The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-02-22
Ge1teral Court.
SENATE.
MONDAY. FER 10

The committee appointed to consider what
measures shall be adopted by the Senate 20
TESTIFY their respect for the memory of the
non Iiinu Lyman, reported three resolves.
winch were read and adopted.
IT., TUESDAY, FED. ID.
ne petition Of Jonathan Davis and others.
III Dehall OF Nichols Academy, was committed
me OH 10 establish School of Aericul
lure at hummer Academy was nheatived in.
the second reading-19 TO IL,
~ WEDNESDAY, FEE. Is.
Mr. heyes, from the Committee TO whom
was referred the resolutions of the Hon, Honse
o, representatives, on the subject of ,he
Grams OF 'his Commonwealth against the Ma
1onaI Government, reported that the Senate
on the table.
The bill for establishing Library for the
use OF the General Court was taken up. dis
cussed, and laid on the table.
The two branches then went into Conver.
ton, for the purpose of supplying the vacancy
in Hampshire district, occasioned by the death
of the Hon. Elhu Lyman.
IN Convention. The President announced
that the candidates for supplying the vacan-
cy, were William Ward, Esq. and Justus For
ward, Esq. The whole number of votes was
142-of which William Ward, ESQ. had 40.
The President declared MIR. Ward 10 be
duly elected member of the Senate: and
the Convention then separated.
n THURSDAY, FEB. 16.
The bill from the House, in relation to the
compensation to the Counsellors. and Renr..
sentatives, and for equalizing the expenses Of
legislation, peing the order of the dav. was
discussed. [GE5- The principal provisions Of
the Dill, are provisions that the Representa-
tives to the General Court, which shall be
sent by towns, who have right to send dou
BILE the number returned, shall receive paw for
their attendance out of the public treasury:
and such as arc returned by towns having a
night to send one Representative, shall receive
pay IN the same manner every other year.
1t twas advocated by the Hon. Messrs. Keyes,
Grennell, Willard and Mills; and was opnos.
ed by the Hon. Messrs. BurnelI, Moves. GRAY.
Baylies, and Austin.
The further consideration of the bill was as
signed for tomorrow.
FRIDAY. FEB. II.
The bill from the House, fixing the compen..
sation Of the Counsellors, Senators, and Rep.
resentatives, was taken up.
The bill was opposed by Messrs. Taft and
Longley, and supporteJ by Mr.. Gardner.
The question was then taken by yeas and
nays, on passing the bill to be engrossed, and
decided as follows
Yeas-Hon. Messrs. Dmmck, Mason, Fiske.
Reyes, Hazard, Mills, Rutter, Mack, Gren.
nell, Shears, Ellis OF N. Jewett, Eaton, Gard
ner, and Willard-15.
Nays-t1ou. Messrs. Longley, King, Rus
sell, Prince, Wingote, Winthrop, Noyes,
Gray, Kendall, Burnell, Baylies, Ellis of P.
Savage, Trip, Crawford, Houghton, Taft,
Hall, Austin, White, and Hoar-2l.
The bill from the House to establish the
White, Trip, and Mills.
The town of Pittsfeld and others, petition.
ers for removal of the public buildings in
Berkshire County, had leave to withdraw
their petitions.
SATURDAY, FEB. 10.
MIR. Austin, from the Committee to whom
was referred certain Resolves of the State Of
Vermont, relating TO negro slavery; and alsoa
communication from the Executive of the
state OF Tennessee, proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of the United States, in
relation to the mode of electing President and
Vice-President, made report. The subject
was assigned for Wednesday next.
The bill for the relief of poor Debtors, was
taken up and discussed. On the question of
passing the same, the Yeas and Nays were
as follows: Yeas, Messrs. Hoar, Gardner,
White, Eaton, Austin, Hall, Trip, Savage.
Shears, Grennell, Burnell, Mack, Gray, Haz-
ard, Mills, Winthrop, Noyes, Fiske, Wipgate.
Prince, Russell, King and I.ongley-23. Mars.
Messrs. Willard, Taft, Houghton, Jewett, Ell
lis of Norfolk, Crawford, Kendall, Macon,
and Dimmick-9.
Leave to withdraw was granted on the pc
tition Of Jonathan Davis and others.
Resolve passed, authorizing Thomas
French to take charge of the Punkapog tribe
of Indians in the towns of Stoughton and Cam
ton.