Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-06-01
Afgisiaturf Of aeassdcbusetts.
BOSTON, MAY 29, 1872.
The new political year Of Malta

NhhiCto NOAiHChCCu yCilStudlb aBASI-
ably TO antieRt uiagc. The two houf-
es were ahcnbled at the uiual time,
about 10 o'clock but his Excelcncy
not appearing un.il late hour, the
buhnefs aligned TO the two branches
was neceh2tily pretracted until near
IL O'clock. The Legislature, howev-
er, being then organized, proceeded to
the choice Of their officers. In the
Senate, the votes for PreGdent, were
90. cf which the Hon. Mr.. Dana,
had %, and was declared to be che
Ten. For Secretary. whole number
IS, Of which MARCUS MORTON, Efq.
had Is, and was accordingly cholen.
In the iioule, the whole number of
votes for Clerk, was 7i3, neceflry TO
make choice 357, BeNJ. POLLARD,
Efq had 425, and was declared cho-
fen OF course the majority was 68 /;
and the plurality 1877. G. p. Sum-
ner, Efq was the oppolIng candidate.
Tbs votes for Speaker were TO,
necefary to conititute choice, $50,
the Hon TIMOTHY BIGELow, Efq.
had 42s, and was accordingly chofen.
The Democratic candidate for Speak
or, was fa5n H9Lu'es, Efq. Of Alfred.
A Joint committee was then ap-
pointed to count and fort the votes
f2r Governor.
The two branches then anembled
in convention, and being Joined by
the Governor and Council, formed a
proceilion for the purpofe Of atten-
ding the religious duties of the day,
w h were performed by the Rev.
Mr.. F9fs,, Of Littleton. The e(cort
duties were performed by the Cadets,
under Col Williams.
The Hon. Mr. BIGELow, on being
conducted to the chair, addreiltd
the Houfe in the following words -
Gentlemen sf tie H9ge gf RePrel5ata-
tiUsS,
II it were necefAry for me fully
70 declare The grateful ien(e enter
tain Of the honor you have conferred
on me by your vote, which has jult
been announced, calling me to preide
, in this highly refpe6t4ble ahembly,
fear that langVage would fAh me
lf poleis any power or faculties TO
be ufeful and twenty years expert
cncs in various departments of the
government, may have furnilhed ne
with lome | feel that my fellow
citizens, in times like the(e, have a
right to command them. But, gen
tlemen we have it from the belt au-
thoritv, that {" 1t IS not for him who
putteth on the amour to boat, but fol-
him who putteth it off" On the pre-
tent cccalion, therefore will only add
that will endeavor to ferve you * oui
common country in the Office to
which you have deGgnated me accOr
ding to the beh Of my abilities and
understanding.
Ycilerday, when the Members q
the Senate TO caIled) we're fummon-
cd to order, and a propolal made, a.
greeably TO ufage. to rcquoit the
Governor to come to their Chamber,
ard adminiitcr the oaths Of office,
Mr.. OTIS arole and oblerved, that
AS number Of gentlemen here
prefent, are about to take the oaths
required to qualify then to ditcharee
the duty of Senators, / am deGred
IN their behalf to flate, that under
their imprefIions Of the contributions
character Of the act Of the lat Legil.
lature for creating the Senatorial diff,
rics, they are now induced to quail
fy them(elves, by the Jingle conider.
alton of the neceility Of the cafe
That they believe tie act alluded TO
was intended by its makers, and has
proved in its operation to be an uiur
patton Of power, for lecuring the con-
trout over one branch of the Legiila
ture to party, in defiance OF public O.
pinion, & that no motive could induce
them to aid in organizing that brancf
but The de6rs Of preventing a tate 4
lmmediate anarchy & confuGon, whlc-
muf however be inevitable il no rem.
edy can be applied for this wanton q
bufe Of power, by the fufrages Of I
majority Of the people They viii
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