The daily gazette., 1883-04-21
THE LAST DAY AT DOVER
BOTH HOUSES OF THE LEGIs-
LATuRE ADJOURN.
ADDRESSES OF THE SPEAKERS
Liberal Allowances to the Ofiicers-End
of the L7ngest Legislative Session on
Record.
Especial correspondence Of the Gazette. J

Especial correspondence OF the aazette.l
DovRR, April 2l.--Aside from the action
Of the Senate In defeating the act increasing
the salary of the Judiciary and the defeat OF
the bill appropriatlng $1,000 to Delaware
College, the session yesterday was almost
devoid Of interest.
IN THE HOUSE,.
The act IN relation to Smyrna was passed.
The Senate amendment 10 the House bill
amending the city charter so as TO increase
the salary of the City Auditor to S1,.O0 was
concurred in. The Senate joint resolution,
thanking the railroad companies for passes,
was c0ncurred in. The act to appropriate
IS, 900 for the repair Of Delaware College
WAS lost by the following vote: Yeas
Cooch, Frasher, Lowe, Messick and Perry,
5; nays-.Barlow, Comegys, Crawford,
Denney, Dukes, Jacobs, Justis, Lewis,
Rawlins, Rsler, Sutton, Temple, Watson,
Wheatley and Williams; Is. the Conference
Committee on the bill to take the tax off
physicians reported in favor of reducing the
tax to IS. It was indefinitely postponed.
Messrs. Barlow. Frasher and Riser were
appointed on part of the House to settle
with the State Treasurer, Clerks, etc.
The House appropriated 81 900 to the
Clerk and $3.50 to the Sergeant-at-Arms and
the following claims bill was passed.
Dover DelGWdreda, $S77. .95; c. p John
son, $2l8.13; Every Evening Publishing Co.
$4,000; John X. McFee, Sl64.55; James L.
Hawkins (requisitlon), $lz5; w. Scott
Way, S400; w. j. Maxwell (requisition) 4,
$3.50; j. B. Bell (Registrar's adv. J, S254.4O;
Clark & Mcdaniel, $246. .33; James Frascher,
$50; Bell 81 Taylor, Sl62.99; w. II. Purnell
Estate Board Education), SS565; j. F.
Stats (reports and incidentally, S19S.47;
r. r. Reynolds (statiOnery nd expenses in
oil ff rafl etn
bonds), Sl39.65; George P. FARRELL, $40;
Beniah Watson drawing bill), $40; W. r.
Goodwin, S570; Joseph Burchinal, S24;
Corsa g. Townsend, S32; John s. Herring
ton, 80; James H. Groves, $3.50; X. d..
lIoifecker, $347; James s. Goodwin, Sl.50;
Evanson q Slaughter, S75S.13; William p.
Golwin, $99.3l; J. B. Sharp, 50 II. d.
Walls, $1SS.67: K. r. Kenney, S69.5S; Sam
uel H. Black (requisition) $50; Andrew
Smithers, Sll; Deldwdre Democrat, Sll4.12;
X. j. Hart, surviving partner Pride II Hart,
S123.24; SUSSEX Journal, $2l8.S2; Charles
w. Smith (requisition) $50; James q Webb
Company, $332.51; State Sentinel, S2l. go;
Horstmann Bros (fag) S1S; I. j. Jones q
Bro, $7.70; William Z. Smith, S21; James
Cowgirl 81 Son, S53 81; Seqford Enterprise,
81; Martha Hunter (washlng), $40; j. G.
Lewis (ice), S55 SO; l. H. u. Knowles, $50;
State Capital Band, S45; G. w. Vernon,
$50. rs; James W. Wise, S36, Thomas T.
Lacy, S1S; E. G. Handy, $lG.75; t. Cox,
S7.20; w. Tucker, Sl2; Marion G. Hawkins,
So; G. F. Thomas g. Co., STAG 40; Whining.
ton Ft'eie Presse, $lS3.6S; J. D. Dean
(papers), S1S5 "a; Peninsula News and Id.
Uertiser, $35; William Hunter (extra allow
list gubernatorial appointments), }, S75; 5;James
Kirk 81 Sons, 81, ,022 35; William P. Jones,
purchasing agent, S75.
The House adjourned finally at 3.15
O'Clock, when Speaker Bates delivered the
following address:
Gentlemen Of the House of Representa-
tiUes: 1t is not without emotion that
rise to perform the last official duty of the
session. Just as In nature all life is but O
perpetual succession of growth, maturity
and decay, so our lives often appear to bC
spent in the creation of new social and
| friendly relations only to be sundered as
they seem to have become too valuable to
be lightly thrown aside. Our association
| for more than three months would ha'
been very fruitless had it not given birth tc
personal relations, which cannot be lightly
severed. This would be so In any case, bui
/ during the present session the singular
| freedom from strife and, as a rule, from
serious differences, which has characterized
our deliberations, has tended to increase tn,
| facility with which warm friendships havl
| grown up among US. That we should havl
| differed ia not only natural, but, not to hav,
done SO, would have been discreditable
| Wise legislation on all subjects could neve
be evolved from body of men who though
| exactly alike. If 1t were SO the Legislative
power could as well have been intrusted t,
a single mind. Such III too often the cas-
| even under our representative form of gov
ernment and that conflict of minds which
the wisdom of the past has shown, is neces
sary to the protection of truth Is not oh
tanned.
think may justly say that the presen
session of the General Assembly has nc
been directed by the mind OF any one ma
or any few men; it has been its own master
II it has made mistakes they are its ow
and we must each accept our share of th
responsibility. Even If this has led
divergence of views on important question
it is far better so, since, fortunately for ou
race, at no period of lis history has a
wisdom been confined to any one man or I
few.
When first by your partiality l occupie
| this chair took the liberty of suggestin
that the session would be one distinguishe
by the importance of the measures whic
would occupy your attention.
Standing now in the same place / thin
the retrospect fully justites the prediction
No session within my recollection has con
pared with this in the number and serioI
character of the subjects OF our Legislation
We must submit the result OF our labors
the people of the State, hoping for their al
proval, but whatever their verdict may be
feel 1t my duty to you all to bear tesLimon
in this public manner to the fidelity wit
which the members of this House have pc
} formed their responsible duties.
D And now, gentlemen, inasmuch as yol
more than kindly expression of approx
: compels me to refer to myself, l can on
r express my grateful Acknowledgements II
| this public testimony that have not utter
s failed In my endeavors to serve you faii
+ fully and impartially as the occupant of &
} chair. l appreciate your kindness mo
I highly than am able to express, and d
t part from this place with feeling n
q merely OF interest but with real affection I
every member of the House. There is
undoubted sense of sadness arising from t
reflection that according to all human prot
bilities we shall not all meet together agai
but while we cease to work together for o
beloved State there remains the duty alWa
= to keep close to our hearts her interests q
: prosperity. If we bring to bear each in @
r own immediate sphere the same earn
70 effort to that end which / have seen d
played in this chamber we may be none I
l. less useful to the State because we no lonl
n act officially. With the most cordial desi
is gentlemen, for the future welfare of ca
le and all of you, declare the House
l. journed without day.
IN THE SENATE.
Very little actual business was done