defending that Code, more
than to any other circumstance, that we
are enabled to adjourn at least a month
earlier than we at first expected to do.
There may have been others who woIld
have performed the duty as well, if it
had devolved upon them, but as the op-
portunity and responsibility fell upon
you, the need OF praise for duty well
and faithfully performed should be yours
Your brother Senators have commission
ed me to present to you this cane, as a
slight testimonial of their appreciation
Of your valuable services and conspic-
uous industry, as well as token of the
high consideration in which they hold
your many noble qualities OF head and
heart, by which you have endeared your
self to all of us. l can pay no higher
tribute to those services and qualities
than by saying, that in a Senate where
believe all have endeavored to do theil
duty, each ono OF us feels that it is emf
nently proper that you should thus bt
made sensible of our appreciation o
those SCI vices and qualities. And wher
you receive this cane, you can rest as
sured that it is intended in all sineeret.
to be formal recognition on our par
of your merit, as well as a testimonial o J
friendship and esteem, and that no breatl
of envy mars the pleasure that it give
us to make known to you and to tue peo
pie of the State the high estimation, il
which we, who have been so intimatel
, associated with you in pnblic affairs, hoi
+ the fidelity and industry with which yo
have devoted yourself to the interest {
the State during the session of the Leg
islature lust coming TO close I nnigl