The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-06-06
GrneraI Court.
ayrnNrsnAr. May 30. 1897.

House At Az O'CLOCK, TINS udy. No - IL
aiaying been formed, His Excellency tns
Governor, came into the two Chambers anu
administered the oaths and decla,asl0ns I
required by the Constitution, ana 10"
the United States. H.. rom
Franklin district, presided, as senior Sena- c
tor tiJI The election of the President All {
she members elect (3l) were present.
The whole number of ballots for Presl- !
dent. was 3l-pf which the Hon. John ,
Mills, from Hampden, had %; and elected;
The votes for Clerk, were 3l-Panl
Willard, ESQ. was unanimously elected.
Messages were sent to the Executive ana
House of Representatives, to announce inc
organization.
Mr.. Bangs, Secretary of the Common
wealth. came in and delivered the returns
of votes for Governor, 1t. Governor, Souh-
sellors, and Senators.
The returns of the votes tor Counseliors
and Senators, were committed TO Messfs'
Burnell. Newhall, Kendall, Reyes and LIN
coin, to report thereon.
The returns of the votes for Governor
and Lit. Governor, were referred to JOINT
Committee. A Joint Committee was aP-4
pointed to wait on the Governor and Coun
Gil. and to signify the readiness OF the two
IIouses TO attend divine service. Inc
rs,al nyocession was soon after formed,
and was escorted to the Old South meeting
house. where the election sermon was de-
livered by the Rev. Mr.. Stuart, OF the An
dover Institution, from the text" Hhere
TIE spirit of the Lord Is, there Is Liberty.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Over three hundred members elect, as
II. Mr. Savana
member of the Boston delegation, called
The members to order.
A Committee having informed his Excel
iencv the Governor. that quorum of the
members elect had convened, and were
ready to take the oaths of office before
him his Excellency came in, administered
the oaths, and retired.
The whole number of votes for Clerk,
was 256; -Pelham w. Warren, had 2o0 ;
aud he was elected.
A Committee TO collect and report on the
votes for Speaker, reported the whole num-
Der to be 3I3; necessary to choice, l3I !:
that the Hon. William G. Jarvis, had 262 =;
Hon. Timothy Fuller, 81 lion. Leverett
Saltonstall, II; scattered Several for Mr..
Jaryis.l 8. The Clerk then declared the
choice of the Hon. Mr.. Jarvis, who was
conducted to the chair, and addressed the
House.
Messages having been reciprocated be-
tween the two branches announcing the
organization, Messrs. Shaw, Phillips, Hart
wen. Dantforth and Wade, were appointed
to announce the organization of the House
+, 10 the Executive.
THURSDAY, May 81.
SENATE. The Secretary of the State,
was directed to lay before the Senate the
several bank returns.
The use of the Senate Chamber, for the
4: nj. the tlifeeuR. Board Of Oyerseers OF
Mr.. Ellis, from the Committee on the re-
turns of votes for Governor and 1t. Gov
crnor, reported THAT the returns from
Charlcmont, Hardwick and Bridgwatcr
were rejected, not having been sealed up
rs required by the Constitution the return
from Enfield, was rejected, being dated
April 2, 1923; and the return from Cum
mington, was rejected, because the return
did not designate for what persons the
votes were given.
That the votes for governor, returned
agreeably to the provisions of the Consti-
tuition, were 39,1l9; of which 1860 are
necessary to achoice and that his Excel
lency LEVI LINCOLN, has 29,029, and is
chosen.
That the whole number of votes for 1t.
Governor, returned agreeably to the Con-
stitution, is 1892; (I9,697 necessary to a
choice \ and that his Honor THOMAS l..
WINrHRoP, had 36,5I7. and is chosen.
Mr.. Burnell, from the Committee ap-
pointed to examine the returns Of votes
for Senators and Counsellors, reported the
Hist of Senators chosen and of candidates
where there was no choice, as before pub
lished in this paper.
The Committee further reported. that
: they had rejected the returns from North
bridge, in Worcester, because it does not
specify the year in which the meeting was
holden, and from Munroe, in Franklin, be-
cause it does not state the day on which
1he meeting was holden.
The Committee further reported, ION the
petition of the Selectmen of Monsoon that
the return from Monson, is superscri6ed as
follows -" To the Secretary Of the Com
of Mass. list Of Uotes Tor Senators.
for Hampden District" The return states
in substance, that at a legal meeting |
of the inhabitants of the town of Monson, |
inthe county of Hampden, qualified to vote !
for Governor and Lit. Governor, holden on
the FIRST Monday of April, A n 1897. for
the purpose Of giving in their votes for
Governor and 1t. Governor, the votes for
John Mills, were 1863; iona. Dwight, ir.
IO7 Justice Willard, 81. Said return is
signed by the Selectmen, and attested by
the Town Clerk of that town. II appears
from the petition of the Selectmen of Mon /
son, and the accompanying papers, that the |
aforesaid votes were given for Senators,
and not for Governor or 1t. Governor, and
that such is the record of said town ri
said return ought to be rejected, then Jona-
than Dwight, jr. is not elected, and there is
one vacancy.
The Committee further reported, that in
the returns from Hampshire District. there
were 352 votes given for Hon. Charles
Phelps, which they have not counted as