Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-27
/ CLOSING HOURS.
The Work Of Fridays Three
Very Busy Sessions.
euloglstic Speeches for Speaker Lar
rabee-- adjournment Today.
The Mock Session Of Last Evening Other
Features oi Interest.

that of Thursday in that three busy
sessions of both branches were held
and the real work of the session is now
all done. All that remains Is of a rou-
tine nature and will be completed some
time. today or this evening. All pos
sible speed is being used in the en-
crossing and printing departments,
and the reading of few lists of bills
TO be enacted will be the chief feature
'of today's legislative work, besides the
usual business incident to the close of
a long session.
There We're many measures pushed
along in both branches, yesterday, and
many interesting incidents. A large
crowd of spectators were present day
and evening. A full report of the rou-
tine work is given in another column.
The occasion of the day that aroused
the most interest and which will live
longest in the memory of all present,
was the afternoon session Of the
House. with it's speeches of farewell
and it's resolutions of thanks to the
presiding officers and the other ofii-
cials. The House-met at 3 p. M. and
after a little business took recess
until 4. Then Mr.. Levensaler of Thom-
aston presented a resolution thanking,
Speaker Larrabee for his courtesy.
kindness and fairness through the ses-
sion, eulogizing his ability and extend
ing to him the best wishes of the mem
bers. In secoHdirg this resolve almost
score of members addressed the
House. 1t was in the nature of fare
we'll session. though it was well un-
derstood that brief sessions must be
held. today, to finish up the business.
The speakers could not find terms
warm enough to express their appreci-
alton of their popular presiding officer,
as his many virtues We're told in elo-
quent words that came from their
hearts They aroused great enthu-
siasm and produced long and loud ap-
plause when they made reference to his
possible and probable future political
career in the State and nation. The
speeches were for the most part i'm
promptu, but they were full of feeling
and earnestnesss. and of true elo-
quence born of the occasion. The
speakers We're Representatives Dickey
Fort Kent; Furbush, lewiston; An
drews. Garland; Krowlton. Portland:
Pearl, Bangor; Philbrook, Waterville;
Hamilton, Biddeford; Hamilton. Mat
tawamkeag; Stetson, Bangor; Pattan-
gall, Machias; Talbot, Lewiston: Sew
all, Bath; Walton, Skowhegan; Fogler,
Rockland; Cox, Randolph, and York
Nobleboro.
The resolutions We're adopted by /
unanimous rising vote. and Speaker
Larrabee, deeply affected by the sig
nificance of the occasion and the many
loving words of friendship that had
been uttered, made a feeling response.
His words of thanks were simple, but
they were fitting and sincere, and many
among the members and spectators
were moved to tears. Resolutions Of
thanks to Clerk Cotton and to the other
officials and also to the representa-
tives of the press were also adopted by
rising votes, and on an order by Mr..
Boyntcn of Sullivan, the Speakers
eavel was presented to the gentleman
who has so ably welded it with honor
to the State and credit to himself.
The resolve for the Maine cattle COM
missioners made excitement in the
House, Friday morning. Amendments
We're offered to cut the resolve from
$4,000 to $4,000, to raise it to $4,000, to
do away with the commission, to limit
their power. etc, but they were re-
jected after some exciting debating,
and the resolve passed the House. prac-
tically the same as it came from the
Senate. There was quite a strong
feeling shown by some of the speakers
against the commissioners. but it was
felt that it was too near the end Of
1a tn, tuIy IL ina1 Ct ton
so important a matter.
= A crumb, very small one, was given
to the friends of the Eastern Maine
Insane Hospital by, the House, yester
day. A resolve introduced by Mr. Ham
ilton of Biddeford. was passed, provid-
ing for each of the next two years for
care, Waterman service, etc, for the
buildings already erected. This, with
the $4,000 left in the hands of the COM
mission will be sufficient for the pur-
pose. The money is to be expended by
the Governor and Council. Later, the
resolve passed the Senate.
The anti-cigarette bill is in the hands
of conference committee. The House
did net like the amendment adopted
by the Senate limiting the action of the
law to minors, and insisted on it's for
mer action in passing the bill without
amendments. A committee of confer
ence was accordingly appointed.
The House, and later the Senate,
showed proper respect, yesterday, to
the memory of Maine's first Governor.
William King, by passing resolve of
$1,000 for tho pernetllal care of the mon
ument and lot in Bath. This money is
to be paid by the State to the city of
Bath, and the interest is to be used for
the purpose indicated.
There were no less than "a members,
12 at the morning session and IL in the
afternoon, excused, yesterday, for the
short remainder of the session. These
orders became SO alarmingly numerous
that Mr.. Winslow of Portland intro