Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-03
THE 18th MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Stenogrsphic Reports Of Yesterdays Sessions Of
The Senate and House Of Representatives.
SENATE.
Thursday. Jan. 2.

dent
Prayer by Rev. Leroy w. Coons of
Augusta.
Journal of yesterday read and APP
proved.
Mr.. Burleigh Of Aroostook asks
Unanimous consent to introduce Dill
out of order. and the same was
granted.
Mr.. Burleigh then introduced An
Act to incorporate the Van Buren,
Bridge Co., and moved its reference
to the Committee on Railroads and
Expresses.
The motion was adopted and the bill
was referred to the Committee on
Railroads and Expresses. Sent down
for concurrence.
Mr.. Bailey from the committee to
which was referred the examination
ana counting of the senatorial votes,
submitted the following report:
STATE OF MAINE.
The committee to which was refer
red the returns of the Votes cast for
senators In the several districts, at
TIE state election. held. on the 10th
flay OF September. 1912. has attended
Ia its duty. and asks leave to report
Us followsasan
The following persons have received
a pluralisy Of the votes caAl n their
respective districts. and afe, therefore,
elected senateFs. ~
Eirst, Senatorial BistFiet-Aeron ..
C5ie. Elliot; Ceeil = Clark Hollis;
George. G., Emerg, sanfcrd.
Second Sepaterial Distriet-.d NJ,
mouiton, Cumberland, hYhfalm 3.
Jilison, Otisaela; Edward ". Murphy,
Portland: Edward F. FlahertS, Port
land.
Third Senatorial District-Albert J.
Stearns. Norway.
b'onrth Senatorial Distriet-David r.
Hastings. auburn, Frank \. Morey,
Lewiston
Fifth Senatorial District-Herbert S.
Wing. Kingiield.
Sixth Senatorial Distrct-Noble
Maxwell Richmond
Seventh Senatorial District-Frank
L nutton. Augusta; Joseph w AL
len, Mt. Vernon. Wellington T. Rey-
nolds, Winslow
Eighth Senatorial Dstrict-Forrest
H. Colby, Bingham: William L. Walk
er, Skownegan.
Ninth Senatorial District-Charles J.
Chase, Sebec.
Tenth Senatorial District-Taber D.
Bailey. Bangor; Charles E. Smith.
Newport: George H. Richardson. Old
Town.
Eleventh Senatorial Ddstrict-Leslie
Bcynton. Jefferson
Twelfth Senatorial District-Arthur
E. Packard, Rockport.
Thirteenth Senatorial Distriet-chas.
NJ. Conant. Winterport.
Fourteenth Senatorial District--J.
Herbert Patten, Eden; Alexander C.
Hagerthy, Ellsworth.
Fifteenth Senatorial District-Her-
bert "A. Allan. Dennysville: George F.
Mansfield. Jonesport.
Sixteenth Senatorial District-Albert
A. Burleigh, Houlton; Ira G. Hersey,
Houlton; Carl E. Milliken, Island
Falls.
(signed) TABER D. BAILEY,
Chairman.
The report was accepted.
Mr.. Stearns from the joint select
committee on Gubernatorial vote sub
United the following report:
STATE OF MAINE.
The joint select committee on. re-
turns Of votes for Governor given in
the several cities, towns and planta-
years 1918 and 1914, has attended to
its duty and asks leave to report that
Whole number of votes return
I'd for Governor .......-...... 141, 002
William T. Haines has .... 70, 931
Frederick w. Plaisted has 80. 1882
George Aaron England has -. 2,oSl
William ]. Sterling has ........ 1,217
ssianed) ALBERT. ]. sTEARNs,
Chairman on the part of the Senate.
HARRY B. AUSTIN.
Chairman on the part of the House.
The report of the committee was
accepted and sent down for concur
renee
On motion by Mr.. calby of somer-
set, it was
Ordered: That a committee Of three
on the part ot the Senate, vita such
as the House may joia, lie appointed
10 wait upon the Honorable William
y. Haines, ana inform MIN thai he
hs.s. been duly elee,ed Governor of
Maine for the political years of 1913
ana 1914.
he President appointed as such
committee on the part Of the Senate
Messrs Colby 81 Somerset, Wing OF
Franklin. aud Patten OF HANCOCK.
air Colby subsequently, reported
tiiHt tha committee rad discharged us
aufy and that the Governor was
pleased 10 say that he has accepted
the Office ana awaits the pleasure of
tte convention.
oh mcron ~ M Clark of York it
VIE
Ordered That a message be sem
10 the Houge OF representatives. pro-
posing convention Of both branches
of the Legislature forthwith in the
hall OF tire House for the purpose of
commissioning 10 the Honorable Viii
liam t Haines, Governor elect, the
oath required by the Constitution to
qualify him 20 enter upon the dis
charge of his official duties, and that
senator was appointed to convey said
message, and subsequently reported
that he had delivered the message
with which he was charged
On motion by Mr.. Dutton of Ken