JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (I'ommciturcalth of JitaiMrlmstfite fÌ<5UAft 887. PRINTED 15V ORDER OF THE HOUSE. BOSTON : WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 18 POST OFFICE SQUARK. 1887. C, ^HOC. l-i +l.d. 3 JOUENAL. The one hundred and eighth General Court of the Preliminary Commonwealth of Massachusetts convened at the State or«anizatIon- House in Boston on the first Wednesday in January, being the fifth day thereof, in the year of our Lord eigh- teen hundred and eighty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eleventh. And the members-elect of the House of Rep- resentatives, having assembled in the Representatives' Chamber, were called to order at eleven o'clock A. M. by Mr. Upham of Waltham, the senior member-elect present. By request of the presiding officer, prayer was offered by the Rev. Charles Smith of Andover, a member-elect. On motion of Mr. Taft of Palmer, — Ordered, That a committee of eight be appointed to secretary inform the Secretary of the Commonwealth that the n^htab« House has been called to order. called to orde. Messrs. Taft of Palmer, Milne of Fall River, James Donovan of Boston, Dodge of Beverly, Hallett of Nan- tucket, Wilson of Fitchburg, Peirce of Arlington and Desmond of Boston were appointed the committee. Thereupon the Secretary transmitted to the House a list of all the persons returned as representatives, with the originaO l certificates of their election7, which had been returned to his office. On motion of Mr. Moseley of Newburyport, — 1 Ordered, That the Clerk call the roll of the House, to Roiicaiied. ascertain if a quorum be present. The roll was called ; and, two hundred and thirty-six members having answered to their names, the Chair de- clared a quorum present. On motion of Mr. Field of Boston, — Governor noti- fied that quorum Ordered, That a committee of eight be appointed to of House is present. wait upon His Excellency the Governor, and inform him that a quorum of the House is assembled, and that the members are ready to be qualified. Messrs. Field of Boston, Allen of Boston, Fales of Milford, Dresser of Medford, Gamwell of Pittsfield, Par- ker of Worcester, Tucke of Lowell and Knight of Springfield were appointed the committee. Qualification of members. Soon afterwards His Excellency the Governor, with the Council and the Secretary of the Commonwealth, came in, and the oaths and affirmations required by the Constitution and the laws were administered by His Ex- cellency to the members present, and subscribed by them ; after which the Governor, the Council, and the Secretary withdrew. Senate organ- ized. A message was received from the Senate announcing that that branch had been organized by the election of Halsey J. Boardman of Suffolk as President, and E. Herbert Clapp of Boston as Clerk. On motion of Mr. Moseley of Hyde Park, — Speaker elected. Ordered, That a committee of six be appointed to receive, sort and count the votes for Speaker. Messrs. Moseley of Hyde Park, Warden of Waltham, Brady of Lowell, Woodward of Boston, Carpenter of Brookline and Hitchings of Saugus were appointed the committee. Mr. Moseley, from the committee, afterwards reported as follows: — Whole number of votes, 234 Necessary for a choice, 118 Charles J. Noyes of Boston, 234 And Mr. Noyes having been unanimously elected, declaration was made accordingly, and the Speaker was conducted to the chair by a committee consisting of Messrs. Darling of Somerville and Taft of Palmer, and spoke as follows : — FELLOW-REPRESENTATIVES : For this cordial and emphatic expression of your con- fidence and regard I tender my most grateful acknowl- edgments. Not unacquainted with the responsibilities of this honorable station, I realize that its difficult and delicate duties are not to be lightly assumed or easily dis- charged. I am well aware that no One called to this place, however gifted or experienced, can hope success- fully to conduct its business without a firm reliance upon your cordial co-operation and support, and I congratulate myself that this expression at your hands promises me that assistance, without which I should be impotent to bring efficient service to this chair. We meet this session under somewhat unusual circumstances. Death has already invaded our circle and renewed its admonition of the flight of time, and that at best the years are but few in which we are permitted to do our work in the world. You who have been associated with the deceased best realize the loss we have sustained; but although this is not the occasion for a recital of his merits, we mingle our regrets with you that we are not to have the benefit of his devotion to duty and the inspiration of bis manly example. Coming from our various walks in life and representing different sections of this Commonwealth, we are here to serve varied and important interests. I can only say for myself, on accepting this great honor at your hands, that it will be my pleasing duty to join with you in so admin- istering the affairs of this house, so despatching its busi- ness and bringing its session to a speedy and triumphant close, that when 'we shall have come to the end of our varied service, we shall have left a record behind us in brevity of speech, in promptness of action and in devotion to duty, that shall make this a signal session in the legisla- tive history of this Commonwealth, best promote the interests of this our Commonwealth, and merit from our constituencies that benediction that is due to true and faith- ful service. The Chair awaits the pleasure of the House. On motion of Mr. Dresser of Boston, — Ordered, That a committee of six be appointed to re- deselected, ceive, sort and count the votes for Clerk. Messrs. Dresser of Boston, Wood of Newton, Fitzgerald of Boston, Stockwell of Sutton, Henry of Fall River and Scully of Cambridge were appointed the committee. Mr. Dresser, from the committee, afterwards reported as follows: — Whole number of votes, 231 Necessary for a choice, . 116 Edward A. McLaughlin of Boston, 231 And Mr. McLaughlin, having been unanimously elected, was conducted to the Council Chamber by a committee con- sisting of Messrs. Wadlin of Reading and Crosby of Pitts- field.' And, having been qualified by taking the oaths required, report was made accordingly to the House, and the Clerk entered upon the discharge of his duties. Notice of elec- tion of Sergeant- A message was received from the Senate, announcing at-Arms on the that John G. B. Adams of Lynn had been elected Ser- part of the Senate. geant-at-Arms on the part of that branch. On motion of Mr. Kent of Worcester, — Senate notified Ordered, That a committee of eight be appointed to of organization of House. inform the Senate that the House has been organized by the election of a Speaker and a Clerk. Messrs. Kent of Worcester, Boyden of Foxborough, Sanderson of Springfield, Miller of Chelsea, Maguire of Boston, Kearn of North Adams, McDonough of Boston and Wilson of Fitchburg were appointed the committee. Mr. Kent, from the committee, afterwards reported that they had attended to that duty. On motion of Mr. Smith of Andover, — Governor and Ordered, That a committee of eight be appointed to Council notified of inform the Governor and Council that the House has been organization of House. organized by the election of a Speaker and a Clerk. Messrs. Smith of Andover, Bennink of Cambridge, Tucke of Lowell, Parker of Worcester, Judd of Spring- field, Ward well of Haverhill, Ready of Boston and McEttrick of Boston were appointed the committee. Mr. Smith, from the committee, afterwards reported that they had attended to that duty. On motion of Mr. Lovell of Weymouth, — Election of Ber- guant-at-Arms. Ordered, That a committee of six be appointed to re- ceive, sort and count the votes for Sergeant-at-Arms. Messrs. Lovell of Weymouth, Hosmer of Concord, Foss of Rowley, Reynolds of Boston, Savage of Taunton and Felch of Newburyport were appointed the committee. Mr. Lovell, from the committee, afterwards reported as follows: — Whole number of votes, .... 227 Necessary for a choice, . 114 John G. B. Adams of Lynn, .... 227 Mr. Adams was declared elected on the part of the House. Messrs. Sleeper of Cambridge and Ladd of Groveland were appointed a committee to inform the Senate of the election of John G. B. Adams as Sergeant-at-Arms on the part of the House. On motion of Mr. Bray of Salem, — Ordered, That when the House adjourns to-day, it be Hour of to meet to-morrow at eleven o'clock A. M., and that that mLL ' be the hour of meeting until otherwise ordered. On motion of Mr. Loring of Yarmouth,— Ordered, That the rules of the House of Representa- Temporary tives of 18815 be adopted as the rules of the present House House, until otherwise ordered. On motion of Mr. Wharton of Boston, — Ordered, That the members of the joint committee on Rules of the Rules, on the part of the House, prepare rules for the Il0Use' government of the House. On motion of Mr. Gurney of Whitman,— Ordered, That to-morrow at half-past eleven o'clock ^^j™0' A. M. be assigned for the election of Chaplain. On motion of Mr. Teele of Boston, — Ordered, That the Clerk be directed to procure for the Daily papers, use of the House two copies of each of the Boston daily papers, and of the daily papers published in Springfield and Worcester, and one daily paper from each other city and town in the Commonwealth where a daily paper is published.