1877 Massachusetts Legislature

picture info	1877 Massachusetts Legislature The 98th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1877 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Alexander H. Rice. John B. D. Cogswell served as President of the Massachusetts Senate, president of the Senate and John Davis Long served as List of Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, speaker of the House. Senators Representatives See also * 1877 Massachusetts gubernatorial election * 45th United States Congress * List of Massachusetts General Courts References Further reading * (includes description of legislature) * (related to rabies, hydrophobia) External links * * {{Massachusetts government Political history of Massachusetts Massachusetts legislative sessions 1877 U.S. legislative sessions, massachusetts 1877 in Massachusetts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Massachusetts General Court The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled the General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, when the colonial assembly, in addition to making laws, sat as a judicial court of appeals. Before the adoption of the state constitution in 1780, it was called the ''Great and General Court'', but the official title was shortened by John Adams, author of the state constitution. It is a bicameral body. The upper house is the Massachusetts Senate which is composed of 40 members. The lower body, the Massachusetts House of Representatives, has 160 members. (Until 1978, it had 240 members.) It meets in the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill in Boston. The current President of the Senate is Karen Spilka, and the Speaker of the House is Ronald Mariano. Since 1959, Democrats have controlled both houses of the Massachusetts General Court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1876 Amos Franklin Breed Massachusetts House Of Representatives Events January–March * January 1 The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. * February 2 – The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is formed at a meeting in Chicago; it replaces the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. Morgan Bulkeley of the Hartford Dark Blues is selected as the league's first president. * February 2 – Third Carlist War – Battle of Montejurra: The new commander General Fernando Primo de Rivera marches on the remaining Carlist stronghold at Estella, where he meets a force of about 1,600 men under General Carlos Calderón, at nearby Montejurra. After a courageous and costly defence, Calderón is forced to withdraw. * February 14 – Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray. * February 19 – Third Carlist War: Government troops under General Primo de Rivera drive through the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]