The Portland daily press., 1870-01-06

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&,&i5 .ubsa0 daltiy fabdiied that be hid attsa1.
| 81 10 the tluts assigned aim. Tberetpon the
Governor, attended by the Council aid Heads
OF departments came in, before whom the Keep
resentatives elect took and subscribed the
oaths required by the constitution.
On motion of Mr.. Bradford, Messrs. Bradford
OF Eastport, Hartman of Belfast, Twitchell of
Portland. Kinks of Bucksport, Blake of Au-
burn, Dunning of Bangor and Spaulding OF
Richmond were appointed committee to re-
ceive, sort and count the votes for Speaker
The committee reported as follows:
Whole number ofv votes, $40
Necessary for choice, II
Reuben Foster has lib
VIM. Dickey, II
The report was accepted and Reuben Foster
was declared duly elected Speaker of the
HOUSE of Representatives.
Mr. Foster was conducted to the chair by
Mr.. Dckey of Fort Kent, and addressed the
House as follows:
Gentlemen of the House Of Representatives.: !
thank you kindly for this honor, but it will not
give rise to vanity, for L regard myself your
debtor, and in payment promise you my most
industrious and earnest efforts to perform the
duties ofthis office faithfully, right and as my
judgment and conscience shall give to see the
right, and with all dispatch possible consistent
with due performance. You are aware that
the position involves the decision of questions
OF ten times difficult and delicate. Without
experience in presiding l expect to make mis-
TAKES anu COMMIT errors. In6y SHALL nOU Dc
wanton, and l ask your kind forbearance and
generous assistance and cooperation. With
these hope for success. l shall seek to give
expression to and carry out your will, and l
hope, allow me to say, thus avoiding partizan
follies and party questions we may all, while
providing for interests of our constituents look
beyond to the general good and in every proper
way encourage the development of the resour-
ces of our beloved State. l am now at your
service.
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Benton, Fulsom of Skowhegan, Irish of Sher-
man, Brown of OldtoWn, Benny of Portland,
Brown of Anson, and Hall of Lewiston were
appointed committee to receive, sort and
count the votes for Clerk of the House. The
committee reported as follows:
Whole number of votes al
Necessary for choice Sc
s. j. Chadbourne 107
Mr.. HI. Anthony "a
The report was accepted, and s. j. Chad
bourne was declared duly elected Clerk of the
House.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson of Halowell,
the same committee was directed to receive,
sort and count the votes for Assistant Clerk of
the House. The committee reported as fol-
lows:
Whole number of votes Ill
Necessary for choice IS
u. A. Smith had Ill
The report was accepted. and z. A. Smith
was declared duly elected Assistant Clerk
Ordered, That Chas. q. Avery be Messenger
and j. B. Walker and David c. lombard be,
Assistant Messengers of the House.
On motion of Mr.. Twitchell of Portland,
that gentleman conducted the Clerk as Assist
ant Clerk to the Council Chamber for the pur-
pose OF being qualified; who subsequently
ported that lie had attended to the duty as
signed him.
On motion of Mr.. Vose of Winterport, that
gentleman was charged with message to the
Governor and Council informing them of the
organization of the House by the choice of
Reuben Foster as Speaker, and 81 Chad
bourne as Clerk.
On motion of Mr. Barton of Buxton
Ordered, That the Secretary of State deliver
to the Clerk, for the use of the House, one copy
each of Worcester s and Webster's nabridged
Dictionaries, one copy of Lppincott's Pro-
nouncing Gazetteer, the Holy Bible and Cush
ing's Manual.
On motion of Mr. Baker of Augusta, order
ed, That the joint rules and orders of last ses-
sien be adopted as the rules and orders of this
Legislature, except that committee on the
revision of the statutes be substituted in place
OF the Committee on Legal Reform.
Mr.. Barton OF Benton, presented the follow
ing: ordered, That the Clerk of the House fur
nish to each member and officer of the House
one copy of the daily Kennebec Journal during
the session.
Mr.. Dickey proposed an amendment to add
after the word journal, the Daily Eastern dr.
gus, which was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Barker of Stetson, the Or
der was laid ON the table.
On motion of Mr. May of Winthrop, the
Clerk was directed to prepare and cause to be
printed card containing the order of legisla-
tive business.
On motion of Mr.. Whidden of Calais, the
Clerk was directed to invite the clergymen of
Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner, to officiate
as Chaplans of the House.
On motion of Mr.. Hume of Cherrvfeld, the
Clerk was directed to prepare and publish a
register of the House.
A. Judson Ray Of Harrington, and Harvey
ID. Clark of Holden, appeared, were qualified
and took their seats
On motion of Mr.. Dickey adjourned.