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mittees on Railways, on Horse Railways, on Harbors, and on the Hoosac Tunnel and Troy and Greenfield Railroad, should consist of three senators and eight representatives, and the other joint committees shall consist of two senators and five representatives as heretofore, except the committee on the Library, which shall consist of three on the part of each branch.

They also recommend the following in place of rule 8, of the last Legislature.

Rule 8. The Clerk of the House in which a Bill originated, shall make an endorsement thereon certifying in which House the same originated, which endorsement shall be entered on the journals by the clerks respectively. After said bills shall have passed both Houses to be enacted, the Clerk of the Senate shall lay them before the Governor for his approbation, and shall enter upon the journal of the Senate the day on which the same were laid before the Governor. The report was considered and accepted in concur

rence.

Ordered, In concurrence, that Messrs. Dewey, Griswold or's Address. and Morton of the Senate, and Messrs. Kimball of Boston, Plunkett of Pittsfield, Baker of Beverly, Francis of Lowell, Nelson of Worcester, Ames of Canton, and Goodrich of Newton, be a committee to consider what reference shall be made of the several portions of the Governor's address.

On motion of Mr. Young of Boston, it was ordered that the House will meet at two o'clock, P. M., on Monday. Adjourned.

Councillor qualified.

MONDAY, January 11, 1869.

Met according to adjournment.

The journal of Saturday was read and approved.

On motion of Mr. Plumer of Boston, it was ordered that a message be sent to the Senate, proposing a joint convention of the two branches forthwith, for the purpose of administering the oaths of office to Hon. Otis Norcross, Councillor elect; and the Clerk was charged with the message.

And afterwards a message was received from the Senate, announcing the concurrence of that branch in the proposition.

The Senate then came in, and its president took the chair, and the two branches being in convention, a committee con

sisting of Messrs. Marshall and Dean of the Senate, and. Messrs. Allen of New Bedford, Brown of Boston, Fiske of Cambridge, Dupar of Lynn, and Peirce of Attleborough, of the House, was appointed to wait upon Mr. Norcross and inform him that the two branches are in convention for the purpose of administering to him the oaths of office.

And the committee having attended to this duty, returned, accompanied by Mr. Norcross, the Councillor elect, and in presence of the two Houses, and before the president of the Senate, the oaths were administered to and subscribed by him, and declaration was made accordingly.

The convention was then dissolved and the Senate returned to its chamber.

notified.

On motion of Mr. Plumer of Boston,Ordered, That the Secretary of the Commonwealth give Governor notice to the Governor that Hon. Otis Norcross has been duly elected and qualified to advise him in the Executive part of the government for the current political year. Sent up for concurrence.

ferred.

The report of the joint committee appointed to consider Governor's what disposition shall be made of the several portions of the Address reGovernor's address, accepted in the Senate, came down and was considered and accepted in concurrence.

The committee report that so much of the address as relates to education and to Dr. Gould's Report on Invertebrate Animals, be referred to the committee on Education.

So much as relates to agriculture, to the committee on Agriculture.

So much as relates to public roads, to the committee on Roads and Bridges.

So much as relates to savings banks, to the committee on Banks and Banking.

So much as relates to charities and institutions of reform, to the committee on Public Charitable Institutions.

So much as relates to prisons, to the committee on Prisons. So much as relates to the militia, to the committee on Military Affairs.

So much as relates to transportation, to the committee on Railways.

So much as relates to the South Boston flats, to the committee on Harbors.

So much as relates to the depression of commerce, to the committee on Mercantile Affairs.

So much as relates to National Affairs, to the committee on Federal Relations.

So much as relates to the license law, to a joint special committee of five on the part of the Senate and twelve on the part of the House.

So much as relates to the Indians, to a joint special committee of three on the part of the Senate and eight on the part of the House.

On motion of Mr. Kimball of Boston,

Ordered, That so much of the Governor's address as relates to the finances of the Commonwealth, be referred to the committee on Finance.

On motion of Mr. Young of Boston,

Ordered, That on and after Tuesday, January 12, the House will meet at two o'clock, P.M., except on Saturdays, when it will meet at eleven, A.M.

Adjourned.

TUESDAY, January 12, 1869.

Monitors.

House committees.

Met according to adjournment.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

The Speaker appointed the monitors of the House, as follows:

First Division.-Messrs. Coes of Worcester, and Collins of Boston.

Second Division.-Messrs. Grammar of Woburn, and Young of Boston.

Third Division.-Messrs. Barrett of Ashburnham, and Cressey of Beverly.

Fourth Division.-Messrs. Dean of Worcester, and Morse of Natick.

Fifth Division.-Messrs. Gove of Boston, and Daniels of Peabody.

Sixth Division. -Messrs. Williams of Worcester, and Plumer of Boston.

The standing committees of the House were also announced as follows:

On the Judiciary.-Messrs. Nelson of Worcester, Child of Boston, Kent of Milford, Hurd of Framingham, Newton of Boston, McIntire of Cambridge, and Goodrich of Newton.

On Matters of Probate and Chancery.-Messrs. Humphrey of Weymouth, Perry of Boston, Joyner of Great Barrington, Merrill of Boston, Merriam of Leominster, Willson of Charlestown, and Woodward of Worcester.

On Finance.-Messrs. Kimball of Boston, Rich of Boston, Crosby of Williamsburg, Nazro of Dorchester, Newton of Greenfield, Waters of Salem, and Leonard of Southbridge.

On Elections.-Messrs. Child of Boston, Collins of Boston, Anthony of Westport, Madden of Boston, Horton of Westfield, Rolfe of Newbury, and Barnes of Plymouth.

On Bills in the Third Reading.-Messrs. Newton of Boston, Hodges of Haverhill, Nichols of Boston, Langdon of Lenox, Melden of Lynn, Witherell of Norton, and Child of Westborough.

On Engrossed Bills.-Messrs. Rand of Charlestown, Harris of Marblehead, Melcher of West Springfield, Johnson of Stoughton, Brown of Cheshire, Phipps of Hopkinton, and Stranger of Kingston.

On County Estimates.-Messrs. Holway of Sandwich, Denison of Leyden, Wilcox of New Braintree, Sears of Hawley, and Robinson of Nantucket.

On the Pay Roll.-Messrs. Marsh of Hingham, Sherman of Wayland, Gibbs of Northbridge, Brown of Truro, and White of Boylston.

On Leave of Absence.-Messrs. Fuller of Wrentham, Smith of Rutland, Slade of Swansea, Priest of Littleton, and Fiske of Cambridge.

On Public Buildings.-Messrs. Breed of North Reading, Wilson of Dalton, Rogers of Orleans, Smith of Cambridge, and Choate of Newburyport.

On Printing.-Messrs. Kellogg of Lynn, Owen of Chelsea, Walker of Holyoke, Carney of Boston, and Davis of Charles

town.

In concurrence, the Joint Standing Committees were appointed, as follows:

On Agriculture.-Messrs. Needham of Middlesex, Thomas of Hampshire, of the Senate; Messrs. Stone of Dedham, Tower of Lanesborough, Clement of Dracut, Starkweather of Northampton, and Pratt of Middleborough, of the House. On Banks and Banking-Messrs. Lockey of Worcester, Kingman of Berkshire and Hampshire, of the Senate; Messrs. Wells of Chicopee, Fisher of Lancaster, Hapgood of Boston, Baldwin of Brighton, and Haskell of Amesbury, of the House.

On Claims.-Messrs. Coolidge of Suffolk, Thomas of Hampshire, of the Senate; Messrs. Crosby of Williamsburg, Brooks of Boston, Allen of Mendon, Barker of Quincy, and Goddard of Petersham, of the House.

On Education. Messrs. Marshall of Middlesex, Morton of Suffolk, of the Senate; Messrs. Merrick of Foxborough,

King of Boston, Blake of Belchertown, Adams of Dorchester, and Chase of Watertown, of the House.

On Federal Relations.-Messrs. Brastow of Middlesex, and Weston of Plymouth, of the Senate; Messrs. Hervey of Medford, Collins of Boston, Williams of Taunton, Smith of Boston, and Pratt of Middleborough, of the House.

On Fisheries.-Messrs. Weston of Plymouth, and Atwood of the Cape District, of the Senate; Messrs. Simmons of Barnstable, Bradley of Tisbury, Coes of Worcester, Brett of Wareham, and Hewes of Lynnfield, of the House.

On Harbors.-Messrs. McLean of Suffolk, Coolidge of Suffolk, and Plumer of Essex, of the Senate; Messrs. Francis of Lowell, Bird of Walpole, Cox of Malden, Allen of New Bedford, Nelson of Worcester, Fay of Concord, Smith of Springfield, and Johnson of Boston, of the House.

On the Library.-Messrs. Dean of Suffolk, Dowse of Middlesex, and Buttrick of Worcester, of the Senate; Messrs. Sanger of Webster, Davis of Lunenburg, and Hewitt of Weymouth, of the House.

On Manufactures.-Messrs. Knowles of Worcester, and Kittredge of Berkshire, of the Senate; Messrs. Plunkett of Pittsfield, Butler of Lawrence, Guild of Somerville, Dean of Worcester, and Cunliff of Sutton, of the House.

On Mercantile Affairs.-Messrs. Crane of Suffolk, and Pollard of Middlesex, of the Senate; Messrs. Nash of Boston, Gould of Melrose, Burrage of Boston, Montague of South Hadley, and Church of Taunton, of the House.

Qn Insurance.-Messrs. Crane of Suffolk, and Ladd of Hampden, of the Senate; Messrs. Ober of Boston, Horswell of Boston, Hewins of West Roxbury, Warren of Waltham, and Parker of Lowell, of the House.

On Military Affairs.-Messrs. Todd of Essex, and Smith of Middlesex, of the Senate; Messrs. Grammar of Woburn, Gove of Boston, Barrett of Ashburnham, Daniels of Peabody, and Lyon of Halifax, of the House..

On Parishes and Religious Societies.-Messrs. Dowse of Middlesex, and Palmer of Essex, of the Senate; Messrs. Vaill of Palmer, Smith of Fall River, Edwards of Westhampton, Reed of Taunton, and Goddard of Brookline, of the House.

On Prisons.-Messrs. Todd of Essex, and Smith of Middlesex, of the Senate; Messrs. Hart of Fall River, Crittenden of Otis, Nichols of Grafton, Carter of Boston, and Hitchborn of Charlestown, of the House.

On Public Charitable Institutions.-Messrs. Howe of Middlesex, and Kittredge of Berkshire, of the Senate; Messrs.