The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Eternal god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. On this day, we ask your blessing on the men and women, citizens all, whose votes have populated this peoples house. Each member of this house has been given the sacred duty of representing them. We ask your blessing, as well, on the members of this house whose responsibility lies also beyond the local interests of constituents while honoring them. Give each member the wisdom to represent both local and national interests, a responsibility calling for the wisdom of solomon. Grant them, if you will, a double portion of such wisdom. Bless us this day and every day and may all that is done within the peoples house this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to claus