The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-06-02


department during the current year, and the
following result was declared -
Whole number of votes returned, 63--neces-
essary to choice, 80; Francis c. Gray, John
Merrill, Christopher Webb, Benz. F. Varnum,
Lewis Lothrop, Barker Burnell, James Fowler,
VIM. S. Hastings, and Russell Brown, had each
60 votes and were declared elected. The Coun.
celors elect, successfully rose and declined
their seats at the Council Board, to which they
had been elected
The convention proceeded to elect Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth, for which the whole
number of votes was 4e0; necessary to choice
2Ol; Edward D. Bangs had 1872, and was chos-
en-.
The whole number of votes returned Tor
Treasurer and Receiver General was 800; nee
essary to choice 1856; Joseph Sewall had $50,
and was chosen The other four votes were for
Francis jackson, Esq, of Boston.
At A, P. NJ. in convention, the two Houses
made choice of nine Councillors for the ensuing
political year. The whole number OF votes was
396, necessary for a choice 1919. Hon. James
Savage had 1874, Nathan Brooks 395, Joseph =.
Sprague SAG, Bezaleel Taft, Jr. 1913, Aaron Ho-
bart 1888, s. C. Allen 1893, George Hall 1913,
Russell Freeman 37S, John Endicott 1863, and
they were chosen
SATURDAY, May 90.
SENATE Rev. Howard Malcolm was
chosen Chaplain of the Senate for the present
political year.
On motion of Mr. Lincoln, it was ordered,
that the committee on the Judiciary be instruct
ed to inquire into the expediency of giving ju-
rsdiction to the Court of Common Pleas, in all
trials for criminal offences, not capital.
At quarter past ii o'clock, the Senate pro-
ceeded to meet the House of Representatives
in convention for the purpose of receiving the
communication of His Excellency the Cover
nor, after which it was ordered, that the Speech
OF His Excellency the Governor, be laid upon
the table and printed.
HOUSE. The following committees were
added to the joint committees from the Senate
! On observation-disclosures. Tufts, Palfray, and
Porter.
On Banks and Banking-Messrs Sturgis,
Denny, and Wyles.
On Ciaims-Messrs Loud, Sibley, and Eve
leth
On the Fisheries-Messrs. Putnam, Rutter,
and Smith.
On nufacturss-Messrs. Lowell, Owen,
and Lazel
On Mercantile .4fairs- Messrs. Weston
Pickering, and Read.
On the .HiLitia-Messrs Davis, Halves, and
! Hopkins.
On Parishes-Messrs. Holden, Smith, and
Saxton.
On Rail,oays and CanalS-Messrs. Jackson
1 Lowering, and Hudson.
| On Roads and BridgeS-Messrs. Bancroft
Brownell, and Brayton.
On TO~ns--Msssrs. Marcy, Draper, and
Howard.
! On the Li6rGry-Messvs. Therndike, Flint
and Lunt.
I On the Judiciary-MIessrs. Sullivan, Mann
| Marston, Newton, and Boies.
/ On Matters of Probate and Chdnceru-- Messrs
Blake, Lawrence, Jarvis, Whipple, and Mack
On Finance--Messrs Rantoul, Cushman
Gray, Draper, and Allen.
! On observation-disclosures. Greene, Brooks
Train, Bowdoin, and Hayward.
On ElectionS-.Messrs. Hubbard, Russell
Bigelow, Whiting, and Gardner.
On observation-disclosures. Wheeler, Bridgman
Mills, Johnson, and Carter.
On Bills IN Sd Reading-Messrs. Robinson
Preston, Dewey, Barton, and Tufts.
! On EngroSsed BalS-Messrs. Otis, Frothing
l ham, Webb. Starkweather. and Shattuck
I On County EstimateS-Messrs Taft, Swan
and Pendleton
/ On Change of Names-Messrs. Hartwell
Ames, and Fowle.
On Lears Of .AJssnce-Messrs. Corbett, Har
ris, and Edwards.
On the Pay ROH-Messrs, Baxter, Williams
and Balch.
Petitions presented-of the town of New Bed
ford, for amendment of the laws relating to Ii
censed houses, by Mr.. Green of N. B. 20
Samuel Lawrence and others, for the incorpor
alton ofthe Middlesex Company, at Lowell, b
Mr. Lawrence of B. ;-of Mayor of the city o
Boston, in behalf of committee of the Cit
Council, praying that the town of Chelsea ma
be set off from the County of Suffolk, and thu
city constitute county by itself, by Mr.. Bige
low of Boston.
In CONVENTION. Agreeably to assignment
at quarter past II o'clock, A. M, His Excellen
CIV the Governor came in with the Lieut.. Gov
! ernor, the Executive Council, the Secretar,
and Treasurer of the Commonwealth, ATTENDED
by the Sheriff of Suffolk, and made the follow
ing personal communication to the Legislature