OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1878. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE. BOSTON: Band, Abery, & Co., Printers to the Commonwealth, 117 FRANKLIN STREET. 1878. از UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MARCH 1930 JOURNAL. ganization. THE ninety-ninth General Court of the Commonwealth Preliminary or of Massachusetts convened at the State House in Boston on the first Wednesday in January, being the second day thereof, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and second. And the members-elect of the House of Representatives having assembled in the Representatives' Chamber, were called to order at eleven o'clock, A.M., by the Hon. John I. Baker of Beverly, the senior member-elect present. By request of the presiding officer, prayer was offered by the Rev. Lucius M. Sargent of Grafton, a member of the House. On motion of Mr. Norton of Boston, Ordered, That a committee of five be appointed to inform the Secretary of the Commonwealth that the House has been called to order. Messrs. Norton of Boston, Andrews of Danvers, Whitmore of Framingham, Macomber of Fall River, and Beach of Springfield, were appointed the committee. Thereupon the Secretary transmitted to the House a list of all the persons returned as representatives, with the original certificates of their election, which had been returned to his office. On motion of Mr. Shortle of Provincetown, — Ordered, That the Clerk call the roll of the House, to ascertain if a quorum be present. The roll was called; and, two hundred and twentyeight members having answered to their names, the Chair declared a quorum present. |