The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-01-07
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURES
WEDNESDAY. Ian.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6, l847.
This was the FIRST day of the session and very large
number 81 the members elect in their places at the
hour of assembling.
SENATE. The Senate was called 10 order at five
minutes past II o'clock, by the Hon. John c. Gray of
Suffolk, senior member All the Senators declared elect
ed by the people, present. except Mr. Cary of suf
folk, and qualified by taking and subscribing the
constitutional oaths of Office which were administered
BY His Excelency Governor Briggs Hon. WILLIAM
b. CALHoUN of Hampden. was elected President, he
having received % out of % cast Upon taking
the chair Mr. Calhoun returned thanks The honor done
him, in few appropriate remarks. Chas. Calhoun was
unanimously elected Clerk
HOUSE. At eleven o'clock, there being large num-
Der of members elect in attendance the House was
called 10 order by Giles c. Kellogg, ESQ of Hadley
the snior member, and Messrs. Thorndke of Beverly
and Minis Of Greenfield were appointen Committee 10
notify the Secretary of the fact.
Atquarter before twelve, his Excelency the Cover
nor The Lieutenant Governor and the Council attended
by the Secretary of The Commonwealth the Treasurer
the Adutan General, and he Sheriff ci Suffolk, enter
ed the Hall. Wien the Constitutional oals were admin
isered TO tie members OF tho House.
The next business in the process Of organization was
the choice of Speaker. Messrs Tolman of Boston,
White OF Brdintree, Brooks OF Medford Fowler of
Danvers, and 3eebe of Weslfeld were made com
miee to receive and count the votes They reported
hat
The whole number of baoisis 236
Necessary 10 choice Il9
Ebenezer Bradbury, of Newburyport, 50
George S Boutwell, of Groton, 50
E. B. Crownnshield Of Boston, 27
Ensign H. Kellogg of Pntsfeld, q
A. H. Buoch Of Worcester, Is
VIM. Schouler Of Lowell,
and 90 divided between nine other candidates.
There being choice a second ballot was taken.
The Whole number of votes was 237
Necessary for choice, lly
Ebenezer Bradbury had l62
h. Kellogg q
G 5. Boutwell, %
All others 90
So the Hon. EBENEzER BRADBURY of Newbury-
port, was duly chosen. He acknowledged the honor
conferred upon him in few appropriate remarks.
Charles W. Storey the present incumbent was then
unanimously elected Clerk.
Messages were sent 10 tile Governor and Council and
Senate, informing those bodies Of the organization of the
House.
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
We learn by Telegraph that the Military Com
mittee yesterday reported 8 to against the Pres
ident's proposition to appoint Lieutenant Gen
eral.
The same dispatch informs US that Preston
King of New York spoke at length in favor of
the Wilmot Proviso, to exclude Slavery from the
conquered territory.
The action OF the Committee was summary and
indicates lack of confidence in the Admini.tra-
ton which must be very keenly felt by the Pres
ident and his advisers The British Ministry
would resign under similar circumstances, but
Mr.. Folks Cabinet have not the nlodesty for that
and will of conrse stick to their places. Success
svely defeated on two of their most important
measures in Congress composed OF a large ma
jority of their political friends, what can they do
to retrieve themselves What new expedient
will they propose '.Vous verrons, as the Off
clal cackler of Mr.. Polk resignedy says.
Tribune, 9Th.