Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-07

The SPEAKER: The Chair pre-
sents bill an act to amend the charter
OF the Kennebec Log Driving Com
pany as amended by Chapter 402 of
the Private and Special Laws of 1885
and of Chapter 10 of the Private and
Special Laws of 1917.
On motion by Mr. ViIes of Augusta
this bill was referred to the commit
tee on Legal Affairs.
The SPEAKER: The Chair pre-
sents bill an act to amend Chapter
III OF the Private and Special Laws
or 1873 entitled an act amendatory to
an amended act Incorporating the
kennebec Log Driving Company, ap-
proved March 5, 1869, as amended by
Chapter IA of the Private and Special
Laws of 1917.
ON motion by Mr.. Viles of Angus
"a this bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Legal Affairs.
The SPEAKER: The Chair pre-
sents bill an act to authorize the sale
or the property and assets of the
moose River Log Driving Company
and to provide for the dissolution of
said corporation.
On motion by-Mr. Viles of Augusta
TINS bill was referred to the commit
tee OF Legal Affairs.
The SPEAKER: The Chair pre-
sents bill an act additional to and
amendatory of Chapter of the Re-
vised Statutes relating to election.
On motion by Mr.. Viles of Augusta
this bill was referred to the commit
tee on Judiciary and 1000 copies ord
cred printed.
From the Senate: Report Of Joint
select committee on return Of votes
for governor in the several cities,
towns and plantations of this State
for the political years 1921-1922, re-
porting that such committee had at
tended to the duty assigned it and
asking leave to report that the whole
number of votes cast for Governor
was 210,492; Frederic H. Parkhurst
had 135,410 Bertrand G.. McIntire
1905; scattering, 81.
On motion the report was accepted
in concurrence with the Senate and
ordered placed on file.
From the Senate: Ordered, the
House concurring, that committee
of three on the part of the Senate
with such as the House may join be
appointed to wait upon the Honora =
BILE Frederic II. Parkhurst, and in
form him that he has been duly elect
ed Governor of the State of Maine for
the current political years 1921 1922
This order came from the Senate
with the following committee named
from that branch: Senator Thombs
of Penobscot, Folsom of Somerset
and Garcelon of Androscoggin.
The order was accepted in concur
renee with the Senate
The Speaker thereupon appointed
On the part of the House as mem
bers of such committee Messrs. Hol
ley of North Arson, BuzzelI of Bel
fast, Murchie of Calais, Wing of Au-
burn, Conant of Buckfield, Hussey OF
Blaine and Cherry of PASSPORT.
Subsequently Mr.. Holley from the
| committee reported that the commit
tee had discharged the duty witt
which it was charged, and the Gov
ernor elect is pleased to say that he
F. has been elected, and that he is ready
at such time and place as may be
| designated to take and subscribe the
! oaths of office necessary to qualify
him to enter upon his official duties
The report was accepted.
a communication was received
from the Sente, through its Secre-
| tary, proposing a joint convention OF
both branches of the Legislature
| forthwith in the hall of this House
for the purpose of administering tc
! the Hon. Frederic H. Parkhurst
Covernc reject, the oaths required
by the Constitution to qualify him tc
enter upon the discharge of his off
cial duties.
Mr.. Maher of Augusta moved that
the House concur in the proposition
for a joint convention of the two
branches of the Legislature, and that
the Clerk of the House be charged
with the duty of conveying to the
Senate the concurrence of the House
in the proposition for a joint con-
vention.
Inc I1OtiOn Was dSIcSu 10 anu tIlt
Clerk of the House was charged with
the duty of informing the Senate that
the House concurred in the PROPOSE
ton for a joint convention forthwith
in the hall of the House.
Subsequently the Clerk reported
that he had performed the duty as
signed him.
At this point the Senate came in
and a joint convention was formed
IN CONVENTION
The President of the Senate in the
Chair.
On motion by Mr.. Harrington oil
Kennebec. it was
Ordered, that a committee of 10 be
appointed to wait upon the Hon. Chief
Jus tice and Associate Justices of the
Supreme Judicial Court of this State
inviting them to attend this conven-
ton which has been formed for the
purpose of administering to the Hon
Frederic II. Parkhurst, Governor
elect, the oaths required by the Con-
stitution to qualify him to enter upon
the discharge of his official duties.
The order received passage and
the Chairman appointed as members
of that committee, Senators Earring
ton, Quincy and Parent, and Repre-
sentatives brewster, Maher, Weeks of
Fairfield, Cram. Mason. Barwise and