The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-06-01

Agticulture-Messrs Webb OF Norfolk, ORA
per of Worcester, and Daggett of Bristol.
Bills in Second Reading Messrs. Phillips
and Thorndike OF Essex, Allen of Franklin. A.
II. Everett, Richardson and Bailey.
Engrossed Bills-Messrs. .Brownell and
french of Bristol, Johnson of Essex, Curtis Of
BERKSHIRE, Bullock of Worcester and Turner
of Plymouth.
Flsheries-Messrs Lincoln Of Plymouth,
posne of Barnstable; Russell of Boston, Swift
Oh alinou;h and Lee of Tempeton.
Banks and Banking-Mcssrs. Burnell of Nan
tucKet, Wyies Of Hampden; Baylies of Taun.
ton, Austin of Boston, and Byers of Springfield.
- Mercantile Affairs and Insurance-Messrs.
IhorndIke ofEssex, Pickman of Suffolk Yves.
ton OF Duxbury, Russell of Princeton, and Hal.
let Of Boston
Public Lands-Messrs Phillips of Essex.
Clark of Hampshire; Barnard of Nantucket,
bartlett OF Boston, and Harris of Charlesiown.
Observation-Disclosures. Hastings of Worces.
ter, Cross of Essex; Lawrence of Boston, Pea.
oody OF Salem, and De Witt of Oxford
~ Llorary-Messrs. A. H. Everett, Merrill,
rhlilips; Thorndike of Boston, Hayward of
cambridge, and Allen of Newburyport
MUSE. Ordered, That a committee TO
consist OF one member from each Compression
d district. be appointed to prepare an article of
amendment to The Constitution of this Com
. NN'Nh, IcldtINo 10 ttl0 HuiilUcT anu mOue
o. electlng Representatives to the General
court and the following members wore APP
pointed thereon. viz: Messrs Holden Of
Charlestown, Bassett Of Boston, Whitman of
Lancaster, Thurber of Mendon, Osgood of An.
dover, Rantoul of Beverly, Fisher Of Franklin,
bayhes OF Taunton, Kingman of East Bridge
water, Lewis of Barnstable, Foster OF Brimfeld,
| LOOMS of Lee, and Smith of Hatfield.
! The motions yesterday submitted by Messrs
| BaVlaS and Davis far . 10
| committee.
resolution Of Beverly and petition from
the Seectmen Of Stow and Boxboro' in favor
of an amendment of tho Constitution, to reduce
the number of Representatives, were present
ed.
| Mr. Ruggles Of Barre, presented Petition
OF Seth Lee and SIS others, praying that the Sd
article OF the Bill Of Rights may be expulged
from the Constitution
Standing Committees Of the House.
| Judicary-Messrs. Metcalf of Dedham. On
Wis of Boston, Huntington of Salem, Bliss of
Springfield, and Robinson of Lowell.
Matters of Probate and Chancery-Messrs
; Fuller of Boston, Whipple of Cambridge, Ioud
Of Dorchester, Sibley of Sutton, and Barton of
Oxford.
, Education--Messrs Green of New Bedbrd
t Bowdoin of Boston, Hays Of South Hadley. w
} ). Burt fWilbraham, and Foster Of Worcester
: griculture-Messrs. Jeweit of Pepperell
5 Carter OF Leomnster, Allen of Pembroke, Could
: of Ware. and Bliss of Tolland.
: Finance-Messrs. Rantoul of Beverly. C,sb.
man Of Middlehoro, Willis of PittsfelG. Arm.
! strong Of Boston, and Williams of Nortbampten
, Eisctlons-Alessrs. Lowering of Midway Ad
, ans OF Marblehsad, Buckine ham of Boston Ia.
: zell OF brldgewater, and Wade of Woburn.
Bills in third reading-Messrs Dewey ofVil.
( lIamatOWn PhIlIipa 0f
. burryPort, Thaxter of Edgartown, and Gardner
: of Roxbury.
Engrossed Bills-Messrs. E. Wright of Bcs.
ton, Rogers of Salem, Knnwlton of Lowell
=, Crocker OF Barnstable, and Danforth of PIym.
outh. '"''
, County Estimates--Messrs. Bowman of New
Bra,ntree, Williams Of Springfield, and Newton
| The Pay Roll-Nlessrs. Baxter Of Boston
Putnam OF Fitchburg, and Tirrell of Weymouth
s, w. SATURDAY, May 90.
SENAIE The Prnprietors of Boston South
Bridge petitionsd for leave to build a solid dam
where their bridge is now located.
The petition of LIST Congregational Society
IN Sutton was committed
The Committee on Accounts were directed
providing for the support of State Papners
HOUSE. On motion Of Mr.. Showers ofCbo,.
sea, 1t was Ordered That the COMMITTEES nm
tne SUBJECT OF amending the Constitution, be
directed to consider the expedency of abolish.
flng or lessenlng the number of the Council md
altering the manner of elocting the same,
On motion OF Mr.. RuggIes of Barre, it was
ordered, That the same committee be al.
rected to consider the expedIency of amending
the Constitution, by abolshing the 9th and last
article OF amendment proposed by the Conyeu.
tion OF io2o' and adopted by the people.
On motion of Mr.. Barton of Oxford II was
Ordered, That the same committee Consider
and report on the expediency of rsdncing The
number of the Senators, and of apportioning
the same according to population.
MI OliVer OF Lynn, presented the following
order, which on his motion was ordered 70 lie
on the table, viz: Ordered, That COMMITTEES
be appointed to take into consideration the cx.
pediency of abolishing the law in relation to
Imprisonment for Debt
Lyman Beecher, Sebastian Streeter. and FL.
ra s. Gannett, were elected joint Chaplins of
the House. r' "
CoNvENrIoN. The two Houses mot IN oo,.
vention for the purpose of electinp nine Conn.
sellers Tor the present year, and Messrs Rms.
sell Freeman, Bezalecl Taft, Jr, Joseph XII.
tredge, iona. Dwight, james SAVAGE Aaron
I Hobart, Thomas Allen, Josiah j F;ske and
John Locke, were elected.
Joint Standing Committees.
! In each of the Joint Committees ,bo ,wo
| tlrst named gentlemen are of the Senate. tLe
| three last of the House of Representatives
On Aceonnts-Messrs Hoyt of Franklin
Bradbury of Essex; Tufts of Medford Paltray
of Salem, and Porter of Hadlcy.
! Roads ana Brdges-Messr Winship of Mid.
dlesex, Cummings of Hampshire Wood orI
Grafton, Baylles Of Adams, and Breed of Ivnn
Railways and Canas-Messrs. Lincoln of
Worcester, o. Everett; Boot of Lowell, Jack.
! son OF Newton, and Hudson of Westminster
Towns-Messrs. Wilder of Wo,ces,or FL:
colt OF Norfolk; Thaxter of Watertown, Lille |
OF Newbury, and Howard of Easton.
>, Claims-Messrs. Webb of Norfolk, Foot. ofI
fiampden; Mason of Boston, Hobart of IeicsS.
ter, and Clifford of Westport. ''''''
Milita-Alessrs. Brooks of Mddlesev p.
of Berkshire Child of Boston, HAYES Of Wal
pole, and Butterfied of Tyngsboro'.
Parishes and Religious Societies-Me.sr.