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On motion of Mr. Brockway,

The House proceeded to the election of a Speaker, which re

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The Speaker pro tem. announced that Hon. Gilbert E. Read, of Kalamazoo county, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was duly elected to the office of Speaker of the House.

Mr. Green moved that a committee of three be appointed to conduct the Speaker elect to the Chair;

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Which motion prevailed.

The Speaker pro tem. appointed Messrs. Green, Woodman and Monroe, as such committee.

The committee performed the duty assigned them, and the Speaker elect, on assuming the chair, addressed the House as follows:

Gentlemen of the House-I tender you my most sincere thanks for this expression of your confidence and the honor you have done me, in selecting me to discharge the arduous and responsible duties of Speaker of this House. When I look around this hall and behold gathered here so much of ability, intelligence and experience in public affairs, I cannot but be impressed with deep sensibility for the distinguished honor conferred upon me. The best requital I can make will be the devotion of my best energies to the faithful and impartial discharge of the duties of the office. I regret I cannot bring to the task more wisdom and experience, and greater famil. iarity with parliamentary proceedings. It is only with your aid and coöperation, indulgence and forbearance that I can hope to discharge those duties so as to meet your approbation. Gentlemen, we meet here as the representatives of an intelligent and enterprising constituency. To us to a great extent is entrusted the interests, growth and future prosperity of this our Peninsular State. Subjects of great importance will undoubtedly come before us for our consideration-subjects upon which we may honestly differ in sentiments. In the consideration of these subjects let us lay aside all party feeling, political animosity, or local prejudices, and cultivate a spirit of harmony and mutual forbearance. We meet here at a time momentous in the history of our country. We as a nation are engaged in putting down the most gigantic rebellion the world ever saw, when every day is adding to our country's history; when to us is given an opportunity of writing our names upon its pages. Let us so engrave them that they will be handed down to posterity with honor to ourselves and our State. Our people have entrusted their interests to our hands, and they expect us to perform our duties with fidelity and dispatch.

Gentlemen, thanking you again for the distinguished honor, I now assume the duties assigned me.

On motion of Mr. Woodman,

The House proceeded to the election of Chief Clerk, with the following result:

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The Speaker announced that Nelson B. Jones, of Ingham

county, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was

duly elected to the office of Chief Clerk.

On motion of Mr. Green,

The House proceeded to the election of an Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk, with the following result:

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The Speaker announced that William A. Hall, of Livingston

county, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was duly elected to the office of Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk. On motion of Mr. Williams,

The House then proceeded to the election of Sergeant-atArms, with the following result:

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The Speaker announced that George W. Swift, of Wayne county, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was duly elected to the office of Sergeant-at-Arms.

On motion of Mr. Brockway,

The oath of office was administered to the Chief Clerk, Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk, and Sergeant-at-Arms, elect to the House, and the several officers named entered upon the discharge of their duties.

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