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


ratification or condemnation. What their yer
dict will be time only will tell. Yet it gives m,
! pleasure 10 say that, differ as we NAV have a.
times. | believe that every Senator in thi.
chamber has been governed in his vote by
conscientious desire TO do that which he be
| lieved to be for the best interest of the State
Pleasant have been the friendships 70 -med
here. Long may they continue. And in sf-
wears as we look back. this session will be
| remembered with feelings of pride and pleas
ure. spot in lifes journey where memory
will love 10 linger.
MIR. President. your kindness and cour-
teous treatment have endeared you to every
| member of this Senate. May you return in
safety to your family, ami loag live to enjoy
the ho..or and esteem of your fellow citizens
Mr.. Gushee of Knox said:
Mr.. President and Honorable Senators Our
labo, as members Of this Senate is nearly
| completed, and We shall soon separate to re-
| turn to our homes and our usual vocations.
And feel that should be recreant to dutv
if did not before our final adjournment ex-
press my admiration for the earnestness and
dispatch which have been given by each men,
Der of this honorable Senate to the arduous
labers of this session, and my gratitude for
the uniform courtesy which | have received
from each member and officer of this Senate.
When ] entered this chamber l found some
with whom | had been associated and labored
in committee with in the other bran ch Of the
legislature, but most of YOU were strangers
to me Some measures which l have advo-
Gated have been defeated. and many which
have opposed have been triumphantly passed.
They are recorded; they have passed into
history; and have entire confidence in the
intelligence and ability of the plain people Of
4 u hot
seem TO them upon trial to be improvident.
unwise or UNJUST During debates upon these
questions. which have sometimes been earnest
the courtesy of members has been such that
am constrained to say that each has borne
"without abuse
The grand old name Of gentleman
In parting with the members, entertain
the kindest feelings, and hope and believe
il is so with all.
President Cutler of Penobscot said:
Senators: l can but sincerely thank you
for the kind words spoken, and the senti-
ments so pleasantly expressed toward me at
this time; but cannot for moment be un-
mindful of the fact that whatever success
have attained As your presiding officer, has
been due, not to any merit of mine, but to
your individual ability, courtesy and tact.
Be assured that all your kindnesses are fully
appreciated and will long be treasured up and
cherished among life's pleassntest records.
Our work here is done, whether well done
or not we leave to the Judgment of others
Whatever its value may be. believe that it
has been honestly and conscientiously per-
formed. | congratulate you upon II, believ-
ing that you need never be, asfamad Of any
part thereof
The heartfelt thanks of the great majority
of vour constituents will be yours, because
YOU have made them and their families more
safe from the hand of the grim-visaged assas-
sin; the thanks of the community will be
yours, because you have protected the home
the germ of civilization--with more strn-
gent divorce laws.
The wild animals of our forest. the birds of the
air the fish of the eloquent Piscataquis i'll look
up to You ith marked affection. Even the
tuneless, ignoble and unmelodious clam
Born to blush unseen
And waste its sweetness on tpe desert air.
will gurgle its clammy thanks up to you, its
kind hearted protectors. The friendships
formed and the daily sessions have been
most agreeable. To look down on the up.
turned faces has been pleasant sight, and
one. believe me, that will linger long in the
memory of your President one of the most
charming of life's pictures.
We are now about to go to our various du
ties in the various pathways of life. May
time deal gently with you. and may success
and happiness crown whatever you may un-
dertake. Thanking you again for your kind
ness, and for the sentiments expressed in the
resolution adopted, and assuring you that each
and every one of you has pleasant place
in the memory and heart of your President,
bid Won good bye, and declare the Senate
adjourned without day.