bers calling out “aye” or “nay,” the Hlouse vores electronically, mak ing it easier to tally the responses of 203 members. Bach time a pressing a green button for “aye” ar a red button for *nay" ~ a correspon: ding light appears on a voting board The Speaker of the House is the ide elected position ylvania. Chosen by other members, he or she is presides appoints commit pills to committee 3d bills and jo or she also maintains ord: the House floor and protects th parliamentary rights of members ting voting sessions, The eg un the podium over to a and signs all nt resolu aE Occasions Five calorful morale by Edin Anatn Abey decrete the walle o the House Chamber incbilis the ton pictaved at lefts “The Redigof ferences that led to the creation of the Declaration of Independence and the the Declerntion of Sudlepeudeuce” and US. Constitution. Also, the Commonwealth's Bill of Rights, drafted by the “Pood Tatty wih ALL ved as a model for the USS. Bill of Rights Pent Tenty with HE Sud Pictured ahore is the centet of the House ceiling with Abbe s itive now “The Ha ee, steerer, 7 OT : a efi he forme of 24 matelens revels theforn of 24 aiden sevbg ina oulesrcirde anos the moon, then and thestart. At Ofeie Abas pant of Baro Friedrich vo Steuben @ Pruttien officer arte by the Americar Colones, traiThey” { The 208 members of the House of Representatives meet House Chamber on the second floor of the Capitol’s south side. The House Chamber is also called he Hall of the House. Here, members cast votes on legis lation and debate issues ind smbers of their own party in tw face the Representatives sit with n semi-circular rows of mahogany desks arran; Speaker's rostrum. In keeping with tradition, members are seated on the le hamber (facing rostrum), and Republicans are seated on the righ Leadership on both sides of the aisle work to Keep caucuses unified and to achieve the goals of ther legislati The House Chamber features magnificent at, includin remarkable stained glass windows, splendid murals i desks, Five murals by Edwin Austin alls, including the largest in the state osis," located behind the Speaker's feet square, the painting d original wao% The Speaker's architect Joseph Huston. The carved wood throne” chair ‘was made of pollard oak and Spanish leather upholstery tooled in ornate p The mace used by the House is a symbol of authority, peace and order, dating back to early Roman times. Itis 46 inches long and made of solid mahogany, topped by a polished brass sphere engraved on each side with the Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth. An American Eagle stands on top of th phere. Philadelphia native William B. Van Ingen create stained glass windows for the House. The 20 works of art are four feet in diameter and are fram 24-karat gold leaf embellishments. Each features, s “Abundance,” “Chemistry,” “Natural Gas, * “Education,” and “Bridge Building.” und theme, he House. The fixtures range ‘Also, the annual odated in the House Chambe aker's Millennium Lecture awwacts large crowds who come to hear such luminaries a -Cullough and alist Anna Quindlen, both ofin osder Benjamin Franklin believed that caucus unity was ry to ma in the L Vhen the General Assembly the Capitol to v bills, each of the fo lly meet in closed Bach caucus maint Work on the Senate (left) axd Hlonse (chove) Majority Conene. Rooms incbreed cleaning and. all of their wooden and presen lecomnive mapas returning hen ff s their resplendent 1906 condition.be faithfully e maintains er and is responsible for draft ment is then m ins the tinal say in the form of GOVERNOR'S RECEPTION ROOM