Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-05
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
GContinued from LIST page.

| On motion of Mr. Ross. Messrs. Ross OF
Cumberland, Morrill, of Madison. Seward
of New Limerick. Thurlow OF Deer Isle
/ Roberts of Norway, Welt of Waidoborc
and Body of Jackson were appointed !;
committee to receive, sort and count votes
| for assistant clerk.
| Having attended to the duty assigned it.
Mr.. Ross from the committee reported as
! follows:
/ Whole number of votes, lst
! Necessary for a choice, 81
+. NJ Thompson, 1902
Henry A. Wing, %
| G.. W. Jones.
| And Mt. Thompson was declared duly eler-
ted assistant clerk of the House
! A message WAS received from the Senate
! conveying the information that that branci
| bad organized by the choice OF Hon. Albert
! NJ. Spear as President, Kendall NJ. Dunbar
as secretary, and Harold Il. Smith as as
sistant secretary.
| ON motion of Mr.. Marston of SkDwhegar
that gentleman discharged the duty of con
Quoting the clerk and assistant clerk TO tn,
Governor where they took the neccssar,
oath of office.
| On motion of Mr.. Lane of Augusta, tha
gentleman was charged with and conveyet
message to the Senate informing that
| body that the House had organized by tn,
choice of Hon, A. X. Savage as Speaker
W. $. Cotton as clerk and F.. NJ. Thomp
son as assistant clerk.
| Mr.. Shaw of Bath was charged and con
veyed similar message to the Governor
and Council.
On motion of Mr. Shaw of Bath,
Ordered. that VIM. j. Smith be messen
ger, Geo. IL. Fisher, assistant messenger
| Fred 4. Stevens, second assistant messen
ger, Walter I. Neal. mail carrier, l.. II
! Hammond, assistant mail carrier, j. T.
1 Frederic, first folder, Chaplin l4ydston, see
ond folder, s. S Holbrook, third folicr
Benz. II. Maxim, door keeper, Walter d.
Became, second donr keeper. and that tht
Speaker appoint the pages.
On motion of Mr.. Drew of Fl Fairfield
Ordered That the rules and orders oil
the last House of Representatives be adopt
eb for the government of this House unit
otherwise ordered.
Mr.. Alden of Union submitted the fol
lowing;
Ordered, That the Clerk of the Houst
be directed to furnish each member ans
officer of the House with three daily paper
such as each member may select.
Mr. Shaw Of Bath inquired whether un
der the order it was not optional with mem
bers to select papers from any place, Bos
ton, California or New York.
Ga motion of Mr.. Lane of Augusta tho
order was amended so as to limit the paper
selected TO those published in this State
Mr. Sprsgue of Monsoon moved to striitc
out three" and insert two but tEit
amendment was lost.
The order was then given a passage.
On motion of Mr.. Emerson of Portland
ordered. That the clerk of the Houet
cause TO be prepared for the use of mem
bers a catalogue containing the names o.
members, alphabetically arranged, with the
residence, postofiice address, boarding
place. occupation politics, number of sea'
and Il diagram of the House. AMI the usuA
number of copies be printed and dis
trihuted.
On motion of Mr. Bril- of Portland.
Ordered. That the Rev. u. i. Randall
of Portland, act as chaplain of the Housi
until otherwise ordered.
The Speaker joined on the part of III,
House to the special committee on psiniin.
and binding. Messrs. Harris of Eas
Machias Cover of Winthrop, Coffin a.
Bangor, Listlefield Of Prospect, knowl,,
of Parkman. kales of Scarboro AMI he
gan of IIanllin Plantation.
For the join; standing committee on Cub
crnatorial vote he appointed on the part q
the House Messrs. Pnrington of MinOT
Dudley of Castle Hill, Morrill, of Gray
I Caryil of Freeman. McKcnney Of Surry
Clark of Sidney, Russell of Thomson
Kent Of Bremen, Stickrey of Brownfiel1
Sargent of Brewer, Delno of Abbot, Fer
guson Of phippsburg, White of Ripley Mu'
ge;t Of Belfast, Paine of Searsport am
Aver of Cornish.
Mr.. Brown of Watervile laid on th'
table the petition of Nathaniel Il. Beal t,
he admitted az a member of the House
from the ciassel Towns of Avon, Phillips
I Salem, Strong, Weld, Perkins plantation
and Letter T..
\ communication was received from thu
secretary Of State transmitting tue official
returns of votes cast for representatives ia
/ the 6Gth Legislature at the September elec
ton Is12, which were laid on the table 10
: await the appointment Of a committee.
| TN motion of Mr.. Harris Of East Machias
+ the House adjourned until morning at IL
O'Clock.