House of Representatives
"Buttons,
red or green.
House of Representatives
to vote yea or nay."
Kevin Pitts
Boston
In this room, shaped like a theatre, the men and women who represent
the citizens of Massachusetts meet and talk and vote, and make important
decisions about state government.
At the front of the room are two large boards, part of an electronic roll
call system, which list the names of the representatives. When a vote is
taken, lights on the boards show how each representative voted.
Hanging over the visitor's gallery is the famous "Sacred Cod".
It is a symbol of Massachusetts' earliest business fishing.
"On one fine day the cod came in
with gleaming tooth and shining fin."
Dennis Marisseay
Wellesley
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