The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-01-07

The report was accepted. and Herbert
NJ. Heath declared duly elected Assistant
Secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. Webb. Messrs. Webb,
Reed and Bartlett were appointed COM
mittee TO receive. sort and count votes for
Messenger. The committee reported AS
follows:
Whole number of votes - -
Necessary to choice IL
Jabez Mariner had "a
Report accepted. and Jabez Mariner
declared duly elected Messenger.
On motion of Mr.. Garcelon. Messrs.
Garcelon. Neatly and Caryill were APP
pointed n committee to receive, sort and
count votes for Assistant Messenger. The
committee reported rs follows:
Whole number OF votes ~
Necessary for choice IL
James III. Banks had %
Report accepted. aud James III. Banks
declared duly elected Asst. Messenger.
HoUsE. The. members elect Of the
House Of Representatives met in the Rep
resentatives' Hall and were called to or
der. by $. j. Chadbourne, Clerk of the
House Of 1869.
Prayer by Rev. DIR. Bingham OF Au-
gusta.
The roll of the members elect was calle,l
by the Clerk, and one hundred and forty
two responded In their name.
On motion Of Mr.. Dickey of Fort Kent,
that gentleman WAS charged with mes
sage to the Governor and Council, inform
ing them that n quorum of members elect
of the House of Representatives had as
semblcd in the Representatives Hall, and
were ready To take and subscribe To the oath
required by the Constitution, who subse-
quently reported that he had attended to
the duty assigned him.
Thereupon the Governor, attended by
the Council and heads of departments,
came in. before whom the representatives
elect took and subscribed To the oaths re-
quired by the Constitution.
On motion Of Mr.. Bradford, Messrs.
Bradford of E,ustport, Hartman OF Bel
fast, Twitchell Of Portland, Kinks OF
Bucksport, Blake of Auburn. Dunning OF
Bangor. and SpnldiDg Of Richmond, were
appointed committee To receive, sort and
count the votes for Speaker. The COM
mittee reported as follows:
Whole number OF votes 40
Necessary for choice I'll
Reuben Foster had 1l3 r'
VIM. Dickey "a
Report accepted, and Reuben Foster
declared duly elected Speaker of the House
of Representatives.
Mr.. Foster was conducted to the chair
by Mr.. Dickey, of Fort Kent, and adj
dressed the House. ....r ...
On motion of Mr.. Barton, Messrs. Bar
ton Of Benton. Fulsom OF Skowhegan,
Irish of Sherman. Brown OF Oldtown,
Bonny of Portland. Brown of Arson, and
Hall of Lewiston. were appointed CON-
mittee to receive. sort and count the votes
for Clerk of the House. The committee
reported rs follows:
Whole number of votes III
Necessary for choice IL
s. j. Chadbourne had 107
III. Anthony 81
Report accepted. and s. j. Chadbournc
WAS declared duly elected Clerk Of the
House. H
On motion of Mr.. Thompson Of Hal
lowell, the same committee was directed
TO receive, sort and count the votes for As
sistant Clerk of the House. The commit
tee reported rs follows:
Whole number Of votes Ill
Necessary for choice So
II. A. Smith had Ill
Report accepted, and z. A. Smith de-
clared duly elected Assistant Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Bradford of Eastport,
Ordered, That Chas +. Avery be Mes.
senger, and j. b. Walker and David c.
Lombard be Assistant Messengers Of the
House.