Evening journal., 1915-03-16

ago. Each member was allowed mile
age based on the cost of three monthly
commutation tickets between his
home town and Dover.
Gift for Speaker.
just before the Legislature adjourned
there were expressions of good feeling
in Senate and House. Speaker Grant
land, of the House, who has conducted
the sessions with remarkable fairness
and harmony, and without ono decision
even being questioned, was presented
with a beautiful diamond stick pin by
the House members.
Speeches acknowledging the impair
tiality aud courtesy of the speaker we're
made by Representatives Hall. Elliott
and Letherbury ,oi the Democratic side,
and Hill and Bender of the Republican
side, after which Representative Allen
Democrat, formally presented the dia-
mond pin, accompanied by a resolution
signed by every member, thanking the
Speaker for his services and attitude to-
ward all. Speaker Grantland was mucb
surprised and affected by the expression
of good feeling.
In acknowledging the gifts and the
speeches Of appreciation. Speaker
Grantland said:
Words will fail me if I should
undertake to express fully my ap-
probation Of this kind remembrance,
an appreciation not alone for its in
! trinsic value, but for the kindly feel
! ing that conceived its giving.
During the ten weeks which have
SC swiftly passed by, I have en-
deavored TO perform the duties Of
/ this Office to the best of my ability,
! have tried to keep uppermost in
my mind this one thought. be fair 10
all. and il al times I may have seem
cd 10 falter or. if. perhaps some OF
you may have thought that I had lost
sight of this purpose, ] hasten TO as
sure you that any trangressiOns have
been mistakes of judgment and not
evidences OF an unfricndly feeling.
I'M the closing hours of the pres
ent session of the ninety-ffth General
Assembly, may not take the oppor-
tunity TO congratulate YOU upon the
4 results of your iabors? While we
may not expect to secure the appro-
baton of all of our constituents, yet
/ feel assured that we have not mer-
tied general condemnation. Many
persons who take every opportunity
to condemn the efforts OF men who
are sent to legislative bodies do not
realize the difficulties attendent upor
the performance of these duties anC
the divergent opinions which mem
bers honestly hold upon public ques
tions. You have learned that you can
not always do just what you woulG
like to do, or to have done all thai
you would like to have accomplished
for most legislation is the result o
compromise. While we may not hav
accomplished all that we thought &
accomplish, / feel that this session
has resulted in minimum of pernici
GUS legislation. In the face OF al
always strong and ever increasing
demand for the expenditure Of tn
public funds, the legislative expense
of this session are $4,000 less thar
those of the previous session.
I'VE have suffered misfortune'
Three Of our number have been los
to us. at different times, through III
ness or accident. but, stopping TO con
slider that we have been called fron
our homes into a strange environ
ment and at a season of the year mos
conducive to the ills of life, we shoulI
be thankful that more evils have no
befallen us. We have weathered tn
storm and have come to this closin'
hour when We must say adieu. Per
haps some of us will meet again, bu
may we not all of us be the gamer.
from this experience. separate will
the kindliest feeling and go TO ou
homes with the determination to b'
better and more useful citizens.
again I thank you for this ex
preston of your friendship and goo'
will, and my best wishes go'out &
you ALL
Presents in Senate.
In the Senate, after the general busi
ness had been finished, Lieutenant Cox
ernor Colen Ferguson and President Pr
TEN. John NJ. Walker were presente