Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-01-07
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On motion Of Mr.. JoEpAN ot Ardro:coggin,
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate resssembled iu the afternoon 81 The hour
to which it had adjourned.
or motion of MIR. STEVENS OF Somerset,
Ordered, That the Senate hold one session Q
day, SUNDAYS excepted, commencing al ~ CLOCK
A. NJ, until otherwise ordered
Mr.. LORD announced the attendance OF Hon.
Uranus y. Brackett Senator elect from the 1ork
district and that he was ready TO be qualified.
Nix Lof.o Was aifectei, by the Pcesiden. TO con
duct Mr.. Bracket to the Governor and Council
for that purpose; who subsequently reported that
he had attended 10 she duty assigned him.
Mr. Bracket then took his seat Ut the Senate
board.
The hour having arrived for the assembling Of
the Joint convention of both branches for the pnr-
pose Of eecting State officers and seven executive
councillors, the Senate proceeded TO the REPRE-
.entatiyes Hall.
(See House repcrt)
Communications were received from Hon. sum :
ner j. Chadbourne, Secretary of state elect, and
Hon. Lucilius.A. Emery. Attorney General elect,
siynifying their acceptance. Read and sent down.
Communications were received from the Hon
jeremiah NJ. Mason, Hon. Geo. Warren, Hon.
Chas. A. Wing, Hon. Fred +. Richards, and Hon.
Chas. Butfum, Executive Councillors elect, sgnl-
fying their acceptance Read and sent down.
The following order came from the House:
Ordered, The Senate concurring, that when this
legislature adjourns this day, it shall adjourn un-
til Tuesday next and that thereafter every secular
day Including Saturdays and Mondays shsi De
deemed full business day.
The order was read once and amended on mo-
ton Of Mr. Stevens of Somerset, by striking out
all after the word next" 1t was then passed.
Subsequently the order came back, the House
having refused it passage, and proposing COM
mittee of Conference.
On motion of Mr.. STEVENS, the Senate insisted
on its former vote, and appointed on It's part as
conferees, Messrs. Stevens OF Somerset, Swasey OF
Oxford aud Haskell Of Cumberland.
A report of the committee OF conference IN re-
lal,on to the order came from the House, which
was accepted, and the order passed in concurrence
as reported by the committee.
On motion Mr.. STURGIs Of Androscoggp.
Ordered, That q message DC sent to the House
both branches in the Represe natives Hall this al
ternoon st O'Clock, for the purpose OF admins
tcring to Hons. J. NJ. Mason, George Warren,
Chas. A. Wing, Fred. Z. Richards, and Chas.
Bufum, Councillors elect the oaths required oy
the constitution to qualify them to enter upon 'ne
discharge of their official duties
The message was conveyed by the Secretary
Subsequently Il message was received fiom the
House, concu,ring in the proposition.
At The hour assigned for the JOINT convention
the Senate proceeded to the Representatives
Hall.
tSee House report.)
On motion of Mr.. SwAsEY Of Oxford,
Ordered That the House concurring, when the
Senate adjourrs, it adjourn until Tuesday next.
Sent down.
On motion Of Mr.. Prescott of Somerset, the
vote whereby the Senate pass I'd the following or
der in concurrence with the House was reconsd-
cred and the order tabled:
Ordered, That all petitions or orders for legisla
ton except those for redress Of wrongs and grlev-
ances which may be presented to this legislature
after Wednesday, the 26th inst, be referred to
the next legislature. Aud this order be published
in the Daily Kennebec Journal, Daily Eastern Ar
D., nn;lx Ran
Daily Commercial, and Lewiston Evening Jour-
nal and this order shall rot be suspended nor re-
considered except by a vote OF fourtf!hs OF tie
members present
On motion Of Mr.. ERACKETT.
Adjourned.
House.
Thursday, January 6th.
PRAYER by Rev Mr.. DREW Of Augusta.
Mr.. TALBOT Of East Machias, announced the
attendance of Mr.. Pike, member elect from
Calais, and was charged with the duty OF con-
ducting him TO the Council Chamber, where ne
tack and subscribed the oaths necessary to quaiiy
him to enter upoc the discharge Of his official du
ties.
Mr.. PIKE subsequently appeared and took bis
seat in the House. .,
On motion of Mr. PORTER of Burlington, it
was 49,,
Ordered That the House resolve itself into
committee of the whole for the purpose OF con-
sidering the election cases of Nathaniel Meader
against Frederick C. Haviland and Henry F. d.
Wvman against David Colder.
Mr. PORTER was invited to the chair by the
Speaker. ,., .,o.
the votes thrown in West Waterville for his oppo-
uept were for "N Meader, and the name was so
returned to the Secretary OF State Votes OF that
description were thrown in ateryille. 1he clerk
of that town made MS record IN accordance with
the facts bnt returned to the Secretary OF State
the name of Nathaniel Meader" He had no
doubt as to the intention of the voters, and he be-
leyed Mr. Meader fairly and honestly elected.
Mr. POWERS Of Houlton, in the case OF Wyman
against Colder, explained that there were 36o
votes thrown which should have been counted for
Mr.. Wyman. But l79 Of them were returned for
Henry F. D. Nyman and the balance for II. +.
d. Wyman. The votes thrown for MIR. Gold
er the present incumbent were 1893, leaving ma
oritv Of 2S for Mr.. Wyman, the contestant, if the
l7O for Henry F. d. Wyman and the lS1
for H. F. d. Wyman were counted In his favor.
From what he had heard, in his seat, he had no
doubt that the 364 votes were all intended TOR Mr.
Wyman the contestant, and he was desirous that
the wishes of that constituency should be carried
out.
Mr.. COLDER of Belgrade, unprepared to
present his case, and desired that the matter
should 20 to the committee on Elections. lie
was prepared to prove irregularities which would
have an important bearing on the case.
Mr. PoWEsS introduced the following
Resolved That Henry f. ID. Wyman is entitled
to his seat 10 this House.
Resolved, That David Colder Of Belgrade, Is
not entitled to a seat in this House
The committee voted to recommend the above
resolutions for the considerable Of the House.
Mr.. TALBOT presented the following, which the
committee voted to report to the House for Its
consideration
Resolved, That Frederick y. Havand Of Wa
terve is no. entitled TO a scat as member of
this House.
Resolved, That Nathaniel Meader of Waterville,
is entitled to seat as member Of this House.
On motion of Mr.. Talbot, the committee rose
and Mr. Porter from the committee reported to
the House that Frederick Haviland of Waterville
is not entitled to n seat as member of the House
and that Nathaniel Meader is entitled to seat as
member of the House; also that Henry F. d; Wy
man is entitled to seat in the House, and that
David Colder is not entitled to seat in the House
The report in the Of Meader and Havand
was accepted and the resolutions adopted, dispac-
ing Mr. Haviland and giving Mr.. Meader the seat.
Mr. COLDER moved that the resolutions TO dis
place him from a seat in the House be referred to
the Committee on Elections, and the House re-
fused to so refer.
The report was then accepted, and the resolu-
tions adopted declaring MIR. Colder not entitled
10 a seat and Mr.. Wyman entitled to seat.
Mr.. DuTIoN announced the attendance Of Mr.
Meader, member elect from Waterville and dis