JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.
Thursday, June 5, 2003.
Met according to adjournment, at
eleven o’clock A.M., in an Informal Session, with Mr. O’Flaherty
of Chelsea in the Chair (having been appointed by the Speaker, under authority
conferred by Rule 5, to perform the duties of the Chair).
Prayer was offered by the
Reverend Robert F. Quinn, C.S.P., Chaplain of the House, as follows:
Holy Spirit God, we pray
each day for Your guidance and direction as we address both our legislative
and personal obligations and opportunities. Without Your assistance we
find it difficult to select our optimum, right and prudent options. During
this era of change, teach us to be open to those new ways, new vistas
and new horizons which are in conformity with right reason and Your values.
Let the sense of the transcendent permeate our minds (intellects), our
cultural values and our personal decisions. Teach us to be leaders who
inspire integrity, trust and confidence in the hearts and minds of the
people and in our basic institutions which are instrumental in serving
the common good.
Grant Your blessings to the Speaker,
the members and employees of this House and their families.
At the request of the Chair
(Mr. O’Flaherty), the members, guests and employees joined with
him in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
Resolutions.
The following resolutions
(filed with the Clerk) were referred, under Rule 85, to the committee
on Rules:
Resolutions (filed by Representatives
Lepper of Attleboro and Poirier of North Attleborough) on the occasion
of the dedication of the Balfour Riverwalk Sculpture;
Resolutions (filed by Messrs.
Carron of Southbridge, Binienda of Worcester, Fresolo of Worcester, Leary
of Worcester, Pedone of Worcester and Spellane of Worcester) honoring
William F. Lynch for his many accomplishments;
Resolutions (filed by Mr.
Galvin of Canton) congratulating Kenneth N. Berkowitz on receiving the
2003 Public Safety Award from the Knights of Columbus, Father John J.
Flatley Council, 2095 of Canton;
Resolutions (filed by Mr.
Galvin of Canton) congratulating members of Engine 5 and Ladder 2 of the
Canton Fire Department upon receiving the 2003 Public Safety Award from
the Knights of Columbus, Father John J. Flatley Council 2095 of Canton;
Resolutions (filed by Mr.
Linsky of Natick) honoring Celia Biagetti for her thirty-nine years serving
the town of Natick as a public school teacher;
Resolutions (filed by Mr.
Linsky of Natick) honoring Douglas Shepard for his thirty-five years serving
the town of Natick as a public school teacher;
Resolutions (filed by Mr.
Petersen of Marblehead) congratulating Al Duratti on fifty years as manager
of the Swampscott Little League Yankees;
Resolutions (filed by Mr.
Petersen of Marblehead) congratulating Andy Holmes on fifty years as manager
of the Swampscott Little League Indians;
Resolutions (filed by Mr.
Petersen of Marblehead) congratulating Swampscott Little League on the
occasion of its fiftieth anniversary;
Resolutions (filed by Representatives
Reinstein of Revere and O’Flaherty of Chelsea) congratulating Edward
P. Doherty Jr., on receiving the Eagle Award of the Boy Scouts of America;
and
Resolutions (filed by Mr.
Scaccia of Boston) congratulating Captain Frederick J. Daniels on the
occasion of his retirement;
Mr. DiMasi of Boston, for
the committee on Rules, reported, in each instance, that the resolutions
ought to be adopted. Under suspension of the rules, in each instance,
on motion of Mrs. Paulsen of Belmont, the resolutions (reported by the
committee on Bills in the Third Reading to be correctly drawn) were considered
forthwith; and they were adopted.
Report of a Committee.
By Mr. Kujawski of Webster,
for the committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling, that the Senate
Bill setting apart May 25 as Missing Children’s Day (Senate, No.
1631) be scheduled for consideration by the House.
Placed in the Orders of
the Day for the next sitting for a second reading.
Under suspension of Rule
7A, on motion of Mr. Bosley of North Adams, the bill was read a second
time forthwith; and it was ordered to a third reading.
Under suspension of the
rules, on motion of Mr. Hillman of Sturbridge, the bill (having been reported
by said committee to be correctly drawn) was read a third time; and it
was passed to be engrossed, its title having been changed by said committee
to read: “An Act providing for the annual observation of Missing
Children’s Day.”.
Engrossed
Bill.
The engrossed Bill providing
for the annual observance of Missing Children’s Day (see Senate,
No. 1631) (which originated in the Senate), having been certified by the
Clerk to be rightly and truly prepared for final passage, was passed to
be enacted; and it was signed by the acting Speaker and sent to the Senate.
Orders of the Day.
House bills
Authorizing the town of
Topsfield to issue a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages to
be drunk on the premises (House, No. 1482); and
Relative to a certain license
for the sale of wines and malt beverages in the town of Milford (House,
No. 3728);
Severally reported by the
committee on Bills in the Third Reading to be correctly drawn, were read
a third time; and they were passed to be engrossed. Severally sent to
the Senate for concurrence.
Order.
On motion of Mr. Finneran
of Boston,—
Ordered, That
when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on Monday next at eleven
o’clock A.M.
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At nineteen minutes before
twelve o’clock noon, on motion of Mr. Smizik of Brookline (Mr. O’Flaherty
of Chelsea being in the Chair), the House adjourned, to meet on Monday
next at eleven o’clock A.M., in an Informal Session