Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-03
Both Branches Of The 73rd
Legislature Meet.
kennebec Senatorial Contest.
Resubmission Bill Introduced.
Good Roads Committe ..Governor
Makes an Appointment.

The members-elect OF the House and
| Senate met in their respective cham
| bers shortly after 9 o'clock yesterday
| morning and proceeded to organize
With the election of the officers nomi-
| mated at the Republican caucus Tues
| day evening. Don A. H. Powers of
Houltcn was elected Speaker of the
House by a strict party vote, there be-
| ing IS ballots for Mr.. Powers and e. for
Charles +. johnson of Waterville, the
Democratic nominee.
The presiding officer of the Senate
during the coming session will be Fred
j. Allen of Sanford. He was elected by
the following vote: Whole number of
votes cast, 30; necessary for choice,
i6; Oakley c. Curtis. Oem.) of Port
land lad 8, and Fred J. Allen G;ep) of
Sanford. had %. The other officers of
tile Senate We're filled by the election
of the officers nominated at the Repub-
lican caucus of Tuesday evening.
The drawing of seats was attended
by more or less inerriment as usual
and but few changes were made. The
kennebec county delegation was somc-
what scattered by the drawing, though
the greater part of them succeeded in
getting good seats near the front. Ferd
Pooler of Waterville, Lester A. Perry of
Randolph and w. It. Reynolds Of
Winslow secured seats in the very
front row. Harry f. Merrill of Mon
mouth, Willis w. Kelley OF Farming
dale and Charles S. Cobb of Gardiner
drew seats in the next row behind
them and Charles F. Johnson of Wat
erville drew seat in the thirdrOwfrOm
the front on the south side Of the
chamber. Joseph w. Allen of Mt. Ner-
ION drew seat 122. about half way
back in the House. Charles G.. Dondero
will sit in seat IS. in the middle of the
chamber. Elmer f. Newbert of Angus
ia and Bert p. Stuart of Belgrade will
occupy adjoining desks SO and IS in the
third section. Reuel J. Noyes and Ern-
field j. Crosby Of Albion will sit in the
third row from the rear, but at Oppo-
site ends of the House.
The only bill of Importance to be in
troduced was that by Johnson of Wat
erville, for the Somerset Railroad OK
tension through the woods to the Ca
madam border. This new route will
start at Seeboomook and travel north
erly to the border of the State accord
ing to copies Of the bill which have
been advertised in the daily papers
during the past three weeks, as pre-
scrihcG by the statutes. The Somerset
Railroad Co. already has a charter to
construct an extension from its pres
cnt terminus at Birch point to See
moobouk The bill was laid on the ia
Bile pending the appointment OF the
Joint standing committees.
I
Washington county, started the resub-
mission ball rolling by Introducing liz
the Senate chamber yesterday morn
ing. Immediately after the OrganiZi-
ton. q bill 10 repeal the Sturgis en-
forcement act and resolve asking for
reSubmissiOn. These were laid on the
table pending the appointment Of the
Joint standing committees.
At q meeting of the Governor and
Council yesterday Frederick a. Pow
crs of Houlton was confirmed as Assoc
ciate Justice of the supreme Judicial
court. Associate Justice Powers was
present and qualified for his second
term.
Thomas T.. Shaw Of Portland was
confirmed as u trustee of the Name
School for the Deaf.
Mrs. Frederick COny of Randolph was
appointcd trustee of the Maine IN
sane hospital to fill the vacancy caused
bv the death of Mrs. Oramandel smith
Of Ltchfield.
The Kcnncbec senatorial election
contest received attention in the Sen
.tc chamber Yesterday Afternoon, when