Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-31

away, men who had hurled themselves upon
each other in deadly combat were seen to go
down 10 the stream that divided the battle
ground TO quench their thirst and exchange
kind greetings across it. Such, as il seems
to me. is very much our position. We look
back but comparatively few hours when in
heated debate we were contendins about ques-
| tions upon which we differed honestly and
| sincerely; but today we meet upon common
| ground, extending to each other kind greet
ing. This is a common truce.
| 1t has been a very bnsy session. The re-
vision of the statutes hae been an important
measure. We passed q congressional sppor-
tionment bill upon which the dividing line
was not. as is usually anticipated, the party
| line. We passed legislative apportionment
bill in which it may be well said that men
are patriotic for their sections. We dealt
also with that other question of such vital
Importance, the question of capital punish
nent upon which we had heated debates and
heated contests. Members differed honestly.
and they did not defend their positions feebly,
We recognize that the battle has passed away
and We meet here to-day to congratulate each
| other upon the work done. and also TO bid
each other God speed. Amidst it all we do
not forget, Mr.. Speaker, the kindly aids re
ceived from the subordinate officers of this
| House, and especially amidst all the turmoil
| and storm that the clerk and assistant clerk
have kept everything pertaining TO their du
| ties in order. and have bv their kindness ana
uniform courtesy. enlesred themselves to
every member of this House. extend to
them my heartfelt thanks for the many kind
Offices and constant courtesIes 10 me, 80 uni
form and impartial and ask the privilege
of introducing the following resolution:
| Resoired. That the the members of tbi.
House hereby tender their thanks to Oraman-
del Smith. Clerk and Frank Patten. Assistant
Clerk for the courtesy and dillipepce that
they have uniformly exercised in the dis
charge of their perplexing duties in their re-
| spective stations and the impartiality they
have shown in the services rendered T., each
| member of this body.
| The resolution wa, adopted unanimously
| Mr.. Talbot of Fast Machias rose and said
| ask the indulgence of this House while
perform the pleasant duty of Offering reso-
luton. not a. a mere matter of ceremony,
| for am concious that it meets nv own hearty
| assent, aud am also conscious that il but
gives expression to the unanimous sentiment
| of the members of this house | therefore
| ask to Law upon the Clerks desk the followin,
| resolve:
| Resolved, That the members of this Hous,
hereby render their thanks to the Hon !
Manchester Haynes for the able impartial and
dgnified manner in which he has discharged
| the duties of his office as speaker of this
| House.
I Mr.. Hall of Rockiard. ssiri:
| Mr.. Clerk: In rising to second the
| resolve that has been introduced bv the gem
tleman from East Machias, wish to be uu
derstood by my associates as not dealing in
| the language of mere formal compliment.
| AT the beginning of this session had aspira-
| tions for the distinguished position which has
been occupied by our Speaker. You in your
wisdom saw fit to elect him. | had little
doubt that your choice would be justified.
have still less doubt now. For certainly, in
all that pertains to the accomplishments of a
Speaker of the popular branch of this legis-
latnre, in broad and comprehensive view OF
| parliamentary law, in quick insight and
thorough knowledge of the rules of tine
House, alertness in their application. in
urbantv, in courtesy to everybody. in celer-
ity of action. do not well see how our Sneak
er could have been excelled. 1t is owing to
his holding the scale in even hand, and his
courtesy and quickness in the heated discus
sions and the dispatch of business that
were enabled to accomplish the large amount OF
work before Us, great many more acts |
think, than have ever been passed at the ses-
sion of a previous legislature of this State
| and practically to adjourn finally on the day
we did in March last. And now, fellow
members, notwithstanding something of as
perity and bitterness may sometimes have
| been engendered in the heated debates which
have been alluded to, certainly think it is
with you as it most assuredly is with me, that
not single word has been uttered on this
floor that will make me sad. And as we
have come together to-day for the purpose
| of writing upon the IN 1nument which we have
| erected, as a monument of the legislature Of
1888, the Revised Statutes of that year. in
cooperating, as we have, all of public legis-
lation which we enacted during this last
session, trust that there has lurked as few
of private acts under the public acts as in any
| legislature which has preceded US.
Mr.. Hamln of Bangor said:
Mr.. Clerk: 1t is in no perfunctory or
half hearted spirit that l second the resolu-
ton. All that 1t declares is strictly true.
Ability and impartiality, coupled with a
felicitous manner, have marked his conduct
in high degree. He has done even better
he has won the confidence of the House in
his desire to meet their expectations in the
discharge of his dites requiring at all times
vigilance, careful consideration of the varied
and sometimes complicating rights of MEM
bers.
At the close of session filled with more
| legislative business than any Of its predeces-