Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-04

Wednesday. January 3, 1923.
pursuant to the provisions Of the
,..st;tution and laws Of the State OF
sS.;rs the senators-elect to the S1st
1ussslature convened in the Senate
sn,her and were called I'd order by
Ernest Thornton, secretary Of the
senate Of 1921.
prayer by Rev. A T. McWhorter Of
Augusta.
rh. following communication was
Ia bv the secretary:
"'' ~ STATE OF MAINE
Office Of the Secretary of State.
r.. tbe Secretary of the Senate:
- compliance with Section 80, Chap.
-, !, Of the Revised Statutes. I hereby
..tifv that the following are the
o.mes and residences Of the senator's
.,sct to the S1st Legislature. as APP
."srs by the report of the Governor
"a Council under date Of 1922:
FIRST Senatorial District-Harmon
a Alien. Sanford; WILDER D. Spencer
p.rwick; George n. Stevens. kepne-
0y second Senatorial District-Ralph
a Brewster. Portland: Harry L. Cram,
u.rtland: Frederick w. Hinckley. So.
portland; Alexander Speirs. Westbrook.
Third Senatorial District-Frederic
O. Eaton. Rumford.
rourth Senatorial District-William
y Kirschner. Lisbon; Albert D. Nor
neau. Lewiston.
FIFTH Senatorial District-sCharles
R Hall. Wilton.
ssenator-elect. Charles r. Hall died
n.eember 81, 1922. and a new election
hss been ordered for January Is, 1928,
sixth Senatorial District-Frank w.
Carlton, Woolwich.
seventh Senatorial District-Her-
man H. Adams. Belgrade; Frank G.
harrington, Augusta: Herbert E.
Wadsworth. Winthrop.
Eighth Senatorial District-Walter
q. Bemis, Harmony; Clyde H. Smith,
Ekowhegan.
Ninth Senatorial District-Erwin G.
RYDER Brownville.
Tenth Senatorial District-Taber D.
Bailey, Bangor: Byron G. Croxford
Newport; Frank T. Morrison, Corinth.
Eleventh Senatorial District-Her-
bert A. Clark, jefferson.
Twelfth Senatorial District-Rich-
ard C. Elliott, Thomaston.
Thirteenth senatorial DlSlTlCC-
Hodgdon c. Buzzcll. Belfast.
Fourteenth Senatorial District-Jos.
b. Phillips, Southwest Harbor; Percy
G. Sargent, Sedgwick.
Fifteenth Senatorial District-Ros-
coz C. Emery, PASSPORT; Varney A.
Putnam, Danforth.
Sixteenth Senatorial District-Stet-
son II. Hussey. Blaine: Paul H. Pow
ers, Houlton; Allen c. T. Wilson,
Presque Isle.
In testimony. thereof. have
caused the seal of the State ito
be h2reunto affixed at Augusta.
this md day of January. A. D.
1929, of the independence of the
United States of America. the
one hundred and forty-sev enth.
(sesD
(signed) FRANK W. BALL.
Secretary of state.
Roll Call
The roll being called the following
named senators-elcct responded to
their names: Messrs. Adams. Allen
Bailey, Bcmis. Brewster, Buzzell, Garlic
ton, Clark, Cram. CroXford, Elliot
Emery. harrington. IIinckley, Husscy
kirschncr, Morrison, Morneau, Phillips,
Powers, Putnam. Ryder, Sargent,
Smith. spcirs. Spencer, Stevens. Wads-
worth. Wilson-2?.
90 senator's having answered to their
names the secretary declared a quo
rum present.
Mr.. Bailey of Pcnobscot. moved that
message be sent to the Governor and
Council informing that body that a
quorum of senators-elect of the S1st
Legislature is present in the Senate
Chamber, ready to take and subscribe
the oaths of office required by the Con-
stitution to qualify them to enter upon
their official duties.
The motion prevailed and Mr.. Bailey
was appointed to convey such message.
and thereafter reported that he had
delivered the message with which he
was charged.
Senators Take The Oath
The Governor and Council thereupon
came in before whom the senator's
elect took and subscribed the oaths re-
CURED by the Constitution, and the
Governor and suite then withdrew.
Election OF President
On motion by Mr.. Allen of York.
mat senator with Messrs. Morneau of
Androscoggin and Emery of Washing
Ton. were appointed by the secretary
committee to receive. sort and count
votes for President of the Senate.
The committee reported the whole
number Of votes cast IS: necessary
Tor choice Is. Frank G. harrington
mad %: Albert D. Morneau had 3.
The report was read and accepted
and the secretary declared the Hon.
frank G. harrington duly elected
PRESIDENT Of the Senate of the S1st
Legislature.
Mr. Morneau Of Androscoggin then
escorted President harrington to the
chair.
Presidents Address
fellow Senator's:
4. 10 say that 1 gratefully appreciate
.ne honor that You have conferred
unon me in making me your presiding
onieer can convey to you a very slight
CONCEPTION of that appreciation.
NJ! only hope is that from this time,
vi through the busy days of the ses-
sloh' up to its very close. 1 may have
Me same confidence that you feel In
he now.
we shall be very closely associated
.osether, and will see much of one an
oaner during the time that will be oc-
n nupied In trying to solve together the
puoiems that will confront us. We
wiz Not always agree, but we may be
sure or this. that all differences Of
cpinlon will result from common