OF THE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OF

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

1918.

PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE

BOSTON:

WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS,

32 DERNE STREET.

1918.

587 MAC

1918

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

The one hundred and thirty-ninth General Court of The General Court Commonwealth of Massachusetts convened at the State House convened. in Boston on the first Wednesday in January, being the second day thereof, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and forty-second.

And the members-elect of the House of Representatives, having House called assembled in the Representatives' Chamber, were called to order to order. at eighteen minutes past eleven o'clock by Honorable Harrison H. Atwood of Boston (member of the House in 1887, 1888, 1889,

1915 and 1917), the eldest senior member-elect.

By request of the presiding officer prayer was offered by the Right Reverend William Lawrence of Boston.

On motion of Mr. Briggs of Plymouth,

Ordered, That a committee of eight be appointed to inform the Secretary Secretary of the Commonwealth that the House has been called notified. to order.

Mr. Briggs and Messrs. Lord of Athol, Bessette of New Bedford, Dennis of Sandwich, Burrell of Medford, Scigliano of Boston, Granfield of Springfield and Finkel of Boston were appointed the committee.

Mr. Briggs, for the committee, afterwards reported that they List of Rephad attended to the duty assigned them, and that the Secretary resentatives. was pleased to transmit to the House a list of all persons returned

as Representatives, with the original certificates of their election. which had been returned to his office.

On motion of Mr. Bartlett of Pittsfield,

Ordered, That the Clerk call the roll of the House to ascertain Quorum if a quorum is present.

The roll was called; and, two hundred and twenty members having been found to be in attendance, the Chair declared a quorum present.

On motion of Mr. Kneeland of Winchester,

present.

Ordered, That a committee of eight be appointed to wait upon Governor His Excellency the Governor and inform him that a quorum of notified. the House is assembled, and that the members are ready to be qualified.

Mr. Kneeland and Messrs. Waterman of Williamstown, Whitman of Quincy, Pierce of Greenfield, Brunell of Webster, Butler of Lawrence, Adams of Stockbridge and McLaughlin of Boston were appointed the committee.

Mr. Kneeland, for the committee, afterwards reported that they had attended to the duty assigned them, and that His Ex

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cellency stated that he would attend forthwith and administer the oaths of office.

Soon afterwards His Excellency the Governor, His Honor the istered by the Lieutenant-Governor, the Councillors and the Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth came in; the oaths and affirmations required by the Constitution and the laws were administered by His Excellency to the 229 members then present, and were subscribed by them; after which His Excellency declared that a quorum of the House was duly qualified to enter upon the discharge of its duties.

Temporary

House rules.

Election of
Speaker.

His Excellency, His Honor, the Councillors and the Deputy Secretary then withdrew.

On motion of Mr. Bliss of Malden, —

Ordered, That the rules of the House of Representatives of 1917 be observed as the rules of the present House, until others shall be adopted.

On motion of Mr. Rowley of Brookline,

Voted, That the House proceed to the election of a Speaker, and that the election be held in the following manner: The roll shall be called, and each member, in response to his name, shall rise and give the name of the person for whom he votes.

The roll was called; and the following-named members voted for Channing H. Cox of Boston:

Messrs. Abbott, Essex S.

Achin, Henry, Jr.

Allen, Ernest W.

Allen, Frank G.

Allen, George C. F.
Allen, J. Weston
Ammidon, Philip R.
Arnold, Seth F.
Atwood, Harrison H.
Austin, Charles M.
Babb, George W. P.
Bagshaw, James T.
Baker, John H.
Baldwin, George S.
Baldwin, William B.
Ballantyne, John
Barry, Joseph L.
Bartlett, Frank
Bartlett, Herbert A.
Bartlett, William A.
Bates, George J.
Bates, Russell T.
Baxter, Thomas W.
Beaman, Charles H.
Bellows, Alton L.
Bennett, Chauncey A.
Bentley, James D.
Benton, Jay R.

Bessette, Alfred M.

Bitzer, Jacob

Blanchard, Arthur F.
Bliss, Alvin E.

Blague, Giles

Boothman, Cornelius
Bower, Arthur

Messrs. Bowser, Eden K.
Bray, Albert C.
Briggs, Elmer L.

Brown, Frederic J.
Browne, Arthur S.
Brunell, George J.
Bunting, George
Burr, Arthur E.
Burrell, Fred J.
Butler, Frederick
Butterworth, Ralph N.
Carrick, George H.
Cheney, Herman S.
Clark, Henry S.
Clauss, Frederic F.
Collins, Benjamin G.
Cooke, Harry A.
Cooley, Charles L.
Corey, Edwin S.
Cowdrey, Henry E.
Cox, Edward J.
Crooks, Clarence A.
Daggett, Warren C.
Dean, Henry E.
Dennis, George F.
Dow, James B.
Doyle, Andrew P.
Dunbar, Eddy P.
Dunkle, Horace E.
Emery, Carl C.
Ferry, James R.
Finkel, Samuel B.
Fleming, William
Foster, William
Freeling, Joseph E.

The following-named members voted for Mr. John L. Donovan