Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-01-03

of the Senate of 1899.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. |
Hayden of Augusta.
The following communication was
read by the secretary:
State of Maine.
Office of the Secretary OF state.
To the Secretary of the Senate:
In compliance with section % of
chapter of the Revised Statutes, 1
hereby certify that the following are
the names and residences of the sena-
tors-clect to the Seventeen Legisla-
ture, as appears by the report ot-the
Governor and Council, under date of
October seth, 1860, to wit:
FIRST DISTRICT. YORk-Oliver G.
Titcomb, Acton; George +. Morrison,
Ss -~;r.ee"@n E. Rankin, Wells.
.storook oemISTRICT, CUMBEH-
LAND -Sage IN NJ Staples, BridStcn;
Harry l.. N1fs 4, Portland; Thuraton
:. Burns, Wcstbrook; Joseph y. Hods-
don, Yarmouth.
THIRD DISTRICT, OXFORD
Charles II. Prince, Buckiield; Joseph f.
Stcarns, Lowell.
FOURTH DISTRICT, ANDROSCOG-
GIN-N 2llace II. White, Lewiston;
Bert NJ. Fernald. South Portland.
FIFTH DISTRICT, FRANKLIN
Newell /. Noble Phillips.
SIXTH DISTRICT, SAGADAHOC-
Frank {. Whitehouse, Topsham.
SEVENTH DISTRICT, KENNEBEC
-Peleg Q. Nickery. Augusta; Caleb G.
Libby, Pittston; Rutillus Alden, Win
throp.
EIGHTH DISTRICT. SOMERSET
George &. Weeks, Fairfield; Edmund {.
Bryant, Pittsfield.
NINTH DISTRICT. PISCATAQUIS
Victor ". 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 +. Hamlin, Els
worth; Albert r. Buck, Orland.
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT. WASH
INGTON-George \. Murchie, Calais;
L. X. Wilson, Cherryfield.
SIIXTEENTH DISTRICT, ARGOS
TOOk-John w. Dudley, Castle Hill
Plantation; Albert a. Burleigh, Houl-
ton.
IN testimony whereof. | have caused
the seal of the State to be hereunto af-
fixed at Augusta, this first day of jan
uary, nineteen hundred and one, and
of the Independence of the United
States of America the one hundred
and tWenty-fifth.
(Signed) BRfON BOYD.
Secretary of State.
And the ron being called. the follow
ing named senators-elect responded to
their names:
Messrs. Adams. Alden, Bryant, Bur
leigh, Burns, Dudley. Fernald, Hamiin,
Hodsdon, Jones, Libby. Macfarlane,
McFadden, Morrison. Murchie, Noble,
Pierce, Plummer. Prince, Rankin,
Staples of Cumberland, Staples of
Knox, Stearns. Titcomb. Vickcry. Nir-
gin, Whitehouse. Wilson Buck and
quorum of the senator's elect was pres
ent
On motion of Mr.. Plummer of Penob-
scot, that Senator-elect was charged
with a message to the Governor and
Council. informing them that quorum
of the senator's elect to the 10th LegiS-
lature is present in the Senate cham
Der, ready to take and subscribe the
oaths of office required by the Consti-
tuition to qualify them TO enter upon
the discharge of their official duties.
Mr.. Plummer subsequently reported
that he had delivered the message with
which he was charged and the Cover
nor was pleased to reply that he would
attend upon the senators-elect forth
with for the purpose of administering
to them the oaths required by the Con-
stitution.
Thereupon the Governor, attended
by the Council and heads of depart
ments came in. before whom the
Senator's elect took and subscribed the
oaths required by the Constitution.
The Governor and suite then with
drew.
On motion by Mr.. White of Andros-
coggin, that senator and MessrS. Alden
of kennebec, and Buck of Hancock.
were appointed committee to receive,
sort and count votes for President OF
the Senate. The committee performed
it's duty and reported that Hannibal E
Hamlin had received q votes, being
the total number of votes cast, where
upon he was declared duly elected as
President of the Senate for the years
1901-1902.
Mr.. Hamlin was conducted to the
chair by Mr.. Vickery of Kennebec, and
Mr.. Pierce of Waldo; and thereupon
addressed the Senate as follows:
Fellow Senators:-I should be lack
ing in ordinary feeling if l failed to
appreciate your kindness in e1ecting
me President of the Senate and the full
honors which the position brings.
certainly do appreciate your kindness
as well as the great honor which you
have conferred upon me. TIE honor
seems to me more marked as | recall
the distinguished gentlemen who have
preceded me and whose record | cannot !
always expect to equal. My own mex
perience in this position is known to
you ALL and We're it not for the fact
that / believe you are all my friencs
and that l can rely upon your
leniency, l should hardly venture
NV acceptance. Trusting, however,
that you viii believe ! shall perform
nv duties to the best of my ability.
IA rplyiDU nDOD NOJIr kind CO. !