The daily sentinel., 1909-03-04

ture--questions which will have
potential bearing upon the very
structure of republican government
and an important influence upon our
social and Industrial systems. To
you who shall remain, and to your
successors, the country will look, and
believe it will look with confidence.
for solution which win be in har-
mony with the genius of American
institutions and which will comport
with our best national interest.
The senate, it is sometimes said.
is not always responsive to the pop
ular will. Such assumption is erron-
eous. Judging by the record of legis-
lation accomplished. Theswill of the
people finds utterance in the public
law in due course; not that will
which is the unreasoning passionate
expression of the moment, but that
will which Is the fruit of deliberate.
intelligent reflection.
The senate of the United States
was designed by our fathers to be a
deliberative chamber in the fullest
and best sense-a chamber where
passions OF ,ne hour might be
arrested and where the better judg-
ment of the people would find ulti-
mate expression. Those who in their
unretiecting moments would sweep
il away would overturn one of the
strongest safeguards of our political
fabric.
l can not sever the personal ties
which have been formed here without
deep emotion. | am your grateful
debtor for countless courtesies and
kindnesses, and to your generous
assistance and thoughtful forbear-
ance l am indebted for whatever sue
cess may have attended my efforts as
president of the senate
1t gives me pleasure 20 acknowl-
edge the very great assistance which
the chair has always received from
the officers of the senate and from
these efficient. faithful gentlemen at
the desk.
For the able and distinguished cit
izen who has been chosen by the peo-
pie to succeed me l bespeak that
considerate and effective support
which you have given to me.
l wish for you each many years of
strength and devotion to the interests
of our common country whose well
fare and whose honor you have
sought to safeguard and advance
with ceaseless vigilance and unvary-
ing fidelity.
Under the operation of law we have
reached the close of the SiNtieth Com
gress, and il becomes the duty of the
chair to declare the senate adjourned
without day.
AS soon as Mr.. Fairbanks had COM
pleted his remarks motion to ad-
journ the senate sine die was adopted.
The gavel was then presented to
the new Vice-President and Mr.. Sher-
man at once called to order the senate
of the 61st Congress, which had met
in obedience to the presidential proc
lamation convening an extraordinary
session. Rev. Edward Everett Hale.
the distinguished chaplain, clad in
n heavy silken robe. resembling the
gowns worn by the justices of the
supreme court of the United States.
invoked the divine blessing, and in
conclusion requested the entire as
semblage to join in pronouncing the
Lords Prayer. The response was not
very general, but to the extent that
1t was the occasion resembled. for a
brief time. a religious rather than an
official ceremony.
DIR. Hale's Great Prayer.
DIR. Hale's prayer was as follows:
~ will multiply my people, they
shall not be few.
l will glorify them. and they shall
not be small.
Their congregation shall be estab-
lished before me;
And 1 will punish all that oppress
thent.
ThSir mobiles shall be from them
selves iand their governor from the
midst bf them
viii cause him to draw near
And he shall approach unto me.