Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-06
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 1859.
SENATE.

minutes after eleven O'Clock, by James L.
Robinson, Senator electfrom Berkshire County.
The members having been qualified, pro-
ceeded to a choice of President.
The whole number of votes was 80
Charles 4. Phelps, of Suffolk, had %
George N Brooks. of Middlesex,
Aaron Bagg, of Hampden
A vote was then taken for Clerk of the
Senate.
Whole number of votes, 80
Necessary to choice II
stephen n. Clifford had, %
j. W. Boyden,
Messrs. Metcalf, of Worcester, Titon, Of
Essex, and Parker, of Worcester, were APP
pointed to inform the Executive of the organi-
cation of the Senate.
Messrs. Sawin, of Bristol, and Atwood, of
Barnstable, offered orders to continue in force
the rules and orders of last year, till new ones
should be adopted.
MIR. Phelps address, on taking the chair, was
delivered in low but emphatic tone, full of
feeling, and, though short, was an exceedingly
appropriate one.
Messrs. Field of Worcester, Bacon of Mid
dlesex, Osgood of Essex, French of Norfolk,
and Luce of Nantucket, were appointed as the
Senate committee to count the election returns
for various State officers.
The votes for senators were referred to a
committee, consisting of Messrs. Fabens of Es-
sex, Boynton of Suffolk, Bigclow of Worces-
ter, Goddard of Hampshire, and Franklin and
Cornell of Bristol.
HOUSE.
AT minutes past II o'clock, Benjamin
Stevens, Esq, Sergeant-atArms, stated that
it was probable that Hon. Caleb Gushing, of
Newburyport, the eldest member elect, was
detained by the storm. He thereupon said
that it devolved upon Hon. Increase Sumner,
of Great Darlington, to call the House to order.
Mr.. Sumner then took the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Wells, of Greenfield a
committee was appointed to wait upon the
Governor to inform him that quorum of the
House was present.
AT quarter before II o'clock, his Excel
lency, Gov. Banks, appeared with the Honora-
BILE Council and Secretary of the Common
wealth, accompanied by the Sheriff, and adj
ministered the customary oaths of office.
Messrs. Morton, of Quincy, Walker, of Pitts
field, Upham, of Salem, Parsons, of Brookline,
and Stebbins, of Longmeadow, were appointed
a committee to receive, sort, and count votes
for Speaker
The committee reported as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, 2O2
Necessary for choice, l02
Charles Hale had 1856
Caleb Gushing had IS
Increase Sumner
1appan wentworth
Mr.. Hale was declared elected, and Messrs.
Wentworth of Lowell, and Spoford, of New
buryport, were appointed to conduct him to
the chair.
Mr. Hale, upon taking the chair, made an
appropriate address.
The vote was then taken for Clerk, with the
following result:
Whole number ofvotes cast 2O3
Necessary for a choice, l02
William Stowe of Springfield, 2O3
Mr. Stowe was declared elected
On motion of Mr.. Spotiord of Newburyport,
the rules and orders of last year were adopted.
A paper from the Senate was adopted in con-
currence, appointing a joint Committee to re-
ceive and count the votes for Governor and
other officers. The following members were
appointed on the part of the House Messrs.
Nichols of Roxbury, Shepard of Somerville,
johnson of Adams, West of New Bedford,
Spoflord of Newburyport, Pratt of Worcester,
Fuller of Melrose, and Arnold of Northamp-
ton.
On motion of Mr.. Upham of Salem, Messrs.
Upham, Nichols of Roxbury, Riley of Boston,
Stone of West Springfield, and Rice of Wor-
cester, were ordered to wait upon the Govern
or, and inform him that the House had been
organized.
A Committee was appointed in connection
with the Senate, to inform the Governor that
the two branches were ready to attend public
worship.
The House, on motion of Mr.. Riley, of Dos
ton, then adjourned.