Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-31
MINE LEGISLATURE.
ADJOIRNED SESSION.
FAREWELL WORDS.
Speeches at the ClOsinx Session Of the
Maine Legislature.
,WELL WORDS.
ADJOURNED SESSION.

legislature. Wednesday evening, although
brief. were eloquent and feeling. In the
Senate. after resolution complimentary to
the President had been insroduced by Mr..
Gushee of Knox. Mr.. Weeks of Kennebec
said:
Mr.. Secretary: The duties Of presiding
officer are arduous. requiring good Judgment
unvarying politeness and thorough knowl-
edge OF parliamentary law, All these quail
ties our President has exhibited. He has
discharged his duties faithfully and Impair
TALLY. Not an appeal has been taken from a
| single decision. | most fully and heartily
endorse the resolution which has been offered
Mr.. Lebroke of PiscataqGis said
Mr.. Secretary and Senators: l sincerely
and truthtuly concur in the resolution which
has been offered ami the remarks which have
been made. The uniform courtesy, kindness
and urbanity of the President have been ac-
ceptable to as body, and especially
| acceptable to myself who am not especially
familiar with parliamentary law. | have
always felt at ease in this senate chamber,
not only from the courtesy of the Senators
themselves, but from the indulgence of our
honored President. Parliamentary law is of
| great nicely. 1t is quite remarkable that in
The multifarious questions which have arisen
our President has always been right in his
decisions. 1t argues certainly cool head,
great discrimination and sound judgment.
Our duties as Legislators have. been espec-
tally arduous. We have had to perform two
years work in a single year. We had the
additional duty of making three apportion-
ments and of revising the whole code of the
State. Ii is great responsibility to annul
the code which has been building for Go year,
ar,1 thnr - Z
IDENTIFY vote for Judge Goddard's revision. not
as perfect, but as far superior in many re-
spects to any code we have had. The con-
ciseness and perspicuity of its verbiage make
it model. In all this we have had the wis
dom and sympathy of our President u guide
US.
As to the Secretary and Assistant Secre-
tary. have felt that we have had in them
tower of strength. The rapidity and accu-
raev with which they have performed their
work have often surprised me. The officers
OF the Senate have been obedient, gentle
manly and kind | haye only the kindest
feelings for all with whom have associated
the past winter. When remember that this
is the last time that shall all assemble
under the cupols OF this CAPITOL, there comes
a feeling of sadness, Only soofhed by the
thoaght that our memories of what is now
the present, and will so soon he the past,
will all he of the pleasahtest character.
Mr.. Mclaughlin Of Cumberland said:
Mr.. Secretary: We close this session IN
der extraordinarily happy circumsta nces.
Legislative sessions usually terminate i'm
mediatelv after the performance of the ar
duous duties of its members, each one of
whom is anxious to return to his home.
and while entertaining strong friendships
cemented BY almost daily association, the
parting thus made is necessarily a hurried
one. But how changed the situation on this
occasion
II is nearly six months since we last as
sembled in this chamber. Some few of us
had met b, fore and friendships had been
formed. but most of us were strangers to
each other, coming as we did from different
sections of the State. The first duty davoving
upon us was to select one of our number to
preside over our deliberations, and fortu-
nately there happened to be one among us to
whom all eyeS-were turned and without anv
presentation of names tr lengthy speeches
extolling the qualifications of favorites and
presenting their claims for new honors, we
IrOCe eded to vote for the Hon. John l.. Cut
lOr of PenohscOt,-a new member.-who
received every vote of the majority
party, and what is quite unusual, the minor-
ty were not displeased with our selection.
anu NHdt Is ntUtT sIl1I tne WISDOM OF our
choice was daily verified during the session
by the harmony existing among its members,
Every Senator seemed willing to aid him in
his new and arduous duties, at least no one
tried to embarrass him. and so harmonious
was the situation that he was seldom called
upon for a parliamentary decision, and the
few he was forced to make were not appealed
from. At cur last daily session.
instead OF hastily adjourning "sine de"
We took vacation of more than
five months, during which time friendships
formed in the early part of the session have
rpened, and we have been looking forward
to this happy reunion. and to the hearty
shaking of hands-none of your finger shak-
ing sort,-nor simply extending the tips of
the fingers, like forced conventional polite
ness, but the palms of our hands strike to-
gether as though we meant it, and our Il
am glad to see you" is not a ceremonious
falsehood, but it is the truth. We are glad
to see each other, and all with one
accord, | will venture to saw, are
gratihed IN again meeting our honored
President; and nov in the fulness OF our joy
let Us forget for the moment that we must
part so soon. else the pleasure of this occa-
zion will he turned to grief.
am not unmindful, however, that when we
do separate. it is not to meet a. ain in few
months. We GO to our respective homes aud
il is not liktly that so large a number of us
will ever meet again in this world but the
memor les, the pleasures, and the strong friend
ships formed in the sixty first legislature
not alone witd the members of this body,
but with the members of the House, the
heads of departments from the Governor
down, as well as the employees and the citi-
zens Of Augusta gebsraliy,-will remain and
strengthen with our declining years. And
while we shall not forget each other, we shall
all lin this body e-pecially) remember with
sincere regard, he who was our unanimous
choice for our presiding officer, by having so
faithfully, so conscientiously and so Impair
TALLY discharged the duties of his Office as to
win the entire confidence of every member
of this body.
Mr.. Taber of Waldo said
Mr. Secretary | most cordially endorse
the resolutions of the Senator from Knox
After a brief separation we meet again to
complete the duties devolving upon us a.
legislators and renew the pleasant friend
ships thst were formed here a few months
since At the same it is but natural that we
pause a moment to pass in review wha, has
been accomplished. Matters of grave impor-
rance have claimed our attention. 1t is true
that we have not always seen alike. But We
have acted upon them - seemed to 10 best,