The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-14

nonal grandeur and stability to the COM
monwealth. Mr.. Speaker, as said before,
when the House adjourns it is not in the
economy OF heaven that all of Us will meet
again We will separate and depart, and
each one as before will pursue his favor
ile PHANTOM One and all, members and
officers, we wish to be remembered by you
as a friend remembering friend; we wish
TO be kindly remembered by him whom we
love as friend, even when he, as well as
ourselves, is travelling upon the shady side,
along the downward slope of life. Yes,
h1r. opeaker, When age and even decrepi-
euoe, which may become the lot of
every man, becomes our lot and yours,
may Jou then feel and realize that what we
eo7nlgnt present TO you as a simple memento
oil our warmest friendship has become a
friend in time of need. Mr.. Speaker, when
you grasp the gold with which this cane is
mounted and clasp the names engraved
, ehereon, remember US. When you lean for
support upon this staff in your declining
years; when at last you bequeath it to
some loved one of your own as a relic of
your younger and more ambitious life,
the members and officers of the House of
Representatives, 1 take pleasure in pre-
senting to you this memento of their warm
and enduring friendship
Mr.. Thurman then handed the Speaker a
handsome gold-headed ebony cane, engraved
on the handle of which were the names of
the officers of the House and also those of
the members, arranged in the order which
they occupy when on the floor. In accept
ing the gift, the Speaker said:
Mr.. Thurman and Gentlemen of the Legislative
Assembly:
In granting the floor to one of the mem
bers by request, the floor has been taken
from under the Speaker. For once the
Speaker hardly remembers the order of
business. My heart is too full to speak
what feel, but trust l shall know what
to do. You have supported me hon
estly and earnestly, in working for
the common good, and 1 can say to
you, gentlemen, as you have said to me,
that if l have made any mistakes they
were of the head and not of the heart, and
mad been in the conspiracy more pleas
ing selection could scarcely have been
made. Again thanking you, gentlemen, l
have to say that the experiences of this
session has more than ever convinced me
that we are all the children of one great
father, and while we may differ in politics
we may yet be friends, and that there is
room enough for US all to live in this great
commonwealth both as neighbors and as
friends. IApplause.l
FROM THE HERALD REPRESENTATIVE.
When the members of the House came
together at pm, they were met by Mes
senger Smoot, who had in his possession
thirty of the handsomest boutineres ever
seen in this vicinity, and on the coat lapel
OF each member and officer, commencing
with the Speaker, he pinned one
with the compliments of THE
HERALD representative. p" The HERALD man
who has sat with the solons since the open
ing day, took this method of showing his
appreciation of the many favors received
at the hands of the members, who have al
ways been ready to give him such informa-
ton as he desired, and not unfre-
quently have gone to considerable
/ oAOUO4O III OIuOT W uO SO. AS q
result of Messenger Shoots services,
the House presented quite gay appear
ance during the afternoon and evening.
MIR. Thurman rendered the thanks of the
House by offering the following resolution,
prefacing this by saying he thought it
should be adopted unanimously. For an
hour or more he had noticed that the mem
bers appeared handsomer than ever, and he
could only attribute it to the fact that the
committee of one on decoration had been at
work. The resolution was unanimously
adopted, and reads as follows:
Resolved, That the thanks of the mem
bers and officers of the House of Repre-
sentaaves are due and are hereby rendered
to Mr. r. G. Taysum (of THE HERALp)
for the beautiful boquets which now adorn
the laDpels of the aforesaid members and
officers. May he live long and prosper. -