The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-06-05
9assaebusetts Legislature.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY %. 1899


Agreeably to the Constitution, the Senators
and Representatives chosen to form the Cen
cral Court for the ensuing political year. as
scmbled in their respective Chambers at 10
o'clock, this day.
In the Senate; the members returned hay
ing been qualified by His Excellency the
GOVERNOR, the Hon. John Phillips was unan-
imously reelected President, and Samuel F.
Lyman, Esq. of Northampton, Clerk. Gsam-
uel +. MsCleary, Esq. having been chosen
City Clerk of Boston, was not a candidate for
reelection.
The votes for GOVERNOR and lieutenant
Goyemour, were referred to Joint committee.
consisting of the Hon. Messrs. Folger. Adams.
Ruggles, Austin, and Jones, of The Senate.
Messrs. Endicott, of s. Gray, of b. Knowles.
of Oh. Hobart, of l.. Parrott, of CT. and
Hedge, of Pl. to examine and report thereon.
In the House of Representatives, the mcm-
bers were called TO order by the senior mem
Der of the Boston delegation.
committee for the purpose having exam
ined the certificates OF the Members returned.
and reported chat quorum was duly return
ed, committee of five Was appointed to ac-
quaint the Covenour Of the fact, and that
they were ready to take the oaths Of Office
Soon after, Ills Fxce!1ency came in, accompa-
MED by His Honor the Lieutenant-G over.
poor. and all the Members of the Hon. Coun-
Gil, aud administered the oaths of Office ac-
cordingly. The Executive having retired. a
ballot was taken for Clerk. The committee
on the subject, reported the whole number of
votes to be l20-of which Pelham w. War
rem, Esq. had 80, and was chosen Stephen
Hooper, Esq. had Is votes, and six were scat
tered. Mr.. Warren was assistant Clerk of
the House the last session, and Mr.. Pollard,
who had been Clerk for several years, deeiin-
ed being 4 candidate.
Choice Of Speaker.
A ballot was then taken for Speaker.
committee reported the whole number of votes
to be 129--of which 65 was necessary to make
choice, that the Hon. Luther Lawrence. of
Groton, had 35, the Hon. Leverett salton-
stall, of Salem, 80, the Hon. Levi Lincoln. of
Worcester, 50, and two scattering.
No choice having been M le, a second ball
lot resulted as follows Whole number 1877
necessary TO choice 64-Mr. Lawrence
had %, Mr.. Saltonstall So, and Mr.. Lincoln
60 votes. No choice.
Mr.. Saltonstall then requested that he might
not he considered candidate.
Third Ballot. Whole number 128-neces-
sary to make a choice IS. The committee
reported that the Hon. Luther Lawrence had
SO, the Hon. Levi Lincoln 60, and that there
was one scattering vote.
On the report being made to the Clerk,
who presided, he stated TO the members that
the return of the House had been 1872; and
that the votes collected by the committee
being 1873, exceeded the return by six votes.
He stated, he said, the fact, and wished for
the direction Of the members on the subject.
conversation arose, in which Messrs.
Reyes, Gray, Siblcy, Little, Knapp, Sprague.
and other members, took a part, in which, Il
was stated, that the rule had been, when the
votes collected exceeded the return. and the
rejection of the excess did not affect the
choice, that the ballot be sustained. The
Clerk being called upon to pronounce on the
ballot, decided, that no choice had been
made. No appeal having been made from
this decision,
A fourth balloting took place, when the
committee reported the whole number TO be
135-neccssary TO make choice CO. That
the Hon. Levi Lincoln had ~, and the Hon.
Luther Lawrence GO votes. Mr. lincoln was
then declared to be duly elected, and having
made his Acknowledgements, was conducted
10 the chair.
Messages announcing the organization of
the two Houses, having been recprocatcs
with the Senate, and communicated to the
Executive, procession was formed OF the
Executive and Legislative branches of the
Government, which was escorted by the In
dependent Cadets, commanded by Lieut. Col.
Otis, TO the Old South Meeting-House, where
the religious services of the day were per-
formed by the Rev. Mr.. Huntington, of
IIadley.
The procession then returned to the State
House.
In the House, Messrs. Reyes, Billings, and
Phelps, were appointed a committee to wait
on the Rev. Mr. Huntington to express to
him the thanks of the House for the discourse
delivered by him this day, and to request
copy for the press.
Mcssrs. Gray, of B. Phelps, of H. and
Keyes, of G. were appointed committee to
report rules and orders for the government of
the House. Adj.
IN SEyN.lTE, THURSDAY, MAY 80.
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