Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-29
SPECIAL SESSION
Continued from Page One)

/ served Lands Fund. It is prevailing
/; opinion among the legislators that the
; question of the Portland harbor lines
, and the amending Of the law affecting
, the Reserved Lands Fund will be re-
i. ferred to the regular session of the 18th
Z legislature to convene in January,
. though there is an insistent demand
! by many Portland business men that
! legislation to alter the Portland har-
/ Dor lines be enacted at once so that
such change may be approved by the
federal government and better facili-
p ties for handling Portland's rapidly in
creasing shipping be afforded.
80. Though 1t is expected that the spe
cial session will adjourn early and
70 without incident, not later than Sat-
urday and possibly late this afternoon,
~ 1t Is to be an animated session because
of the political interest which the ses-
sion brings to the city A horde of cam
didates for office under the incoming
administration is on hand, flanked by
. many interested friends and consid=
cradle number Of senators-elect and
Representatives. -elect are at the State
House learning the ropes.
- Come by Automobile
,.e The special session is the first session
pr Of the Maine Legislature held in automo-
i,l bile time and scores of legislators and
>. interested spectators have come to the
. city in the modern highway vehicle. 1t
81 = is quite a new sight to see the Solons al :
: irving at the Augusta House by auto
81 and the scene on State street last eve
L. ming was somewhat picturesque. This Is
the second special session since the Civil
:, war, the fifth in the States history
Members of the 77th Legislature gath
:. cred here tonight for the special session.
the second to be called since the Civil
-. war to pass upon the revision of the
statutes and other matters which may
- be presented for consideration The re-
i. vision Of the statutes is the fifth in the
history of the State.
-. Since the regular session of the
.: Legislature three Democratic members or
the House have died and two Democrat
ic members Of the lower body have re-
:. signed. Seventy three Democrats. So Re-
= stitute the political complexion of the
House at the special session. while the
: Senate will consist Of II Republicans and
II democrats. me DeiHOCIdtS Will HdNo
= ss, the Republicans 50. and the Progress
fsives four members on Joint ballot.
The business Of the Republican caucus
=. was quickly dispatched and was followed
by speeches delivered by men elected to
high office and men engaged during the
80 past several months In bringing their
election to pass. Sen. Aaron B. Cole Of
. York-who, by the way, is a representa-
. tive-elect to the next Legislature-presid-
ed at the caucus. He called upon Gov
u, ernor-elect Carl E. Milliken. Senator
elect Ira G. Hersey president of the Sem
ate of the 77th Legislature now In ses-
sion: Senator-elect Frederick Hale. Con-
: gressnlan John A. Peters. Congressman
: elect Wallace H. White. Chairman Frank
: J. Ham of the Republican State commit
Z tee, former Republican State Chairman
: Frederic H. Parkhurst. Mayor Blaine s
: viles of Augusta senator-elect Patrick
: cillin of Bangor and Representa- ative-elect
Freeman D. nearth Of Dexter. All the
:, sneakers dwelt upon the Republican VIC
:, tory and the caucus followed them with
very evident delight.
:; President Ira G. Hersey Of the Maine
( Senate was the first speaker and he ad-
vised against the passing Of any lee1sla-
: ton at this session other than the re-
( vision Of the statutes. ...-
: Governor-Elect Milliken was accord
=, ed a tremendous ovation when he rose