Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14

go out of here we go out friends, ev-
cry one of us. Nothing has, occurred
here, so far as / have observed, which
has interferred with the cordial
friendships which / know have exist
ed among all of US and which / hope
will continue forever. gentlemen,
cordially and sincerely thank you for
Your expressions and for this beauti-
fVl gift. Q.ong continued applause)
On motion by Mr. Wheeler of Paris.
the rules We're suspended and that
gentleman presented the following or
der out of order:
In House of Representatives.
April 18th, 1913.
Ordered. that there be spread upon
the records of the House this resolu-
ton expressing our appreciation OIL
unfailing courtesy and untiring indus
try of our recording officers. the clerk
and assistant clerk.
Mr. WHEELER Mr. Speaker and
gentlemen of the House, ] do not need
to remind you that the work of theI
department presided over by thesel
two young men has at this session OF |
the legislature been more eXactingI
than that of any previous session of
the legislature. The Governor in the
office of the secretary of State this /
morning had signed resolves to theI
number of 1853 and bills to the numberI
of AS, and beside that there are some
thing like 1000 more which have re-
|quired our time and attention. With
out any further remarks enlarging
upon the sentiment expressed in thisI
order, / ask the House to join with
me in giving the order a unanimous
passage, and with it our good wishes
for the future of these young men
who have been with us this winter.
The order received a unanimous
passage.
Mr.. AUSTIN of Phillips: Mr.. Speak
err and gentlemen, Isask unanimous
consent To Introduce an order our of or ]
der. and | will say in explanation ofI
this action that il / make a short ex-
alaGatien it viii not be because theI
hour is late but it will be because CAM
think of nothing more to say. We havaI
been here some Is weeks together. We /
have worked together; we have fought
together, but we have been kept togeth- |
or good while more than most of us
wanted to be. But in these the closing
hours of the session | think we will
every one of us, Mr. Speaker, carry
lack to cur homes one indelible picture.
the picture of the Speakers chair grac-
ed with a man who has shown every
body nothing but courtesy and has
shown nothing but fairness III every
disposition that he has made.
Now in further explanation of this
order l want to say that perhaps this
year will break the precedent which has
been. as many of the older members
know, q custom at the closing of II
session OF the Legislature. to present
gift to the Speaker The beautiful
gift which has just been so eloquently
presented by the gentleman from Au-
gusta tMr. NewberD was truly need
ed gift, for personally know that all
through this session the Speaker has
carried a watch which he told me in
confidence cost him hut 81 cents. |
Q.aughterl So, nobody can question theI
value of this gift to him. He will look
1T il always with great deal of sat-
isfaction, and, knowing the Speaker as
we'll as l do, think part of that salts |
faction Will come from the fact that
he W;ll think that that watch is worth
more than 81 cents.
But while the Speakers house prob
ably is furnished with comfortable
furniture, 1t seems to us in this House
that we might possibly add to the
Speakers comfort at home--and as l
say, this is where the precedent may
lie broken. and we are about to oifer
AN order Mir. Speaker. To give you
the only comfortable piece of furniture
that ever has been in the Maine House
of Representatives fApplauSe) And
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