Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-01-02

John kiD'ball, Hermoa.
Charles Shaw, Dexter.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT -LtScoLy
AImore Kennedy, Waldcboro'.
Twelfth DISTRICT KNOX
Noses Webster, Vinaihaven.
THrRTEESTH DIsTRIce-WALDo
John G. Brooks, Belfast.
J. NJ. Cofin, Ihorndike.
FOURTEENTH DIsTRIcT-HANcocK.
William E. Hadiock, Cranberry Isles
Avery II. Whitmore, Verons.
FIFTEENTH DIsTR1cT-W AsHINaToS
John II. crandon, Columbia Falls.
Horace Harmon, Lubec.
SIXTEENTH Observation-Disclosures
John S. Arnold. Lyndon.
On motion Of Mr.. Mar Of Kennebae, iha
Senator was charged with message to tht
Governor and Council, informing them that
quorum of Senators elect Is present, ready K
take and subscribe the oaths required By tbs
Constitution to qualify them to enter upot
the discharge of their official duties.
Mn. MAY subsequently reported that h'
had delivered the message with which he wa:
charged, and the Governor was pleased to re-
ply, tina, he would attend upon the Senator:
elect, forthwith, for the purpose OF admins
iering to them the necessary oaths.
Thereupon the Governor attended By the
Council and Heads of Departments, came In,
before whom the Senators elect took and sub
scribed the oaths.. The Governor and his at
PENDANTS then withdrew.
On motion Mr. of DIsGLEr, Messrs. Dingley
Of Androacogqin, Chaplin of Cumberland,
AMI Howes of Franklin, were appointed Il
committee to receive, sort and coang the votes
for President of the Senate.
Having attended TO that duty, the committee
reported as follows:
Whole number of votes is %
Necessary for choice. Is
JOHN i. FosTER has IS.
The report was accepted, and Hon. JoHS
b. FosTER was declared duly elected Presi-
dent Of the Senate for the current political
year.
Mr.. Foster was conducted to the chair by
Mr.. Harrington of Oxford and Mr.. Kennedy
of Lincoln and thereupon addressed the Sem
ate as follows:
SENATORS return TO you my grateful ac
acknowledgements for the honor you have con-
ferred upon me. / am no. unmindful of the
delicacy and responsibility of the position to
which you have chosen me, and it is with I'M
ieigned difndence that accept it. Ipledge
you my honest purpose to discharge my duties
lence you have so generously reposed in me.
We have met under favorable circumstan.
ces. The country has just emerged from an
important political contest which has resulted
in the triumphant vindication OF principles
fundamental to the perpetuity of our Repub.
lie. We may with just pride claim for our
noble State the honor of doing much towards
accomplishing this glorious result. True to
her motto, she has led. With what emphasis
the patriotic voters of the State have express
ed their disapprobation of those who under the
guise of reform, have sought the subversion
of republican principles and n wise admins
tration of them. may be inferred from the
significant fact that not a representative of
that party appears here to-day.
Since, then, we are politically of one mind,
our deliberations will not be embarrassed BY
party Interests. Let Us enter upon, and pur-
sue our labor with a conscientious determine
lion to serve faithfully the State. And NAV
the blessing Of Almighty God attend us.
On motion of Mr.. HUMPHREY, Messrs.
Humphrey of Cumberland, Hobbs Of York
and Whitmore of Hancock, were appointed a
committee to receive, sort and count the votes
for Secretary of the Senate.
Having attended to that duty the commit
tee reported as follows:
Whole number OF votes is 20
Necessary for a choice IL
Samuel w Lane has 90
The report accepted, ard Samuel w. Lane
ri Augusta, was declared duly elected Sec
rotary of the Senate for the current political
year.
Dir. Lane signhad his acceptance of the Of
ice. and on motion Of Mr.. OBRIoS that Sen.
ator accompanied the Secretary elect to the
Governor and Council to take and subscribe
the necessary oaths TO qualify him to enter
spon the discharge Of his official duties, after
which Mr.. Lane catered upon the discharge
% his official duties.
Ga motion Of Mr.. DrssIso.
Messrs. Dunping Of Pscataquis, Earring
ton of Oxford, and Webster OF Knox, were
appointed committee to receive, sort and
count the votes for Assistant Secretary OF the
Senate.
Having attended 10 that duty, the c,mmit
tee reported as follows:
Whole number Of votes i -
Necessary for a choice IS
Herbert NJ. Heath has -
The report was accepted, and Herbert ".
Heath of Gardiner was declared duly elected
Assistant Secretary of the Senate.
On moticn of Mr.. ABBOT OF Kennetee, that
Senator was charged with a message TO the
Governor and Council, informing the Execu-
tive department that the Senate was duly or.
ganized.
90 motion OF Mr.. BuKoEss Of CHAMBERLAIN
shat Senator was charged with SIMILAR mes.
sage to the House.
On motion Of Mr. KIMBALL,
Messrs. Kimbal Of Penobscot Harmon Of
Washingioa, and Arnold of Aroostook, were
appointed committee to receive, sort and
count the votes for Messenger Of the Senate.
Having attended to that duty, the commit
tee reported as follows;
Whole number OF votes is Is
Necessary tor choice Is
james II. Banks has 20