Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1825-06-08

Of two hundred members Of the House of Rep
rese1tatives out of the public treasury, with
out reimbursement, and tnat the expenses Of
the attendance Of all over that number should
be assessed on the several towns represented,
in proportion to the number each town shall
send.
Mr.. K. moved that the subject be assigned
to Tuesday. 10 O'Clock, for consideration
which motion was adopted.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4.
In Senate, the following Standing Commit
tees were appointed, viz -
On .Hanutactures. Hon. Messrs. Pratt.
Mack and Hall.
On agriculture. Hon. Messrs. Taft.
Shears, and Gardner.
On judiciary. Hon. Messrs. Eaylis, Austin,
and Houghton.
On Public Lands. Hon. Mcssrs. Win
throp, Dimmck, and Trip.
On Education. Hon. Mcssrs. Austin, Grcn-
mel, and Noyes.
On Clasnas and Pensions. Hon. nlessrs.
Knowles, Willard and Jewett.
On The JIi!itia. Hon. HIessrs. Longley,
Rutter, and Crawford.
On Banking and Insurance Conapantcs.
Hon. Messrs. Gray, White, and Eaton.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, MAY 80.
A committee was appointed 10 consider the
expectancy of providing for the appointment
OF an Agent on the part of this Common
wealth, to attend the Engineer or Engineers
OF the United States in their survey Of Con-
necticut River.
IN CONVENTION.
The two Houses formed a convention for the
purpose of filling tho vacancies existing at the
Senate Board.
On the votes being taken, the following was.
declared to be the result, viz
Esssr--Stephen White ll9, Joseph Farley
"a. .HtdclcSer-Samuel Hoar, jr. 1902, John
Wade so. William Eaton ia,
Warren Rawson II. .Noyol&-Henry Gard
ner 1l3, Ebenezer seaver II. Hampden--
Justice Willard 40, Jonathan Dwight To-
And The convention separated.
TUESDAY, MAY 81.
committee was appointed TO consider
whether any, and what provisions can he made
10y law, for paying the members of the House
OF Representatives out Of the public chest,
without inducing an unnecessary increase of
members, or impairing any constitutional
rights. In Senate, read and concurred.1
IN CONVENTION.
The two Houses met in convention, for that
purpose, and proceeded TO the choice of nine
Counsellors. The votes being taken, it ap-
peared that the following gentlemen were
chosen, yiz:-Hon. Thomas l.. Winthrop.
Hon. John Reyes, Hon. John Mills, Hon.
benjamin Ellis, Hon. Nathan Moves, Hon.
William Ellis, Hon. Samuel Shears, Hon.
Braddock Dimmick, Hon. Solomon Pratt.
The convention then proceeded to the
choice Of a Secretary of the Commonwealth,
for the ensuing year, and Edward ID. Bangs,
Esq. was chosen.
The convention also made choice of Nahum
Mitchell, Esq. as Treasurer and Receiver
General of the Commonwealth, for the same
period.-The convention then separated.
hlessrs. Wheaton, Bent and Morse were,
appointed committee to revise the law for
restraining the taking of excessive Usury.
The committee of Finance reported a bill
for assessing tax Of $4,000, &c. with the
same title, and containing the same provisions,
as the bill! reported al the last session, which
was read once, aud committed 10 the same
committee.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE /.
Mr.. Shaw was placed on the committee of
finance, in place Of MIR. Eaton.
Ordered, That committee fnine be ap.
pointed to consider the expediency of altering
the laws relating TO the liability of stockhold,
ers IN manufacturing corporations.
The Councillors chosen yesterday declin-
ed-and the two Houses met in convention and
made choice of Hon. Aaron Hill, Hon. Ma.
than Willis, Hon. James Fowler. Hon. Ed.
mund Gushing, Hon. Nathan Chandler, Hon.
Stephen Barker, Hon. Jarus Ware, Hon.
Thomas Weston, Hon. Hezekiah Barnard. and
the Secretary was ordered 10 notify them of,
their election.
Letters were received from F.. d. Bangs.
ESQ. and Hon. N. Mitchell, declaring their
acceptance of the Offices Of Secretary and
Treasurer.
THURSDAY, JUNE 9.
IN CONVENTION.
Pursuant TO assignment, the two Houses
met IN convention, when the Hon. Aaron
Hill, Thomas Weston, Nathan Chandler. Ma
than Willis, and Edmund Gushing came in.
and took and subscribed the osths and declar.
atoms prescribed by the Constitution, to Quail
lily them for the exercise of the Office of Conn
sellers for the ensuing political year, and the
Convention then separated
IN CONVENTION.
he two Houses met in convention. when
the Governor came in, attended by the Lieu
tenant Governor, the Council, the Secretary
and Treasurer, and the Sheriff Of Suffolk, and
delivered his Speech. After which the Gov
ernor and their Honors withdrew, and the
convention separated.
A motion having passed 10 commit the Gov
ernor's speech to committee, with insruc-
lions to report an answer
MT. oedswick, of Stockbridge, after few
remarks, expressive of his wish to treat the
y oVernor with the utmost delicacy, suggested
the present as favorable moment to dispense