Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-03


ueIome personally acquainted with
ou l nope to meet you and express to
ou more 1nlly the sense of obligation
~ winch You have placed me by
SeNctlns me to preside over Your de-
Eberations. 0
Gentlemen of the House of Represen-
tatives. the Chair now awaits Won,
pleasure (Applausc)
On motion of Mr.. Baldwin Atassr.
u"in OF Boothbay Rarbcr. Dyer
Duckheld. Martin OF Bangor, Hall
VI lover. Higgins of Ellsworth. Dom
dero OF Chelsea and Lynch of WASH
histon were appointed q committee to
iceei'e' sort and count votes for clerk
OF the House.
having attended to the duty assign
ed H. Mr.. Baldwin from the committee.
reported as follows:
! Whole number Of votes 1i1
Necessary for a choice :,
T.. NJ. Thompson had s.
Leonard Z. Clarke had sc
| Scattering I
and +. NJ. Thompson was declared du,v
lclectcd clerk Of the House.
On motion of Mr. CobD. Messrs. Cobb
OIL aGrdincr. Walker of Lyman. Ran
| dali Of Montville, Folsom OF Norridee-
Wock. Gijdings of Gorham and Doni-
gan of Bingham were appointed a COM
mlttee to receive, sort and count votes
for assistant clerk.
Having attended to the duty assign
Cd 1t. Mr.. Cobb, from the committee,
| reported as follows:
Whole number of votes az
| Necessary for a choice y
Harry II. Coolidge had 81
| Walter Philoon had IS
ana Harry Il. Coolidge was declared
du'y elected assistant clerk.
| On motion of Mr.. Leighton of West
brook that gentleman WAS charged
| with and conveyed Il message to the
| Governor, notifying him of the Or
| sanitation Of the House by the election
OF q Speaker. clerk and assistant clerk.
MI. Leighton subsequently reported
that he had performed the duty as
signed him.
| On motion of Mr. Hall of Dover
| that gentleman was charged with
| and conveyed q message to the Sen
| ate informing that body of the organ
| lzatiOn OF the House by the election
of Speaker, clerk and assistant
clerk.
Mr.. Hall subsequently reported that
he had discharged the duty assigned
him.
| a message was received from the
Senate through Mr.. Irving of Carbon
| informing the House that the Senate
had been duly organized by the choice
| of Hon. Fred J. Allen as President,
r. q. Harrington as secretary and S.
&c. w. Simpson rs assistant secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Hall of Dover that
gentleman was charged with the duty
of conducting the clerk and assist
| ant clerk to the Governor to receive
| the oaths necessary to qualify them
to enter upon the discharge of their
| official duties.
Mr.. Hall subsequently reported that
he had performed the duty assigned
him.
Mr.. Hall Of Dover presented the fol-
low ing order:
| Ordered. That II. F. Ioar be mes
| sengcr. W. J. Smith be first assistant
messenger, clyde E. Scribner be sec
ond assistant messenger, Lon. NJ.
Philbrick be postmaster. James A.
Chase be mail carrier. Joseph II. Dix
on be first folder. Chaplin Luydston be
| second folder. l.. T.. Thornton be third
| folder, Patrick Hayes be first dock
keeper, OriSun W. Sole be second door,
keeper, and that the Speaker appoint
the pages.
Mr.. johnson Of Watcrvillc moved
to amend the foregoing oruer by sub
! shutting the following:
Ordered. That Frank /. Allen he
messenger. Arthur Leonard he first as
sistant messenger. Frank Miller be
I
Cummings he postmaster. George y.
Murphy be mail carrier. a. II. Norton
| be first folder. \. p. Gray be second
folder. Harry Mansfield DC third fold
err. John Il. Bennett he first door
keeper. F.. &. Dcerng be second door
keeper
Mr. johnson also moved that the
vote upon the amendment be taken by
Il division.
The motion WAS agreed to.
The Speaker appointed as monitors.
| McssrS. panforth of Skowhegan. Fol
som of Norr;dgewock. Hovey of Sulli-
van. Skidmore of Liberty. Chase of
WATERFORD, Joy Of Eden. Martin Of
Bangor and Allen of Richmond.
a division being had. the amend
mcnt was lost by a vote of 63 to s..
The order was then given a passage.
On motion of Mr. Smith Of Patten.
Ordered. That the clerk of the House
| be directed to invite the clergymen Of
Augusta IIaIlowcli and Gardner to
| officiate as haplains OF tie House dur
ing the present session.
on motion OF Mr.. Peacock of Lubec.
Ordered. That the ru:e5 and orders of
| the last House of Representatives. be
| adopted for thr government Of this
House until otherwise ordered.
| The following order was received
| from the Senate:
| ordered. That The returns Of votes
given in the several cities. towns and
| plantations of the State for the politi-
cal years of 1907 and 1908 be referred
to q point select committee OF seven on
the part of the Senate, with such as
the House may join.
The Speaker joined on the part of
the. House Messrs. Stubs of Strong.
Smith of Patten, Hall of Caribou. Pea
cock of Lubec. Frost OF Lewiston,