Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-23
ADJOURNMENT.
Oth Legislature Completes Its
labors, Friday Evening.
Love Feast in Afternoon and Mock
Session at Night.
'oSc'"or h''' Has Signed. During Session.
A56 Acts sad 118 Resolves.

comes the exodus for home after |.
busy weeks AZ making and urm,l<in,
| laws, and the big Capitol win sott,o
! down To the usual quiet of its routinc
a. piftncnt;l WORK. The last dav OF
} the session was as usual largely :, dav
o. rcceSScs, with measures flying back
'Hu ioith between the branches ana Il
Srahd record breaking hustle going on
IN The ongroSsing department. In the
afternoon there was the customary
loNc feast Of farewell speeches and in
the evening came the mock session
. which in popular estimation is one Of
U" great events Of the winter. Tho
capitol was crowded. afternoon and
, c\ c11ng. and the closing scenes were
of exceptional interest.
In the forenoon both branches. mot
at 10. and the session continued till
past ]. though the larger pant of the
time was devoted to rcccsSc; when
/ the dcafening buzz of conversation
showed how well everybody was en-
, Joylng the occasion for Il last chance
/ to talk with his associates. In botn
bodies there WAS q brief and spiritnd
debate. In the Senate il was on the
| Eill taxing trust companies. Several
amendments failed Adams motion
to indefinitely postpone was lost "A 10
> Hnd The Senate Concurrcd with the
House in passing the measure. This
was the eighth important bill to come
/ from the taxation committee, this
winter. ana 90 through both branches
without the change Of a word In the
iiouSe the talk was on the $1,000 re-
solve for a fish hatchery at Moosehead
lake. This body had indefinitely post
poncd the bill. Thursday. but the
senate refused to concur and insisted
on its passage. ~ 4 vote Of II to II
the House reCedCd ana concurred with
the senate in passing the resolve. The
Senate indefinitely postponed the per
cont alcohol bill ana the House re-
ccdCl and Concurred without a MUIR
mus. Tho Senate in turn concurred
with the House in killing the bill re-
lating to 4 caucus law for towns. The
resolves providing for the pay roll of
the House, sSl. 1914. and of the Senate.
Sl0,32i. were introduced and hurried
through.
The afternoon sessions in both
branches were begun at 2. but beyond
cna ctcd there was little business. and
the term continued an hour or so long
er The Governor was busy in his
room and was kept at work looking
over and signing the great number Of
acts and resolves sent to him. When
he affixed his signature to the two APP
preparation bills in the evening. the
last measures to go through. he mad
\ p
years ago there We're signed 337 acts
and III resolves. while one act and l.
resolves became laws without the sig
nature of Governor Powers.
At 4 O'Clock both branches were
called TO order and the usual closing
exercises of resolutions of thanks and
farewell speeches We're carried out. In
the House, Speaker Marley. on behalf
of the House, presented FarnsWorth Of
BeddinGton. the only clergyman in the
body with "A large Bible. splendidly
bound Mr. Farnsworth. who is very
popular member. though caught una
Nares, responded most appropriately.
fThcn Davis of Watcrviiie. presented
lresoTbtfof7s thanking Speaker Manley
FLOR his courtesy. justice and fairness
during the winter. and expressing the
|conkiction Of the members that the
1Chair was never filled with a man Of
l;nore ability and skill as a presiding
fofficer Following Mr.. Davis able
fspecch came Webb of Portland, Farms
}wcrth of Bcddington. PattanGall o.
| MachiaS Foster Of Oakland. Parkhfirst
| Of Bangor. Rcnnett of Hollis. Harris
OF Auburn Skidmore Of Liberty, Walk
er of Starks, Thompson of China.
/
| Chase Of Portland. Zeal of Bangor,
| Bird of Rockland, and Kalcr of Scar
bcro. all seconding the resolutions IN
eloquent speeches. ringing with sin
| cCrity and expressive of much feeling
| The sorrow of severing tic close
| aSSocja tons of the session which nave
| resulted in so many new and strong
| friendships. permcated the speaking
Clerk Cotton read the resolutions ana
they were unanimously adopted bN q
rising vote. When Speaker Manlev
arose to thank the House there was
q demonstration such as has not been
seen in that hall for many sessions
Mayo of Foxcroft. springing to ms
feet. called for three cheers for the
Speaker. ana they were given With =
mighty will. Such a thing as cheering
Of this kind has not been known there.
50 old habitueS of the tapltol say
since the count-out days of a score OF
years ago. Again and again the cnthuS-
iastic applause was renewed. In the
face Of such a manifestation of esteem
and affection it is not strange thar lhe
voice Of the popular presiding of'1cet
troObled with emotion as he uttered
, his graceful and fitting words oil
, thanks and congratulated the members
rIpon the successful completion OF theii
long and hard labor.
Fellows Of BuckSDort. presented Ie9-
oluttons Of thanks to Clerk w. > 'ot-
tor. and their faithful and loved ON
!: ell we'll merited the great oNa'io'
, which came to him in turn The ouic'
officials were remembered in reS"Iu
ton by Powers of Fort Fairfield III
! speaking of the afternoon was ~
very high order and better thah ~
+ era ceful and eloquent words was t''
spirit of good feeling which preNa'Ic"
> There We're no scars to be seen ".'e
the battles of the winter. In the 'e'
ate a similar scene was being enactcu
The speakers on the resolutions
thanks to President Hamlin were n"
BILE of Franklin. Staples of Knox ~