Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-05
Orders of the Day

Orders of the Day
The SPEAKER: Under orders Of
the day the Chair wishes to announce
the appointment Of a committee on
Telephone and Telegraph service to
the Legislature. Under joint order
passed yesterday Senators Sargent
of Hancock and Wadsworth of Ken
nebec were named on this committee
by the Senate. The House joins
Messrs. Rounds Of Portland, Jordan
Of Westbrook and Stitham Of Pitts
field.
The SPEAKER: The Chair has the
resignation of Alfred Dostie who
was appointed page yesterday. The
resignation is accepted and the Chair
appoints Sumner Daniels of Gardiner
as page.
The SPEAKER: Owing to the in
cleinency of the weather, the trains
from the west particularly are very
late. On the train which. is now due
there is a party composed of the
family of the Governor and other in
vited guests. and it seems proper
that we should recess under these
conditions before holding the joint
Convention.
Papers from the Senate, out of
order.
Ordered. that a committee of three
on the part of the Senate, with such
as the House may join, be appointed
to wait upon the Honorable Percival
7. Baxter. and inform him that he
has been duly elected Governor of
the State of Maine for the current
political years of 1928 and 1924.
The members appointed in the
Senate are Senators Allen of York,
Speirs of Cumberland and Powers of
Aroostook.
In the House this order received
passage in concurrence; and the
Chair Joined on the part OF the
House as members of that committee
Representatives Gardiner of Gardiner,
Jordan Of Westbrook. Mrs. Pinkham
of Fort Kent, Morrison Of Phillips,
Blaisdell of Sullivan. Perkins of
Orono and Gates of Machiasport.
From the Senate: Report OF joint
select committee on return of votes
for Governor, given in the several
cities, towns and plantations of this
State for the political years 1929
1924, reporting that such committee
had attended to the duty assigned it
and asking leave to report that the
whole number OF votes cast for Gov
ernor was 1880: Percival p. Baxter
had 103,713; William r. Pattangall
had 1886.
On motion the report was accepted
and ordered placed on file in con-
currence.
The SPEAKER: The House will
now RECESS and respond to the
sound of the Eavel.
House called to order by the
Speaker.
communication was received
from the Senate. through its Secre-
tary. proposing joint Convention
of both branches of the legislature
forthwith in the Hall of the House
for the Purpose of administering to
the Honorable Pcrcival p Baxter,
Governor-elect, the oaths required by
the Constitution to qualify him to
enter upon the discharge of his Of
fetal duties.
Mr.. Hammond of Van Buren, moved
that the House concur in the PROPOSE
tion for joint Convention of the
a
that the Clerk of the House be charg-
ed with the duty of conveying to the
Senate the concurrence of the House
the proposition for a joint Conven-
ton.
Tho motion was agreed to. and the
Clerk of the House was charged with
the duty of informing the Senate
that the House concurrcd in the pro-
position fora joint convention forth
with in the Hall Of the House.
Subsequently the Clerk reported
that he performed the duty assigned
him.
At this point Mr.. Gardiner. of the
committee appointed to notify the
Governor Of his election. reported
that the message had been conveyed
TO the Governor in accordance with
the instructions.
The report was accepted
From the Senate: Ordered, the
House concurring, that when the
Senate and House adjourn. they ad-
journ to meet Tuesday. January 9th.
at 4.30 o'clock in the afternoon.
The order received passage in con-
currencc.
From the Senate: Ordered. the
House -concurrns. that 5000 copies
of the Governors message be printed
for the use of the Legislature.
Tho order received passage in con-
currcncc.
At this point the Senate came in
and joint Convention was formed.
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