The Portland daily press., 1863-01-08

LEGISLATURE OF MAINE.
DISPATCH TO THE DAILY PRESS

AUGUSTA, Jan. T. 1863
The Legislature of this State convened at
the Capitol to-day. There was a large atten-
dance of the members. .-.....
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order by Mr.. Lin
coin of Bath, Secretary of last year. Thirty
Senators were present. A message was sent
to the Governor announcing that a quorum
was present. Whereupon, His Excellency
Gov. Washburn came in, with the Council and
heads of Departments, and administered the
oaths.
A ballot was taken for President which gave
the following result:
Hon. NATHAN FARwELL, of Knox, 25
Hon. Edwin r. Wiggin, of York, 2
Mr.. Farwell was conducted to the chair by
Hon. Messrs Woods, of Kennebec, and Emer-
son, Of Hancock, and spoke as follows:
Senators Il am duly sensible of your
kindness and partiality in choosing me to pre-
side over your deliberations. l accept the
trust with diffidence, and hope that reliance
upon your patience and forbearance will be
cheerfully met. We meet here as representa-
tives of the sovereignty of our beloved State,
and also as citizens of the great republic
when the horizon is obscured by the dark
clouds of rebellion and war; and trust we
are, each and all of us, prepared to forget the
partizan. and to know each other and be known
as patriotic, until the vandal and bloody hands,
uplifted to strike down the best hopes of our
race, shall have been paralyzed and until the
angel of peace shall have again spread her
wings over our beloved country. There is no
safe middle course for conservative or timid
men to pursue. The government is assailed
with all the energy of desperate men, and
needs the aid a.d sympathy of all her sons
What the constituted authorities find neces-
sary to do, patriotic men will sustain without
a murmur."
Secretary; Thomas P. Cleaves, Of Brownfield,
Assistant Secretary; Increase Blake, of Far
mington, Messenger; and John +. Noyes, of
Mt Desert, Assistant Messenger thus rati-
flying the nominations made last evening"
The Democrats run as candidates John French
for Secretary; Thomas w. Eaton for Assist
ant Secretary; and Stephen Hall for Messen-
ger.
The usual orders for the adoption of the old
rules and orders, and for furnishing the revised
statutes and dictionaries were passed.
Messrs. Wiggin, Stewart, Peters, Woods,
Emerson, Roberts, and Crane, were appointed
the Committee on Senatorial votes.
Messrs Milliken of Kennebec, Jordan, Reed,
Spring, Plummer, Barrows, and Seabury, were
appointed the Committee, on the part of the
Senate, on Gubernatorial votes.
Mr.. Woods, of Kennebec, introduced bill
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the suspension of specie payments, to January
Is, 1864 Once read and tomorrow assigned
Adjourned.
The convention of the members was called
to order by Hon. S. Ii. Blake of Bangor, on
whose motion Benz. Kingsbury, Esq, of Port
land was chosen to preside until organiza-
tion was effected. Prayer was offered by Rev.
Mr.. Rowe of Augusta.
A Committee on credentials was appointed,
who reported that a quorum was present. A
message to that effect was sent to the Govern
or, who, soon after, came in, attended by the
Council and other Executive officers, and ad-
ministered the oath of office to the members.
Charles A. Miller, Esq. of Rockland, was
elected Clerk by vote of 100, against 26 for
J. L. Hunter, and scattering.
Nelson Dingley, Jr, Esq, of Auburn, was
elected Speaker. He received 103 votes. j.
NJ. Goodwin, Esq, of Biddeiord, received 40.
Horace Stilson, of Pittsfleld, was elected
Assistant Clerk, receiving 81 votes against q
for S. w. Marsh.
Alden Gould, of Boothbay, was appointed
Messenger, and A. L. Norton. of Palermo,
and S. j. Chadbourne, of Dixmont, Assistant
Messengers.
Orders were passed adopting the Rules and
Orders of the last House; to furnish the men,
bers with copies of the tri-weekly Journal and
Age; to invite the clergymen of Augusta,
Hallowell and Gardiner to officiate as Chap
lains 1.
The House Joined the Committee on Guber-
Material votes, OF which Mr.. Milliken, of Ken
nebec, of the Senate, is Chairman. The Com
mittee are busily at work, and may report in
season for the Inauguration of Gov. Coburn
tomorrow.
The acceptance speeches of the President
of the Senate and Speaker of the House were
both very felctous.