The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24
THE SENATE OFFICERS.
Am Eloquent Tribute by Senas
tor SuGherIHm of DeSOtO.


Just before the State Senate ad
journed sine die Thursday night Sena
tor Sutherlin offered the following
resolutions:
ResolUed, That the Senate testifiet
its recognition and appreciation of the
able, impartial and courteous manner
with which Hon. Clay Knobloch, Lieu.
tenant Governor and President of the
Senate, has presided over the deIlber,
ations of this Senate.
RESOLVED, That the Senate expresses
its appreciation of the able, courteous
and impartial manner with which Hon.
Robert c. Dayey, President pro tenn.
of the Senate, in the absence of the
Lieutenant Governor.
Resoived further, That the Senate
tenders to the Secretary of the Senate
and his assistants and to the other
officers and employees of the Senate its
appreciation of the zeal, diligence and
courtesy with which they have dis.
charged their various duties.
Speaking to the resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted, Mr.. Suth-
erIin said:
Mr.. President - move that the
resolutions just submitted by me be
adopted, and that they be spread upon
the journal of the proceedings of the
Senate +; and in behalf of the motion
permit me to say that | am confident
that the sentiments embodied in the
resolutions are responsive to the feel
ings of every member of the Senate.
The resolutions, indeed, convey but
a small portion of the tribute of appre-
citation and admiration which the Sen
ate has for Hon. Clay Knobloch, Lieu
tenant Governor, its presiding officer.
| have had the honor in my life to
be a member of two dnliberative as,
semblies in this State. One of them
was the Constitutional Convention of
1879, and the other is the present
Senate of this State. The former
was presided over by one of Louisi-
ana's brayest and noblest sons, the late
lamented Gov. Louis A. Wilt.
To me, sir, it shall be proud Tecol-
lection that as a member of that body
| added by my vote to elevate him to
the position of presiding officer of
that body. Of him it has been fre-
quently said that he was the best
presiding officer that ever welded the
gayil over any deliberative assembly
that was ever called together TO shape
the destinies and mould the public
policy of this State. With pride and
pleasure | recollect to this day the
great ability and manly dignity and
the uniform kindnSss and courtesy
with which he presided over that able
and dignifed body.
Mr.. President, since have been a
member of this Senate / have been a
close observer of the course Of Hon. |
Clay Knobloeh, Lieutenant Governor,
as the presiding officer OF the Senate. |
have been greatly impressed as to the |
between him as the presid- |
ing officer of the Senate and the late |
Gov. Wilt as the presiding officer of |
.he Constitutional Convention of 1879. |
they have both been equally clear,
correct and prompt in the decision of
all parliamentary questions which were
submitted to them. They have both
with the same manly dignity.
Fhey have both meted out the same
inform courtesy, kindness and con-
,ideration to every member of their
bodies, ever in the confu-
ion and passion sometimes engen-
Tered by differences of opinion and
be heat of debate. They have both
bown the same rigid impartiality as
officers. | have also heard
t said by persons who have visited the
senate Chamber during the delibera-
ions of the Senate that Lieut. Gov.
Inobloch was the best presiding officer
bat they had ever seen.
GOV. Witt and Gov. Knoblock have
,een 50 similarly successful as presid-
ng officer that we can make no inyid-
Gus distinction between them. Neither
as excelled the other, but both fairly
ron the respect, confidence and ad-
niration Of every member who has sat
ubmissiye to the gayil welded by
heir respective hands.
The Senate owes in its closing
ours, by the adoption of these reso-
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