Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-14

House reassembed at l o'clock.
The Senate JOINT resolution approprlatinS
:iO0 to Secretary OF State Wulcott for contin-
gent EXPENSES was concurred in.
MIR. 4. n. Williams moved that the thanks
of the House be rendered to the Speaker,
Clerk and other officers and the representa-
tives OF the press. Adopted.
Speaker Williams then, at $50 p. M, spoke
us follows:
Geailemen of tie House Of Representatives :
1t affords me the greatest qualification 10 re-
turn you my warmest thanks for the compli-
ment you have bestowed upon me, by the
expression of your approval OF my conduct as
Your presiding officer.
On taking my seat as your Speaker-an
honor as Unexpectedly received as it was
gracefully conferred--l felt that it would be
only through your kind indulgence i'll over
looking or condOuing the errors and short
comlngs which would, of necessity, emanate
from my eutlre lack of experience III pnriia-
meltary proceedings ii | should achieve any
degree OF success ii the endeavor to discharge
the untrous responsibilities Of my position ,
and should HOW esteem myself derelict III
duty if | should fail to express my grateful
acknowledgements for your kind regards and
confidence manifested by my election and day
! by day repeated throughout our entire ses-
| sion or il should omit to say that this last
| expression of your kind partiality has found
deep and lasting Judgement i'll my heart ;
| or IN thanking me, as you have done. Tor my
| conduct in this char, yon are at the same
time really thanking each other for the beau
| tiful spirit of harmony and good feeling which
| has characterized each OF you, not only III
| your official acts as members Of this honora-
| bic body, but in all your intercourse with
your Speaker and with each other Us gentle
men.
During the long and tedious and, some
times, Vc,>ing labors of II session so protract-
| ed with its numerous and embarrassing ro-
spnnslbllitles, may not safely say that each
and all of lis have been prompted by an
ardent desire to do that wc respectively be-
liuvcd to be right. We have often differed,
widely It may be, upon the various and per
picking subjects OF our deliberations but
believe there is not one of our number who
will not accord to his fellow members the
credit Of being influenced by motives AS just
and honorable us those which governed his
own action. Ii there should have been al un'
kind act performed or one unkind word
spoken by any which has had Il tendency t.
create ill feeling, for moment, may moi
NOW safely say that it has been even more
evauescent than the occasion that evoked 1t
and may we not all hope that such word Oi
act has been forever forgotten, Us well ~
forgiven
Many of us met here az strangers to eacl
other. A portion of us have differed. ant
possibly may always differ from another por
ton Ill political views and sentiments, Dut
trust and believe that we shall all part a
personal friends and be able to recur to on
association here as among the most pleasan
of our lives.
And now, gentlemen, allow me to con
graduate each of you upon the close OF GU
labors and the prospect OF a safe and speed
return home, that hallowed place where tn
greatest happiness of the truly good MAJ
ever abides.
In pursuance of the joint resolution of tn
two Houses of the General Assembly of tn
State of Delaware, | now declare this Hous
to be adjourned without day.