Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-01-05

essary to protect the lives, persons and prop
erty of one thousand men as one hundred
million. Since 1920 though railroads, tele-
graphs and numerous changes in the modes
of transacting business have called for some
new species of legislation there are few or no
recent changes OF the kind that need long &C.
cupy our attention. The whole legislation of
the State has been carefully revised and con-
densed into one compact volume, now passing
through the press. Therefore it would seem
that very short time would suffice for the
passage of such few additional laws of a
general character as the necessities of the
State require; and no general law that is not
imperatively demanded by the highest con-
siderations of justice and necessity ought to
be passed, for every law is an abrdyement of
the liberty of the citizen, substituting so tar
as 1t is effective, our will for has.
The population OF the State has charged so
little during the last decade, and so little in
its location, that a new apporiionment can be
easily made. Therefore everything would
seem to indicate that our duties here may be
quickly, and yet properly, performed. The
people have right to be cheaply, as well as
Wiseiy, governed. 1t is not the mere expense
of our daily sittpgs that is saved by an early
adjournment; for it is the universal expert
ence of all persons observant of Legislative
assemblies that appropriations-not such as
are indispensable TO the conduct OF the gov
eminent, nor for the attainment of those OBJ
jects for which it is instituted, which would be
rejected by large majority on the 18th day
of the session pass almost unchallenged on
the 10Th.
Gen lemen. am of those who believe that
a wise and judcous economy, equally re-
moved from parsinony upon the one hand and
extravaganza upon the other, is among the
highest virtues of legislator; and l think
the people OF this State Gin view of the neces
sariy heavy public burden, so cheerfully
borne) 9ighIaHy expect of us economy in
great things, economy in little things, econo-
my in all things. Only as we fulfil this
reasonable expectation shall we receive at the
conclusion of our labors the plaudit, of ''Well
done, good and faithful servant
Gentlemen am ready to proceed with the
business of the House.
Mr.. Woodbury. of Houlton was charged
WITH and discharged the duty of conducting
the Clerk and Assistant Clerk to the Cover
nor and Council Chamber, where they took the
oaths necessary to qualify them TO enter upon
the discharge of their official duties.
Mr.. Carleton of Whitefield was charged
WITH and conveyed message to the Senate,
informing that body of the organization of the
House by the choice of the Hon. Edwin B.
Smith as Speaker, and Sumner J. Chadbourne
as Clerk.
@Mr. JONES of Norway announced the at
tendance of Daniel Stickney, member elect
of the House, and the same gentlemen dis
charged the duty of conducting him to the
Council Chamber, where the oaths qualifying
him to enter upon the discharge of his official
duties were administered.
MIR. Burgess of Portland, was charged
with and conveyed message to the Governor
and Council, informing that branch of the
government that the House had perfected its
organization.
MIR. Burgess subsequently reported that he
had discharged the duties assigned him.
Ordered, That the Clerk OF the House be
directed to furnish each member and officer
of the House with one copy of the Daily
kennebec journal, and one copy of the Port
land Daily Argus.
A motion to amend the above by adding
after the word journal" the words ''Mane
Standard" was lost. A motion to amend by
striking out after ',jourual" and inserting
land such other paper as each member shall
select" was also lost
On motion of Mr.. GANSET, of Bath,
Ordered, That the rules of the last House
be adopted as the rules of the present House
until otherwise ordered.
On motion of MIR. DISGLEY, of Auburn,
Ordered, That the House hold one session
each secular day commencing at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, excepting Saturdays, when it shall be
8 o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. HOPKINS, of Bluehill.
ordered, That the Clerk of the House be
directed to invite the clergymen of Augusta,
Hallowell and Gardiner, and of the House,
to officiate as Chaplains, in rotation, during
the present session.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH, of Parsons
field,
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House
cause to be prepared for the use of the mem
bers, a catalogue containing the names of
members alphabetically arranged, with the
residence, post office address, boarding place,
occupation, politics, number of seat of each
member, and diagram of the House, and that
the usual number of copies be printed and
distributed.
A motion to amend the above by inserting
the word ''religion" failed.
On motion of Mr.. LAMB, of Clinton.
Ordered, That the Secretary of State be
directed TO deliver to the Clerk for the use of
the House, nesoopy of Worcester's Diction-
airy, one copy of Webs:ers Unabridged Die
tionary, one copy of Lippincor's Pronouncing
Gazetteer, one copy of the Holy Bible, and
one copy of Cushing's Manuel
Mr.. JONES of Norway, presented the fol-
lowing order which he consented to have laid
upon the table,
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House be
directed to prepare a card containing the
order of legislative business, and that four
hundred copies be prepared for the use of the
House.
The Senate order relating to joint select
committee on the returns of votes tor Gov
ernor was read and passed, and the Speaker
joiued to that committee on the part of the
House, Messrs. Stickney of Presque Isle,
Knapp of East Livermore, Cobb of Windham,
Perkins of Pennington, Snow of Winthrop,
Whitney of Ellsworth, Wilson of Thomaston,
Mahony of Newcastle knight of Sweden,
Hutchins of Brewer, Thompson of Dover,
Mlnot of phippsburg, Taylor of Norridge-
wock, White of Winterport, Hobart of Dem
nysville, and jenkins Of Eliot