Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-04

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session to the end I have not been av4re Of
even bfessh Of criticism upon any act Of
b "a vno has presided over ~. Always
kindly and courteous. always fair and i'm
partial, always prompt, able and eompe-
tent, he has tie respect, esteem and per-
sonH fess,d Of every member Of this
Hsu.e. 2ad. Mr.. Clerk. il gives me great
pics. ufe 10 join the gentleman from Carl
bon 10 second ng this motion.
Mr. Gentleman Of ParsonAheia secured
the recognition OF the clerk in behalf OF
Mr.. Chsdbou,re Of Bi3deford-
Mr.. Chadbonfne
M, Clerk and Gexti<msa:
thank you very much for the courtesy
| you have extended me. should, indeed,
| be .oath to leave without adding my word OF
testimony in appreciation Of the e6srts Put
forth by our Speaker in the performance
Ct his duties. had hoped that the honor
Of Introducing resolve CT thanks might
| fall upon me, for, from my Acqrs'rtance
pish him two years ago. Continued to nou,
| from the Intimate acquaintance / have had
| ~ith hin this session. from the thorough
| knowledge / believe have Of him, l can
say in eli truth that my feelings toward him
are mos. tender, most adsctionate. krev
| 3, the commencement Of the session that
We xsre to have Speaker Of whom We
nigh; sill well be proud. | hAd met him
on the floor Of this House in debate, al
| ways coute3as. sIvays gentleman
| iy. always fair. Never has there
been the least manifestation OF
| unkindiy feeling nothing but the best and
brightest and purest of intentions manifest
in his every act, not only On the Dor OF the
House, but ia the chsir of the speaker. We
may well congrs,uls'e ourselves that
We were SO fortunate, or that
you, my political opponenss, were
so fortunate in making the choice you
did for Speaker, and - . representative of
| the minority Of this House, | can say in alt
| truth in all hear iness, have yet TO see one
single moment or occasion when We had
The least reason to fl nd the least fault with
any decision Of his, and can say here and
| aow that from the very bottom OF my heart.
hope thar bis abilities, his judgment. his
education, his culture, may be recognized.
-sy, they must be, or to use more COM
mon term, 'he mus be heard from here
| after.'
cannot be seated without saying word
| TO the members Of this House. II has been
to me very pleasant session, and feel
| under the greatest obligation, not only to
those Of my own party, bu. under especial
obligation to ih,se Of my opponents for the
| courtesy with which they have treated me.
1t is indeed q pleasant thought that our
parry affiliations have been so far forgotten,
| and we h. ave all united in the one endeavor
| of .urthering the interests Of our gsacd old
State, and while We may disagree in our
| IN MI, Nnl ntrtu ha
principles of our party. yet we have no,
dragged anything iAto this House in the
sh,pe Of party feeling or party action where
our principles did not require that
we should do it; but when it has
been done, it has been through the highest
| ard beet Of motives, leaving not one single
trace of unkiadly feeling behind. Again
say thank you for the courtesy you have
extended. We are meeting now for the last
time on earth. As the gentleman from Csri
bou so feelingiy said Of the gentleman of the
last session from Bangor, few Of US though.
| then that within the short time that there
would he taken from our midst An whom
| all had learned to love. 8 man who had
slwsys been kind to all of us. whose talents
we rec )gnized and for whom W. predicted
q most brilliant iu'ure Who of US will 20
| first: We know not, but this much we do
| know, that there is engrsve on the tablets
of our very hearts a record which will folio "
rs down to our graves and make this session
memorable in the kindly friendship,
We have made,-sy in the loving
| friendships we have made. Gentlemen, l
| DO feel toward the members of this House,
as | have toward the members Of other
| Houses heretofore. feeling of more than
kindness and tenderness, and when speak
| of II sctiou speak Of it in the highest
sense, an affection which should be and i,
as s5i1ing as our lives. hope that each
ard everyone of us will mai tain this kind
| ~ friendship that now exists. hope that
| in the hereafter the acquaintauces we have
made here, the friendships we have formed,
| the love for ore another that we have
| borne will follow ~ AMI grow in it, beauty,
| its charm, and it's strength. We are about
| to part. Whenever we meet we have the
| assurance that we shall meet not only as
| acqusintRnces but as the very best Of
| friends. Mr.. Clerk, do most heartily
| secoad the resolve and know that il will
have unanimous passage.
MI. Diekey of Fort kent--Mr. Clerk
It has been my privilege to be present a
| the adjournment of this, my 20th Legisls-
ture | have known the Speakers from
Hannibal Hsmlin now Of Bangor. down II
the present ii ne. Amos, every one have
been familiar with and acquainted with, |
know Of their digcty. their precision in
presiding over this assembly. We have
| had Legs atures different from this. We
have had snssgonisms and almost fights
| members arrsyed against each other and in
ta,., k,t f.r br- Anl
this Legislature and | have attended all
| that coul1, have seen nothing bu. the
mos, cordial feelings of love and ami.y ex
listing amongst US all. We shall part pr.b
ably never to meet here but ia speaking of
the vs-ious members who have presided
here we have had very few, if any, who
were superior If equal t, cur present pre-
siding fl .er. Applsusej He was my seat
male in the last |. 'eisla ure, the man that
| have known, and his father before him. and
| learned to love him from his hoyh,oj.
Now. gentlemen. we have had such men ss
| llsmin. and such men as Blaine, all of
them, or nearly all of them, differing from
me in poliii al maltefs, bu- they have beel
my strongest friends. AMI hope that the
| people will appreciate our present presid
| ing officer and elevate him into that post
ton as high, at lesst, As ever James &.
Blame stained. Applause They can
not place confidence in man Of purer life
| OF sounder integrity. The life that he has
| lived has been one that was Inspected
pure. There sre no marks, Ihere are no
| outs today. II is all clean AMI it is all
pure, and may Heaven accord him that
position which he is capable to hold
Applause
Mr.. Osgood Of Lewiston--Ia rising here
in the closing hours of the Sixty- 9Th Legis-
lstute and looking upon the kindly faces of
| the Speaker a I'd the one hundred and ffty
members who form this honorable body,
rise at this time feeling thatIa solemn duty
imposes upon me to thank this honorable
body for the kindness and the courtesy
which they have extended to me, to my dis
| tiuguished colleagues representing the same
city as myself, and also to the distinguish ID
chair. I feel, gentlemen, We met almost
"a strangers, and | do most sincerely trusI
tina; We shalI part as friends, In my jads
ment we shall never meet again in this
| legislative body. and that He who marks
| the spsrrow's falr' will have yoa in His
loving care forevermore is my sincere wish.
Mt. Callahan of Lewiston m yet heart
ny NehSes ~ az ''e hih' SApteseiuus VI iHs
gentlemen Who have preceded me, ard I
rise on this occasion 10 express my person.
al thanks to the Speaker Of this House.
From the opening day 10 the present hour
| have received only kndess attention and
consideration at his hands most willing
ly, therefore, hear testimony 10 his fairness
and worth, To every member Of this
House desire to expires. my kicdsss feel.
ings and regard with the assurance that the
strong ties Of frierd,hip begun here will
ever continue in our future life. When
we entered this hall at the commencement
of the Session many ofus were unacqusin,-
Oh with loci sist; "a uo,tr IL 1900 ....r.o.,