The Portland daily press., 1881-01-06


as furnished by the Secretary of State, was
called by the Clerk, and 144 members elect re-
ported to their names and quorum found to
be present lf 1sd sa aioo0l ass
The necessary oaths were administered by
the Governor, attended by the Council 7e ~
Hon. L. 81. Hutchinson was elected Speaker
by vote of Is. T. B. Swan, Esq, the Fusion
member from Minot, received IS votes for
Speaker. ,, h. .,i - .-..- II.
Mr.. Hutchinson was conducted to the chair
by lMr. Minot, and proceeded to deliver the
following: lf lo51ne1 o0f5 h4 err
Gentlemen Of the House of Representatives:
Allow me to tender you my thanks for the
honor you have conferred upon me in assign
ing me to the chair for the coming session. L
feel the responsibility resting upon me, and
shall endeavor to discharge my duties honestly
and impartially. In order that the work of the
session may be done as speedily as is proper.
and with as little friction as possible it is nee
essary that the Chair should have the cheerful
cooperation OF every member, and have no
doubt that will be accorded. 1t will be nv
earnest desire, SO far as may be able to aid in
that direction, to keep the House at work and
dispatch business without the waste of time
Many matters of importance will present
themselves to you for your deliberation, and
must receiv g your most careful attention. The
settlement OF the gubernatorial succession, the
election of United States Senator, the State
State are questions of the first importance to
be examined and settled by you; and it may be
we'll for every individual member to be i'm
pressed with the fact that he is legislating not
for himself alone, but for the whole people of
great State, and not for to-day or tomorrow
but for all coming time. Rest assured that all
our acts will be scrutinized by an intelligent
public. who will pass Judgment on them ali. If
every member is animated with the determine
tion to do what is just right there need be no
fear as to what that Judgment shall be-
Some little delay must necessarily occur in
making up the several committees, and l shall
crave your indulgence in extending to me the
time necessary for thatipurpose. You may not
all be assigned to positions which yon may
prefer, but please bear in mind the fact that Il
is a matter attended with no little difficulty,
ana that if mistakes are sometimes made they
will be the errors of the head--and not the
heart. The powers behind the throne will be
the committees; they will furnish the food for
legislative digestion, and can do more to expe-
dite the business of the session than all other
agencies combined.
Hoping that the session may be pleasant
one for us all, and that when our labors are
closed we may depart with the consciousness of
duty done, now enter upon the duties to
which you have assigned you.
Oramandel Smith, of Litchfeld, was elected
Clerk, and Frank L. Patten, of Newport, AS
sistant Clerk.
The subordinate officers elected are as fol-
lows:-Messenger, Chas. II. Gatchell; First
Assistant Messenger, John W. Phinney; I'd
Assistant, w. J. Smith. aiE
Campmeeting John Allen was elected Chap
lain until otherwise ordered. FL
1t was ordered that the House hold one ses-
sion daily, commencing at 10 o'clock a. M, ex-
cept Saturdays, when it shall meet at o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Strout, of Portland, it was
ordered that all petitions or orders for private
or special legislation shall be presented on OF
before Jan. Doth inst.