Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-06-10

I'VE OF TIC lit Ot I0bAt1se I~e@NS' - ~
1903, for arming the whole body OF the M
lila. While our Commissioners were q
the seat Of Government they suggested %
The acting Secretary Of Wara proposition
for transferring to the United States num-
Der OF mnsqueis, the property q The Com-
monwealsh, and nov in rs a'srnals, equal
10 the balance due 20 the Slsie from the ap-
preparation of the above mentioned act Of
April 1903, 10 be Teconseyed TO the State
IS It's balance OF arms due Of the close OF he
last yea. This proposition il Is understood
would have been aces did 10 by the Exrcu-
tie Of the United States, and payment
made for the arms at tie last contraci price
Of arms manufactured for The service OF The
United States, had he powers OF the Com.
miss;oners been competent 10 that object
|: rests with you, gentlemen, to authorize,
al any future time, Communication OF any
portion Of the arms now IN your arsenals,
sgreeably to the above mentioned sngges-
lions, or otherwise as you may Judge expe-
dent
The resolve OF The 18th of Dec last all
,horizing and requesting the Governor,
with the advice oil Council, 10 appoint A
gents for erecting military arsenal al
Cambridge and Laboratory at Boston,
and the resolve oft 9Th Dec. author-
King The appointment of three persons to
consider the subject OF the State Prison al
large, have seyeraliy been attended 10, and
the agents duly appointed. The Arsenal
and Laboratory have been contracted for,
and are in suitable state OF progression.
A report from the Commissioners en-
ployed 10 enquire into the mode of govern
ing the Penn ,yivania Peniteniiary and other
institutions OF similar nature, and 10 con-
slider at large the subject ofthe State Prison,
and TO report any improvement, organize
ton or enlargement OF that establishment,
| together with a communication from the
directors Of that Institution, will be laid be-
fore you by the Secretary. The impor-
lance Of that humane and benevolent Insti
tuition has always been highly appreciated
by the Government of the Commonwealth /;
and from the INCREASING population OF the
State, and from variety of other causes
which the several communications now 10
be Submitted 10 you will disclose, it is daily
assuming a deeper interest. Such are my
views of the importance and indeed necessi-
~ of further improvements in the interior
| arrangements and management Of that in
siitulion, in order to the attainment of the
beneficial designs which dictated its estab
| lishmsni, both as place oil mitisated pun
ishment, and penitentiary, that feel q
be my duty specially to invite your after
ton TO this weighty concern.
Since the last session have receiveda
letter from the Governor Of the State of
New Hampshire, together with resolveof
the Legislature of that State, suggesting
modification OF the laws of this State, rtla-
tive to the inspection of provisions. With
in the same period have received from the
Governor of North-Carolina, letter, &C
compsnying a proposition ofthe Legisla
iure of that State for amending the Consti
tuition OF the United States. These several
communications will be laid before you
with other Documents by the Secretary.
Accept, Gentlemen, my assurances the
highes, respect, and of my readiness to
concur with you in all your efforts to pro-
mote the honor and happiness Of Massa
cnuseus' JOHN BROOKS.
The Speech has been committed in the
House, to Messrs. CoRHAM, OF Boston FREE
NAN, of Sandwich BR1DoHAM, e Belcher-
town; M'LELLAN, of Bath, and Draper of
Spencer, TO report sn Address in answer.1
BOSTON, JUNE 2
On "Wednesday about fifty fubjeas of
private concern were dispatched in the
houfe.
The Hon. Timothy Pickering was
qualified to serve as councillor.
A Joint committee was appointed to
conhder the compensation paid to the
different officers of the fate government
of all descriptions. to be contained in
general law, infead of being compre-
hended in fpeci6c grants
The fubject of 10 much of his Exc.llcn-
cy's Speech as refers to the claims of this
fate upon the general government for
fervices during the late war, and of arms
due from the general government, to
gether with the documents from the a.
gents of Mafachufetts at Warrington
upon thar fubject were committed to a
Joint committee.
Col. William Froif, was chofen Mai
Gen. of the 9th diviGon of militia by ~
votes TO 6o,--in the room of Cyrus King
deceafed
About SO fubjecis of private charac-