Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-06-02
BOSTON, MAY 7n

VI
The Houfe Of Eep1efntqtives was formed ~
the re ele6tron az the Hon Edward ". Ro5Jzs
Efq. as Speaker, and HeHyg Warren, Elq. a
Clerk.
a Joint committee were appointed to examin.
the re- urns Of votes for Governor. 1t confaei
Of the Hon Msfrs. Davis and StearnS If tH
Senate and MsArs. W4Ham5, Prfj17H and Wari
W the Houl-.
MaaaEcs were va -cived in the H0ul- from III. \
Hon COUNSEL and Senate, informing thar thsr
were ready TO attend-Publc worlhiP the Hou.
Immediately adjourned 10 accompany them
nd irocs6ion was 70 med and eicorted to ths
Old Brick Meeting Il Uf-, ~ The Independen,
Cadets whcte well Mited, ingenious ard il
RrnGive dilcoufe was az ivered by the Rev
7dftb l1'Ken7 of Beverly, from text Ia ths
l4th efe d rhe 5th chapter Vi SCI MATHEW
60 u viiy t5at y /Es ~ N biz cq1a0t ~ h4'
A fer she r. mon Tie Government was II.
ercrted 10 he State Houfe. The LegdlatuIs
| thea adjourned to 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
SENATOR'S
AT 8 o'clock convention If The Senate and
| houle wasFormed. for the PorPole Of GIpplyng
The vacancies III the Senate, which were filed "
follow:
Middlelex county, Hon. T9fab Bqyflt, Efq.
4
zUar4, EGq'rs.
| York Richard FoxzysH CUTS, Elq.
Ba-nltable TaBa Dillingham;, Efq.
Lincoln, Hancock, az. Hon. Aatbanid Da-.
msr E1q.
1 HOUSE III REPRESENTATIVES, T1urj74y, 1E7y 7e
| "A Committee was appointed to report rules
and orders, and their report, when made, was
accepted.
COTERNOR
/ A report was received from the Joint com.
| mittee appointed to count the votes for Cover
| nor and Lieutenant Governor, Eating, that ths
I whole number of votes tor Governor were
80 o59 that r9 $50 make choice ard that
the Hon. C4Ia6 Strong, Elq. has 1860, md n
| ch0t4n II hat the Whole number III votes for
1t Governor were $3.50; that 10, 6qf make
choice and that his late hoaor Mofs Gin
! Efq. had zAooI, and was choien-Which re.
/ port was accepted.
| "a meAage was received from the Senate,
appointing tile Hon John q. Tone5, Daniel D1.
1zE. and Ebeaessr Hum, Efq'-s. with fIch as ths
| Hon. Hoyl3 may lin, " committee W wait III
4 tie Ho CALI Stronq, Elq and W lnl1rn him,
that he il cholen o yeiuor of rhs Common.
/ wealth, and that the Leliil azure viii be ready
TO attend to his qualihca in the office, when
! con enieut 10 him. The Foufe con III ed and
| added ~ tbs committee Mr. WarH mi. WiLianf
| (of 4. Mr.. Taylor and Mr. RgBH Of B
4 The committee appointed fnr The purpol4.
! reported, that they had waited upon TIE Hon
\ Caleb Strong, Efq- and informed him of Ills
1 ciecton as the Governor Of The Commonwealth,
| &c. and that he replied, he would " L upon
the Legislature in the Representatives. Chamber
/ tomorrow at y o'clock to declare his accept.
ance Of the Office to which he Is ch5len, and TO-
take The nccedary oaths-
COUASELLOE5.
Agreeable to Alignment, at Y O'Clock IN The
! afternoon a convention XIII the SENATE and Ioufs
was formed for tie PurFofe If choodng nine
| Counill!ors tor the current year, when the foil
loving gentlemen were ele9ed with great una
nimity Hon 7b2ma5 Dq1De5, 706n HafHgE
Ekazer Braokf. OFvr Ws7dsH EEJ54 May, Sci
l4bbsa Cfoats ELiJb Brigham, St.65s4 L7ngttAogI
and .5a5H 7rsaa9gsE, figures.
MAR 81. N
Ageeab'y u Alignment TIE two IouIes AZ
lemhled IN convention, ard At twelve o'ciocS
the Hon. Cak5 Strong, e q. introduced by ths
Shelf Of Suffolk and accompanied by hea
Hon. Council, came into the Reprefsn- atigss
Hall, and took The oath3, and fubfcrb9j 70 th:
Declare ms required BY the Con0itution, pre-
vious ~ his eXcrciii0g the office of GovernolI
ibis excel eucY then retired; when the Hon.
MeIrs. Dawes, HtGings, Brooks, Wontsl5i
Choate. May, and Brigham, wee f-yeraIlTl
qualified al CCunfslicrs for The year enluiRg. "
! A JOINT committee havi0g waited on The CO.
vernon 10 acquaint him, the legiQrture wat
.eadyro receive any communicate from himt
Ills exceilency looE after informed Sle Hocfei