Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07

| ing tI1c present SESSION.
| On motion Of Mr.. Hall of Caribou
| Ordered: That the rules and orders
of the last House of Representatives be
| adopted for the government of this
House until otherwise ordered.
| On motion of Mr.. Snow OF Bruins
wick
| Ordered: That the clerk Of the House
| furnish catalogue containing the
names of members alphabetically ar
ranged. with the residences postoffice
address, boarding place, occupation
politics, number of seat and diagram
of the House, and that the usual num-
Der of copies be printed and distribut-
| ed.
| on motion Of Mr. Moore of SacO-
| Ordered: That the secretary of State
be directed to deliver to the clerk Of
the House one copy of the Holy Bible,
one copy of Webster's Unabridged
Dictionary, one copy of the Standard
Dictionary, one copy of Lippincotts
Pronouncing Gazetteer and one copy OF
| Cushing's Manual.
On motion of Mr.. HaVey of Sulll
VAN
Ordered: That the clerk of the House
! be authorized to procure the services
of a stenographer and typewriter dur
| ing the present session Of the LegiSla
| ture.
on motion of Mr.. Frost of Lewis
| ton
Il Ordered That the secretary of State
Il be directed to furnish each member
Il and officer of the House with postage
Il stamps to the same amount furnished
II the members and officers of the 73d
Legislature.
II Mr.. Andrews of Augusta presented
the following order and moved its pas
II sage:
II Ordered: That the clerk Of the House
be directed to furnish each member and
II officer Of the House with one copy Of
II the Daily Kennebec Journal and two
II other daily papers printed in the state
II such as each member and officer may
II select.
Mr.. PIKE OF Passport: Mr.. Speaker,
| don't think it should be made COM
II pulsory for the members of this House
to read the kennebec Journal or any
Il other paper, and | think it should be
II left to the selection of the members
to select their own papers. The order
II gives us choice Of two papers but we
must read the kennebec Journal.
certainly object to it, for one.
II Mr.. MONTGOMERY of Camden:
4 Mr.. Speaker, / move an amendment to
the order by striking out the Words
Daily Kennebec Journal and the WORD
two and substituting the WORD
three" so that the order as amended
Il will read. THAT the clerk of the House
! be directed to furnish each member
| and officer of the House three daily
IL, Sfnf
4 each member and officer may select
/ Mr.. ANDREWS of Augusta: Nj.
] Sneaker. | introduced the order in the
| form in which it appears for the real
| son that the publishers of the kenna-
bee journal take pains to print ea2h
morning a stenographic report of the
| proceedings of the House of the day
before Sometimes this work has been
| so extensive that it takes nearly the
whole paper; and nearly every member
| of the House reads the kennebec
Journal in the morning; but if the gen
| tleman wishes to offer the amendment
| | will accept it.
The question being on the adoption
| Of tho amendment, the motion to adopt |
| it was agrecrto.
| The order as amended then received
| a passage.
On motion of Mr. Spear Of South |
| Portland.
Ordered That the Speaker appoint q
| special clerk who shall act as his per
sonal messenger and shall take charge |
! of the documents and desks of the
| members and keep them in order and
who shall be at all times under and |
subject TO the orders of the Speaker.
-, of
Camden,
Ordered That ]. s. Estes be the OIL |
| Eial stenographcr of the House and A. |
| Fl. Whitman be assistant Stenographer |
| for the present session |
| The following order was received |
| from the Senate:
Ordered That the returns of votes |
given in tho several cities, towns and |
plantations of the State for the polit |
| zeal years Of 1909 and 1910 be referred |
| to a joint 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. Coolidge of Lisbon, |
Stackpoie of Eridgewater. Boyer OF
| Portland, Harris of Salem. Harmon of
| Stonington, Fortier of Waterville, Har |
| ringtnr of South Thomaston. McLain |
of Bremen. Pishea Of Rumford, Weld T!
| Of Old Town, Hamlin Of Ornevillc, |
| Farnham Of Bath, Higgins Of Starlls, |
Drake of Frankfort, Hartman of Med |
| dybe mps and Hannaford Of Newfield. |
The Speaker appointed as pages Roy
Morrison, James NJ. Benson and Rich |
| ard Stewart.
The Speaker appointed as document
| clerk Thomas Williams.
| As special clerk to the Speaker the
| Speaker appointed Fred II. Hoar.
The Speaker appointed the follow ing
monitors: LIST division. Russell of Gar
diner; ID division. Trimble of Calais;
Cd division. kimball of kingman 4th
| division. Addition of Leeds: 5th divi-
sion, Thurlough of Cutler; 9Th division,
Hartman of Meddybemps: eth divi-
sion, Lane of Paris; 9Th division. Libby
of Amity.
| The following order was received
| from the Senate:
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