Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-01

The 18th Legislature adjourned at
6.25 p. NJ. Friday without day. The
.gavel fe, si1 the House for the lastAime
ct that moment and final adjouf9m ent
hn tae4Senate I'D three minuteAater
The entire dam Vas passed lingering
|upaodds and ehds of business and Civ
ing final passage to the last of the APP
Preparation bills. The only incident
of business out of the ordinary was
he falling between the Houses of the
Dill for the grading. packing and
branding of apples. Representative
Macomber of Winthrop secured the
indefinite postponement of the bill in
he House on the ground that numer-
lus Inaccuracies had crept into itsdur-
ngs the time that it had been before
p&esIegislature but. the sSenate refused
to concur with the House in the in
definite spQstponement Of the bill.
Barely the number necessary for the
transaction of business were present
when the Hose and Senate resumed
business at 9 A. NJ. Representative
Austin of Phillips presided and during
The lulls between the transaction of
the necessary business another mock
session was enacted. The members OF
ethe House were SO nightly pleased
hat their duties We're nearing the end
hat they marched about the corri-
Tors in lock-step, singing Home,
sweet Home" and other songs, re-
peated their action OF the previous
vening in invading the sacred pre-
cints of the Senate, and not satisfied
with that marched through the Execu-
tive department and stopped in front
# the Governors private office long
.nough to give three cheers for
2laisted." Not satisfied with that ON
their return to the House they seized
upon Senator Staples, who was just
sntering the hall, and forcing him up
I'm a chatr dspsRnded of, him a speech
ION Z. yKQfnan sRfirage." The senator
acrepfJ fhe ION with good grace
ana Nh Jed s4fbappy vein both to
ting fSasf and ~ Dc, sentiments Of
GOOD vii xhfsh hes sasid,he ffls towafds
he uedfhcFs ID. tie Ffpnse Speaker
Pro TEN "A ustiD and Representatives
Williamson, Gkar Nsater, Goodwin and
others were sslso> coa}peiled to take
heir stand as Senator Staples, had
1Sne and. address ths1f fellows.
fOTIneT I tliSTtsSfItdH JuJlH =,
Swasey OF the I'd District was present
during the day and was given Some
thing. of reception ,bys his constitu-
IN. among the repIsenNatyss. MIR.
Swasey has just sesfSRred from Sc
we're gttack of .tl$Sfp. -.
The beginning u tile. end came at
So P. III. when Representative Pat
tangall was dispatched by Speaker
Morey to notify the Senate that the
House had no further business before
it. The veteran messenger of the
Senate, Charles II. Lovejoy of Sidney
soon appeared in the broad aisle of the
hall of the House, just as he has done
for many previous sessions, and an
nounced a message from the Senate
The message was delivered by Senator
Hill OF Penobscot, who announced that
the Senate was ready to adjourn with
out date.
A Joint committee was then formed
o wait upon the Governor, consisting
| of Senators Boynton. Harrington anc
Gowell and Representatives Pattangall
IStrickland. Wilson, Austin and Wheel
er,s with instructions to inform hin
| that both branches Of the Legislature
had transacted all business before
| hem. A few moments later COM
| nunication was received from th'
| Executive saying that he had signed
500 acts and 226 resolves and had M
further communication to make to th'
Legislature. The gavels fell in boil
Houses within three minutes of eacl
other and the 18th Legislature STOOD
| n II iourped without 6ay