Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-01-09
Fifty-Eighth Legislature.

4" AScotuahcc Win Tue constitution OF
the State OF Maine the members elect Of
the fry eighth Legislature assembled In
the Capital on Wednesday January lst. At
~ o'clock the Senators elect were called 10
order by s. W. Lane. Esq. clerk OF the
Senate of ISIS. The oath OF Office having
been administered and subscribed TO the
Governor attended by the Council and Sec
retary OF State came In and the Senators
were qualified amer which they proceeded
10 elect the following officers:
President-J. Manchester HAYNES. Ken
nebec.
Secretary Samuel W. Lane OF Augusta
Assistant Secretary-Charles W TilJen
OF Castine.
Messenger-Caas. II. Lovejoy Of Sidney
Assistant Messenger-A. Is. T. Chad.
oourn OF Dixmont.
Mr.. Ninton was charged with a message
TO the House informing that body OF the
organization. Mr.. Moody was charged
with ike message 10 the Cove Ior and
Council.
A communication was received from the
Secretary Of State transmitting the returns
OF votes for Governor, also for Senators
Senator Thomas OF Cumberland offered
the following resolutions. and spoke 10
iavor OF their immediate passage. urging
that the first day OF January WAS ihe mos,
hitting time for their adoption:
Resolred, Tha; the attainment Of coin re-
sumption puts IN end TO the myriad evils in-
>eparabIe from N irredeemable, deprecated
ard sting currency, gives TO labor . cure
reward, plsc"s our commercial exchanges upon
The only stable foundation, renders = healthy
and permanent revival Of business possible
and, best Of all, preserves The faith Of the rs
ton inv tolate.
Rssoired, That national honor, publie cred
Il and private interest alike demand that specie
resumption, now happily achieved, shall De
msintsined honestly and uninierrup,edIy a,
every hazard: and 10 this end our senator.
and Representatives in Congress are requested
10 use their best endesvors.
Resolred, That copy Of these resolutions
he sent To each Senator and Representative
from Maine in the Congress OF the United
States.
Senator Barker OF PenoSscos moved they
be laid on the table. Senator Thomas
called for the yeas and nays, and the mo-
ton was defeated By q strict party vote,
20 to IL. The resolutions were then passed
10 be engrossed without further opposition.
The House was called to order, a, 10
o'clock by Oramandel Smith, Esq. After
"ehiS fsa'hcA hHe ioiISWiuS oiuceFs were
elected:
Speaker-M. z. Frank.
Clerk-B. L. Staples.
Assistant Clerk-w. (. Gibbs
On motion 1t was voted that Asa Atwood
be Messenger, Jesse X. Cook. Assistant
Messenger, and w. 8. Smith Folder, and
that the Speaker appoint Pages.
On motion IL nyderad hat, Jah, Al
len Of Pennington, be Chaplain OF the
House during the present session.
The rules OF the last House were
adopted.
A resolve from the Senate was received
relating 10 specie payments, and . motion
was made to lay II on the table. The yeas
and pays were ordered and resulted. yeas
so, nays &C.
Mr.. Packard Of Bangor, introduced q
resolution providing for biennial elections
| and sessions Of the Legislature, which as
tabled
THURSDAY, Jan. 2.
The joint committee on gubernstorisi
| votes was appointed, As follows: Rogers
OF Sagadahoc. Roberts of Waldo. Brad
! ford Of Washington, Moody Of York,
AAoWCs VI Sou0ctioHo. AtNcil VI TtHOU-
scot, Morrison Of Franklin. The House
subsequently joined Brown Of Bangor,
| Atwood of Livermore. Woodbury. Of Houl-
| ton. Burbank OF New Vineyard. Homer OF
Bucksport. Weeks Of Augusta, Perry OF
Camden. Reed Of Boothoiy. Farrins ton Of
Fryeburg, Hammond Of Foxcroit, KimbaIl
Of Bath. Lawrence Of Fairfield. Simpson
OF Searsport, Talbot OF East Machias. and
Emery Of Biddeford.
A motion Vas made to modify the order
appointing q Chaplain OF the House SO IS
to include the clergymen of Augusta. Hal
lowell and Gardiner. TO off1ciase with Mr..
Allen in rotation. The motion did not
| prevail.
The order was passed providing for q
daily session at ten O'Clock, Sundays ex-
cepted. until otherwise ordered.
| An order was received from the Senate
providing for joint committee on Ruber.
nstorial votes. The order WAS passed aud
one from each county appointed on the
part Of the House. rSee Senate.1
An order was offered providing that
each officer and member shall be furnished
with one copy each Of the National Demo-
erat, aid one such other daily paper. print
ed 10 the State, - he may select.
Mr.. Pickard moved to amend BY provid.
ing that each member shall pay for the
same.
Mr.. Dickey opposed the amendment and
stated that unless the Legislature should
patronize the new Democratic paper il
could not survive q week.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Pickard
WAS rejected.
Mr.. Jones of Lewiston, moved to amend
BY including the National Democrat and
KenDebec Journal, and such other daily
paper, Published In the State. - each mas
select. The amendment was adopted.
The order was then refused . passage.
An order WAS then passed providing thai
zach of6cer aud member shall be furnish
ed with two daily papers published in The
: State, such a be may select.
The usual order Vas o1ered lioiling Cd.