The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-06-07


Messrs. White and Billings, oil o:
o. Mannfsctures-Messrs. Fiske, of M
and Pratt. e,,o5 Rrs-
sell.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, JUNE !.
The Joint committee appointed TO examine
Tho returns Of votes for Governor and III.
! Governor, reported that the whole number OF
votes returned for Governor, agreeabiy 10 tue
Constitution, is 81. 992, Necessary to choice
| o ao7.-that his Excellency Levi iAncotn
Los o. ooA and is chosen.-That the whole
number for 1t, Governor is &C, 338.-Necessa-
~. 90 TO. and that the Hon.. Thomas h'
| Winthrop has 28, 76T, and is chosen.-Ihe re-
port was accepted in concurrence.
| The petition of New-Bedtord, Tor Gaoi 10
be located 10 that town; of 5. Holbrook ana
others, for the incor. of the Winchendon
Woollen Manufacturing Co. aud sundry oth-
er petitions were committed.
! 4 Committee was appointed to consider
the expediency of passing an act 10 enpo"e'
the Selectmen and civil Authorities cl the
several towns in this State, to denver me
bodies Of persons who commit sniciue, a""
those whose deaths were caused by intemper-
ancc in the use of spurious liquors, INTO the
hands OF surgeons for dissection.
/ The above vote was afterwards reconsidered.
Messrs. Phelps, Corbett, Lanckton, Calhoun
! and Wells, with such as the Senate may add,
were appointed Committee to consider the
practicabilty and expediency Of constructing
| a Railray from Boston, on the most eligible
route. to the Western Line of the County OF
Enrkshire-in order, if leave can be obtained
from, the Government of the State OF y. Y.
It NAV be extended TO the most desirable
point on Hudson River, at or near Albany.
Committee was appointed to consider the
their attendance in the same way and
manner as they are paid for their travel
THAT is, out OF the public treasury.
| ON motion of Mr.. Slocum--Messrs. Shepherd,
Farley, Rantoul, T'hurber, and Mann, were
appointed TO consider the expediency of es-
tablishing State Lottery.
FRIDAY, JUNE 2.
Several petitions were presentcd,an order
| ed to lie on the table until the appointment
| of Standing Committees.
The two Houses having met in Convention
at / l o'clock, His Excellency, Levi Lincoln,
| and the Hon. Thomas l.. Winthrop, came
in, attended by the Hon. Council, and the
/ Secretary of the Commonwealth, proceeded
by the Sheriff Of Suffolk, and then seVerally
took and subscribed the oaths and declaration
Of Office, to qualify them for the discharge OF
| the duties Of the Offices of Governor and
| Lieut.. Governor for the ensuing political year.
| The usual proclamations were then made,
after which the Governor, Lieut.. Governor,
with the Council retired.
F! The following gentlemen were then chosen
| Counsellois.
| Hon. STEPHEN WHITE,
JOHN KEYES,
JOSHUA FROST,
6 PETER BRIGGS,
JAMES T. AUSTIN,
NATHANIEL HOUGHTON,
g JOSIAH ]. FISKE,
JOSEPH RICHARDSON,
g JOSEPH TRIP.
EDWARD D. BANGS, Esq. was chosen
Secretary, and NAHUM MITCHELL, Esq.
Treasurer.
The Rev. William jerks was chosen
Chaplain of the House.
On motion of MIR. Sprague, of Salem, as
amended motion Of Mr.. Rotch, of N. B.
the Committee on the subject of State Lot
terry was instructed to report on the expedi.
ency of allowing the sale of tickets in the
lottery authorized by the Legislature of Vir-
giDia, TO enable Thomas jefferson to dispose
of his Real Estate, or to adopt any other
measures for his relief,
SATURDAY, JUNE 3.
Petitions preSented.-Of Josh. Wilton and
others, for incorporation to construct rail-
way from Boston to the w. line OF the State.
b. c. Perkins and others, for the appoint
ment of commissioners to examine canal routes
from Springfield to the west line of the State.
Messrs Mason, of N. Thayer, of U. and
Winship, were appointed committee to con-
slider the expediency Of repeating the last
highway law.
The committee on fisheries were directed
to consider the expedency of appointing COM
in the several counties to deter
mine the most eligible mode of constructing
hsh Says with the least possible injury to fac
tories.
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