Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-03

DAILY KENNEBEC j
Papers from the Senate disposed OF
in concurrence.
= Mr.. IRVING of Caribou: Mr.. Speak
er, | wish to ask the permission of
the House TO present bill under sus-
pension of the rules. The bill which
/ desire to present is an Act to change
the name of the Aroostook Trust and
Banking Company to the Aroostooi
Trust Company; and in order that the
House may understand why this re-
quest is made, will cite the fact that
in the list Legislature its committee
recommended the elimination of the
words and Banking" to save an i'm
mense amount of labor. and since that
date no trust company has been or
ganized with both words Incorporated.
AT a meeting preceding the annual
meeting of this trust company they
voted to make this change, and their
stationery and all their blanks are
ready to commence using this name
at the opening Of their fiscal year. and
they are especially anxious that the
Legislature grant them this privilege
and if it is in order, | will move that
this bill receive its several readings
and be passed to be ,engressed without
reference to a committee.
The motion vas agreed to, and the
bill received its three readings and
was passed to be engrossed without
reference to a committee under a sus-
81,
The Speaker joined to the Senate
committee to wait upon the Hon. Will
liam T. Haines and inform him that
he had been duly elected, Governor of
the state of Maine for the current po-
litical years of 1913.and 1914, Messrs.
Mitchell of Kittery. Leader of Lewis
ton. Mute of Wiscasset, Robinson of
Bangor, Sanborn of South Portland.
Currier of Camden and Allen of Ma
ehias.
Mr.. Mitchell from the committee
subsequently reported that the cpms
mittee had. discharged the duty as
signed it. and that Governor elect
Haines was pleased to say that he ac'
eeptea the Office to Which he bad been
elected and woula attsnd AZ srch plaes
and time as i NJ sspteas9 lealssz
lslature to sdesfgnate f3r The n'a pose
Of taxing the oathss required - LIE
gonsJtufioA do orahle him 10 .atef
upon the discharge of his nftieiaf nu-
ties.
A communication was received .fr91r
the Senate through its secretary pro-
posing a Joint convention. :of, the tVse
81. 7 CesfS dot Fort IN tn
in the hall of the House Of Represen-
tatives for the. purpose of admins
tering to the Hon. william T. Haines
Governor elect, the oaths, required by
the Constitution to enable him to en-
ter upon the discharge of bis.otfielal
duties.
On motion of Mr.. Wheeler of South
Paris. the clerk was charged with and
conveyed a message to the Senate
signifying the concurrence of the
House in the proposition for q COM
vention. =.
Thereupon the Senate scame in and
a convention was formed.
In Convention.
The President of 1he Senate il SIS
Chair.
On motion by Senator EStearns
Messrs. Stearns of Oxford Boynton q
Lincoln. Irving of Caribou, RoRsseau
of Brunswick. Hogan of Portland, But
Ter of Pennington and ROBINSON %
Bangor were appointed a commiAet
to wait upon the Hon.. Nllllam 4
Haines, Governor elect, ana INFORM
him that the two branches of the Leg
islature were in convention assembled
in the hall of the House of Represen-
tatiyes ready to administer to INN the
oaths required by the Constitution lo
qualify him to enter rpon the dis
charge of his official duties, and re-
ceive from him such Communication
as he might be pleased to make. I.
Senator Stearns subsequently re-
ported that the committee had ans
charged to duty assigned it, and ina
the Governor elect was pleased 10 sa.
that he was ready to take the heees'
sary oaths of office, and would forth
with attend upon the convention.
| Thereupon the Governor ELECT -eap'
in. attended by the Council and -head'
of departments, and took and sub
scribed the oaths necessary TO QUARRY
e MIN TO enter upon Inc Nas'SiAsA- ~ y. =,
official duties.
The Governor then commqnicatet
with the convention by address. as lob
lows: .
Inaugural Address Of William 7
Haines, Delivered January I'd, -191s..
Gentlemen of the Senate and HOUSE
of Representatives:
Having been chosen by the dui!
qualified electors of the State as tn
representatives of the peoples for IN
work of legislation and government
l doubt not we have one and all &C
cepted this trust with due apprecla
ton of its responsibilities, and it
Importance to- the welfare of all TN
people of the State. The work o
government calls for serious con
sideration and careful thought. Tn
State of Maine has been established
for the purposes of Government since
1920. 1t was founded to establish
jdstice, insure tranquility. provide
/ for our mutual defense, promote ou
common welfare and secure TO all tn
blessings of liberty. Our Consutu
ton declares that all power is in