Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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/ say it is With deep regret, MT. SpeeeH
er, that | fear that when you retur
from your term of usefulness IN Ut
= councils of the land, or when you com
home tired from your usefulness per
haps upon the supreme bench OF TN
state or the nation,-I say. | regret ina
! YOU cannot sink back into the com
torta Bile folds of that chair ana mn
upon each arm a toddiing grandchiie
G.aughter). l well know, MIR. Speaker
with how much satisfaction you coui
take those grandchildren upon you
. knees and tell them of the old day
back i'll 1913 and the legislature of ina
year and the friends yeu made; out
do feel. Mr.. Speaker, that wherever
YOU ara you will always be glad Il
get back to the folds Of that chair ane
sink back once more-and they tell ms
| thai YOU smoke a pipe at home, but you
don't here-once more with your ole
pipe in your mouth, you will go pach
to the memories of the days when YOU
graced the Chair as the presiding ONCE;
of this state in | think as judicial
manner as it has ever been graced De
fore, and as think it will ever be srac-
ed again.
| Now. Mr.. Speaker, l would like to Of
| fer me following order.
Ordered, that the superintendent Of
| buildings be directed to deliver to Hon
| JOHN A. Peters, Speaker OF this House,
| the chair which he has filled with abil-
| ity. dignity and grace during the pres
| ent session of this House: and that the
| sam, be retained by him as remind
| er of DAYS of devotion to duty and an
| association not soon To be forgotten
! ask that the order receive a pas
sage.
rhe order received unanimous pas
sage.
The SPEAKER: Mr.. Austin and gen.
tlefnen of the House, my obligation Is
again added to. and cordially thank
YOU. not only for this beautiful gilt
which / have in Il measure become ac-
customed TO for some months. but also
for your expression of good VIII. winch
the gentleman from Phillips. Mr.. Aus
tin has so generously added to the
gift. The Chair has regret, in that L
am not able to fill the chair so well as
the gentleman from Phillips tMr. Aus
TIM would have. daughteD But ! as
sire him that he may have the OPP
por;unity some day when he comes TO
my house, where | shall certainty
gratefully take this kind and generous
gift of yours. and ] certainly hope trat
the gentleman from Phillips tMr. AUS
TIM as we'll as every other member OF
the House will have the opportunity to-
try it, and / assure yon. gentlemen,
that shall enjoy it very much. thank
you again. fApplause).
Mr.. SANBORN of South Portland:
Mr.. Speaker. custom dictates and the
situation certainly makes it proper thae
yet another word should be SAID we
have with the greatest proprlety re-
me,nbered our Speaker and our clerk
and assistant clerk. 1t seems to me
that ii is fitting that at this time a
word schould be said in appreciation OF
the services of our messenger ana ms
a ssistants. and / rise at this time To
say Just a word, not. unfortunately, at
thi time accompanied by gift and
not with any reolution to be spread
upon the records, but as expressive OF
the sentiment which l am sure Is in the
minds and hearts of each of us. We
want to remind our good friend. the
messenger. whose empty sleeve and
coat of blue remind us that he has
seen service of "A strenuous nature. not,
to be sure. in peaceful halls like this,
but upon the field of carnage and gore
Let us remind him by our expression
today that we appreciate his service
which he has rendered 70 MS. and me
fidelity with which he and his assist
ants have waited upon us and nave at
tended TO our beck and call and have
humored our every idiesyncrasy. L may
say to our friend here that IN accord
ance with q custnm that has prevailed
during this session, custom OF delay
ing everything until the last minute, We
have taken steps to have Q. suostantlai
recognition made to him. j will say fofi
the information of all the members. as
vel, as his own, that there is on the
way a badge which shall be his upon
its arrival; and we are not going to DO.
MS has been done in some other mat
tiers, we are going to refer it to the next
legislature; we are going to see to it
tina, it is received socn. and my brother
on my right will see to it that it IS
promptly and properly delivered To
him, and he will keep it as IA mementoI
of our good will: and this good Will ex-
tends, as say, not only to him but to
those who have assisted him, and he
may judge by your response to my re-
marks whether or not this sentiment Is
agreed in. tApplause.)
The SPEAKER: The appropriate re-
marks of the gentleman from South
Portland, Mr.. Sanborn, voices the SEN
tment of every member present l am
sure. The remarks will be spread upon
the record. fApplause.)
Mr.. BOMAN of Vinalhaven: Mr.
Speaker, 1t has been the custom hereto
fore to remember in some way the man
in whose care the mail is brought from
the postoffice to the State House; and l
move that as an expression of the appre-
citation of the members of the House for
the services rendered by the mail carrier
that the mail bag remain in his poses
sion as his property.
The motion was unanimously agreed TO
On motion by Mr.. Higgins of Brewer,
the rules were suspended and that gen.
tleman introduced out of order resolve
for the payment of expenses incurred
on the Joint address of the Legislature t.
the Governor for the removal of certain
county officers.
On further motion by Mr. Higgins the