The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-06-04
HOUSE OF REpRESEMTaTIHEs.

resentation, called the Members to ORDER
Messrs. Apthorp, Russell, Jarvis. Valentine,
and Martin, were appointed to acquaint the
Executive, that quorum of the House had
assembled, and were ready to be duly quali-
fed. Afterwards His Excellency came in,
and administered the usual oaths of Office.
MessTs. Lyman, Hart, Rotch, Seaver, and
Thayer, collected the ballots for Clerk
Whole number, 259-of which Pelham w.
Warren, Esq. (the Clerk of the last House)
had 257, and was declared TO be elected
The oath of Office having been administered
| 10 him,
The Clerk then presided, and appointed
| Messrs. Valentine, Eaton, Cotton, Washburn,
aud Turner, TO collect the votes for Speak
er. The committee reported the whole num-
| Der to be 268--of which 1876 were .ecessary
| to make choice-and that Willia1t c. Jar
| rvs, ESQ. Ca Member from Pittsield) had 1852.
| He was declared to be elected. The other
votes were, for the Hon. William Prescott, Of
Boston, 90-Hercules Cushman, of Freetown,
! 23-and three scattered.
I tz-srs for UouerH0ur and Lieut.. G0reTnour.
Hon. Messrs. Tufts, Keyes, Leland, Strong,
| (of s.. H.) and Parrott-Messrs. Cushman,
Knowles, Sullivan, Whiting, Rutter, and
Turner, were appointed to examine the re-
| turns of the votes for GOVERNOR and Lieut..
GOVERNOR, and to report thereon.
The Supreme Executive, and the Mem
bers of the two Houses, then went in process
sion to the Old South Meeting House, escort
ed by the Independent Cadets, commanded
| by 1t. Col. Otis. A Sermon was delivered
by the Rev. Nathaniel 1Hayer, D. D. of Ian
caster, from Deut. XVI. 10. . .4i1 TO make
thee high ADORE all nations Vl5ich lie hath
made. IN praise and in name, and IN honour
and that thou magest be a holy people unto The
Lord thy God, as he hcih spoken"
THURSDAY, MAY 29.-The Speaker COM
| municated a letter from Mr.. Bradford, Secre-
| tary of the State, accompanying returns Of
the several Probate Offices, CONTAINING state
| ments of the amount of inventories Of Estates,
| returned therein, in the years 1921 and 1922,
| made in pursuance of an order of the House,
| the last year. Read, and referred TO Messrs.
Hobart, of H. Hart, of S. r. Choate, of l.
Rotch, Of N. B. Lyman, of B. Smith, of NJ.
M'Cay, Of P. Fowle, of N. Hunt, Of NJ. Viii
| lard, of S. Ellis, of AshGeld, Whitman, Of b.
Jernegan, of E. and Folger, of n. being one
member from each County, to take into con-
sideration the expediency of making any al
| teration in the Probate Laws in regard to the
fees of Judges and Registers, with leave TO
report by bill or otherwise.
potes for Gorcrnour, &c.
The report of the joint committee on the
votes for GOVERNOR and Lieutenant-G oyer-
nour having been accepted in both Houses,
joint committee, composed Of the Hon. Messrs.
Leland, Strong, of S. II. and keyes-N cssrs.
Lincoln, Of w. Seaver, of Il. Harris, of Oh.
and Lincoln. of Boston, was appointed to
wait on the Goyernour and Lieutenant-Go
ernour elect, to inform them Of their election,
| and that the Legislature are ready to attend
| upon them in taking and subscribing the
oaths prescribed by the Constitution, &c. to
| qualify them for their Offices.
A petition Of H. A. S. Dearborn, and also
of committee, praying to be incorporated
as the Bunker HiN .noaunlent association, for
| the purpose of collecting funds for the cree
| ton Of a Monument on Bunker Hill, in com
uemoration of the event Of the Revolution,
was committed 20 Messrs. Tudor, of t. Har-
| ris, OF G. and Thayer, Of Is. with such as the
| Hon. Senate may Join.
| Mr.. Leland came IN with message frcm
the Senate, inforlnng the House, that in cou-
| sequence Of the death Of the Hon. john Phi
| lips, one Of their Members, the Board had
| adjourned TO o'clock tomorrow morning.
| On motion, ordered. that-in respect to the
memory of the late Hon. Join Pitiiiips, this
| House do now adjourn.
Adjourned accordingly TO nine o'clock tc-
| morrow morning.
FRIDAY, DIAY 30.-Thc committee appoint
ed to wait upon the Coycrnour and Lieut..
Governor elect, to notify them Of their cleo
ton, reported, that they would attend Con-
yention of the two Houses, this day, at y
| o'clock, for the purpose Of being qualified.
MessFs: Rutier, of T.. S. Lyman, of B.
Valentine, of Hopkintou, Knox, Of B. and
Barker, Of A. were appointed to report ON the
| expediency of revising the several sIiitia
Laws now in force, with leave to report bv
bill, or otherwise.
Messrs. Turner Of S. Williams, Of n. b. and
Ropes, Of S. were appointed a Committee 10
consider what compensation shall be allowed
the Members of the General Court the pres
ent session.
A remonstrance Of Levi Dickinson, and
others, of Haley, against the proceedings of
that town in the choice of Representative,
and praying that the seat of one of the Mem
bers may he vacated, was read, and referred
TO the committee on contested elections.
Contention Of hte t,co Houses.
The two Houses met in Convention agree
ably TO assignment. to Gil the vacancy in the
Senate Board il the District of Bristol, sc.
when the Hon. James l.. Hodges, was elect
ed. The two Houses then separated.
The Rev. William Je,,ks was chosen Chap
lain of the House and Messrs. Lincoln, Haz-
ard, and Gardner, appointed to notify him of
his election.
IN Contention
Tire two Houses assembled in Convention.
agreeably to assignment, at IL O'Clock, for
the purpose Of administering the oaths Of Of
fee 10 the Governour and Lieutenant Coy
ernour elect.
Soon after, the Hon. WILLIAM EUs1TS.