Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-28
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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done Is about to become history. III - Wei
for us to pause a moment and remember
our beloved State 1t has been SAID ina.
VIC have done here things which we ousnt
not to have done, and that we have mace
larger appropriations than we should pui
I want to say that the State OF Maine Is
inst awakipQ to herself she Is just realiz-
inc the immense wealth which she has
within her borders. (Applause.) she IS
mat coming to realizing sense OF the fact
that 1t Is better to 50 legislate that the
vonns men OF our State shall remain here
M home. than ID is TO force them to go out
and people the other states OF our country
and these things we are trying to do, ana
these institutions we arc trying to buiia
M. and our lakes and rivers and coasts
that we are trying TO project ana make
attractive in order that our material
wealth may be increased and our prosper
ity enlarged, all bear their part IN TINS
great work And In future years we siiaii
be proud OF having belonged to TINS sen
ate which has done so much to furthef
this grand end.
I believe that you, Mr.. President, VIII
be proud Of having presided over TINS
Senate at a time when the sun of Maine
seems TO be about to rise To its fun meridi-
an height; and express To you the wish
that the sun Of your life may be long
time in descending to the horizon.
Mr.. spofford Of Hancock: While we are
Glad that we shall soon be relieved from
the duties OF the Legislature yet this feel
Ing is mingled with sense OF sadness at
parting. In looking back over thc pro-
ceedings Of this session there are memories
pleasant TO us, and which we shall be glad
to have with us; and foremost among
them is the dignity and grace with which
the president has presided over the deilb-
crations OF this body. Remembering, as
I do. the impartiality, the fairness ana the
courtesy with which you sir, have dis
charged your official duties, 1t gives me
great pleasure to second the passage OF the
resolution offered by the senator from
Androscoggin.
Mr.. Day of Pcnobscot There can be
no doubt, or at least there should be no
doubt In the mind Of our bonorcd presi
dent In regard to the feeling with which
the Senate holds him We are aware that
II, the matters that have been discussed.
that as a member OF this Senate, as d rep
reyentatiye Of his people, our president has
been interested in these measures, but
neither In word or deed has he as presid-
inr officer while he has held the chair,
shown his preference in any form. Every
maj, has had fair and impartial chance
and feel 1t my duty ut this time to ex-
tend to him my thanks, and in behalf OF
my colleagues the combined thanks oil the
senators from Penobscot county for his
kind and courteous treatment throughout
the session.
Mr.. Hoyey Of Somerset: Among some
OF the pleasant events as we go down the
pathway of life will be the pleasant re-
Inelnbrances that we shall all cherish of
the 67th Legislature Of Maine; and not
the least Of these will be our remembrance
of the impartiality, the able manner, the
courtesy and the dignity with which our
able president has filed the chair. Not
only has he done it gracefully and with
dignity, but with the utmost courtesy and
fairness to each member of the Senate.
desire to extend my thanks to each mem
Der Of the Senate for the courtesy shown
me, and to our president. and l feel sad
at heart In parting with the members oil
this body
The resolution was then given unani-
nous passage by rising vote.
President Soldiers: ] am bound on this
OCCASION to make answer to the kindly feel
ings which have been expressed here.
shall first refer to the remarks of the sena-
tor from ndrosooggin, because l believe
that no remarks in relation to our State
were ever more true than those uttered by
him in presenting this resolve. / would
say that in the year 1889, in conversation
with gentleman from the city Of Port
land, who WAS feeling somewhat despon
dent over the affairs Of the State of Maine
and her slow growth, thai | said to him
that the decade from 1890 to 1909 woCld
be the best decade that the state OF Maine
has seen for years. ] do not claim to he
a prophet. nor the son Of q prophet, and
yet every senator here at these boards Will
bear me out that the statement is becoming
rapidly true. The State of Maine, as the
senator has said, is beginning to wake up
TO what she is capable of and the fact
that we have appropriated sums of money
hero which would in the past have seemed
large, is nothing more nor less than an
evidence Of the expanSi IN of heart In us
all and the State is going to reap a mag
niiicent advantage from it; ana l firmly
believe that every man who shall i've 10
the last OF this decade will see that the
State of Maine and the men who repre-
sent her here in these halls today have
taken the right course in UNFOLDING the
institutions of this State, and endeavoring
10 bring them forward to such point
that they shall compare well and favor
ably with similar institutions OF other
states. do not like to hear, nor to see
In print, the statement that the State OF
Maine cannot support her institutions.
She cum support them and support them
rs well as any State in this Union; and
Tam free to say that believe she can and
will support them more magniiicently
than any other state when her heart Is In
the work. think that this is one of the
points that II sh,uid be our duty to send
abro I'd to the people of this State when
we 10 back to them and are asked foi
our reasons for legislat!ng as we have
done and making the appropriations We
have made tApplause.)
AS to myself | am unworthy OF the
words which YOU have spoken here in my
behalf. / can make no reply tn them, ex
oept to say, God speed you all in youi
duties In life. and in your business, and
may the whole of your life be as happy
and ~ agreeable as have found mine to
be while associated with you.
n,~ .,rtfnu ~ AR Spoffprd of Hancock