Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-20
MIR. cHAMBERLAiNioF LINCOLN.

MIR. CHAMBERLAIN OF LINCOLN.
by my friend, the senator from Cumber-
land expressive Of our appreciation as
body of the services of our presiding.
officer. meets my most hearty approval
and | should be falsej to my best inn
pulses did fail to give active expression
to this approval. The many kindly words
spoken when he was placed in nomina-
ton as presiding officer have by his Off
cial acts, by all the courtesies he has eX-
tended to us individually, by his impair
tial rulings, by his official conduct in ev-
cry respect, fully justified those kindly
words, and justified us in our expecta-
tons as to his efficiency and ability to
fill that position. 1 desire. Mr.. Secretary,
to extend to him my personal thanks for
the great kindness with which he has
treated me during this entire session. l
shall remember him as a true friend; |
shall take away with me from this place
nothing but the most pleasant feelings of
him as senator and as president of this
Senate.
l desire to say, further. fellow senator's.
that whatever may be the demands of
private business upon, me, however i'm
go to my home, l nevertheless approach
the closing hour of this sixty-ninth
Legislature with feelings of extreme re-
thing that none of those holly contested
cases have come in before us for consid-
GRAFTON. those cases that SO often inter-
lcEc Will lIlcuulllieSS lulcSlSldliNt
and think it a very Noticeable thing that
such a degree of friendiness has been en-
gendered here among rs individually and
has grown and strengthened as the hours
and the days have glided by. l think that
the warm relations which we enjoy. these
friendships which We form and which are
cemented as We mingler one with the 9th
er are the most valuable of anything
that legislative experience gives. l desire
to express to you. fellow senators. each
and all. my heartfelt appreciation of your
good will. l have enjoyed to meet you in
this chamber: have enjoyed to meet you
ON the street: ! have enjoyed your as
sociations, wherever we have been placed.
Your kindly faces, your smiles and your
hand shakes, have been an inspiration to
me in whatever of public duty or private
effort | have endeavored to give during
this session.
desire to saK, further. as [ may no;
have another opportunity, that to our
secretary and all the other officers of this
Senate. I extend and tender my. personal
charged their duties, each and all. with
signal ability and with an eye ~ our COM
fort and our happiness.
Mr. Secretary and Fellow Senators. in
closing | desire to say to YOU that | hope
our friendships will continue: hope that
this may not be the last time that may
meet you, although it may be the last
time officially. Down at my home | hope
you will feel free to come whenever it is
possible for you to do. You will find
ready welcome. You will lind me ever
ready to be rs cordial TO you you have
indeed been cordial to me. tApplause.b
MIR. BLANCHARD OF FRANKLIN.
Mr. Secretary and Fellow Senators: At
the closing hours of the siXty-ninth
Legislature. the curtain is about to
drop on our acts officially in this Senate
Chamber, / feel that | should not have
performed my whole duty il l should not
say Il word in favor of the resolve that
has been introduced Coming. as strang-
ers to this body, IL was not long before
sense of friendship and fellow-feeling
mad gradually taken possession of us and
we met as old friends. The discussions
and the debates, although they nave neeh
few, have been of the most friendly ma
ture and our deliberations have been con-
Quoted in such ~ manner that pelleVe
We can look back with the greatest sat
isfaction on the work which we nave ac-
complished here this winter.
AS we are about to return to our homes.
we are tiled with sense of JOY at the
prospect of meeting iour friends from
whom we have been separated, yet there
is also Il sense of sadness and regret That
we must part. that we must give fare
well handshake to our fellow senators
with whom we have come into such close
touch.
To our president l wish to extend my
thanks for the recognition which he has
zen to me during the present session,
and | also wish to thank him for the able
and impartial manner in which he has
presided over the deliberations OF this
body. The success of any body depends
in a great measure upon its presiding Off
Ger and / feel that we can con-
graduate him and congratulate our
selves on the able and digniiied man.
ncr in which he has presided. Coming to
this Legislature as one of the youngest
members, | expected to learn much from
those who have had more legislative eX-
, perience and in fact ! have not been mis-
taken. From other experiences have /
also drawn much which | hope will find
development in my character as the years
go by.
In closing l will say. may that time
never come when the ties of affection and
| friendship which have drawn us so close
| Nv together be broken, but may we ever
| be able to extend the glad hand to every
fellow senator seated in this chamber,
| wherever and whenever we shall meet.
| (Applause.)