Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-22

MAINE LEGISLATCR
SENlrE.
The CLOSING PROCEEDINGS.


forming the Senate that the House. havin,
acted on all business before it. was read,
10 adjourn without day.
| On motion of Mr.. HARRIS,
| Ordered, That committee of three on tn,
part of the Senate, with such the aous,
may join, be appointed TO wait ON the Gov
ernor and inform him that both branches O
the legislature. having acted on all matter.
| before them. are now ready to receive an,
communication he may be pleased to make
and the President appointed Messrs. Harris
Dingley and Barker as that committee.
The committee subsequently reported thai
they had discharged the duty imposed upor
them, and the Governor was pleased to say
that he would forthwith communicate with
the Senate through the Secretary of State.
On motion of Mr.. HAwEs,
| Ordered, That message be sent to ths
House of Representatives, informing thai
| body that the Senate has disposed of all bus
mess before it. and is now ready to adjourn
without day.
| And Senator Hawes was charged with the
message.
| A message was received from the Governor
conveyed by the Secretary of State, trans
mittng the titles of the Acts and Resolve.
passed by the present legislature, and stating
that he had no further communication &c
make. There are 1871 Acts and II Resolves
Mr.. CORNISH of Kennebec offered the fol
lowing:
| Resolved. That the thanks of the Senate
| be extended to Charles W. Tilden, Secretary
of the Senate, and George Z. Bracket, Assis
| tant Secretary, for the able and impartial
manner in which they have discharged the
duties of their respective Offices.
The resolution received unanimous pas
| sage.
Mr.. TMoMPsox of Knox arose and said
| Mr.. SECRETARY: Notwithstanding the po.
litical differences that must of necessity exist
in all elective assemblies. am happy to say
| that in the present session of the Senate nc
personal friendships have been broken, and
now that We are about to separate, the pleas
ure of meeting is saddened by the thought OF
parting without the expectation of all ever
meeting again within any chamber this side
of the dark river, for we are in world OF
change and death. Having former &C,
quaintance with a majority of Senators here
| have felt somewhat at home. and this also
| adds to the sorrow that mingles with the las,
| farewell. But. Senators, our work as legis.
| lators for this session is done, and we are
soon to separate, submitting our work to the
approval or condemnation of the people, who
are the best and final judges of the actions Of
men. But if our actions here have been un
wise in matters of legislation, if we have moi
met the expectation of our constituents
whose servants We are. we must plead the
imperfections Of humanity in our behalf. and
ask in the language of the poet:
"Who shall sweep away the errors.
Crowding on from the past.
Who shall clear the mists and shadows
That the future overcast?
| Soon We busy. toiling millions,
Will have ended all the strife;
And the myriads crowding on us
Must take M the task Of life"
| But if we as Legislators are met at every
step in our work with questions Of doubt and
uncertainty rs to our course here. how much
more difficult must be the task of him who
presides over the deliberations and discus
sions of this body on all the varied and com
plex questions that necessarily and instan-
taneously arise, and who holds in his hand
the sceptre Of impartiality and wields it alike
to all, suppressing personal preferences or
all questions, in order that the will Of the ma
joritv may prevail. The position of the pre-.
siding officer Of this body is one of grave re-
sponsibility, and appreciating the services o.
our honorable President, I ask leave to sub
nit resolution and request that a rising
vote be taken on the same.
| Mr. THOMPSON then offered the following
resolution:
| Resolved, That the cordial thanks of tht
Senate are due, and are hereby rendered t.
Hon. Joseph A. Locke, for the able, courteou,
and impartial manner in which he has dis
charged the duties of the presiding officer o.
this body, during the session now about tc
close, and that we shall hold in grateful re-
membrance, the kind and gentlemanly bear
| ing he has manifested in his intercourse it'll
the members, both socially and officially.
| Mr. DEARBORN said:
Mr.. SECRETARY:-I heartily concur will
the sentiments expressed in the resolution pre-
sented by the honorable Senator from Knox
Although we have anxiously awaited the timt
when our duties here would cease, and wt
would again be permitted to return to ouI
homes and pursue our private avocstiOns, We
the attendant gladness does not preclude tn,
heartfelt sorrow and regret that arise as VI
approach the hour of parting. And l wisi
to say to one and all, from President to page
not forgetting Or excluding the gentleman,
and affable reporters who have labored 80 un
. tiringly to CLEAN from our rambling tall
some thoughts worthy of report or record
that the best wishes Of my heart and warmes
sympathies Of nv nature have been and ar,
still called ont towards you, and will als'
follow you clear through the meanderin
Tourney Of life. If any expression deliber
atelv made, or word hastily spoken, or &C
unbecoming or unworthy the position hav,
occupied be chargeable. simply ask fha
favorable construction in your minds upol
Isuch a. in turn would most gladly accord 3
iyou did occasion exist. And assure yo
each and all, that should the '.pale boatman
for q time pass me by and select some othe
Of those, who have here assembled, to frs
accompany him across the ''dark waters" tn
knowledge thereof will cause me the sigh q
Iregret and the tear Of sympathy. and max
me to feel and know that another strong lin
1 in friendships chain has been sundered.
| Mr.. BERRT of Kennebcc said:
Mr. SECRETARY IL can most heartily an
sincerely endorse the sentiments Of the res,
luton offered by the Senator from Knox.
That our President has presided with abb
ity. courtesy and impartialify will be admi
ted by every senator, and that we shall hol
him in grateful remembrance is, l doubt no
the feeling Of all.
1t was my good fortune to become acquail
| ted With our President nearly twenty yea
ago. and n friendship and business relation
sprang up between rs, found him to be
lgeutleman Of high moral character and stri
integrity. Ny relations with him during I'll
session have been Of the most agreeable N
pheasant character, and the many courtesi
have received at his hand, will be remeu
bered and cherished by me through life.