Mr. Pierce then offered the following resolution : Resolved, That the thanks of the Senate are hereby tendered to E. H. Griggs, Secretary, and L. S. Swan, O. B. Knickerbocker and James H. Paddock, Assistant Secretaries, for the prompt and efficient manner in which they have discharged their duties. Mr. Underwood offered the following amendment to the resolution; which was adopted: Add, "and other subordinate officers of the Senate." The resolution, as amended, was unanimously adopted. Mr. Epler offered the following resolution; which was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That Lieutenant Governor John Dougherty, our President, is entitled to the thanks of this Senate for the dignity and urbanity with which he has presided over our deliberations; for the impartial and courteous treatment extended to each Senator on this floor; and for the promptness and efficiency which have characterized all his acts. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Robertson. Mr. Flagg then offered the following resolution; which was adopted: Resolved, That one policeman of the Senate, to be selected by the Secretary, be retained, for a period not exceeding five days, to take charge of the Senate Chamber and to forward to the members daily their mail. The President then delivered the following ADDRESS. SENATORS-The time for our separation, temporarily and perhaps forever, has arrived; and in taking leave of you and the officers of the Senate, you will permit me to tender to you, one and all, my heartfelt gratitude for the uniform courtesy and kind regards with which you have ever treated me. Your labors have been arduous; your attentions to that labor unremitting. We met, a band of brothers; we toiled together, and now part but the more allied, by reason of this meeting and toil. Much as there is to lament in the adjournment of the General Assembly, leaving so many measures of public importance undisposed of, I cannot but congratulate you upon the fact that the responsibility of the failure of these measures does not attach to you. I have been personally familiar with the legislation of this State for thirty-nine years, and I can truly say: I have never seen a more able, faithful and industrious Senate in the State. Since we met in January you have considered 265 bills, and have passed 77 of that number, and promptly acted upon and disposed of what bills and resolutions the House has sent you, so that it may be truly said your tables are clear and your work well and promptly done. And as an act of justice I can say, as I have no doubt your constituents will say, for this, "Well done, good and faithful servants." The good or evil produced from our efforts, in the way of legisla tion, is more dependent upon the will of Him who wraps in a fold of His vestment the universe in which we live and have our being, than upon any merit of our own. Committing to His paternal care, guidance and protection not only the results of our action here, but also the personal welfare and happiness of you all, and the future of our country, I bid you an affectionate farewell, and pronounce the Senate adjourned. So the Senate, at 3:56 o'clock P. M., adjourned. J. DOUGHERTY, |