The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-06-06

FRIpAy, June l.
SENATE. ISee proceedings in Con-
s House. The following Standing Com
nittees ofthe House. were appointed, via
On the Judiciary Messrs. Bayles, OF
Taunton, Saltonstall, of Salem, Austin, oil
charlestown, Davis, of Boston, and Mer-
lex, of Worcester.
On ducdtioR.-Messrs. Calhoun, oil
Springfield, Brooks, of Bernardston, Ells,
of Dedham, Sedgwick, Of Stockbridge,
and Austin, of Boston.
o.. observation-disclosures. Wheeler, OF
Sudbury, Washburn, of Leicester, smith,
of CRANKY, Strong, of Plttsheld, ana
Greenough, of Roxbury.
On Nnanee--Messrs. Shaw, OF Lanes
borough, Whipple, Of Charlestown, WIN,
ship, of Brighton, Merrill, of Boston, and
Howes, of Salem.
On Matters of Probate and Chdncery.-
Messrs. Savage, of Boston, Hubbard, OF
Williamsburg, Lanckton, OF Plttsheld,
Duncan, of Haverhill, and Adams, of Franz
ingham.
On Eleciions.-Messrs. Marcy, of Green
wich, Mack, of Worthington, Beal, Of
Kingston, Filley, of Otis, Whipple, OF Sa-
lem.
On Bills IN Sd Reading.-Messrs. Pea
body, of Salem, Ensign, of Sheffield, Bliss,
of Springfield, Wright, of Lowell, and
Lawrence, of Belchertown.
On ERgroSsed BiHS.-Messrs. Adams,
of Chelmsford, Fitch, of Medford, Bush,
OF Pittsfeld, Perkins, of Fitchburg, and
Williams, of Brimfcld.
On.County Observation-Disclosures. Godfrey,
Of Taunton, Lewis, of Pepperell, and Taft,
of Sunderland.
/ On the Pay RoH.-Messrs. Jackson, of
Boston, Stephens, of Beverly, John Harris,
/ of Charlestown.
On Change of .NameS.-Messrs. Hunt
ington, of Salem, Hale, of Bridgewater,
and Showers, of Chelsea.
On LeGre of .4bsehce.-NIessrs. Crown
inshield, of Salem, Stevens, of n. MARI
borough, and Strong, of Northampton.
The petition of Samuel Dana and others,
to be Incorporated as the New England So
ciety for the Improvement of wool, was
taken from the files of last session, and
committed.
Messrs. Dana, Tiffany, of II. and S. d.
and Blake, were appointed Committee to
consider the eXpediency of providing by
law for the sorting and inspection of wool.
Several Petitions and Remonstrances
were presented and committed.
A joint Committee was appointed to wait
on his Excellency LEVI LINCOLN, and his
Honor Thomas L. WINTHROP, and inform
theE of their election. The Committee
afterwards reported, that they had perform
ed that service, and that those gentlemen
had declared their acceptance Of the Of
fees respectively to which they are elect
ed.
The two Houses met in Convention fol-
the purpose Of filing the vacancies at the
Senate Board.
The Committee appointed to collect, sort
and count the votes to fill the (fourl vacan-
cies in Suffolk District, reported, the whole
number to be 1853 necessary for choice
;, IN that Thomas Welsh, jr. Esq. had 285
G2Jeb b59rPgg Eaa 2a3 Hon Frapcis s.G
: upon the President of the Convention do
clared the four first named oentleme,
elected. Hon. David IIenshaw. had IT:
) votes; Andrew Dunlap, ESQ. lOI. an,
John w. James, II. -''
Bristol District. That the whole mum
Der Of votes to fill the (two) vacancies II
tins district, was 346; choice Ia. fbot
Lemuei Williams, ir. Esq. had 1911; and
Howard Lathrop Esq. 1S5, and are elect
ed. Hon. Joseph Trip, had I6I and
Noah Clafiin, ISL; Lemuel Williams.
Howard Williams, l and Joseph Bowman
Worcester District. The whole num-
Der OF votes to fill the vacancy in this dis
trlct, was 349; choice us: that Joseph
bowman, Esq. had I75; and was elected
Hon Edmund Gushing, 173; Hon vii
liam Whitaker, l.
FrGn6ttn District That the whole num-
Der OF votes to fill the vacancy in this dis
trict, was $40; choice III The Hon.
Thomas Longley, had 185, and was elect
ed. lion. William Whitaker, had 1914. and
Thomas Hobart, Esq. /. 800
The Rev: George Ripley, Of Boston. was
chosen Chaplain of the House. AT the
hrst ballot, no choice was made-on the
second. l4I were necessary to choice
Rev. Mr. Ripley, had 209; Rev. DR.. jerks.
%; Rev. Mr.. Beecher, IS; Rev. Mr..
Ware, 3; Rev. DIR. Beecher, g; Rev. Mr..
Dean, 2; Rev. DR.. Lowell, !.
In CONVENTION. About one O'Clock. tho
two Houses again met in Convention. when
his Excellency LEVI LINCOLN, and his
Honor THOMAS L. WINTHROP. came in. at
tended by the Executive Council, the Sec
rotary and Treasurer of the Common
wealth, and the Sheriff of Suffolk, and took
and subscribed the oaths and declarations
required to qualify them for the discharge
OF the duties of the Offices Of Governor
and 1t. Governor.
SENATE. The petition of Warren
Dutton and others, Trustees of the Wash
lngton Monument Association praying au-
thorlty to erect circular edifce in the
rear OF the State House, for the deposite of
the Statue of Washington, was commit
ted to Messrs. Sturgis, and Dwight to be
joined. In the House Messrs, SaItonstall.
DAVIS, OF b. and Tufts of Medford, were
joined
The Senate proceeded to choose a Chap
lam on their part for the ensuing year.
Whole nnmher of vntns 20 ,,.,eas.