Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-10

OF the house from Monroe county, an
nounced that he will stand for re-nom-
ination this year and for election
thereafter to the house and to the
speakership of that body. Mr.. Ken
dali has been one of the most import
ant members Of the house during the
last four sessions and he will have
many supporters In his candidacy for
the speakership.
A Busy Day.
Never before in the history of the
state has the legislature done as much
work during the closing hours of the
session as vas accomplished yester-
day between 8 o'clock in the morning
and 6 in the evening. From the time
the sessions opened in the morning
until after the clock had been stopped
at 11:35 there was no respite from
the steady grind. Then a recess was
taken and but little actual work was
done on the floor until the final 'ad-
journment.
In the house there was the usual
throwing of books and paper baskets,
singing of Iowa" America" and
Marching Through Georgia." repeat
ed .handshakes and "goodby and good.
luck"
The afternoon session was marked
by addresses and resolutions OF thanks
and the presentation Of Speaker
Clarke's desk to him and a chair to
Colonel Temple.
Several members have elected to
take their chairs.
Freeman, Of Pottawattamie county
offered a resolution permitting mem
bers who desired to purchase their
chairs and the resolution was adopted.
All day flowers were being brought.
to the state house for the speaker and
members and the pages presented the
speaker with a handsome bouquet OF
American beauties.
Speaker Is Honored.
Representative Springer offered "a
resolution, with Mr.. DeMar in the
chair, thanking Speaker Clarke for his
fairness in presiding over the house,
and Mr.. Weeks presented a resolu'
ton presenting the speaker with the
desk that he Las in his private office
as a mark of the regard in which he
is held by the members of the house.
In offering the resolution Mr.. Springer
said:
.Two years ago the house Of repre-
! sentatives Of the Thirtieth general as
sembly, recognizing the ability of the
! gentlemen from Dallas, the Hon. Geo.
w. Clarke, as legislator, and believing
him to be prominently fitted to pre-
side over its deliberations, unanimous
ly elected him to the honorable office
Of speaker. That the trust thus i'm
posed was faithfully executed was the
verdict of that body.
s'The house Of representatives Of the
Thirty-irst general assembly profting
by the experience of its predecessor,
unanimously chose the same distin-
guished gentleman for it's presiding
officer. His record as such is made.
There are no errors in 1t. He has
been kind and courteous in his treat.
ment of each and every member OF
this house, conscientious, patient and
painstaking in the discharge Of his du'
ties and helpful beyond measure in the
orderly dispatch of the work Of this
general assembly. The people of this
great commonwealth are in debt to
him for services rendered and I ven
ture the prophecy that other and fur
| IuCI- uOuOlS avail IulS 4dkCAlu1 puUllS
servant"
MIR. Clark Responds.
ut Is impossible for me to adequate
ly express my appreciation" said
Speaker Clarke in response. Il do ap
preciate your kindness and your very
generous expression Of your regard
If / am worthy, I am glad, and l want
to say in return that the days, weeks
and months that I have spent in the
Thirtieth and Thirty-irst general as
semblies have been the most pleasant
Of my life. I have a feeling of the
highest regard for every member, an6
I shall not-I could not, forget you ant
these associations. It is things of thi.
kind that make life agreeable and
pleasant, and the friendships o
life are the best things that can eve;
come. These ties that have bound III
together can eve be broken. There
have been differences, of course, bu
, they have been for the moment only
and I am sure that we shall all eve
!. remember these associations with TIL,
I greatest pleasure, that we shall eve
> be ready to plant a flower in the path
> way of the friends we have made here
II want to say again that I appre
ciate the feelings, I appreciate tn,
generosity Of these men; no mel
! could have been kinder than you hav,
! been to me-"
: Temple Also Honored.
McClurkin offered a resolution pre-
: senting Colonel Temple, who has serv
l ed longest in the house, with the chat
that he has used. In responding, Col
J onel Temple spoke of the pleasant as
: ~sociations during the six sessions tina
he has been a member of the hous'
and concluded with saying: Il leav,
you with a feeling not only of respect
b but of fraternal regard, and I than
you from the bottom of my heart"
Mr.. Koontz presented a resolution