Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-02

- N~NFFS 49," CstA ttAlA Gal hAAS oS~''
! with it.
! The SPEAKER: Gentlemen Of the
! House: 1t is impossible for any nan
to stand here and not feel. and feel
deeply, the responsibilities and the
extremely eNacting duties that de-
volve upon the Speaker Of the House.
Now / shall need during this session
your continued good will and your
constant co-opera ton. There are
many members q this House who
are experiencing legislative matters
fer the first time. | want to say to
you that l wish YOU to feel perfectly
free 20 come TO the Speaker and ask
, for any assistance or help that in hts
power 70 give in any matter that may
interest you, and know when I say
this that l am also speaking for the
Older members OF the House who
have travelled the way before.
At the close Of the last session we
were just about entering upon this
, war which is SO nearly. and We be-
!ieve entirely. closed. From that day
"a this the watchwords of the nation
nave been service and sacrifice. There
, will be private interests and person.
, n interests coming before the men,
ber5 of this House. and there Will be
matters which especially relate to the
good of the State and of the people
in particular. Private rights and pri-
vate interests insofar as they are
F; just and right are entitled to OR
: careful consideration and to the e'l-
! actment Of such measures as may
; protect and preserve those rights;
| but when matters involving the in
| terest Of the State and the people 1T
! large come to the front, is it not
! fair for NE To say that we. SO FAR rs
! possible, should put personal intere3. :
! in the BACKGROUND" II We are not
: willing to do this. men Of this House,
are we true to the spirit that sent
| two million of our best American
! hogs to France, and true 10 the Spir-
I i: tla. has been teaching every mnI
! 0f US during thes" past months tC
put self IL the Background and &c
: look beyond arG - see the greater
( good OF the r.any? Now nly friends
fellow members of this Legislature
/ may we have that COOL judgment and
I That disposition to treat justly ana
+, fairly, and i possible. generously
p the private interests lAat come NJ
fore US so long rs they are right: ans!
/ may We at the same time have ne
I courage Of our convictions and the
/ VIII TO do the thing that we know IS
! "igi,t. and may we ell the time haze
7, trat wisdom and clear vision, which
, will erat,e Us 10 detect the sham ma
. that which ON its face bears the IN
Z, 1"rest Of the peOple, but which may
! ii It's essence ne pernicious and dan
gerous We Republicans have come
| here through the avenue Of Repubii-
! can ma ioriiies. tn" Democrats
/ thTouah the avenue of democratic
! ma joritics: but now that we are
here We are citizens OF the State II
Maine and may We have a single
! purpose 10 serve the state. The
Chair w.shcr { Happy New Year. a
befs II ,hp House. and ,he Chair
; awaits YOUR pleasure. tApplause>.
! NJ. Wilson of Portland: Mr.. Speak
; er. Move ;ha1 n committee of sew
1 IN lie appointed b. the Chair to re.
! ceire, sort ard count votes for clerk
! OF nc House for the present session
TIE Chai. appointed on thai com
/ niitce Messrs. Wilson OF Portland
| IiuSsry If Elalnc. McI.eary Of Farm
, M2tor. Smith Of SkoH;,egan. Arthur
II Farm :rgl:..c. Cor.iss of Bath aNG
, NORM nf Brunswick
+! -ir Berry of Waterville stated TO the
; Hous, tia, 10 candidate of the Demo.
cratic rarity would have his name pre-.
rented for he office of clerk Of the
House. and moved tina, M Wilson oil
! Portland cast one ballot for Clyde Il
- pmaI for clerk OF the House. Mr.
+, Wilson attended to the duty assigned
! him, and Clyde r. Chapman was duly
elected clerk Of the House for the 18th
+, Legislature for the -ears I9l? and 1870.
f, On motion Of Mr.. Eaton of Rumford
! Messrs. Eaton Ct Rumford, Maher Of
i Augusta. Savage OF Mt. Desert, Ridlor
of Corinna Mi.lett OF Palmyra. Pike OF
Eastpor: and Overlook Of Washington
were appointed a committee to receive
sort ard cunt votes for assistant clerk
/ OF the House
! Mr.. Berry of Waterville stated to the
! House that no candidate of the Demo.
! cratic part. would have his name pre-.
t, scented for the office of assistant clerk
! of the House and moved that Mr.. Ea-
ton Of Rumford cast one ballot for Der.
I train L. Smith for assistant clerk OF
the House. Mr. Eaton of Rumford at.
/ tended TO the duty assigned him ant
! Bertrand E. Smith was duly elected as
| sistant clerk Of the House for the 10th
\ Legislature for the years 1919 and 1870
! 4 message was recei' ed from the Sen
ate through Senator Walker of Somer
/ set informing the House that the Sen.
| ate had been duly organized by the
! choice OF Hon. Leon F. higgins as
President. Percy F. Crane az secreta
~. and Harry P. Halves as assistan,
! secretary.
! On motion by Mr. BuzzelI OF Eelfas,
! that gentleman was charged with 4
message to the Governor notifying hin
! Of the organization Of the House by the
/ election Of a Speaker, clerk and assist.
! ant clerk.
! Mr.. BuZzel' subsequently reported
f., that he hid discharged the duty as
| signed him.
! The report was accepted
on motion by Mr. Alien Of Sanford
that gentleman was charged with a
message TO the Senate informing that
body of the organization of the House
, by the election o. Speaker. clerk and
I SSictapt .;orlr