Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-22

| TO you my views from time to time on ques-
tons which affect the public welfare.
During the delivery of his inaugural adj
oress Governor Mariraduke was frequently
At the conclusion t,f Vie ceremonies tho
JOINT session dissolved, and the numerous
ceremonies had been concluded the process
sion retired In the same order it had en-
or's office. Where 5,oyernor Marmaduke en-
tered upon the duties of his Office and re.
ceiyed the congratulations of a swarm OF
Governor Crittenden evacuated the Man
sion TINS morning and took his breakfast az
the Madison House. He will stay here for
ABOUT month. when he will GO South,
spending while at the New Orleans EXPOSE
ton and rounding up in Washington IN time
Cleveland.
THE MANSION.
Governor Marmaduke did not go TO the
and his mother, who were expected TO pre-
side, are both sick. and hence are not here.
Governor and will remain at the Mansion
Tor the present.
CHANGE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS.
Immediately after the inauguration OF
Go, ernor Marmaduke the Senate reassem-
bled and was called to order by Lieutenant.
governor Campbell, who made the following
farewell address:
SENATOkS:-Ine nOur mas now ATI1Feu
when must surrender this gavel to my
worthy successor, and need hardly say that
do not do SO without a feeling akin to re-
greet, such feeling as a severance OF pleas
ant associations always arouseS. The posi-
ton which have held was net without its
serious responsibilities, but they have been
much ligntened by the courteous and kindly
disposition with which the Senators of the
thirty first, Thirty second and Thirty-third
Assemblies have uniformly treated me, and
feel that it is becoming in me to express at
tnls time my sense OF gratitude therefor FOR
whatever OF success have had in presenv-
ing order and dispatching the business ofthe
senate, ann indebted to your kind forbear-
ance and generous assistance.
It is more difficult even than had antici.
pated to control my emotion in saying these
few simple words of parting, and it affords
me the keenest pleasure to know that.
to an end, many warm friendships have
grown out of them which will endure
thirty years ago, first entered these historic
halls, and have had an acquaintance with
nearly every Assembly which has met since
q member, too, of the other House, as well
as presiding officer of this. Many thrilling
years, and this State. house has Contributed
literally to our country's history. Many
men who now have the entire Nation for an
lie career within these walls, and it has been
my good fortune to know them and to
their small beginnings to greatness / men
ton these things, not because they are reie-
want, but because they naturally present
themselves as part of retrospect, and
when man is saying good-by his mind in
voluntarily becomes retrospective.
Senators, there is little occasion for me to
say anything further. It'll s a pleasant thought
that my intercourse with you or any of you
has never been marred by acrimony or dis
cord, and it is with pride which you will
certainly consider pardonable that mention
the fact that in my career as its presiding
officer there has been but one appeal from
my decision. The decision Appealed from
was purely political and one third of the op-
posing party voted to sustain the Chair; the
cences are all pleasant and kindly, and in
surrendering my trust l am constrained to
say: "God be good to you and yours"
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MoREHoUEss AID.
DRESS.
Following is Lieutenant Governor More.
houses inaugural address to the Senate:
SENATORs-I fully realize the responsible
called by the suffrages of the people of Mis-
souri,. To one accustomed to the duties of
the office itwould be but an every day affair;
but to one of little Or no experience in such
ing officer, it is an undertaking of considera.
s%cceed. ann 20 sare me shaii be indebsed
to your earnest support and assist
c ae in n ali my endsavops to obey obey the
law and discharge the duties in.
cumbent on me as the presiding officer of
successor of one, and l may say two, of the
ablest parliamentarians that have ever pre-
Slu6u over the deliberations OF missouri
Senate; officers whose decisions were never
overruled and whose conduct and govern
ment were such us to merit the highest eS.
teen of Senators and secure their warmest
friendship. trust, Senator'S, that our high
est ambition will be to SO act and legislate as
will best subserve the interests OF our great
State.
During the last campaign the members of
this body were divided by party lines, and
the members Of each party labOred to con-
vince the other that to their party should be
committed the interests of the State and Ma
ton for the next four years. This question,
however, has been settled by the ballot, the
palladium of American liberty, and we meet
here to day, not as servants of the party, but
as servants of the people, in whose interests
we are to labor during the Thirty third Gen.
eral Assembly. Trusting our actions will be
such as will receive the commentator of the
people of Missouri, and asking your assist.
ance in the discharge of the duties devolving
upon me, await your pleasure.