Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-04

officers were declared elected 70 tint
several positions. for the political year,
On motion by III. Lord Of Hancol
1t was
Ordered: That the President Of tn.
Senate be authorized to appoint two
/ pages for the Senate.
| On motion by Mr.. Stanley of Oxford
it was
| Ordered: That Fred W. Lee Of Au.
gusta be appointed Official reporter Of
the Senate.
On motion by Mr.. Davies of Cum.
berland, that senator was appointed te
convey a message to the House Of
Representatives informing that body
that the Senate is duly organized By
the choice of Hon. Tabor d. Bailey o.
Penobscot as president; William E
Lawry of Augusta as secretary and l.
Ernest Thornton as assistant secre.
| tary. The senator conveyed the mes.
sage and subsequently reported thai
he had performed the duty with which
be was charged.
On motion by Mr.. Butler of Frank.
lin, it was
Ordered: That the President of the
Senate be authorized to procure thI
services of a stenographer during the
present session of the Legislature.
On motion of Mr.. Gillin Of Pennb.
scot, it was
Ordered: That a message be sent t.
the Governor and Council informing
THAT body that the Senate is duly or.
'ganized by the choice of Hon. Tabel
D. Bailey of Penobscot as President;
William E.sLawry as secretary. and l.
Ernest Thornton as assistant secre.
tary.s
The Chair appointed Senator Gillir
to convey the message. Subsequently
the senator reported that he had de.
livered the message with which hi
was charged.
On motion by Mr.. Conant of Waldo
| it was
| Ordered: That a committee of sever
be appointed by the President to whom
the returns of the votes for senators
for the political years 1917 and 1915
shall be referred for examination anG
report.
The President thereupon appointed
as such committee. Messrs. Conant OF
Waldo, Butler of Knox, Bartlett OF
Kennebec, Baxter of Sagadahoc, Boyn-
ton of Lincoln, Gordon of York and
Peterson of Aroostook.
On motion by Mr.. Ames of Washing
ton, it was
Ordered: The House concurring, that
returns of votes for Governor given in
the several cities, towns and planta-
tions Of the State for the political
years 1917 and 1918 be referred to a
joint select committee of seven ON the
part of the Senate with such as the
House may join.
The Chair appointed as such committee
on the part of the Senate Messrs. Ames
of Washington. Chick of Kennebec, Da.
Wis of Piscataquis. Lord of York, Kicker
Of Hancock. Stanley Of Oxford and Goo
gin of Androscoggin.
Sent down for concurrence.
On motion by Mrs. Higgins of Penob.
scot it was
Ordered the House concurring that the
members and officers of the LEGISLATURE
be furnished with express and. parcel
post transportation for all packages and
department reports in a sum not exceed.
ing S. for each member and officer there.
of, and that such transportation be fur
nished and expended under the direction
of the State library department. Any un.
expended balance at the close of the
year 1917 shall be available for use in 1918
Sent down for concurrence,
On motion by Mr.. Holt of Cumberland
1t was
Orlprad that ho Of tha
ate be directed to furnish each membe,
and officer of the Senate with three daily
papers. published in the State, such as
each member or officer may select
On motion by Mr.. Fulton of Aroostool
| it was
| Ordered, that the secretary Of State bt
authorized to procure the services Of
stenographer and typewriter operator
during the present session.
On motion by Mr.. Davies of Cumber
land it was
Ordered that the secretary of State b,
directed to furnish for the use of tn,
Senate four copies of the Revised Statutes
of the State, one copy each of the Hol.
/ A~ADiSt "SpSAei IiltciiidtIONdi, WOTCSS
ter's Unabridged and Standard Dictiona
ries, Lippencott's Pronouncing Gazeter
Reeds Rules and Cushing's Law ant
Practice of Legislative Assemblies.
| On motion by Mr. Grant of Cumberlan,
II was
Ordered. the House concurring. that tn
joint rules and orders of 1855 be tn,
joint rules and orders of this Legislature
Sent down for concurrence.
On motion by Mr.. Baxter of Saeadaho
it was
Ordered, that the rules and orders o
the Senate for the year 19l5-16 be the rule
and order of this Senate until otherwis
I ordered.
On motion by Mr.. Bartlett Of Kennebe
it was
Ordered that the secretary Of State b.
directed to provide each member and of;
Ger Of the Senate with a copy Of tn
Acts and Resolves of 1915.
On motion by Mr.. Boynton of Lincon
it was
Ordered that the secretary Of the Sen
ate prepare and have printed $50 diagram
of the Senate chamber for the use of tn
Senate.