Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-07
HOUSE..
In Convention Of Members Elect Of the House
OF Representatives.

In Convention Of Members. Elect Of the Hous'
Of Representatives.
| .''5t Augusta, Jan. 6, 1867.
| This being the day designated by the
constitution of the State for the meet
ing of the Sixty-eighth Legislature
the members-elect of the House OF
Representatives assembled in their hal
at 10 o'clock A. NJ: and were called tc
order by the clerk of the last House.
| Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hayden CT
Augusta.
A communication was received from
the secretary of State transmitting a
certified roll of the representatives
elect of the Sixty-eighth Legislature
A call of the roll by the clerk revealed
the presence of quorum, 142 members
elect, responding to their names.
On motion of 1Mr. Murray. Messrs
Murray ofPembroke, Knowlton of Port.
land, Talbot Of Lewiston, Currier OF
Pennington, Macomber of Augusta
Levensaler of Thomaston and Young OF
Hiram. were appointed committee tC
Iwait on the Governor and inform. him
of the presence of a quorum of the
| members of the House of Repre-.
sentatives in Representatives hall and
|request his attendance to administer to
them the oath required by the constitu-
ton to enable them to enter upon the
discharge of their official duties.
| Subsequently Mr. Murray reported
that the committee had performed the
duty assigned it, and His EXcellency
the Governor was pleased to say that
with his Council. he would forthwith
attend upon the convention for the pur-
pose indicated in the message.
Thereupon the Governor. accompan-
lied by his Council, came in and admin
Iistered. and the members-elect sub
scribed. the oaths necessary to qualify
them to enter upon the discharge OF
their official duties.
| The Governor and his Council then
withdrew. ..... .,-
In the House Of Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. Hamilton. Messrs
| Hamilton of Biddeford. Hussey o1
Guilford Maxwell of Richmond. Whit
ney of Norrdgewock, Shaw of Saco
Hill of Portland and Patten of Am
1
receive sort and count votes fol
Speaker.
Having attended to the duty assigned
it. Mr. Hamilton. from the committee
reported as follows:
Whole number of votes, 15S
Necessary for a choice. Il
Seth l.. Larrabee had 1873
And Hon. Seth L. Larrabee was de-
clared duly elected Speaker of the
| House.
Mr.. Larrabee was conducted to the
chair by Mr.. Hamilton, and addressed
the House as follows:
| Gentlemen of the House Of Represen-
tatives: 1 am pleased to accept Tho
high Office to which you have elected
me with such unanimity. i appreciate
Il the great responsibilities and the i'm.
portant duties which l assume by sucf
acceptance. Your cooperation and as
| sistance is earnestly solicited and vii
be constantly required to enable me tt
discharge the difficult and peculiar
duties of the position which you have
assigned me. I shall endeavOr to be
faithful to the interests of the State
and to serve you fairly and fmpartially
1 hope thereby to retain the esteem o.
those among you whose friendship
now enjoy, and to merit the confidence
which those, with whom l. have little
or no acquaintance, have SO generously
by their votes, expressed.
/ We are here assembled to discharge
a great trust which the people Of Maine
i have committed to US. We have M
sovereign but the people. From then
we come, for them we shall act, and t.
i them we shall be accountable for wha
we do. Unto our keeping they have en-
trusted all their laws and rules of civi
government. They have made us thu
i stewards of their educational. penal
Ireformatory and charitable institutions
Il They have appointed us to measure thu
burden Of taxation which they shall
bear and to apportion ie equitably ant
!, without unjust discrimination. The.
Il have made as arbiters Of all new ant
proposed legislation. If one good ant
salutary law is lost to them. or one BAT
or pernicious law enacted by this Leg
Iislature, we shall be responsible, for NJ
law can be repealed or enacted save b.
our consent Responsibility always in
Illuces conservatism. We should b
slow to change existing laws or to en-
act new ones unless we are satisfies
, beyond a reasonable doubt that sucl
action will be wise and progressive
Fl Our individual business experiences O
, the past few years of financial depres
sion have taught us lessons of prudenc
, and economy that we may well brin
to apply to the consideration of Stat
affairs. No appropriation of the PEG
pies, money should be made save i
response to the urgent demands of put
lie necessity The people of Maine ar
N an Industrious and prosperous people
q Industry recognizes the necessity c
taxation and bears it generously, blu
halts if it becomes excessive Pros
!. perty is aided and increased universal
= ly as taxation is decreased and light
ened. We should take from the say
| ings and the property of our people ft
public use by way of taxation as light
| as we consistently can to provide fe
I the public welfare. But while we ente
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