The Portland daily press., 1901-01-04
GOVERNOR HILL.
Inauguration At Augusta
Yesterday.
Mr.. Manley's Lack of
Ballots.
House TypeWriters Impressed Into
Service.
Committees of The Two
Houses.
Record Breaker For Quick
Legislation.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.]

ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1
Augusta, January 8.-Three men who
had stood In the same place under SIM
liar circumstances, sat BY the side OF
Governor Hill as he delivered his inaugu-
raj address today. They were ex-0over-
nors RobIe, Oleaves and Powers. The
Governor elect looked down upon q hall
30 crowded with members ana visitors
that during the exercises It was impos-
sible to move about In II. The states
new chief executive read his address so
clearly that none Of his hundreds OF
hearers lost word OF what he eaid. To-
days Inauguration was accompanied
with the usual accessories. There were
bouquets and boutonnisres in offices and
on coat lappeIs. Isaa.ss occupied the
SCORES CT chairs plncea- FOR their accom-
mediation In the aisles of the House. The
senator's appeared, preceded by the veteran
messenger, Charles II. Lovejoy, with the
time honored proclamation: MAKE
way for the Honorable Senate" A little
later came Governor Powers esoorting the
Governor. elect and followed by the Coun-
Gil and there was more proclamation.
The oath was administered to Governor
Hin by Hon. Hannibal Il. Hamlin,
president OF the SenAte, and then the Gov-
ernor's address. which Is printed else
where in this issue, was read. The state
officials nominated last night by the Re
publican caucus were elected and the
change in the governments OF the state
was complete. Before the legislature ad-
journed, the committees were announced
and thus the organization OF the law
making branch were perfected.
In the midst OF the flowers and the
congratulations, the ceremonies and
speeahmaking there were some humorous
incidents. 1t is said that two of the emil
nent gentlemen who were last night
nominated for state offices appeared bs-
| fore the Governor and Council as soon as
those gentlemen had returned from the
Representatives hall. The two state
officers announced that they were ready
to qualify and the oath was about to be
administered to them. There was an
interruption just at this moment in the
shape OF message from the legislature
announcing the election Of these same
officials. Had the oath been administered
i've minutes before, the gentlemen might
have qualified before they were elected.
Then there was the occurrence OF yes
terday which oocasioned some amuss-
ment. The Hon. Joseph II. Manley has
managed many a political campaign, and
IL is the understanding that under his
direction the necessary preparations
for en- election are well looked after.
| Yesterday morning MIR. ManIey was to be
chosen speaker. The Houss was ready to
assemble when the news reached the ears
OF the prospective presiding officer that
no ballots had been prepared. And then
there was hustling. There was no time
to print the little slips of paper, but down
stairs typewriter keys began to jingle
and the sheets Of paper were filed
with the words:
For Speaker,
JoEeph ii. Manley.
sAs the pages were completed young
| men armed with shears and scissors, cut
them into bits of paper each OF which
tore the name of the Republican candi-
date and 1t was with these eleventh hour
ballots that the Augusta man was elect
| ed.
A PORTLAND MEASURE.
The remarkable thing about the days
proceedings was not on the programme,
and 1t caused even more hustling than
did the preparation of the Marley hal-
lots. The legislative mill was set to
grinding and tonight law has bsen
enacted and signed by Governor Hin.
1t Is not unusual for measures to be
ru shed through the legislature In the clos
ing days OF session without reference
10 a committee. but Tor bin 20 be made
law in this manner at the beginning
is thing so unprecedented that the vet