Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-25

pressed with sense of endless gratitude
Mr.. REED of Portland: Mr.. Sneaker
| and Gentlemen of the House: AS We are
about to separate and forego for time
| these many pleasant associati tons which
l feel We have all so generally enjoyed
| and go back to our every day life. ii is
exceedingly pleasant. while we may
have sometimes differed one from an
other to join in this universal sentiment
| of respect to our common presiding OIL
GER. which l believe is shared by every
member of this House. No man whose
| having been aided by any unfair help
| from the Chair; no man whose bill ha {
| failed can say that he has not received
| fair treatment from the Chair All. the
| ma jority and the minority. have received
prompt and uniform justice. I think no
| higher compliment could be paid to a
presiding officer.
And | wish TO call attention to what I
may say is a most unusual circumstance.
| cannot remember that ruling of the
Chair has during the entire session. been
once questioned am new at this BUSH
ness. but it seems to me that this is
| rather a remarkable record. Our BUSH
ness has been promptly despatched. and
We have had for the presiding officer of
fully and ably discharge his duty, friend
ly to us all, we who are new members.
have been able to go to him for counsel
and advice: and l am sure that every
uleIIlpST ol ltllS HOUSE DIS lie utpdItS VIII
| retain most kindly remembrance of
our able Speaker. (ApplauSe).
Mr.. CAKES of Auburn: Mr.. Speaker.
it is pleasant duty which comes TO- US
at the close of our long and somewhat
arduous session of labor for our States
welfare. labor which perhaps has not
always been appreciated at what We
to each other in friendship as we come
to the parting of the ways: and when we
go to our several homes we shall carry
with u.s. not great amount of wealth
but We shall carry with us something
after all which We shall always value as
long as life shall last. 1t is pleasant to
say few words as We separate. 1t is
plea SAINT for us all to recognize the value
OF tne services of our leader since We
came here strangers to each other
strangers very largely to the work which
Vas before us. strangers to the way of
uolHis business, uncertain very often
where no turn in order to accomplish
what we wished to do. 1t is pleasant to
recall the way in which We have grown
together. the way in which we have be-
come acquainted with one another the
manner in which the work has been
done. the way in which we have been
gentleman who has presided over MS and
whose experience has often filed our de-
ficiencieS.
I am impressed very often when I see
how smoothly one of us does business
so far as the records show. We get up
and make motion and we take bill so
far as the record shows. through its We
rious stages. add an amendment to it.
get some things out of the way and ad-
just others. and after all when you come
down TO the real fact it is the Speaker
who has taken the burden from our
shoulders and smoothed the passage ever
these technicalities. We all of us realize
how important it is that d body like this
should have a gentleman at its head who
is willing and competent and always
ready ITO assist every member to look
ahead for the work of the House, to
plan for it. to see that the work goes
along smoothly: and We come to the
point at the close of the session when We
can look back and say that all our work
has been pleasant, has been harmonious.
that we can come here at the close of
the session having had our scraps
having had our differences of opinion
and still feeling that after ALL through
it al and very largely owing to the sue
cessful administration of our leader here
we have worked together, We have
worked together for the good of our con-
stituents and the good of the State Of
Maine
Now members of the House. let us go
nome and take with us these pleasant
recollections: and | think that one of the
pleasantest of the recollections which we
shall have is the opportunity which we
take at the present time, as we all do. of
testifying our high esteem for our pre-
siding officer, our appreciation for his
efflclent work and our expression of our
entire good will and hope for his future
success.
1t gives me great pleasure to second
the molten. (Applause).
Mr.. SEWALL of Bath: Mr. Speaker
and Gentlemen of the House: 1t seems
to me that if the leader of the minority
party is entitled to take part in the fell
cities of this occasion, | might claim just
a word as the leader of Il smaller minor
ity on one fateful evening here when we
first assembled, and in extending those
fehcitieS | beg YOU to understand for my
self and in justice to all OF you that
those felicitieS as coming from me do not
go back any farther than to the time
VIXEN | also ran" dad the pleasure
and the honor of meeting our Speaker in
those memorable days which am trying
to forget. on many a boodless field; and
] can testify well to his prowess in poll
tics. his management of men and his |
broad dealings with all those questions
with which all citizens ought to con-
Germ themselves; and | can testify to |
that prowess by the scars of nearly ane
hundred votes which l did not receive, |
and l beg now to pay my humble tribute |
and my few words of homage any man |
who can be skilled in the field of |
politics and yet when elevated to a SUI
preme positiC n, second only to the gov
ernorship of this State.-and | have
heard that il is quite hard to attain |
that position as it is to reach the COVER |
norship, and | can well believe it |
Laughter),-l want to pay my homage,
say. to a gentleman Of those qualfica- |