Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-05
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURES.

THURSDAY, Jan 3.
Election Retzns.-The joint special com
mittee on the returns of votes for Stale off.
GERS, reported the
Whole aumber Of votes for Governor. .lss 14e
! Henry J. Gardner had. .............51 s05
sulus Rockwell ....-..-...........s6 622
Erasmus Beash..................34 GIL
., II. valley 1882
All ohets.. .........-..-..-...-.... "a
Whole number votes for Leu; Governor 1856 2sI
Benry Benchey had. .......4a sSl
SIMON brown. .'........-........-. So $40
osieo etsoh..,...... % 90
soses davenport .2S,09l
Hii Diners. .'...'.-................ 40
The vote of one town, supposed to BE- Ips-
wich IL not included in the above, as the
name Of the town q not appear.
MI Towne of Worcester, presented an ac-
count of the town of Charlton, against the
Commonwealth. which was laid on the table
House. = Petition.-M Vose of Boston
presented the petition of Edward w. Kinks
and William NJ. Cornell claiming seats in the
House.
Benjamin Stevens Esq, was unanimously
elected Sargent at-Arms on the part Of the
House. The House then proceeded to vote
for Chaplain.
Whole number Of votes. ................26
Necessary tor d choice. .....................l32
Abraham D. Merrill OF Lynn had. .... so
NJ tr, of WeymsYth.
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Lyman hilbert. .......................24
joseph Davis of New Be ford........2
Iheo ore Parker....... IL
washington @1ibert. Observation-Disclosures.
Reuben Emerson, of South reading.
The subject of the election Of Chaplain was
then postponed till 10 morrow.
In CONVENTIONAL one o'clock The two
Houses met i'll Convention. His Excelency
the Governor, and His Honor the Lieutenant
Governor having entered, the oaths of Office
we're administered by Hon. +. q. Baker, the
President Of the Senate, and the usual proc
lamation was made by the Secretary of the
Commonwealth.
His Exceilt ncy the Governor then read his
address.
FRIDAY, Jan. 4.
SPNATE.-The Governors address was re.
ferred to joint special committee, to con
slider wi at reference shal be made of its sew
eral PORTIONS.
Benjamin Stevens. Esq, was unanimously
elected Sereeaut- at. Arms, in concurrence
with the House.
The election of Chaplain of the Senate
was taken up, and the fourth ballot resulted
as follows =
Whole number Of vot s....:3S
Necessary f.r Choice ,.................o
Rev Daniel c. Eddy had. .............2
Rev A A. Nj ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
heF q n PIERCE. ........ 1900. 2
Rex. O 5 Yer eading. .................
Rev a. b. kuter. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Rev. VIVA. 5. Bartlett
And Rev. Daniel c. Eddy of Lowell, was de-
elared elected.
HousE.- Monday next. at II O'Clock, was
assigned for convention of the two branches,
for the purpose of choosing Councillors.
The House proceeded to the election of
Chaplain =
Waols nal2ner q vosss- ...-.........-.....275
AbrahAn D. Merrill Fl Lynn, had ...I44
i4n,si = htdy' I LaAeii............. 81
u 9aSiori. # Boston. 81
GsofZs Hin W = Iam9rttge. II
Rufas Els, 1T Basen. ........... &
Theodore Parker, Of Bost ,n,-......
F. D. Huntington of Cambridge, and Ly~
man Gilbert. four each. There were several
other gentlemen who received from one to
three each.
Rev, Abraham D. Merrill of Lynn, was de.
elared elected