The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-08
THE PRESIDENT REMEMBERED.
The Senate Makes Its Parting Com
plimcntS.


The Senate Makes Its Parting Com
plmentS.
At 9:4J the Senate took Il recess of
fifteen minutes. Senator Glenn was
called To the chair.
Senator Justice presented to Senator
Travis the pen with which the Consttu
tional amendment was signed, together
with Il COPY of the roll call and the
amendment. Senator Justice referred 10
the great fight made by the Senator
from Halifax in the past campaign and
to his work in shaping the amendment.
Senator Travis replied that the work
had been the product of his life and so
long as any strength remained to his
right hand he would defend the homer
end the name Of the womanhOod Of the
State.
Senator Smith presented to Iieuten
ant-Governor Reynolds Il handsome sill
yer table service. Senator Smith said
in part:
Il deem it both pleasure and n dis
tinguished privilege TO he spokesman Of
the Senate of North Carolina in thia
final act of courtesy and appreciation TO
you--its presiding officer: one who has
been so uniformly fair, painstaking, able
and polite to us during this trying seS-
sion of 1S99-a session memorable for
its arduous laborS. incessant toll, vet
for the soberness. fairness. caution and
ability with it has approached the So
luton of the great problems which so
materially effect the destiny of North
Carolina. | need not recall to you. Sen
ators. the circumstances under which this
Assembly gathered after a supreme and
fiery trial Of party principles and races
as a stern and majestic expression Of
great commonwealth inhabited by q
people endowed with the blood of the
.Anglo-SaXon race--a people destined to
rulc-aracc to the manor born.
we found in You, sir. our president.
an uncompromising member of the party
opposed to the majority gathered here.
Yet. withal, we found you possessed of.
Il heart endowed with that charity
which 'suffercth long and is kind. ac-
cording 10 us at all times the right to
our views. aiding rs in our work and
guiding us in our deliberations.
II desire again. Mr.. President. to bear
testimony 10 your unfailng ilnpartality.
justice courtesy and kindness to every
member of this. body regardless OF
party Yours has been an arduous
task, yet nobly and well has it been
performed.
And now | present to you on he
half Of the Senate Of North Carolina
this token ofAour esteem and good will
but as the gift without the giver is
bare remember. sir this carries with
it the best wishes of each Senator for
Your future happiness and prosperity.
May it ever bear TO your mind pleasant
recollections Of the good old days that
are no more.
The reply Of the Lieutenant Governor
was most happy. He said he had been
captured. He had tried to do his duty.
North Carolina had never sent body
that had worked harder to do its duty
than the one over which it had heen his
rieasnre to preside. 1t was remark
able body; not one single ruling Of the
chair had been questioned; not single
incident had occurred to mar the feeling
or to check the current of business Re-
ferring to the chairman, Senator Glenn.
he quoted John Anderson. Ny Joe
john When first we were acauent:"
while the senate and gallery rippled
with laughter Mt the pertinent parody
of the last lines. If he might have his
wish when K called the Legislature TO-
gethcr two years hence he would look
into the faces of every member present
I'VE met as strangers. but we part as
friends. declared the Lieutenant Gov
ernor as he closed amid applause.
Senator Justice said: THE presiding Of
ficcr has alluded to me as an acouaint-
ance of two years ago in this Senate.
In that Senate of two years ago there
were only seven of us who were Dem
ocrats.. and though of a different politi-
cal party. and in Il small majority, vet
during the whole Of that session. when
the Lieutenant Governor had the power.
he never for single moment treated a
solitary one of MS with the least Ills.
courtesy, but acted towards lis then
with the same degree OF courtesy and
fairness that he has shown this great
body for the last sixty days
The President of the Senate thor
thanked the clerks and employees OF tbn
Senate for the courtesy and Willingness
they had shown throughout The ses SION.
Chicfe- Clerk G. G. Daniels re l'sd
briefly in behalf Of the employees Soma
tor Smith thanked the newspaper men
in behalf of the Senate and the commit
tee rose
FOR THE SOLDIERS HOME.
The bill TO appropriate 5000 for the
Soldiers Home was passed by a unani-
nous rising vote, ut the suggestion of
Senator Franks.
To appropriate $1,000 for repairing
and erecting buildings nj the Soldiers
Home.
Senator Glenn made an eloquent
speech in moving the passage of this
bill. The motion was seconded by Sena-
tor Hicks.
Senator Justice nominated Senator
Brown as the Senate member of the
committee to continue the investigation
Of the affairs Of the State prison after
adjournment. and Senator Spcight on the
Vance Monument Committee.
\ message from the House announced
thai it had concurred in The Senate
amendments to the revenue bill the con-