Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-01-06


Having attended to their duties the COM
mittee reported as follows:
Whole number of votes 26
Necessary for choice IA
II. J. J. Simmons had
George 4. Minot 90
The report was accepted and George f.
Minot was declared duly elected Assistant
Secretary Of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. BREWER ofCumberland
Messrs Mortland of Knox and Clark of Lin
coin, were appointed committee to receive.
sort and count votes for Messenger of the
Senate.
Having attended to their duties the COM
mittee reported as follows:
Whole number of votes -
Necessary for choice II
Chas. A. Loveioy had -
James Devine,,
The report was accepted and Charles \.
Lovejoy was declared duly elected Messen-
ger of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. TABER of Waldo
Messrs. Taber of Waldo, Lord of Cumber-
land and Hill of Hancock, were appointed
a committee to receive, sort and count the
votes for Assistant Messenger.
Having attended to that duty, the commit
tee reported as follows:
Whole number of votes, 90
Necessary for choice. -
l.. p. Toothacher had
+. F.. Voter, %
The report was accepted and F. f. Voter
was declared duly elected Assistant
Messenger
On motion of Mr.. PARcHER Of Androscog-
gin.
That Senator was charged with message
to the House of Representatives, informing
that body that the Senate is duly organized
by the choice of Hon. Joseph A. Locke as
President, and Charles w. Tilden as Secre-
tarv.
On motion of Mr.. PABcHER of Andres
cOggin.
That Senator was charged with message to
TO the Governor and Council, inform
ing the Executive Department that the SEN
ate is duly organized BY the choice of Hon.
Joseph Locke as President and Charles W.
Tilden as Secretary. That Senator subse-
quently reported that he had conveyed the
message.
On motion Of Mr.. BERRY,
Ordered, That the President be authorized
to appoint a Page for the Senate.
Mr.. PARcHER Of Androscoggin. reported
that he had conveyed the message with which
he was charged.
On motion of Mr.. DINGLEY of Androscog-
gin,
Ordered. That the rules and orders of 1880
be adopted as the rules and orders of this
Senate until otherwise ordered.
On motion of Mr.. WAKEFIELD.
Ordered, Tina; the Secretary of the Senate
procure the printing Of 100 diagrams of the
Senate-chamber for the use of the Senate
The President then appointed William II.
Prescott as Page.
On motion of Mr.. DINGLEY of Androscog-
gin.
Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate
be directed to furnish to each Senator and Of
fcer of the Senate. and Chaplains. one copy
of the Kcnnebec Journal. and one other daily
paper published in this State, such as each
Senator or officer may elect
4 communication from the Valuation Com
mittee was then read. stating that they were
unable TO make final report but would do so
at an early dav.
On motion of Mr.. BERRY of kennebec,
Messrs. Berry of Kennebec. Pattangall of
Washington, and Baker of Somerset, were
appointed a committee to receive, sort and
count the votes for Chaplain of the Senate.
Having attended to their duties they re-
ported as follows:
Whole number of votes. p
Necessary for choice. Ii
Nath'l Butler had 81
The report was accepted, and Rev. DR..
Butter was declared uuiE erected Inaplaln OF
the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Lo2D of Cumberland.
Ordered that the Secretary of State be d.
rected TO place in the hands of the Secretary
Of the Senate for the use Of the Senate four
copies of the Revised Statutes. one copy of
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. one copy
of Cushing's Law and Practice Of Parliament
tary Assemblies: and that il shall be the duty
of the Secretary Of the Senate to have the
same returned to the Secretary of State at
the close of the session.
On motion of Mr.. PARcHER of Androscog-
gin.
Ordered, That the House concurrlng the
joint rules and orders of 1880 be adopted as
the joint rules and orders of this Legislature
until otherwise ordered.
On motion of Mr.. Wakefield
Ordered, That the Secretary of State pro-
cure each officer and member of the Senate
one copy of the Acts and Resolves of 1880.
message was received from the House of
Representatives by Mr.. HATcH of Bangor,
informing the Senate that the House had
heen duly organized by the choice of Hon. L. II.
Hutchinson as Speaker and Oramandai Smith
as Clerk.
4 communication was received from the
Secretary of State transmitting the guberna-
torial vote.
On motion OF Mr.. BERRY. of kenuebec,
Ordered, That the returns of votes for
Governor given in the several cities and
towns and plantations of this State for the
current political year, be referred to joint
select Committee of seven on the part of the
Senate, with such as the House may join
and the following Committee were appointed
Messrs. Berry of Kennebec, Mortland of
Knox. Dingley of Androscoggin, Hill Of Pc
nobscot, Walker of Oxford, Pattangall of
Washington and Clarke Of Lincoln.
On motion Of Mr.. CORNISH of Kennebec.
Ordered, That a Committee of seven be
appointed by the President, to whom the
votes for Senators for the current political
years shall be referred for examination, and
report.
Read and passed, and
Messrs. Cornish Of Kennebec. hanson Of