Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-04

| tlVust uurius lle session
Papers from the Senate
The report of the joint select committe
on guoernatcral votes came from the Senat
read and accepted and is as follows;
The whole number of votes returned f,
governor is IA 5o7
Rdsin { Burieigh had 1884
William l. Putnam had 60 99l
Volney Is. Cushiug had 3O&3
William II Simmons had l,477
+ {. Burleigh nad l3
W. l. Putnam had 20
W. II Summons had ~
Scattering ?5
and Edwin { Burleigh, having a pluralit,
of all the votes returned, is duly electe,
Governor for the current political year
1889 1890,
(Signed,)
II. 7. DAacErr,
Chairman on the part of ihr Senate
j y. PALMER,
Chairman on the par, of the House
| Report read and nc, epted, aud on motiol
of Spofford OF Buck.pot
Ord.red, That he House concur.
| Mr. Grindle of Mt. Desert. moved a re
consideration Of the order which was passe,
yesterday giving the members of the Hous,
three papers, instead of two, AS has been til,
custom IN the past,
| On motion of MIR. Grindle.
Ordered That the Clerk of the House b,
direct, to furnish each member and Office
of the House with one copy of the bail,
kenneb,c Journal or New Age, and one 9th
er daily paper published in the State such Al
each officer aud member may direct.
| Paper from the S,na'e:
ORDERED that committee of three on tn,
part of the Senate, with such as the Ilous,
may join, be appointed committee to Wal
upon The Hon. Edwin c. Burleigh and in
| form HIM that he had been duly elected Gov
| ernor of the Stale of Maine for the current
political years 1859 anu 1890
i his order came from the Senate rea 1
and passed and Messrs. Nickels OF Waldo
Hill of AndroscOggln, aud Kendall OF York
appointt on its paIt.
| Read and passed in copcurrt nee and
Messrs. " htteD of Portland Eells of Cum
den, Nealry of Lewiston, Newton of Ca
lais, Turner of Somerville, Marshall oi
York aud Ti.t0n of Cape Elizabeth were
joined on the part of The House.
The Chair appointed the following moni
tors for the different aisles; First, Puring
ton of M,not; second, Robinson of OK
ford, third, Malleu of Freeport; fOurtn
Peaks of Dover; fifth, Goodwin of Skow
hogan; sixth, Bennett Of Dautorth seventh
Burieigh OF NassalborO; eighth, Crosby o.
Arrowsic.
Paper from the Senate,
oriertd, That the time for the reception
OF petitions Tor private and special legisla
tion be limited to Thursday, Jan. 81, 1859
and that all petirons and bills presented
alter hat date be referred to the next legis
latuIe and that the Clerk of the Hous,
cause this order 70 be published in tn,
! Daily kennebec Journal, Bangor Dali,
Wing and Courier, Portland Daily Press
Eastern Argus, Lewiston Daily journal
Portland Evening Express, Bar gor CONNER
cial, Bath DAILY Times Bldieford Dall,
journal, Aroostook Republican, Rocklan,
Opinion, Ellsworth American, Piscataqui
Observer, and Machias Republican.
This order came from the Senate rea,
and passed in colcuri ence.
Ihe committee appointed to wait on tn,
Governor-eiect reported that they had al
tended to their tuiy, and that the Governor
elect was pleased TO say that he accepte
the office to which he had bee
elected, and would meet the legislature a
such time as it might ind cate to take an
subscribe the oaths of office necessary t
qualify him to enter upon the discharge o
his official duties.
A message vas received from the Senat
proposing a JOINT convention to be held i
the House this day, forthwith, for the puI
pose of administering to the Hon. Edwin
BurleIgh, Governor elect, the oaths require
by the constitution to qualify him to ente
upon the discharge of his official duties, All
asking the concurrence Of the House.
On motion of Mr.. Wiswell Of Ellsworth
the House c0ncurred.
lhe clerk was charged with and conveye
message to the Sena e, informing that bod
OF the concurrence of the House in the prt
position for joint convention for the pul
pose Of administering to the Hon. Edwin
buTleigh, Governor-elect, the Oaths require
oy the constitution to qualify him to dil
charge the duties of his Office.
AT seven minutes of eleven the Senat
came In and convention was then formed
Hon. Henry Lord, President of the Senal,
presiding.
In CONVENTION.
On motion of Senator Ryder of Psnobsco
Ord,r$d. That a commtte of seven /
appointed to wait upon the Hon. Edwin {
Burleigb, Governor elect to inform him thu
the two branches OF the legislature were II
s'mbled In C invention in he X representatives.
Hall, and real iy TO administer to him tn
oaths required by the constitution to qualf
him to enter upon the discharge Of his of
cal duli-s, and to receive from him sue
com DuDicatons as he may be pleased
make.
The Chair appointed the following con
mi,tee from the Senate. Messrs. Ryder {
Penobscot and l. 'bby Of CunIber rland; fro
the House, Messrs. Wakefield of Bath, Hi
Of Mars Hill. Plummer Of Bruns~i icl
Wheeler Of Pennington, and Gordon Of s
George.
Mr. Ryder subsequently reported that tn
committee had discharged its duty and tina, II
Governor reported that he would attend upc
the col vention forihwith.
At quarter past Ell ven Hon. Ed sin {
BurIeigh, Governor Elect. att. nded by II
Executive Council and heads Of department
came in and in the pr, sence Of both branch,
Of the legislature In convention assemble
before the president of the Senate, Hol
Henry Lord, took and subscribed the oati
required BY the Constitution to qualify hi
TO enter upon the discharge Of his ofhci
duties
Hon. Sumner J. Cbadbourne, Deputy Se
retsry Of State then made the following
| PRocLAMATIos.
The votes given on the 18th day q
september last in the cities. towns an
plantations Of the State, for Governor, tn
refnrns OF which have been made to tn
Office of the Secretary of State, having bee
examined and counted by the legislator,
which has declared that = plurality theres
~ere given to Edwin C.. Burleigh and tbs
he is duly elected, and he, having in Ii
presence Of the two branches Of the legi
iature in convention assembled, taken an
.ufscribed the oaths required by the Cor
s:itution TO qualify him to discharge h
duties Of that Office, I, therefore, declare sr
make known to all persons in this State VII
are in the exercise Of any public trust.
veil a. all good citizens thereof. that Edwi
G Burleig1 is Governor and Commander il
Chief Of State Of Maine, and that due sbed
sncs sbouh be rendered to all his lswf
acts and commands ns such.
COP SAvB TEE STATE OF MArHD.
IL Mr.. Lsrd-''Govsrnor Burisieh, - q