Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-08


Harry r. Virgin, Portland; Thurston
S. Burns, Westbrook; Winburn M.
Staples, Bridgton; Charles H. Randall,
Portland.
Third Senatorial District.
John NJ. Philbrook, Bethel.
Fourth Senatorial District.
George C. Wing, Auburn; Walter E.
Plummer. Lisbon.
Fifth Senatorial District.
George NJ. Currier, Pennington.
Sixth Senatorial District.
John S. Hyde. Bath.
Seventh Senatorial District.
Rutillus Alden, Winthrop; c. c.
Libby, Pittston; Joseph H. Manley,
Augusta.
Eighth Senatorial District.
Edmund c. Bryant, Pittsfield; For
rest Goodwin. Skowhegan.
Ninth Senatorial District.
Frank E. Guernsey, Dover.
Tenth Senatorial District.
Isaiah K. Stetson, Bangor; Halbert
P. Gardner, Patten; Amos w. Knowl-
ton, Newburgh.
Eleventh Senatorial District.
Luther Maddocks. Boothbay Harbor.
Twelfth Senatorial District.
L. M. Staples, Washington.
Thirteenth Senatorial District.
Lucius c. Morse, Liberty.
Fourteenth Senatorial District.
Albert R. Buck, Orlando; Edward S.
Clark. Eden.
Fifteenth Senatorial District.
Emerson K. Wilson, Cherryfield;
Bion NJ. Pike, Lubec.
Sixteenth Senatorial District.
Albert A. Burleigh, Houlton; ]. w.
Dudley, Castle Hill Pl.; Howard
Pierce, Ft. Kent.
In testimony whereof, l have caused
the seal of the State to be hereunto
affixed at Augusta, this 7th day of
January, A. D., nineteen hundred and
three, and of the independence of the
United States Of America the one
hundred and twenty-seventh.
(Signed) BYRON BOYD.
Secretary of State.
and the roll being called, the following
senators elect responded to their
names:
Messrs. Alden, Bryant, Buck, Bur-
leigh. Burns, Clark, Currier, Dudley,
Gardner, Goodwin, Guernsey, Hyde,
Knowlton, Libby, Maddocks, Manley,
Morrison. Morse Philbrook, Pierce,
Pike, Plummer, Randall, Rankin,
Staples of Cumberland, Staples of
Knox, Stetson, Titcomb, Virgin, Will
son. Wing, (3D and a quorum Of the
senator's elect was present.
On motion by Mr.. Burns of Cumber-
land, that senator was charged with
message to the Governor and Council,
informing them that a quorum of the
Senator'S elect of the Seventy
Legislature is present in the Senate
chamber, ready to take and subscribe
the oaths of office required by the
constitution to qualify them to enter
upon the discharge of their official
duties.
Mr.. Burns 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 senator's 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 departments.
came in, before whom the senator's
elect took and subscribed the oaths
required by the constitution.
The Governor and suite then with
drew
ington, that senators and Messrs. Man
ley of Kennebec, and Gardner of PEN
obscot, were appointed a committee
70 receive, sort and count votes for.
President of the Senate. The COM
mittee performed it's duty and reported
that Harry r. Virgin had received the
total number of votes cast, 29, where
upon he was declared duly elected as
President of the Senate for the years
1903-1904.
Mr. Virgin was conducted to the
chair by Senators Staples of Cumber-
land, and Staples of Knox, and there
upon addressed the Senate as follows:
Fellow Senators: III
1 am deeply sensible of the distinc-
ton you have conferred upon me in
electing me President of the Senate,
and 1 assure you the unanimity Of your
action is highly gratifying.
/ am not unmindful of the high hon.
ors that attend the Office but, on the
contrary, fully appreciate them. When
/ used to frequent this chamber
thirty-seven years ago, boy-iike, /
wished some day that I might succeed
my father who then occupied this
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