Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-04
|THE 81st maine LEcISLATIJRF
Complete Stenographic Report of Pro-
ceedings in the House and Senate {.

~ ASSSAHS' SoTt anu count votes for
secretary Of the Senate.
Cram for the committee reportsd as
follows: Number Of votes cast. "a.
necessary for a choice. Is. L. Ernest
Thornton had 2S.<
Whlcn report was read and accept.
eo ana L. Ernest Thornton Of Aurus.
a. having received q majority of All
the votes cast was declared duly elect.
ca secretary Of the Senate of the Stat
Legislature.
AT the Request Of the President Mr.
cram escorted the secretary-elect 10
the Council Chamber for the purpose
or taking and subscribing the neces.
sary oaths of office to qualify him ia
enter upon the discharge of his official
duties.
Subsequently Mr.. Cram reported ia
the Senate that he had attended to the
duty assigned him and that L. Ernest
Thornton had. before the Governor
and Council. taken and subscribed the
oaths OF office required to duality him
Tor the discharge Of the duties of the
secretary Of the Senate.
On motion by Mr.. Powers Of Aroos-
took, 1t was
Ordered. that the secretary Of the
Senate be authorized to secure the
services Of two stenographers for the
present session, one for the office of
the President and one for the office of
the Secretary.
On motion by Mr.. Brewster Of Cum
berland. it was
Ordered. the House concurring, that
the returns of votes for Governor.
given in the several cities. towns and
plantations of the State for the poll
tical years 1923 and 1924 be referred
to joint select committee OF seven
on the part of the Senate, with such
as the House may join.
The President appointed Me4srs.
Brewster of Cumberland. Bailey of Pc
nobscot. Clark of Lincoln, Emery of
Washington. Smith Of Somerset,
Kirschner OF Androscoggn and Elliott
Of Knox.
On motion by Mr.. Adams Of Kenne-
bee. Messrs. Adams of Kennebec, Ry-
der of Piscataquis and Elliott of Knox
were appointed committee to receive.
sort and count votes for assistant sec
rotary of the Senate.
Having attended to the duty Mr..
Adams from the committee reported as
follows:
Whole number Of votes, "a; neces-
sary for choice. IS. Royden B.
Brown had "a.
The report was read and accepted.
and Royden 3. Brown. having received
majority of all the votes cast, was
declared elected assistant secretary of
the Senate for.the political years 1923
1924.
MT. Brown subsequently appeared
before George G. Leadbetter. Esq. au-
thoriZed dedimGs proteStatem and took
and subscribed the oaths of office.
On motion by Mr.. Putnam Of Wash
inSton. Messrs Putnam of Washington.
Wilson of Aroostook and Bemis of
Somerset were appointed committee to
receive, sort and count votes for mes
Sengcr of the Senate.
Having attended to the duty Mr.
Putnam from the committee reported
as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, 26;
necessary for a choice. IA. James +.
Ashford had 26.
The report was read and accepted.
and James l.. Ashford of Whitcfield.
having received all the votes cast was
declared elected messenger of the
Senate for the political years of 1929
1924.
On motion by Mr.. Buzzell of Waldo.
the secretary of the Senate cast ,.the
ballot of the Senate for Stephen ID.
Lord of Lebanon for assistant messcn-
ger, William Stuart of Newport for
postmaster. Mellen Tryon of Pownal
for doorkeeper. William w. Brown of
Bowdoinham for folder and Philip r.
Carroll of Southwest Harbor for as
sistant folder.
On motion by Mr.. Sargent of Han
cock. it was
Ordered, That the President Of the
Senate be authorized to appoint two
pages for the Senate.
The President thercupon appointed
George H. Chick and Frank Hughes.
On motion by Mr.. Clark of Lincoln,
it was
Ordered, That Fred w. Lee Of Au-
gusta be appointed official reporter of
the Senate with the same compensa-
ton as paid at the last regular scs-
sion of the Legislature.
On motion by Mr.. Hincklcy of Cum
berland, the same senator was charged
with a message to the House of Rep
resentatives informing that body that
the Senate had organized by the choice
President: l.. Ernest Thornton as sec
rotary, and Royden V. Brown as as
sistant secretary.
That Senator retired to the House of
Representatives and subsequently re-
ported that he had delivered the mes
sage with which he was charged.
On motion by Mr.. Smith of Somer
set. the same senator was charged with
a message to the Governor and Council
informing them that the Senate had
organized by the choice of Hon. Frank
G. Harrington as Pre-: dent; J.. Ernest
Thornton as secretary. nd Royden v.
Brown as assistant secretary.
The senator retired to the Council
Chamber and subsequently reported
that he had delivered the message with
which he was charged.
On motion by Mr.. Adams of kenne-
bes. it was
Ordered, That the President of the
Senate be authorized to appoint docu-
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