Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume 107Eagle Graphics, Legislative Printers., 1886 |
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12th Joint Rule according to adjournment amendment Augustus N Batchelder Benjamin Benjamin F Bills Enacted Cambridge chapter Charles Charles H city of Boston clerk committee on Finance committee on Public Commonwealth concurrence consider the expediency Court Cyrus day for to-morrow discharged District Edward Elijah W engrossed and sent Engrossed bills establish the salary Fales Fay of Brookline Federhen Flynn Frank Leland Frederick N further consideration further motion George H Henry Horace F House inexpedient to legislate James John F leave to withdraw liquors Lowell McEttrick Messrs mittee nays order relative Otis F Patrick Patrick McDonough pending the question postponed for further Public Statutes Railroad read a second read a third read and ordered read and placed Resolve in favor Samuel second reading Senate Seth W severally passed severally read Severally referred signed and sent Street Railway suspension third reading Thomas W tion town vote Walker William H Worcester yeas
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Page 847 - Touching the duty of the Speaker. 1. He shall take the Chair every day precisely at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned on the preceding day; shall immediately call the members to order; and, on the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the Journal of the preceding day to be read.
Page 854 - House shall proceed with them in regular course, as follows : Matters not giving rise to a motion or debate shall first be disposed of in the order in which they stand in the calendar ; after which the matters that were passed over shall be considered in like order and disposed of.
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