The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-30
FELICITY AND
 FESTIYITY AT
 SESSIONS END

 N An hour after the first gray shaft v of dawn came streaming into the - Legislative chambers this morning, the S Second Alaska Legislature adjourned
 sine die. Although the hands of the $. House clock pointed to l1:4O D. m. $, April go. and iIie dial of the Senate 2. timpiece showed 115O o'clock D. m.. $, the exact time the Second Assembly < dissolved was 4:1i a. m. when q. the Speakers gayel iu the House drop @ ped for che last time until 1917 In s. the Senate the exact time of adjourn .. ment was 4:09 The clocks were x turned back shortly before midnight ;. and with Gov. J. r. A. Strong signing s- bills as they came to his temporary .. office in Q Senate committee room 2. and with both Houses determined to .. break the deadlock on the tax approp- $, riation, school and legal counsel meas s. ures. the spirits of the members were .s kept nt high ebb with the certainty g. Of an adjournment this morning an as. {. smed fact The members left the {. Legislative quarters singing Auld Lang :. Syne to the strains of Happy Dun ;. cans colored orchestra.
 $. Music Enlivens Final Hours
 While conferences were being held Z. between various committees. and dur s. ing the delays necessitated by the en- {. rollment engrossment and signing Of e bills the House celebrated recesses In {. gay abandon Tho space adjoining the {. memberss' desks was converted into g. bill room and there was plenty Of q. partners for the members and att ]. taches. many ladies having remained So to witness the final adjournment. Dur $. ing the intermissions the orchestra ., struck up popular airs
 . The Senate also had a very pretty :, adjournment with perhaps an ounce .. or so more dignity than that of the {. House. Senator B F Willard made 60 an appropriate address commenting $. the fairness and impartiality with $. which the business of the Senate was <. conducted by President Dan Suther- ., land and expressing the hope that none g. but pleasant memories of the Second g. Session would be cherished by the g. members Each Senator in turn spoke 2. of che regret that official parting oc- q. cosioned and high tribute to the eff < Gciency of the solons whose terms $, ended with the session-Senators B.. + F. Willard. of Valdez. Thomas McGann, 4. of Nome. J. NI Tanner, of Skag- 8. way aud D. A. Sutherland of Ruby g. was paid the retiring Senators by their $. coilegoaus Just before the Senate s. ceased it's service. President Suther- 4 land expressed his gratitude to the q. members for their patience and dtli- .s gence during the session. and as 2. pretty ending to pretty farewell ad- .s dress. quoted verse from Bobby Ser .. vice. picturng the great interior and q. its mighty Yukon.
 Gifts are Exchanged
 {. Early in the afternoon Speaker Ear .s nest B. Collins of the House was the
 recipient of a handsome scarf pin. an
 opal circled with small diamonds the
 gift of the members of the House
 The twice Speaker thanked the mem bers for their courtesy. and pointed with pride Go the watch given him by
 the members of the First Legislature m two years ago. Chief Clerk Barry J J Keown received an Arctic Brotherhood
 button. set with 8 diamond solitaire,
 the gift or the members and an alli- led gator cigar ease. with gold monogram, pad the present of the attaches. Miss os- Marie OBrien. assistant clerk, receiv- rg- ed a Waltham watch President Dan ot- Sutherland of the Senate received a en- heavy gold Howard watch, appropriat- poo iy engraved. as the token of the mem ur- bers of the Senate. and pretty Ma di- sonic fob Chief Clerk Alfred D. the Maltby made the presentation of the md fob and Senator x. 4. Aldrich address ska ed the President in delivering to him H- the members gift
 ads Thanks Are Conveyed
 an Governor Strong's last message to
 the Legislature was an oral message 'r- to the committees who wainted on the him. thanking the Legislature for ther on service. It was received in both Hous-
 es five minutes before adjournment 'tn- in the House Representative Shoup oos was the author of resolutions com
 mending Clerk Keown for the faith be ful. discharge of duty under trying cir
 cumstances.' to the clerical force. con. om- sistlng of Miss Marie O'Brien. Miss ore Rose Penglase. Miss Una J. North
 Miss Elizabeth Held and Miss Eleanor
 Fahey. to Messenger Prank Pierre =S and sergeant.at-Arms R. R. Hunter
 and to the representatives of the press L- detailed on the floor of the House oie The. newspaper men were commented eer flor having shown Che utmost fairness ma and impartiality in their reports oI
 the proceedings
 Senator Willard made the motion te
 adjourn sine die in the Senate anC "A Representative Day made the motior
 In the House.