Middletown transcript., 1915-03-20

Senate. Members Of the appropriations
and claims committees say this legisla-
ture cost the state $l2, 600 less than that
of two years ago. Each member was
allowed mileage based on the cost of
three monthly Communication tickets be-
tween home town and Dover.
VERBAL BOUQUET
Just before the legislature adjourned
there were expressions of good feeling
in Senate and House. Speaker Charles
H. Grantland, of the House who has
conducted the sessions with remarkable
fairness and harmony and without one
decision even being questioned, was
presented with beautiful diamond
stickpin by the House m m b $.
Speeches acknowledging the fairness
and imPartiality and courtesy of the
Speaker were made by Representatives
Hall, Elliott and Letherbury, of the
Democratic side, and fill and Bender,
of the Republican side, after which
Representative Hill, Republican floor
leader, formallp presented the diamond
pin accompanied by resolution signed
by every member thanking the Speaker
for his services and attitude toward all.
Speaker Grantland was much surprised
and affected by the expressions of good
feeling, and spoke as follows:
"Words will fail me If should under
take to express fully my appreciation
of this kind remembrance" said the
Speaker, at is an appreciation not
alone for its intrinsic value, but for the
kindly feeling that conceived it's giving.
During the ten weeks which have SO
swiftly passed by, ! have endeavored
to perform the duties of this office t.
the best of my ability; have tried t,
keep uppermost in my mind this ont
thought, be fair to all, and if at times
l may have seemed to falter, or, if,
perhaps some of you may have thought
that l had lost sight of this purpose,
hasten to assure you that any transgres-
sions have been mistakes of iudgmen,
and not evidences of an unfriendly feel.
ing.
I'm the closing hours of the present
session of the ninety-sixth General AS.
semcly, may not take the opportunity
to congratulate you upon the results Of
your labors? While we may not expec
to secure the appreciation of all of oul
constituents, yet, feel assured tha
we have not merted general condem
nation. Many persons who take every
opportunity to condemn the efforSs o.
men who are sent to legislative bodies
do not realize the difficulties attendan
upon the performance of these dutiei
and the divergent opinions which mem
bers honestly hold upon public Hques
tions. You have learned that you can
not always do just what you would lik
!, to do, or to have done all that yol
would like to have accomplished, fo
most legislation is the result of compro
mise. While we may not have accom-
plished all that we thought to accom-
plish, feel that this session has result
edin minimum of pernicious legisla
lion. In the face of an always stron
and ever-increasing demand for the ex
pendlture of the public funds, the legis
lative expenses of this session are $12,
900 less than those of the previous ses
5 sion.
i
1--WE have suffered mlsfortunes
Three Of our number have been lost t
US, at different times, through Hines
or accident, but, stopping to conside
that we have been called from on
homes, into a strange environment an
at a season of the year most conduciv
to the ills of life we should be thankfu
that more evils have not befallen us
; We have weathered the storm an
have come to this closing hour when W
must say adieu, perhapa some of u
will never meet again, but may we no
all of us be the gamers from this expeI
ience, separate with the kindliest fee
ing and go to our homes with the deter
mination to be better and more usefr
citizens. Again l thank yon for thi
expression of your friendship and goo
will, and my best wishes go out to yo
. ALL"
GIFT FOR SPEAKER
In presenting the diamond pin t
Speaker Grantland, Representativ
Hill spoke as follows:
'Mr. Speaker: claim no gift of elc
quence. know little of oratory, an
) what l shall say is not flattery.
merely speak the words of plain blum
: man in truth, have known you but
short time, sir. but since have know
you / have recognized some thing abou
you which strangely draws me towar
you in manner cannot explain.
"An alehemist once gathered fror
the confines of the earth those ingred
tents which, when combined, form
diamond. As you we'll know the dia
; mond is emblematic of that which !
e most attractive and of highest quality
= first, because of its purity, second, be
cause of its intrinsic value.
!, ITO me, sir, has been delegated tn
high honor of presenting to you thi
J, diamond pin as 81 mbOlic of your wort
d and as token Of the high esteem i
5 which we, the members OF the Hous
+ of Representatives of the ninety-fift
0 general assembly hold you. We cor
, slider it most fitting embler. Ma
l. you always shine with the same Instr,