Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-09

committee to wait upon the Honorable
John F. Hill and inform him that he
had been duly elected Governor of
| the State of Maine for the current
political years of 1908 and 1904, Messrs.
Smith of Pressure Isle, Mead of Bridg-
ton. Gannett of Augusta, Savage of
Bingham, McFaul of Machias, Clark of
Prospect, and Thompson of Orono.
Mr.. Smith subsequently reported
that the committee had discharged
the duty assigned it and that the Gov
ernor- was pleased to, say that he
1acteptetf ethe office to which he had
been elected, and would attend at such
place and time as it might please the
Legislature to designate for the pur-
pose of taking the oaths required by
] the constitution to enable him to enter
upon the discharge of his official
duties.
A communication was received from
the Senate. through it's Secretary, pro-
posing a joint convention of the two
branches of the Legislature forthwith
/ in the Hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives for the purpose of admins
tering to the Hon. John F. Hill, Gov
ernor-elect, the oaths required by the
constitution to enable him to enter
upon the discharge of his official du-
ties.
On motion of Mr.. Weeks of Fairfield,
the Clerk conveyed a message to the
Senate signifying the concurrence of
the House in the proposition for a con-
vention.
Thereupon the Senate came in and a
convention was formed.
In Convention.
On motion of Senator Stetson,
Messrs. Stetson of Penobscot, Goodwin
of Somerset Tremblay of Lewiston
Howes of Washburn, SWEET of Port
land, McGregor of Enfield, and Little
field of Rockland, We're appointed a
committee to wait upon the Hon. John
f. Hill. Governor-elect, and inform
him that the two branches of the
Legislature were in convention as
senlbled in Representatives Hail.
ready to administer to him the oaths
required by the constitution to qualify
him to enter upon the discharge OF his
official duties. and receive from him
such communications as he might be
pleased to make.
|
ported that the committee had dis
charged the duty assigned it and that
the Governor-elect was pleased to say
that he was ready to take the neces-
sary oaths of office and would forth
with attend upon the convention.
Thereupon the Governor came
in. attended by the Council and heads
of departments, and took and sub
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him to enter upon the discharge of his
official duties.
The Governor then communicated
with the convention by address. tSee
other columns).
| The Governor and suite then retired
| The purposes for which the corven
ton was called having been accom-.
plished, it was dissolved and the
| Senate retired,
In House.
Mr.. Allen of Sanford announced the
Native elect from Nobleboro, and was
charged with the duty of conducting
him before the, Governor and Council
to take the necessary oath of office
Subsequently Mr. Allen reported that
III iie'o uiSSiidi ecu the uuly assigned
him, and thereupon Mr. Clarke APP
peared and took his seat.
| The Speaker joined on the part of the
| House to the Senate committee to re-
ceive proposals from the publishers of
the Maine State Year Book for furnish
| ing the State with a sufficient number
| of copies for the years 1903 and 1904,
| Messrs. Hawkes. of Windham, Blake of
| Sidney, White of Dyer Brook, Foss of
Hancock, Jones of Corinna, Nelson of
| New Gloucester and Mcintyre of Wa
| terford.
The Speaker joined on the part of the
| House, to the Senate committee on
| salaries, Messrs, Sewall of Bath,
Leavitt of Turner, McGregor of Enfield,
Davis of Waterville, Blake of Sydney,
Parrot of Oxford and Tapley of
Brooksville.
! The Speaker Joined on the part of the
| House to the Senate committee on the
| revision of the statutes. Messrs. Put
nam of Houiton, Weatherbee of Lin
coin, Cakes of Auburn, Manson of
Pittsfeld, Newcomb of Eastport,
| Abbott of Sfapleigh and Thornton of
Ashland.
| The Speaker announced the joint
standing committees of the Legislature
as follows.
The Joint Standing Committees.
| JUDICIARY-Senato Manley of Ken
| nebec. Wing of Androscoggin and Guern-
sey of Piscataquis. Representatives Allen
| of Sanford. Smith of Pressure Isle, Weeks
a Fairfield Drew Gf ff