Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-04
MAINE LEGISLATURE. !.
sEvENTIETH SESSION.
SENATE.
Thursday. Jan. 3. 1eO

ported that the committee to which
were referred the votes east for SEN
ators to this Legislature had attended
to their duty. and reported that the
following persons had received plu-
rality of the votes cast in their re-
spoctive districts and are therefore
elected senators, viz.
FIRST DISTRICT, YORK-Oiver c.
Ttcomb. Acton; George F. Morrison,
Saco; Freeman f. Rankin. Wells.
SECOND DISTRICT, CUMBER-
LAND-Winburn NJ. Staples. Bridgton:
Harry Il. Virgin. Portland: Thurston
s Burns. Westbroos; Joseph Y. Holds
don, Yarmouth.
THIRD DISTRICT. OXFORD
Charles II. Prince, Buckfield; Joseph F.
Stearns Lowell.
| FOURTH DISTRICT. ANDROSCOG-
GIN-Wallace II. White. Lewiston.
Bert NJ. Fernald. South Portland
FIFTH DISTRICT. FRANKLIN
Newell F. Noble Phillips.
| SIXTH DISTRICT. SAGADAHOC-
| Frank &. Whitehouse. Topsham
| SEVENTH DISTRICT, KENNEBEC
i -Pcleg O. Nickery, Augusta: Caleb c.
| IlDDN. IIllStOIl, IAutIIIUS Aluen, w III
| throp.
| EIGHTH DISTRICT, SOMERSET
George @. Weeks. Fairfield; Edmund G.
| bryant. Pittstield.
| NINTH DISTRICT. PISCATAQUIS
Victor w. MacFarlane. Greenville.
TENTH DISTRICT. PENOBSCOT-
| James Adams. Bangor: Stanley Plum
| mer. Dexter; Nathaniel NJ. Jones, Lin
| coin.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT. LINCOLN
-Orrin McFadden. Dresden.
TWELFTH DISTRICT, KNON-L.
NJ. Staples. Washington.
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. WALDO
Albert Pierce. Frankfort.
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT, HAN
COCK-Hannibal IL. Hamlin. Ellis
worth: Albert Il. Buck. Orland.
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT, WASH
INGTON-Ceorge a. Murchie, Calais;
+. X. Wilson. Cherryfield.
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT. ARGOS
TOOK-John w. Dudley. Castle Hill
Plantation: Albert A. Burleigh, Houl-
toon.
And the report was accepted.
Mr.. Fernald of Androscoggin. for the
joint select committee to which, was
referred the returns of votes for Gov
ernor for the political years of 1901 and
1902, reported that the committee had
examined the said returns and found
that the whole number of votes re
turned for Governor is 115.S70
John +. Hill. 73.543
Samuel l.. Lord. 81. 05S
Grant Rogers. 1858
Norman w. Lermond. ga
Scattering,
(Signed) Bert NJ. Fcrnold.
Chairman on part of the Senate.
Jacob r. Little.
Chairman on part of the House.
The report was read and accepted
and sent to the House.
Upon motion by Mr.. Plummer of Pc
nObScOt. it was
Ordered. That committee Of three
or the part of the Senate with such as
the House may join be appointed to
wait upon Hon. John F. Hill and in
form him that he has been duly elect
cd Governor for the current political
years 1901 and 1902.
The President appointed as such
committee on the part of the Senate.
Messrs. Plummer of Penobscot. Bur
leigh of Aroostook, and Burns of Cum
berland. The President announced later
that the foregoing order presented by
the senator from Penobscot had come
back from the House cOncurred in on
the part of the House and the commit
tee formed on the part of the House
Mr.. Plummer Of Penobscot thereaf
ter reported that the committee APP
pointed to notify the Governor elect
that he had been elected had attended
to that duty and that the Governor
elect was plea sed to inform them that
he accepted the office and would at
tend upon the joint session of the two
Houses of the Legislature at such time
as they might indicate for the purpose
of taking and subscribing to the Oaths
required by the constitution.
Upon motion by Mr.. Virgin of Cum
berland, it was
Ordered. That a message be sent to
the House of Representatives. prOros
ing n convention of both branches of
the Legislature forthwith in the hall
OF the House. for the purpose of ad
to the Honorable John F.
Hill the oath required by the consti
tuition To qualify NM u tIittI upoii tii'' |
discharge of his office duties.
And the secretary was thereupOn APP |
pointed to bear the said message and |
reported that he had |
the same to the House.
A message was thereafter received |
from the House. conveyed by Mr.. Cot
ton it's clerk. as follows:
Il am charged with message from |
the House to inform this body of the |
of the House in the pro-
position to hold a convention forthwith ,
for the purpose of administering to the
Hon. John F. Hill. Governor-elect, the
necessary oaths of Office.
The Senate then proceeded to the
Representatives hall, where a conven-
ton was formed
On the return of the Senate to their
chamber, upon motion by Mr.. Buck of
Hancock. it was
Ordered. That 500 copies of the
Governors message be printed for the
rse of the Senate.
The secretary of the Senate then read
the list of joint standing committees
and also the Senate standing commit
fees. (For the joint committees see
House repOrtD
The Senate standing committees are
as follows: