The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-06-04


laws of the Commonwealth. His ExceIlency
came in forthwith, attended by the. Lieutenant
Governor and the Hon. Council, and admins
tered the oaths to the members. Major Russell
having resumed the Chair. the House proceed
ed to ballot for Clerk The whole number of
votes was 284, of which Pelham w Warren,
Esq. had 262 and was chosen. The Clerk pre-
siding, the House baIlot;ed for Speaker. After
two unsuccessful attempts at a choice, the third
5ailotting was as follows:
Whole number of votes 800
Necessary for a choice $50
William d. Calhoun had 2l4
Stephen c. Phillips 20
Timothy Fuller 3
Henry Shaw
Mr.. Calhoun was declared chosen. Mr.. C.
returned his thanks 40 the House Jor thissmark
Of their confidence and regard, in brief and
handsome manner. A joint committee was ap-
pointed to examine the returns of votes for
Governor, &c.
THURSDAY, May 90
SEN.4TE. Mr.. Sprague reported a bill to
provide for the choice of presidential electors
by general ticket, which was read once. Mr..
LathroF, from the committee on the returns of
votes for Senators and Councillors, made re-
port, by which it appeared that 36 Senators
were chosen by the people. By this report it
appears that no vacancy existed in the county
votes as returned from the town of Leyden,
which bad BEEN rejected by the Council, the
date OF the return being 1897 other circum-
stances sufficiently indicating the mistake TO
satisfy the committee. The report was accent
ed.
HOUSE. The report of the committee an
pointed yesterday TO examine the returns of
votes for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
came down from the Senate and was accepted
IN nF1 H.
turns were received from the town of Russell
and that the returns from Saugus, Stow, Tewks-
bury, and Grafton, were rejected, not having
been returned In a formal manner. The whole
number of votes. for Governor was 3431S. of
which lis Excel.sucy levi Lincoln had 81 9SI;
The whole number for Lieut. Governor was
3S,2o2, OF which the Hon. Thomas L. Winthrop
had 23,834-and these gentlemen were declar-
ed TO be elected. The two Houses met in CON
vention at ~ O'Clock, aud proceeded to fill The
vacancies at the Senate Beard. The following
is the result
Hampshire Whole number of votes 800
for choice, ISL; Samuel F. Dickinson had
ZIG, and is chosen; Oliver Warner had 81. and
there were six scattering votes
WorceSter-Whoe number, 800; for
choice, l6l; Joseph Bowman had 2G5, and is
chosen; Samuel Mixter had A, and there were
II scattering
Whole number, 306; for choice.
l35; John A. Parker had $50, and is chosen
Jones Godfrey had 81, and there were A scat.
tering.
Berkshire-Whole number, 287 for a choice.
IA; Robert F. Barnard had 1876, and is chosen
ietsr Briggs had 81 and there were 2 scatter
ing yoses.
FRrDAY. May 80
SENATE. The following standing commit
tees were announced by the President
On the Judiciary--Messrs Gray, Strong and
Barnard.
On matters Of Probate and Ckancerg-
Messrs. Jarvis, Adam and Merrill
On Edncation-Messrs Sprague from Essex.
Webb and Savage.
On .hdRufdctureS-Mess Parrot. SpraCue
from Plymouth and Parker.
On observation-disclosures Fiske Lothrop from
Bristol, and Bowman.
On Bills an the I'd ReadiRg-Messrs. Stronq.
Lsthrop from Hampshire, Jarvis, Adam, Dun
can and Barnard
On Engrosscd Bals--Messrs. Sprague from
Plymouth, Fiske, Thorndke, Lothrop from
Bristol, and Pope
The Rev. William jerks was chosen Chap
am TOR the ensuing year, and signi6ed his ac-
ceptance of the office The several genflemen
ciined the trust
HOUSE. Dir. Davis of Boston, presenfod
he petition Of Andrew J. Allen, relative TO hir.
rg the Hudson River and Providence Rail
loads, when they are completed, the first at
10000 and tho latter at $4,000 per annum.
payable weekly. In case the Legislature should
d7iermine to put the hiring of said Rail Road
a auction, the above sums would be offered as
FIRST bid. The petition was ordered TO lie up.
or the table for the present. The bill of the
# session respecting wills, was called up from
ft+a ln@ and referred 10 Magsre CihIau &c c..
On, newton of Worcester, and Merrill of An
a7Tas Rev. Henry Ware, IT, was chosen
a-pain for the ensuing year. The two branch
net in convention at half past ii o'clock,
7aen the oaths Of office were administered TO
Fps Exceleney Levi Lincoln, and His Honor
AnoIhas L. Winthrop, Governor and Lieut..
Governor elect. The convention then pro-
1eaee9 to the choice of nine Councillors TO adj
.a lis Excellency the Governor
Ihe whole number of votes was l04-neces
y lor choice So Edmund Gushing had
Christopher Webb I04, Thomas Welsh. ir.
" charles NATION 1903, Seth Sprague, II.
~ James Fowler 50, William Wood 50, Amos
pa ulal9g 30, John Reyes 81, and they were
er,,orr -, SATURDAY, May 81.
Sc"TiE' Inc committee on the subject
-p9rted the electoral law in new draft rv6;rb
veg read and ordered to Cd reading on Tues.
g. At II o'clock
NoIcE OF Councillors. The two branches
ref convention at half past Ii O'Clock far
~ eaeice Of nine Councillors from the peonIe
q sFge, for the present political year.
he whole number of votes was SIS
Necessary 70 a choice 1853
Ezra Nudge had $50
John Wells GAG