The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-08
The certified roll of Representatives elect

| The certified roll of Representatives elect
was called by the clerk.
| A committee consisting of Messrs, Hatch of
Bangor, Cobb of Lewiston, Corthell of Calais,
Boardman of Belfast, Kallock of Thomaston,
and Crosswell of Pennington, were appointed
towait upon the Governor and inform him
that quorum of the members elect of the
House of Representatives had assembled in
the Hall and request his presence to qualify
them to enter upon the discharge of their Off
| cal duties
The Governor attended by the Executive
Council came in and administered to the MEM
bers the customary oath.
On motion of Mr.. Fessenden of Portla id !,
Messrs Fessenden of Portland, Guptill of
Gouldsboro, Snow of Hallowell, Wilson of Ban
gor Campbell of Cherryfeld, Lord of Saco, and
Welt of Waldoboro, were appointed a commit
tee to receive, sort and count votes for Speaker.
TIE committee reported:
Whole number of votes, $50
Necessary for choice. rs
John Q. Talbot had 81
w. w. Thomas, Jr., had Ill
The report was accepted, and Hon. w, W.
Thomas, Jr., declared duly elected Speaker of
the House of Represent natives.
The Speaker was conducted to the chair by
Mr.. Talbot of East Machias, and addressed
the House as follows:
Gentlemen of the House of RepresentatiUes:-I
thank you for tn honor you have conferred
upon me in electing me to preside over your de-
alterations.
1 accept the position, confident that the same
generosity which has called me to the chair,
will support me in the discharge of its duties;
and pledge you my best endeavOr to make
the session of the ffty-third House of Repre-
sentatives pleasant to its members and profita-
bic to the commonwealth.
1t is little more than half century ago
since the first Legislature of Maine met in the
court house in Portland. From that time I'M
til the great rebellion, Maine steadily increas
ed in population and wealth. But the patriot
ism which helped save the nation, made desc
late our homes, and checked the growth of our
State
All the signs of the times however indicate
that Maine has rallied from this check, and is
now entering upon new era of progress
A stream of valuable immigration has begun
to flow in upon us; the cliffs of our roek-bound
State prove mines of wealth; the trees feled in
our wilderness again fill our harbors with for
sst of maSts and the colossal strength of our
rivers no longer flows idly to the sea, but lash
ed to the wheel turns the spindles of industry.
At this time that legislation is especially
deDs and blessings of the government justly
among all classes aud sections; thus harmonic
ing all interests, and opening broadly the way
to prosperity and power, aleng which the good
State OF Maine is beginning once more to aJ-
vance.
A committee for that purpose reported that
SumnerJ. Chadbourn of Dixmont, was elected
Clerk, receiving LOG ballots to 81 for George C,
Wallace.
Oramandel Smith of Litchfield was elected
Assistant Clerk, receiving 1O4 votes of 1885,
The organization of the House was completed
by the election of J.. b. Walker, Messenger,
Geo. G. Leavens, Assistant Messenger, j. r.
Prescott Second Assistant Messenger, and
Chas. H. Getchell, Folder
On motion Of Mr.. Carvil of Brunswick, the
Clerk was directed to invite tine cergymen Of
Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner and of the
House to of6ciate in rotation as chaplains dur
ing the present session,
On motion os Mr. Carvill of Brunswick, the
Speaker was ordered to appoint Pages for the
House, not to exceed two in number. Carl q.
King and Thomas S. Elliott were appointed
An order was passed directing the Clerk to
furnish to each member, officer and officiating
clergymen, one copy each of the Kennebec
Journal, and one copy each of any other daily
paper published in the State, as they may
elect.
Orders were passed for the usual registers
and books, to hold sessions daily, except Sat-
urday's, at 10 O'Clock a. M, and Saturdays at
o'clock.
Messages were sent to the Governor and
Senate, announcing the organization of the
House.
The Speaker joined to the Joint Committee
on Gubernatorial votes, the following gentle
men:
Messrs. Woodman of Auburn, Powers of
Houlton, Stewart of Deering. Fernad of Will
ton, Guptill of Gouldsboro', Snow of HalIowell,
Richards of Camden, Yates of Bristol, Foster
of Newry, Wilson of Bangor, Scarnmon of
Greenville, Reed of Bath Conner of Fairfield,
McGilvery of Searsport, TALBOT of East Ma
chlas, and Carl of Kennebunk.
The Speaker appointed the following gentle
men to act as Monitors during the present SEES
sions:
Messrs. Leavitt Of Eastport, Lord of Saco,
Denison of Poland, Gile of Alfred, Pulen of
Portland, Crosswell of Pennington, Hunter of
Strong, and Judd of Pressure Isle.