Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-04
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.,.. the fervent hope that the ad.
N..fr,fion which assumes authority
u.r such agreeable auspices win
| in fun measure our national
f.. that We may continue Boo happy
.rl with the powers of the world.
Cd rUaro. cunteutmcut and uruerase
t prevail throughout ouI borders.
f that our country may grow in
.t.r.sT strength. and more than chat
.I hotter than that that education.
.-.-lIIty. justice. and patriotism. which
~ Gun chief sources of pride may
...fIuue to increase among our people.
.u now becomes my duty Co take
e,sf leave of you. and Boo doing 500 !
bsr to return 60 you my profoundest
I..ta for the resolution which YOU
t.,e lust adopted, personal t1 myself
M. receive vote of your approval
-.nau division is nu honor which
A4u carry with me Co the end OF
IN, DAYS and transmit to my children
p. @ priceless legacy.
CRITICISM OF SENATE.
aIr these latter days much severe
...UI.n is heard of the senate OF the
Tnfsd states. but it has always been
y. since the time of our fathers and
trat 10 win continue ! have NO doubt
gra record OF the senate, 90 which lts
crescent membership has contributed.
z made and is beyond recall. ] know
af mono better made By any legislative
assembly anywhere. I'm my judgment
n rW stand comparison with the rec
ard of tine senate in It's elder days. II
t1s been written by men learned in the
..snta of government, Inspired boy as
retIotc purposes as actuatcd their
ruafrIuus predecessors.
sTHD senate of the United States
MUST HUmain an important part of q
.b.r.u.hly independent co-ordinate
branch df the government neither are
wsat.ug TO itself functions not de-
ya.y.d upon it under the Constitution.
plr uu0n the other hand, subtractiug
nom i,s legitimate powers. It's legis-
augu duties are vast, while IT'S duties
eitH respect To- treaties and appoint
.uprls to the public service are of very
ere1t moment a serylle senate was
moi gontempIated by Us founders The
senate is today as Jealous as ever Of
ts proper dignities and its just powers
and as worthy as ever of the popular
respect and confidence.
"It requires no gift of prophecy 20
fr.UtUI that many varied and complex
questions win come here for solution
Ia the not very distant uture-mes-
lions which will have a potential bear
ire upon the very structure " repub-
Han government and am important in-
fuauca upon our social and Industrial
systems. To you who shall rema %.
and t1 your successors. the country
will look. and I believe it VIII look with
confidence. for a solution which viii be
n harmony with the genius OF Ameri-
cam Institutions and which win COM
port with our best national interest.
SENATE AND POPULAR WILL.
.THa senate, &c IS sometimes said. IS
not always responsive TO the popular
RIH such assumption ls erroneous.
Judging 10y the record Of legislation
accomplished The VIII OF the people
finds utteraucc in the public law m lue
course. not that win which is the an.
reasoning passionate expression or the
moment, but that will which is She
fruit Of deliberate intelligent reflection.
"Tho senate Of the United States was
designed 10y our fathers TO Doe de-
lucrative chamber in the fullest and
best sensc-a chamber VIII .rs the ras-
.ol- of the hour might be arrested
and where the better Judgment of the
people would find ultimate expression
Those who in their unrenecting .Uo-
monts would sweep 10 away would
aveltum one OF the strongest safe
guards OF our political fabric
Personal TIES.
% can not sewer the personal ties
which have been formed here without
deep emotion. / ann your grateful debit
1r f1r countless courtesies aud kind
nassCs. and 60 your generous assistance
and thoughtful forbearaucc / ann in
deoted for whatever success may have
attended my efforts as president of the
senate.
"lt gives me pleasure 90 ackn1wl-
edge the very great assistance which
OBJ. chair has always received from the
officers of the senate and from these
efficient faithful gentlemen at the
desk
"F0r the able and distinguished cltl-
zen who has been chosen by the psO-
p.e to succeed me I bespeak that COM
slcrate and effective support which
you have given 90 me.
ID wish for you each many years uf
strength and devotion to the inter-
ests of our common country whose well
fare and whose honor you have sought
t0 safeguard and advance with cease
less vigilance and unvarying fidelity
Under the operation of law we have
reached the close Of the Sixtieth Cone
er.sa and 10 becomes tho duty of the
chair 90 declare the senate adjourned
without day
AS soon as MT Fairbanks had com
r'otCd hts remarks. "a motion 10 ad
i0uu the senate sine die was adopted.
The gavel was then presented 10 the
new vice president and Mr. sherman
40 once called Go order the senate OF
fla SiNty-trst Congress. which had
met In obedience 20 the presidential
PROCLAMATION converting an extraordi
nary session. Rev. Edward Everett
Hale. the distinguished chaplain clad
90 Ga heavy silken robe. resembling the
gowns Worn by the Justices of the SUI
promo court of the United states. in
v0Ecd the divine blessing and I'm con-
cgs.on requested the entire Assem-
hasa tJ Join in pr0nouncing the Lord
Prayer The response was not very
general but 20 the extent that 20 was
th0 occasion resomblod, for a bret
time. religious rather than an Official
ceremony.
Dr Hales prayer was al follows;
DIR. HALEs PRAYER.
on WIN multiply my people. they shall
ro. he few.
on win glorify them. and they shall
no. be small
Thor congregation shall De estah-
hs1.d before me.
And ] win punish an that Cypress