Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07
Organization EFFECTED
IN HOUSE AND SENATE,
Warren C. Phlbrook Named for Attorney General
-.-ConteStS in Joint Caucuses-. Senator Staples
Has Bill to Repeal the Sturgis Law.

| With the organization Of House and
| Senate, which was effected Wednesday
| forenoon, both branches of the 7fth
Legislature are now ready for the
| many important matters which will
come before the present session of the
| Legislature. That it is the intention Of
! the minority party to bring liquor
| questions to the fore as early as posi-
BILE in the session, was evidenced by
the course Of Senator Staples Of Knox,
the recognized leader Of the Demo-
cratic majority in the Senate. At the
| earliest possible moment after the pre-
| liminary organization that he, could
| obtain recognition Senator Staples in
| PRODUCED a bill for the repeal of the
| Sturgis law and a resolve in favor OF
| the resubmissiOn of the prohbitory
amendment, which were promptly
| tabled.
The roll call showed 10 members alb
sent in the House, two of these being
away on account of illness, Capt. l.. II.
Slower of brunswick, the oldest MEM
Der OF the House, "a years of age, and
Col. F. Fl. Strickland of Bangor. In
the Senate 80 of the 81 members We're
present, Francis w. Hill of Exeter,
county being absent on account Of in
juries sustained in a recent accident.
One Of the customs connected with
the organization, which is of vital in
terest to the members of the House. Is
the drawing of the seats. Which the
RI prc.cntatitcS are to occupy during
the session. This was done according
to the usual custom by numbered en-
veloptS and each member waited with
il! concealed cagerncsS the drawing to
determine whether he should take his
seat in some out of the way corner or
in. s,oine favored LOCATION, where h
could easily catch the eye of the
speaker and see what was going on
about him.
Capt l.. II. Slower of Brunswick WhS
allowed to have retained for him seat
1902, while seat 9S was held for Col. +
II. Strickland of Bangor, both Of
wien gentlemen are expected to be
able to take their places in the House
at an early date VIM. 2. Ferguson
Of Sharleigh was allowed seat IL On
account of physical disability. TIL"
other seats were assigned in accord
aIce with the drawing.
REPRESENTATIVES Andrews and Bur
leigh of Augusta drew seats 10 and u.
while Representative Russell of Gardi
ner will occupy seat H. DR.. Fortier of
Waterville drew seat %, while II fell
to the lot of Pattangall of Watervill@
The others of the kennehec county
delegation will occupy seats as fol-
lows: Holt of Clinton 100: Hussey OF
Windsor 2; Lord of Fassalboro 40;
Gilbert of Litchfield 1856; Cummings Of
Manchester 81; Blake of Monmouth
1O1: Charles of Rome S: White OF
Wayne "a.
The prescribed oath of Office to the
REPRESENTATIVES. and Senators eject
was administered by Governor, William
T. cobb. All of the members in both
houses took the cath, none of them de-
string to affirm. The candidates f'r
office named in the House and Senate
Republican caucuses Of Tuesday night
were chosen with very nearly the party
vote IN each case.
Job II. Montgomery Of Camden. the
minority candidate for speaker, was
given the opportunity of escorting TO
the Speakers chair his successful OPP
ponent, George G.. Weeks of Fairfield
and the passage of the two men up the
aisle was made q signal for burst or
APPLAUSE Mr.. Montgomery WILL OF
course. lead the minority party from
the floor Of the House and the major
ity leadership may naturally be eN-
pected to fall to Howard Davies OF
Yarmouth, who is an experienced par
Humanitarian and who served in last
wears House. Mr. Davies will occupy
scat Sc and Mr. Montgomery has as
CT o,,al To him seat IS
When the usual order came up from
the SenatS, for the appointment OF the
ioint standing committees Representa-
tive Rounds of Portland introduced an
amendment providing for the creation
Of 4 new committee called the commit
tee on public corporations to which
matters relating to gas and electro
| mower corporations were to be referred
thus Tightening the labors OF the
judiciary and legal affairs committees