1858 Massachusetts legislature explained

79th Massachusetts General Court
Body:	General Court
Session1 End:	^[1]
Before:	78th
After:	80th
Chamber1:	Senate
Membership1:	40
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:	President
Chamber1 Leader1:	Charles Wentworth Upham
Chamber2:	House
Membership2:	240
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:	Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:	Julius Rockwell

The 79th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1858 during the governorship of Nathaniel Prentice Banks. Charles Wentworth Upham served as president of the Senate and Julius Rockwell served as speaker of the House.^[2]

Notable legislation included setting a salary of $300 per year for each member of the legislature.

Committees

• Joint committees: Accounts; Agriculture; Banks and Banking; Claims; Education; Federal Relations; Fisheries; Library; Manufactures; Mercantile Affairs and Insurance; Militia; Parishes and Religious Societies; Prisons; Public Charitable Institutions.
• Senate committees: Bills in the Third Reading; Engrossed Bills; Judiciary; Printing; Probate and Chancery; Treasury.
• House committees: Bills in the Third Reading; County Estimates; Elections; Engrossed Bills; Finance; Judiciary; Leave of Absence; Pay Roll; Printing; Probate and Chancery; Public Buildings.

See also

• 35th United States Congress
• List of Massachusetts General Courts

Further reading

• Book: 1858 . Boston . Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Manual for the Use of the General Court . 2452/40635 .

Notes and References

1. Book: https://archive.org/details/manualforuseofge00mass2/page/348/mode/1up . 2009 . Boston . Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Manual for the Use of the General Court . Length of Legislative Sessions . 348+ .
2. Book: https://archive.org/details/manualforuseofge00mass2/page/340/mode/2up . 2009 . Boston . Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Manual for the Use of the General Court . Organization of the Legislature Since 1780 . 340+ .