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


constitution and laws of the State of
Maine, the senators-elect to the 18th
LEGISLATURE convened in the Senate
chamber and were called to order by
w. E. Lawry, secretary Of the Senate
Of 1915.
Prayer was offered by Rev. E. S.
Philbrook of Augusta.
The following communication was
, read by the secretary:
STATE OF MAINE.
Office of the Secretary of State.
To the Secretary of the Senate:
| In compliance with Section %
| Chapter of the Revised Statutes,
| hereby certify that the following are
the names and residences of the SEN
ators-elect to the 18th Legislature, as
appears by the report of the Cover
! nor and Council under date of Nov. l.
1916:
| First Senatorial District. Merrill
/ Lord, Parsonsfield: John P. Deering
Saco; Joseph w. Gordon. Wells.
Second Senatorial District-Freemer
M. Grant. Portland; Roscoe T. Holt
Portland; Frank D. Marshall, Port
land; Howard Davies, Yarmouth.
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/ Stanley. Porter.
Fourth Senatorial District-Whiting
L. Butler. Pennington.
Sixth Senatorial District-Rupert H
| Baxter, Bath.
Seventh Senatorial District-Willis
f. Swift. Augusta; Arthur J. Chick.
Monuouth; Martin F. Bartlett, Water
Vile.
Eighth Senatorial District-Edward
~ Merrill, Skowhegan; William L.
Walker, .Skowhegan.
Ninth Senatorial District-Harry w
Davis, Guilford.
Tenth Senatorial District-Taber D.
| Bailey Bangor: Patrick Fl. Gillin,
Bangor; Leon F. Higgins, Brewer.
Eleventh Senatorial District-Chester
A. Boynton. jefferson.
Twelfth Senatorial District-Guilford
B. Butler. South Thomaston.
Thirteenth Senatorial District
Charles NJ. Conant, Winterport.
Fourteenth Senatorial District-Wil-
lis A. Kicker, Castine; Charles H.
Wood. Eden.
/, Fifteenth Sena torial District-Robert
j. Peacock, Lubec; Alfred K. Ames,
Machias.
Sixteenth Senatorial District-Aaron
j. Fulton, Blaine; Albert A. Burleigh,
Houlton; August Peterson, New Swed-
en-.
In testimony whereof | have caused
the seal of the State to be hereunto af-
fixed at Augusta, this second day of
January A. D., nineteen hundred and
seventeen. of the independence of the
United States of America, the one hun
dred and forty-first.
(Signed) JOHN f. BUNKER.
Secretary of State.
The roll being called the following
named senators-elect responded to
their names: Messrs. Alfred K. Ames,
Taber d. Bailey, Martin F. Bartlett,
Report H. Baxter, Chester A. Boynton,
Albert A. Burleigh, Clifford B. Butler,
Whiting L. Butler, Arthur j. Chick,
Charles NJ. COnant, Howard Davies,
Harry w. Davis, John p. Deering,
Aaron ]. Fulton, Patrick H. Gillin,
John NJ Googin, Joseph w. Gordon,
Freeman NJ. Grant, David r. Hastings,
Leon F. Higgins, Roscoe T. Holt, J.
Merrill Lord, Frank d. Marshall, Au-
gust Peterson, Robert ]. Peacock Will
lis 4. Kicker, Orman L. Stanley, Will
lis E. Swift, William L. Walker,
Charles H. Wood-30, and 80 senator's
elect having answered to their names,
quorum was declared present.
! Mr. Marshall of Cumberland moved
that a message be sent to the Cover
nor and Council informing that body
that p quorum Of senators-elect of the
! 18th Legislature is present in the Sen
ate chamber, ready to take and sub
scribe the oaths Of office required by
/ the constitution to qualify them to en-
ter upon their official duties. The mo-
ticn being duly seconded. prevailed
and Senator Marshall Of Cumberland
was appointed to convey such mes
sage and thereafter reported that he
had delivered the message with which
he was charged
/ Senators Take>the Oath
The Governor and Council thereupor
came in, before whom the senator's
elect took and subscribed the oaths re-
quired by the Constitution. and the
| Governor and suite then withdrew.
On motion by Mr.. Wood of Hancock
that senator with Messrs. Hastings
! of Androscoggin and Fulton of Aroos-
| took were appointed by the secretary
a committee to receive, sort and count
votes for President of the Senate. The
committee reported the whole numbi
of votes cast: 80, necessary for a choice
| 16. Taber D. Bailey of Bangor receiv-
! ed &c votes. and David r. Hastings OF
| AI.droscoggin received votes.
| The report was accepted and Tabel
D. Bailey was declared elected Presi-
dent of the Senate for the political
years 1917-191S.
subsequently this vote was correct
ed, making it q for Senator Bailey
and for Senator Hastings.)
Mr.. Hastings of AndroscoggiE con-
| Quoted the President to the Chair.
| The PRESIDENT: A man would in
deed be fashioned of clay or wood il
he were insensible TO the high honor
which you have conferred upon me. AND
hope and sincerely trust that I will
| be worthy of it.
| The word Senate is very old one
| a derivation from the latin word Sen.
alum" And it always stood for a body
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