The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-06-04
aeaasarbusetts Legislature.
hOsros, WEDNESDAY,, MAY 90, 1923.
Senate Chamber.


by the Hon. Mr.. Phillips, OF Suffolk, who
ate. Soon after 10 o'clock, the Governour,
accompanied by the Northumberland,
the Council, and attended by the Secretary
Of the State, came in, and administered the
oaths of Office to the Senators. His Excel
lency, and their Honors, then repaired to the
Chamber Of the Representatives, where the
same oaths were administered to the MEMBERS
Messrs. Brooks and Winthrop were appoint
ed to collect the ballots for President. The
whole number Of votes was 30. The Hon.
Nathaniel Sils5ee, Of Essex, had 81 votes, and
was declared, by Mr.. Phillips, to be elected.
EHon. John Phillips had Is votes. The votes
Of the candidates were scattered.
A ballot for Clerk was then made. Mr..
Gorham, Of the committee, reported the
whole number to be 36-of which IS were
necessary to constitute choice-that Sam
uel F. Lyman, Esq. (the late Clerk had
II, Paul Willard. Esq. Is, p. Merrck, Esq.
2, Mr.. Samuel Dexter, jun. l., and Nathaniel
Slsbee, Esq. mo choice.
A second trial was made. Whole number
1913 choice-Mr. Lyman had IL, Mr..
Willard Is, Messrs. Merrick and Dexter, !
each.-No choice.
sat,irS sssa, TIsi,ni- nn.~ber 81 Mr.. WIZ
MIR. Dexter l.-No choice.
Fourth Trial.-Whole number 37-l9 nee
essary to choice-Mr Willard had I8, Mr..
Lyman II, Messrs. NJ. and d. each.-No
choice.
Fifth Trial Whole number 37-l9 max
ing choice-Paul Willard, Esq. of Charles
town. had 20 votes, and was declared to be
elected. The oath of Office was administer
ed to him by MIR. Phillips. John Farrie, jun.
Esq. was re-appointed Assistant Clerk.
Messrs. Sprague, Gorham, Longley, VIM
throp, and Fowler, were appointed to exam
inc, and report, on the votes for Counsellors
and Senators. A memorial of Nathan .Noyes,
Esq. of Essex, praying that AN error in the re-
turn Of votes of Senators from the town of
Gloucester, in which the votes given for him,
were returned as given for .Nathdael .Noyes,
might be corrected, and he be summoned to
take his seat, was referred to this Committee.
A certificate of the fact accompanied the
memorial.
Votes for Gocernott.
THURSDAY, MAY 29.-Soon after the Sem
ate was in order, Mr.. Tufts, from the Com
mittee of both Houses on the returns Of votes
for Governor and Lieutenant GOVERNOR,
reported,
That they found the whole number of votes
for GOVERNOR, returned agreeably to the pro-
visions of the Constitution, to have been
SIS, 330-of which 8, $3.50 were necessary to
make choice, and that the Hon. WILLIAM
EUSTlS had "a, 400, and was chosen -
That the whole number of votes for Lieu
tenant Goyernour, was 65,0l5--of which
81, SOB were necessary to make choice, and
that the Hon. LEVI LINCOLN had 50, 993,
and was chosen.
For Goremottr, the Hon. HIRRIsoE G.
OTIs had 80, I'll. Scattering, 757. For Lieut.
GOrernOlr, the Hon. DANIEL NOBLE had
30.654 votes. Scattering, $685.
The votes of the town of Greenfield and
Montgomery were rejected. The first for
not being attested by the Town Clerk, and
the last for not being returned in season.
No returns reTe Teceired from the towns of
Gardner, sp-BrGmtree, and Florida. The
votes Of Erying's Grant, being plantation,
were rejected.
The report was accepted in both branches,
and the joint committee appointed to ac-
quaint the GOVERNOR and Lieutenant Coy
ernour elect, of their choice.
The Hon. Messrs. Adams, Gardner, and
Tufts, were appointed committee to wait
on the Rev. Nathaniel 1nGyer, D. D. and in
the name Of the Senate to thank him for the
election Sermon, and to request copy for
the press.
Death Of the Hon. Mr. Philips.
The Hon. Mr.. Gorham rose, in his place,
to inform the Senate Of the decca.e, this
morning, of his colleague, the Hon. join
Philips.
Whereupon it was voted, that the Senate
forthwith adjourn.
Adjourned TO O'Clock tomorrow.
FRIDAY, MAY 3O.-The committee to.ex-
anime the returns of votes for Counsellors and
Senators, made report which was accepted.
There is one vacancy in Bristol District
Ordered, That the Hon. Messrs. Brooks,
Gorhsm, Winthrop, Hubbard, and Sprague,
be committee to consider and report what
measures shall be adopted by the Senate 10
testify their respect to the memory Of the
Hon. JoHE PHiLLiPs, who had been for
many years President Of that Board, and who
at the time of his decease was Senator from
the District of Suffolk.
Ordered, That the Hon. Nfessrs. Leland
and Hubbard, with such as the House NAV
join, be committee TO consider and report
upon the expediency Of giving such power to
the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court
or Court Of Common Pleas, in vacation, TO
order a Sppersededs Of execution on Juds-
ments as said Courts now have in term-time.
Sent down for concurrence.
Adj. to 9 o'clock tomorrow.
SATURDAY, MAY 31.-The committee APP
pointed to consider what measures will be
necessary for the Senate TO adopt to testify
their respect for the memory Of the Hon. John
Phillips, have had that subject under consid-
Grafton, and respectfully report the following
resolutions for the adoption of the Senate.
Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to
remove by sudden death, the Hon. John Phil
lips, member Of the Senate Of the Com