Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-03
Legislative Committees Are Appointed and Organize
Council Also Names Its Committees. staff Is
Appointed Librarian, Superintendent Of Build
ingS and Pension Clerk Are Named.
A GREAT START.

The now Legislature got great
start. Thursday afternoon, the COM
mittee appointments Icing announced
and the Hoase referring to the proper
committees in concurrence, the meas
TRES left over from the 18th Legisla-
ture, which had been referred,
Wednesday, in the Senate. The more
important committees also met for
Organization at the close of the House
session, which adjourned. at AIS p.
NJ, to $50 p. NJ. Tuesday.
Ecnnebec county fares well in the
matter of committee assignments as
VII be seen from an inspection of the
full list of joint staining committees,
which will be found in the stcno-
graphic report
Senator Duttcn is chairman of the
committee on library and a member
Of the committee on judiciary; Sen
at0r Reynolds is chairman of the com
mittce on ,elegraphs and telephones
and also Of the committee on public
buildings and grounds and holds mem
bershlp in the committees on insane
hospitals and state lands and forest
preservation: Senator Allen is chair
man OF The committee on inland fish
cries and game and the committee on
state Schools for Boys and Industrial
school for Girlsi--a1sos a member OF
the committee on pensions.
The representatives We're assigned
~ follows Peacock of Readfleld le-
gal affairs and temperance; Szilliu
Of HaliowelB appropriations and
financial affairs and State school foT
Boys and Industrial School for Girls:
Eastman of Benton, labor and ways
and bridges; Yeaton of Belgrade, fed
eral relations; Cook of Nassalboro,
library and Indian affairs; Chick Of
Monmouth, library and education;
Swift of Augusta. railroads and ex
presses, telegraphs and telephones;
Kellehor of Waterville; railroads and
expresses: Newbert of Augusta, banks
ana banking and temperance; Eldridge
of Gardiner. banks and banking; Ga
mache eff Waterville, Indian affairs;
Jones of China, State school for Boys
and Industrial School for Girls.
The Republican caucus slate of
State officials went through without
hitch, the Republican candidates re-
ceiving from % to SO votes and the
Democratic candidates from 20 to IS
The largest. Republican vote was east
for Joseph w Simpson of York for
State treasurer, who received 90 votes,
and the smallest Republican vote for
Scott Wilson of Portland for attorney
general. who received 80. William r.
Pattangau of Waterville for attorney
general received the highest Demo-
cratic vote, getting 70 in all. while
the smallest Democratic vote was for
John p. Buckley of Westbrook for
commissioner of agriculture, who re-
ceired but 70 votes. This was some
what of = SURPRISE in view of the fact
that il was reported, during the fore
noon, that Conn. Buckley had been
relying upon receiving SEINE of the
votes of the Progressive Republican
members
The eouneillors-e elect. James S.
Wright Of South Paris, Edward w.
Wheeler of Brunswick James p.
Hutchinson of Auburn, Fred G. Kins-
man of Augusta, 3. f. Cocord of
Searsport. Charles w. Coffin of Ban
gor and Beecher Putnam of Houlton.
received the oath of office from Pres
idcnt Mlliken of the Senate while
the newly elected State officers, Sec
rotary of State Joseph +. Alexander
of Richmond Treasurer of State Jo-
seph w. Simpson of York. Attorney
| General Scott Wilson of Portland and
Commissioner Of Agriculture John A
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