Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-30

press my sincere thanks for your many
| fayors and my earnest wish for you /:
| that your life may be long, and tina
you may be surrounded with all the joys
| and blessings, which come to one,
who like yourself, earns and is entitled
| to them"
Mr.. WING, of Androscoggin: Mr.
| President,
| The lengthening shadows admonist
us that the seventy first Legislature
| of Maine is nearly at an end. The
session has had many important pub
| lie questions to decide, and | believe the
| members of the body have acted with
| absolute honesty of purpose and integ-
rity of desire in the consideration
and determination of all matters in
which the people of the state, whom
| they represent, have such vital and
absorbing interest.
Unless we could as an entire body,
be transferred to that imaginary
island of Sir Thomas Moore-Utopia,
the abode of a people free from care,
folly and the common miseries of life
we could not we'll hope to agree with
one another upon all public or private
| measures, nor properly and completely
other. Havinb been denied entrance to
that place, which exists only in SEN
timent, and compelled to stand face
to face with business conditions as they
have existed, we have been Obliged to
exercise our best judgment sometimes
hastily, never too well considered, in
determining for those we have had the
honor to represent the issues of the
passing hour.
1t is useless to claim that men of
positive convictions can, during the
warmth and glow of discussion, dis
pute and argument, properly and COM
pletly respect the views and opinions
Of others, but if we have differed it has
not been on account of obstinate and
preverse conditions of mind, but rather
from the light which has shown upon
the way before US that made the course
we have adopted seem to US to be
right, and feel sure that when the de-
cisions have by majority vote been rem
dered, We have bowed respectfully to
the will of superior numbers, and
consented at least, that those compris-
the majority We're right.
We have been particularly favored
having made so wise a selection in all
our officers, from President to Page.
Uniform courtesy, impartial action and
absolute fairness have characterized
the action of our President, and only
in one instance has an appeal from
his ruling been thought of. Patience,
kindness, liberation and elaboration
have been in evidence during every day
of the session-kindness to all, from
senator to page, liberation of the wish
es.. and opinions of the members.
patience with those unfamiliar with
parliamentary law and, unacquainted
with the rules of the Senate, and de-
liberation in matters of Importance, so
that action could be taken with
full understanding, after a clear state
ment from the chair of the issue to be
determined by a vote of the Senate.
We have been deprived of the con-
slant attendance of the senator from
Kennebec on account of his Illness q
circumstance which made US all anx-
ious, but his return to his seat with i'm
proved condition of health, has been
the glad event of the session. We have
all deeply sympathiZed with our broth
er senator from Washington, whose
happiness has been married by the
dangerous illness of his wife, and while
he has known that he had the SYM
pathy of his brother senators in his
great anxiety, l cannot allow the mo-
ment to pass without giving him again
the most positive assurance of our
respect and friendship for him, real
izing as we do the great uneasiness
and concern which have occupied his
mind and cast deep shadow for many
weeks upon his life, but the promise
of returning health to her who is a
part of his life, has come like the
dawn of a new day, full of hope. and
has renewed his courage and complete
ly reconciled him to his self imposed
duties so cheerfully performed in car
ing for the woman he loves. And our
good friend the messenger has caused
us anxiety, but his return to his varied
and eXacting duties, bringing with him
his unceasing efforts to please, has
been hailed by us all with satisfaction
and delight
The pleasant acquaintance made
the close friendships formed the good
fellowship enjoyed, will last through
life and be a source of satisfaction to
us always. We may wish for our sue
cessors in this chamber every good
thing, but we cannot expect they will
find truer hearted more generous gen
tlemen than the members of this body
whom we have learned to respect and
love. wish you, fellow senators. and my
friends the officers and attendants upon
this body, all success and prosperity,
and may God save the state of Maine
and bless us all.
Mr.. STAPLES of Knox: Mr.. President.
and fellow senators. l feel to appreciate
the courtesies that have been extended to
me as the minority member OF this Sen
ate, many times, by the President of the
senate. L snail ever remember it as long
as | i've. / congratulate myself TODAY
tpat, considering my environments-bein
mere alone with 50 Republican senators. T
am IN tairly good health today There IL q
tinse oil sadness always accompanying the
dissolution of a body like this While we
rave had. many heated debates. while +
nave dinered most of the time with a ma
LOFTY q the Senate, they have extended
70 me the right to express my opinion. and
l. thank the senators for their courtesy
me t1nge OF sadness which we all recog-
ME as we part. is taken away when L
tnlnk that if we do not meet again in this,
chamber, we shall meet together in file
great hereafter. / believe that coming
together as we have here and mingljrc
together is discipline that the Great In
telhgence intended should be afforded Ia
mana dlSciDiine for a far prander ~