Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-15
Letter From the Capital.

AUGUSTA. Jan. 10. 1874.
To TIE Editor Of the american =
The first week of the session OF the Leg
i,laiure Is unattraciiye TO a business man.
IL is all taken up with the tedious formali-
ties of organizing and setting in motion
the new State Government. On wednes-
day. each branch OF the Legislature spent
the whole session In registering the de-
clsions OF the caucus OF the eycnin. be-
fore. The ballotiins went on with tire
some monotony from President and speak
er down to the Juvenile Folder, the result
OF every ballot being well known be-
fore a after il was taken, mem bers vawn.
ed through IL all and welcomed the adj
journment a. glad relief.
On Thursday, the votes for Governor
were formally counted by Joint commit
tee, and by their report it appeared to be
true, what every body knew, that Dlngley
was elected. Accordingly a joint com
mi,tee was sent to apprise him of the re.
markable fact. He did not seem surpris-
ell or overcome, bu, very composedly arr
swered that he would ACCEPT the office.
The committee reported the answer back
to the Legislature which on it, part did
not seem at all thunder struck. Then
the Senate sent formal proposition To- the
House for Convention to swear In the
new Governor, which proposition the
House accepted, and sent back word &C
rnrtltpg,iN fIharenpnn ha to took
up its line OF march headed by its Presi-
dent, preceded by the messengers and
followed by pages &c. 10 the Representa-
tive Hall, and took seats In front AZ the
LEFT OF the Speaker. MIR. Dingley took the
oaths Of Office in a very solemn manner
and was Violently i'",.gc-sch with the
high responsibility he vas assuming.
Several members Of senate and House
ma!puyered 10 get seats near the door. in
order To slip out uuperceycd when tired
OF listening. but Mr.. Dingiey's address, was
so Interesting and so well delivered that
no one left until il wa, finished. though he
occupied over An hour.
Friday was what's called here. Dress
Parade" day. The Senate was kept trot-
ting back wards and fro. to the Hall Of
the House, first, to help elect State Offices,
and then TO qnaliiy some OF the ncw Cuun-
cilors. and it got so tired Of the work that
1t adjourned over until Monday afternoon
for rest During the interval the Presi-
deut of the Senate and Speaker OF the
House are busy making up the committees,
and the members are busy eiectionering
for places on them. There will undoubt-
eddy be some 'li-appnntnents. aud heart
burning. a, every one cannot get the
place he wants. Every lawyer wants to
be upon the Judiciary. Every railroad
Inau Oh the Railroad committee &c. am
told that there are fifty candidates for
places On the Safe Prison committee.
The only point is that such place gives
free ride 10 Tbomaston and back.
During the general dplness. the special
correspondents" arnuse themselves BY
litical combinations. If there is one
thing less thought of or talked abou.
than another among the members, it is
the matter of U. S. Senator next winter,
yet there is nothing seems to weigh so
heavily on the minds of the newspaper
men. They have already classified the
Legislature into rHamlln" men and
"anti-Hamlin" men, in manner both
amusing and yexatious. 1t is all guess
work, and they have not thus far proved
themselves, average guessers. There are
some men that are always suspicious and
those who are worrying SO much about
this Senator question. would undoubtedly
see some terrible political machination in
the coming Of the millennium.
As the American" has so excellent
correspondent in "Rural'' my letters will
be ntful. and by no means record OF
Legislative dOlnss. BY and by will try
to send you items OF news of local inter.
sst to our country.
AUGUSTA. Jan. ID. 1874.
After a week of fuss and fOrmalities the |
organization is completed, and both |
Branches are in work ing order. or will be,
when the Joint Standing Committees are
named, the make up Of which is giving
q visible ''concern of mind" to not few.
An unusually large proportion Of the