Ellsworth American., 1913-01-08
STATE soLoNs.
Legislative News of Interest to Han
cock County Readers.

was nominated for commissioner of agri-
culture; Joseph Z. Alexander, of Rich
mond, for secretary OF State; Joseph w.
Simpson, OF York, for State treasurer, and
Scott Wilson, of Portland, for attorney
general. These officers were elected in
joint convention Thursday.
SENATE.
The Senate, at its opening session We'd
nesday, elected Senator Carl L. MIlliken,
of Aroostook, president.
A big batch of bills, petitions and re-
solves handed down from the last legisla-
ture, were referred to committees. This
will keep the committees fairly busy until
the regular grist of new bills comes along.
| The matters so referred include resolve in
| in favor repairing Garland's brook bridge,
| Mariaville; resolve in favor of franklin
Sullivan bridge; resolve in favor of Cas-
| tine, and resolve in favor of lothian Stew
ems, of Eden.
| HOUSE.
At the organization of the House We'd
| nesday morning. John A. Peters, OF Ellis
worth, was elected Speaker by vote of rs
to II. Mr.. Peters, in taking the chair,
| said:
Gentlemen of the House, am deeply sensi-
| bic of the honor you have conferred upon me
| in your election of me Speaker to preside
over this assembly. feel that the best way
| for me to show my appreciation of your
ao'i'n 10 w u ~. oess e"uea'o' W iai'n
| fully and impartially perform the duties Of
| the Office. Ifeel that I am bu, the agent Of
this body, charged with the duty of carving
out its will, and 1 promise to perform that
duty to the best of my ability
On this, the very threshold OF the New Year,
we are eh'e'ins upon very i'hpo'.An. ses-
s.on ~ sne :. s.S,as' "a. apoa :. . sns
before We cap. believe. mass such wise and
careful legislation as will result in the ad-
vancement of the welfare and safety OF the
State; we can, by unwise, hasty, intemperate
action, easily destroy the confidence which
our constituents nave reposeo IN US.
~ a. sa y. .na' oppo''1 nn..,. Sn,.sa
:, = I 49, nnoo.;na ., on, aoo, ~, rs ,is,sn
10 II. let us trv 70 fpllv realize ana apnreci-
ate 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 tne miooie Oh harcn, as
believe we should, the people OF the state
may say Oh 'ne sesen'y- si1sn ies,sia'ure' AZ
s,soSa - rss =, w. dn,v. a, ,sas. ,h., =. Ala i,s
,arsi hss, - rsss sn,h ,aws a. :, ,ho,ah, Co.
the best interest of all the people Of tine whole
State.
Row Leach of pe,obsco. wa. made
nos,master NJ tho uouse
Iawrencs Rresnsban of Euswortb wos
one of the nsoes an,o;nted hv snesker
petsrs
aou u.,xrs ,x.rnup.rvn
The ipapvpration and address of Gov
Haines in ioint convention Was he feature
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.pourst;on Gov aaipes announced tho
anno;ntment of his a.. :, az folIows.
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Fort Rent irdoe-advocats. Risi p pras-
hnrv ., No,yey chic, sn,,a,n. rdw.,a
y ph;,hrooL =, por.,.nd. Hoa... q |
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Rumford walter ! Gilbert. of Csis;s
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,and naval .;ds
The execr,;ve oo,rc;, ia os ,o,,ows.
Jores wrigh, of psri.. Edword w |
wheeler =, erunsw;cL. Iam., untoh-
;naon ~ Aphr,n. F,ad "a Rin.v.n "a |
p r Co,cord ot searsnort.
rhar,es w Cowr =, psroor. paao.a,
pntnar n, Hamilton
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AT Ihursosy's sessions the JOINT COM
mittees were announced. The assign
ments Of Hancock couptv memhers are q.
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Senator Hagerthy- Manufactures, PEN
Tniuded