Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-02

preside over this assembly. ] teel
that the best way for me to Show my
appreciation of your action is to use
my best endeavor to faithfully and
impartially perform the duties of the
office. | feel that | am but the agent
of this body, charged with the duty
of carrying out it's will, and promise
i, to perform that duty to the best of
/ my ability
! on this, the very threshold of the
! New Year, we are entering upon a
| very important session of the Legisla-
! ture, one upon which the attention OF
| the people Of the State is focused as
have never seen their attention TO-
f, eussed before. We can. l believe, pass
| such wise and careful legislation as
| will result in the advancement of the
: welfare and safety of the people OF
the state: we can by unwise hasty, in
temperate action easily destroy the
confidence which cur constituents have
reposed in us.
1t is said that opportunity knocks
once at the door of every man.
| Gentlemen, / believe it is now knock
| ing at our door. Let us listen to it;
| LET us try to fully realize and appre-
ciate the responsibilities Of our office:
! let us rise above petty feeling; let us
| so conduct the affairs and business of
| this House that when we adjourn near
! the middle of March, as I believe we
should. the people of the State may
! saw of the 10Th Legislature, at least,
| that it was honest and fearless i'll the
| discharge OF it's duty: at least that 1t
| did its level best to pass such laws as
l ia r., he al all
the PEOPLE of the whole State. Gentle
| men, | thank you. tApplause).
On motion by Mr.. Smith, Messrs.
Smith of Patten, Kicker of Castine,
| Kellei1er OF Portland. Spencer of Ber-
| wick. Peaks of Dover, Farnham of
Batn and Cyr of Fort Kent were APP
pointed a. committee to receives sort
md count votes for clerk Of the House.
Having attended to the duty assign
ed it. Mr. smith from the committee
| reported f4S votes cast CT c. Harvey
he'd 70 and William r. Roix had IS.
and William r. Roix was declared duly
| elected clerk of the House.
message was received from the
| Senate through MIR. Hersey of Areos-
| tool, Informing the House that the
| Senate nau DeeH duiS oiSaitiH'' -
| the choice of Hon. Carl f. Milliken as
| President, William A Lawry OF Au-
cnsta as secretary and l.. ERNEST
| Thornton. OF Houlton as assistant sec
| rotary.
ON motion by Mr.. Peacock, Messrs
| Peacock of Readficld, Smith OF Au-
| burn. Bass of Wilton, Cochran OF
| Fdeeccmb. Dresser of South Portland
| NeWbert of Augusta, Maxwell oil
| Roothkav Harbor and Kehoe of Port
| land We're appointed committee TO
| receive. sort and count votes Tor as
sistant clerk.
| Having attended to the duties as
signed it. Mr. Peacock from the COM
nittes reported 146 votes cast w. w F.
| Kelley had 6S and Gardner *. Heath
| had rs. Gardner X. Heath was then
| declared duly elected assistant clerk.
| ON motion by Mr.. Irving of CARIBOU,
| that gentleman was charged with and
! conveyed message to the Governor,
/ notifying him of the organization OF
| the House by the election of Speak
.r. clerk and assistant clerk.
| Mr.. Irving subsequently reported
fthat he discharged the duty assigned
| him.
| On motion by Mr.. Scates of West
| brook. that gentleman was charged
| With q message to the Senate inform
| ing that body of the organization OF
| the House by the election of Speak
| err. clerk and assistant clerk
| Mr. Seates subsequently reported That
| the Senate had taken recess until
| o'clock in the afternoon, and that the
| message with which he was charged
| could not be delivered at this time.
on motion by Mr.. Wheeler Of South
| Paris. that gentleman was charged
with the duty Of conducting the clerk
| and assistant clerk to the Governor
10 receive and subscribe the oaths me-
| aessary to qualify them to enter upon
he discharge of their official duties.
! Mr.. Wheeler subsequently reported,
hat he had performed the duty as
| gned him.
| The clerk and assistant clerk then
| ssumed charge of their duties.
| The Speaker appointed as monitors of
| he various divisions Messrs. Mute of
| Egiscasset, Libby of. Scarborough, Cook
lei Vassalboro and Austin of Phillips.
| Mr. Mitchell of Kittery introduced the
| ( blowing order: T.
Ordered, That Patflek Hayes be mes
1 senger; clyde d. Scribner be assistant
| messenger; Roy Leach be postmaster
| Thomas Rollins be mail carrier; Joseph
| H. Dixon be first folder stephen Pur-
| ington be second folder; Charles a. Ash
| ford be doorkeeper, and that the Speaker
appoint two pages and a document clerk.
Mr.. Newbert OF Augusta offered an
| amendment to the order by substituting
| the following: That William Mcclure be
messenger; Frank y. Leonard assistant
messenger; Paul y. Small he doorkeeper;
| Grin B. Frost be postmaster; ]. w. An
derson be first folder: Charles r. Gross
| be assistant folder, and p. II. Fitzgerald
be mail carrier, and on the adoption of
the amendment called for a division of
the House.
Mr. SMITH of Presque Isle: Mr..
| Speaker, it seems TO me in view of the
| Importance of the amendment that it
would be better to have the yeas and
nays, and l therefore call for the yeas
and nays.
The yeas and nays Were ordered.
The SPEAKER All those favoring the