Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-05

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mento Of the respect and love bear you
| the members of this Assembly have placed il
my hands, for respectful presentation, through
you, to Mrs Parks, this pair of solitair
| diamond ear-pendants The good wife should
| always share the honors as she always more thai
fairly shares, the and the sorrows OF the hus
| band. And now, Parks OF Yuba-Mr. Speaker--w
wish you and your hfe's companion such happines
and prosperity may well fall to the lot of thos
who are of the gods most highly blessed.
The diamonds presented Mrs. Parks, through
| Dr. May, were large and of great brilliancy, sucl
| as would make the heart of any daughter OF Ev
| throb with delight.
John Williams, gatekeeper, then approached tn
| Speaker and said On behalf of the Pages OF III
Assembly OF the gath session, | am deputed TO pre-
sent you this little present in testimony OF
| OF the uniform kindness and consideration witt
which we have been treated by you as Speaker o
| the Assembly, notwithstanding the weghty con
Germs that have claimed your considera
| ton, and our own youth and insignihcanee
| We know that your duties have been onerous an'
exacting, and although not capable of doing full
justice TO the manner in which you have periorme'
those duties, We desire to bear testimony far a
| we may, to the uniform justice, skill and patienc
| with which you have conducted the business OF tn
House. As your humble friends we sincerely regre
that the time has for the pleasant relations
| the past session to terminate. We hope that tim
| will not efface from your mind all remembrance
us, and that our humble gift may help to revive al
the pleasant memories of the brief period in whic
we served the State together, though with wide dis
| parity OF station and service.
The gif. of the Pages was pair of godrimme'
| Eyeglasses, fasteL ed TO long chain of the sam
! metal.
DEMOCRATIC TESTIMONY.
Mr.. GRIFFITH of Fresno then approached tn
| Speaker, and said Mr. Speaker, | have been re
quested on behalf of the minority on this floor u
say few words in reference to intercourse ant
our actions during our short session Our relations
Mr.. Speaker, have been peculiarly pleasant durin:
| the last sixty days. We have had a most agreeable
exchange of IDEAS and most pleasant social inter
| course. The Rulings of the Speaker have beef
| invariably impartial and just; and for the minor
ity, desire to present to you high appreciation
| OF your uniform courtesy as evinced towards us
Sir, this beautiful service of silver is fit emblem o
| durability. These uniform courtesies and thes
| kindly expressions and actions your part towards
US, like the silver, an emblem OF durability viii
wear well in our hearts And when long years shal
| have rolled away and gone into the eternity OF III
past, these things like sweet but subtle perfume
| viii linger in our memory. They never wear out
desire to say to the House at large it is possible
that we have made mistakes, that we have in som
| cases not acted altogether discreetly but let u
| trust that when We go home to our constituenc
they will feel that all we have done tina
| has been misguided has originated il
the head and not in the heart. Public opinion Il
these days is peculiarly tickle. We cannot rely upo
| it, Even great statesman, with his heart burning
with patriotism and his tongue sweetened with elC
| quence in his country's cause and vanquishing he
| enemies at every stroke OF his powerful arm, ma
by this very public opinion be hurled upon som
desolate ana foreign shore or chained in some dar
| and dank dungeon. But we remember, and reco
lect with pleasure, the lines which sung by tn
old wooden-legged sailor as he went down to pei
| form his daily routine of duties:
We all have our share of the hopes and the palms,
As fortune dispenses her smiles or her frowns;
! But may we not hope if hes frowning to-day
That tomorrow she'll lend us the light OF her raw
If such be fate, and if it be our duty to serv
lie capacity, Speaker, officers, one and ALL may
not hope that at some future time win all b
content aud that fortune viii smile upon all of
| acts and that when we have passed from the stag
of action will be held in grateful remen
brance by grateful people.
MR. PARKS REPLY
Mr. PARKs-Mr Speaker and gentlemen of tn
Assembly fear that shall not have language fit
ting to reply to the generous sentiments that hav
been expressed by the gentlemen here. In fact.
know that shall not. When was first electe
| Speaker and assumed the responsibilities Of tina
| high office | weighed well the postio
that had to fill. | resolved that at time shoul
this House disconeert me; that would at all time
keep my selfcomposure and be able to meet what
ever question was presented to me Up to the pres
ent time have succeeded and discharged the dutie
| measuraby to my satisfaction. But | confess tina
| | have not now language to express my sentiment
or to respond to the sentiments uttered by the gen
temen who have been selected TO do me honor A
valuable as the presents may be, their value, how
ever great could not appeal to me deeply as tn
sentiments that have been uttered. To win the ap
probation of legislative body where srifes and con
tests fedaily originating and to succeed in disposn
of them in a manner TO meet Interpretation of tina
body, is achievement that the most ambition
| might be proud Of If have attained that end
| have reached higher distinction taan had hope
| to a'tlin. accept the beautiful eifts-the cost
| gifts in the spirit in which they have been pre-
scented, and ass2re you that the honorable gentle
| man who presented the last present could not hav
| struck more tender chord than he did when h.
| alluded to my companion. He knows the weakness
| of man and where to touch him in the tenderes
point, and trust that she will receive these ricl
| presents with such gratitude as is due for them
but feel equally sure that she will share with M
| an appreciation of the sentiments expressed by tn
gentleman as far above the value of the presents. Ii
accepting the presents, gentlemen, l can only sa
| that | accept them in the spirit in whicl
l know they have been presented, and assure vol
that my heart responds to every sentiment that ha
| been uttered and every impulse that has dictates
their presentation to me- Thanking you at thi
time for these generous expressions of your good
| will shall now close by saying few words to M
| boys tAppause.l To the boys who have been s
generous andapprecatiYe as to present me with thi
very valuable and neat present, can only say that
am grateful to them, and desire to say to them tina
it will be but few years before they will be oceu
plying the seats that are occupied by these gentle
| men !: that upon their future course oepend
entirely whether they shall acguit themseve
| honorably. | know they will. They have beel
| good, faithful boys, and want them to say to thei
mothers when they go home that they have serve
| the tate for sixty days. and it has never becom
the Speakers duty to call them TO order or to repr
mand them in the slightest degree Such begin
| ming is promising to young boys. Recollect Away
that when you are intrusted with public duty, 4
| discharge it honestly and faithfully according t
| y0ur own cOnscleuces. Recollect now, to be goo
| boys; recollect that your mothers are your bes
! friends counsel with then. always when you hav
any doubt as to what Is right or wrong. l accep
| this present from you, boys, with great deal Q
| feeling and hope, my boys shat you will success
in life, and live to succeed those vino are seated Oh
1 the floor now. App'ause.l
The Speaker then took the chair and received tn
final message from the Senate. At 1850 I. ii. n
closed the session, as follows:
THE vALEDICroRY
The SpE Kerr Gentlemen OF the Assembly TIL
! last duty that devolves upon me Speaker Of thi
sess on is now about to be discf arged and befor
| we part | desire to express my grateful acknowl
! Judgments to each and every member OF this boil
for the courtesy they have extended TO me, and 10
their cid in preserving the order, the decorum nj
| the dignity of this House. ! have been laugh
many years ago to believe that it was impossible TO
one man to govern body without its consent
| Therefore whatever credit may he given to th
| Chairman for the order OF this House, it must b
| shared largely with its members 1t has beel
! demonstrated frequently in our sharp contests, blu
eood-natured that without the consent Of the mem
bers no presiding officer could have preserved or
der. Therefore say / desire to tender to you-t
each of you-my heartIest thanks for your assist
ance
desire to extend my thanks to the officers Of thi
| body and to the attaches. believe it has not be
come my duty during the whole session to repri
mand any of them, or even call the attention Q
one Of them to their duty. Each has executed hi
| part we'll. And, now, it remains for US Only TO ad
iourn and return to constituents, there to re
ceive the approval or dsapproyal that awaits Us.
| believe that this body has performed it's duty well
1t may not have done all it ought to have done
but it has done nothing, in my opinion
nothing inimcal to the best interests of the State
The short period allotted to in which to legslat
has proven conclusvely to me, and | presume t
you all that sixty days is too short period in wfic
to consider the great subjects that are now hefor
| US And If we had to take up the measures Il a
are yet left without legislation, we must DeceS
sarily have been hasty in conclusions
| and perhaps the result would have bee
much worse than the fsilure to enact the laws at al
| When men are called upon TO enact laws involvin
the interests OF individuals, associations and com
munities under which gen tried for their honor
their lives and their property it requires deber
| ation-serious deliberation When you Gale
on to legisate upon such questions as the prope
distribution Of political power giving to eac