The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-03-07
Senator Reynolds Gained.

Senate, pleasant episode occurred, which we
take pleasure in chroncling. Senator l.. b.
Brown having been called 10 he chair, sena-
tor Gibbs arose and 10 b,half Of his col
Leagues presented Ex-senator Reynolds a hand
some gold.headed cane The speech Of Sena-
tor Gibbs WAS well conceived and eloquently
delivered He said, substantially, as follows:
SENATOR REYEoLDs: The session Of tho
Legislature Of 1880 is rapidly dra wing to a
close, and in a few hours those Of us. who for
the past two monthE have been so closely ass0-
ciated in It's ardu0us labors, willhave separat-
ed and returned 10 their duties and pursuits
which we temporarily laid aside, in order 10
devote ourselves 70 the public service Whet .
err these labors will IA we hope and believe,
| contribute 10 the happiness and welfare Of the
| people OF our beloved State whom we repre-.
sent, can only be determined when they have
been tested in the crucble Of time. In a few
| hours the pleasant associations that have been
| formed among US in that time will be severed
aud become only gratifying memory. In
| these labOrs you have borne n conspicuous
! part tho floor, on important committees
and especially as chairman Of the Joint Com
mittce on the Revision Of the Code When
we assembled here two months ago and re-
| ceivcd the code in manuscript, from the codi-
| fer, appointed by the preceding Legislature,
| IL WAS generally supposed that we could not
nass upon IL without either an adjourned ses-
sion, or 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 APP
appointed, aud IL was well understood that
upon The industry aud energy Of that commit
tee, the dispatch Of legislative business and
the length Of the session depended. As chair
man Of that committee on the part If the Sem
ate, and as Chairman Of he 'oini Comm ttcee,
you became respouslbls, more than any
one else, for the progress OF legislative work
and but express The sentiments Of all OF the
Senators aud Representatives that have been
= associated with you, and Of oil others nc
qulinted with the facts, when say that il is
owing to your untirIng energy, your strict de-
votiOn to business. your skin and experience
ms Il legislator aud 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 ut least mouth earlier
| than we at first expected TO do. There may
have been others who would have performed
the duty NJ well, If it had devolved upon
! them, but as the opportunity and responi-
| billy fell upOu you, the need Of praise for
| duty well and faithfully performed should he
yours. Your brother Senators have commits
| stoned me to present TO you this cane, as O
shRht teStluohlhl OF tnelr appreciation oil
| your valuable services and conspicuous in
dnstry, as we'll MS u token Of the high consil-
GRAFTON In which they hold your many noble
qualities of head and heart, by which you
have endearcd yourself TO all Of us. ] can
pay no higher tribute to those services and !
qualities, than by saying, that in n Senate !
whore ! believe all have endeayored to do |
their duty, each one Of us feels that il il emil |
nontly proper that you should thus be made |
sensible Of our appreciation Of those services
and qualities And when you receive this |
cane, you can rest assured that il is |
intended in all sincerity TO be brmal |
recognition on our part of your merit nd well |
as testimonial of friendship aud esteem, and |
that no breath of envy mars the pleasure that
it gives us TO make known to YOU and 10 the |
people Of the State the high estimation, in
which we, who have been 50 intimately as
ISOLATED with you in public affairs, hold the
fidelity and industry with which YOU have |
devoted yourselfto the interest of The State
during the session Of the Legislature juit com
ing to close. might dwell at length upon
the distinguished services which you have
heretofore rendered to the State, on the bat
tleheld, in the forum and its councils hut the
first is matter of history and the last is matter
of public record, and worthy of all praise
though they are, have nothing to do with the
considerations that move us on this occasion.
They are fully recognized throughout our
State and need no pcnegyric from me. Be-
sides, your well known modesty, the invari-
able Accomplishment of merit, forbds it.
In conclusion, permit me to ssy for those
whomlrepresent as well as for myself although
many of us have differed with you in matters
Of State policy and legislation, your manly and
frank course has inspired us with admiration
our courtesy has won our esteem and YOU
have gained warm place in our hearts which
You will retain, so long as the memory of this
Chamber and ofthe scenes in which we have
been participated, shall survive.
May you continue to enjoy as now the conf
denoe ana love Of your fellow citizens and as
sociates, and may you hereafter arrive at those
high honors to which your talents, industry
and patriotism endtle you. And
As half in shade and half in sun,
Your life along its path advances,
May the side the suns upon
Beall that e'er shall meet thy glances.
RESPONSE OF SENATOR REYNOLDS.
lfr President and Senator's:
II were to accept the impulses Of this mo-
nent, would reoe i've your testimonial in ST.
enee for the heart feels most when the lips ,
move not But some expression of my graft
lcatiou at your generosity is demanded by
he occasion.
| feel profoundly the honor which Won he
tow upon me in thus making me the REGIMENT |
II this testimonial, when | see around me so !
many who are equally meritorious | should /
oNhaye been able to have accomplished the !
aborS Of passing through the Senate the Code
hapters had not | met with uniform snn.
,ort an6\ cooperation from the Senate
IN the midst of other matters deem Z
y importanNand cherished by their aS. 6
fooates, you hSxe invariably yielded IN INV u
demand to give thS> Code the preference This V
courtesy aud self-sSerifcing spirit on the II
part of the Senate sho&ld have been comnT. :,
nented by the honorable servant who has y
presented your testimouiSE> aud net him who L
g the recipient Of your iatteMns praise y
Senators, in the discharge M the S,,iss V
which proud and intelligent eSSstitnency d
imposed upon me, have been setuSNed NV a :,
single purpose, that | should b% IN" J
70 the public trust and | Mye I
discharged these duties with no motives Tx o.
personal aggrandizement. Ii have difsrsJ &oi
with any Of You, the difference has moi been 4
personal to You, but the faith that was in ~ n
Ind my convictions Of duty alone promnted h,
he antagonism. accept your testimonial az =,
IN evidence OF your appreciation of NV 80 y
'cientious discharge Of duty. 'V'- te
Senator'S have reached that point os l;fo y
u which l begin to see the rays thai came di
rom the setting sun, and as m
Ass down the pathway misfortpne b,
ylli cast ITS shadows over me- but whatever /,
loom may surround me shall revert 10 tbis -
eene as the brightest and best, as a silver NJ
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