Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-05
INADVERTENTLY LEGIsLATURE.
"WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4.
cI-SrA III,

MIR. BoTNToN of Suffolk offered an order,
which was adopted, that a committee of three
| be appointed to collect, sort, and count the
votes for President of the Senate, and Messrs.
Boynton, Bailey of Worcester. and Sumner
of Berkshire were appointed. The committee
reported as follows:
Whole number of votes, IS
N$ S S$sfs: I: T a' sS' had 3
and Hon. C. A. Phelps was declared elected
On taking the chair, he addressed the Senate
as follows:
SeratoS-I tender to you my grateful acknowl-
edgments for the distinguished part III your deliber-
atoms which you have been Pleased TO assign me,
and enter upon the high trusts which lis obligations
impose, with confidence and reliance upon your ia
yor and support i would ask OF each one OF you,
during the session now commenced thoughtful and
generous appreciation of the difficulties and elnbar-
| easements which must surround the ofclal acton OF
presiding officer. And in return pledSe 10 you,
far as i'll me lies assduous attention ana nnsWerY-
! ing impartality in the execution OF my duties Inc
elaborate revision OF the statute laws OF lle Oon-
monwealth, completed by the last Legislature, ought
materially to lessen labors, and shorten our ses-
sion. 1t is of far more importance TO a community
that its laws be spared from increasing change han
that and untried experiments in leglslatlon De
verified But will not delay the business for which
we have convened, even TO hnger IN the expression
| OF my thanks amid these opening ceremonies, IN
conclusion let us remember that tins chanper Is s-
cred to legislation. Here let us cast aside selnsh
| purposes and unworthy motives. Invoking upon
our deliberations the favor of that DIVINE Beng
i whose blessings have attended our Commonwealth
in every period of its history, let us ferHenty nope
that we shall be found to have advanced It's inter
ests. and in some humble measure to have added TO
its renown and increased the happiness of all its
| people.
For Clerk, the whole number of votes was
49, all of which were for Stephen n. Clifford,
| and he was declared unanimously chosen.
On motion of Mr. Corwn OF Middlesex, II
o'clock on Thursday next, was assigned for
the choice of Chaplain
Mr. Davis of Essex, offered an order, which
was adopted, that II o'clock A. NJ. be the stand |
ing time for the meeting of the Senate until
otherwise ordered.
Mr. ODIoRNE of Suffolk, offered an order,
which was adopted, that a joint special COM
mittee of three senators, with such as the |
House may join, be appointed to wait upon his |
Excellency the Governor, and inform him that
the two branches are ready to proceed to hear
the annual sermon. Messrs. Odiorne, Cole of
Berkshire, and Gorham of Worcester, were
appointed on the part of the Senate.
Mr. Odorne, from this committee, reported |
that his Excellency was pleased to say he was
ready to accompany the two branches to the
Old South Church, when, on motion of Mr.. |
Evans of Essex, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
The House was called to order at II O'Clock |
by Rev. Horatio Alger of Marlboro the senior |
House from Chelsea in 1888 AT twenty min
utes before Y, the Governor appeared, accom-
panied by the Executive Council and the |
oaths were administered in the usual form.
Mr.. Hoxie of Sandwich took the obligation by |
affirmation.
On motion of Mr.. Rice Of Newton, COM
mittee, consisting of that gentleman, with |
Messrs. Parsons of Brookline, Plunkett of |
Pittsfeld, SoHthworth of North Bridgewater,
and johnson OF Dana, was appointed to receive
votes for Speaker. The committee reported
as follows
Whole number of votes, 239
Necessary to choice, ll6
John a. Goodwin of Lowell had llg
Henry W. Bishop OF LenoX, 81
John 5. Eldridge of Canton,
Mr. GOODWIN being declared elected, was
conducted to the chair by Messrs. Eldridge
and Bishop, and delivered the following adj
dress:
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives Accept |
my sincere thanks for the honor you have been |
pleased to confer upon me- and one SO far beyond |
my deserts. To be called TO the chair of any de- |
Lucrative body, after one service upon Its noor is
always favor not to be otherwise than highly |
priced; but especially is this the when that |
body is the popular branch OF the Legislature of our
noble old Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Indeed, it may almost seem to be presumptuous |
for an humble individual like myself to consent to
take a chair like this one which he's been filled by
Theodore Sedgwick Harrison Gray Otis, Timothy
Bigeow, and Joseph Story, as well as Josiah
Valley, Banks and Lord, with Others who our
more immediate contemporaries-all of whom have
shed lusre around the seat, and have added to its
honor.
From following in such subjects, gentlemen, /
should shrink, it not that have observed
the part of the House disposition to deal kindly
and generously by the Speaker-to do more than JUS
tce his wellmeant Efforts and to treat with great
indulgence his unintended errors. Upon this for
bearance, gentlemen, found my hopes; and to de-
it, it will be my constant endeavor to discharge
my duties with all the impartiality and faithfulness
that my abilities will permit
We meet under peculiar circumstances. AT great
cost and with pr0fuse expenditure of Legislative la
Dor, the statute law of the Commonwealth has been
revised, and is condensed into asngle volume of
sonabe size. i hazard nothing in saying that the
work has been well and admirably done. Doubt
less in the haste of the have been over
looked, these it will be duty to correct; but, be-
yOnd this suspect, the public will thank if we
interfere with that work little possible and al
low them to get the statute book before many
sections of it have become obsolete
Relieved from extensive general legislation, it
would seem that the people might at length behold
that great desideratu of which they have so often
heard-a short session! Every legislature which
have known has met with determination to accom-
plish this end, which, however, has in all prov
ed a very igniS fatuuS Let us, gentlemen, determine
to win the gratitude of our constituents by achieving
this longsought result To this end. shall have
the fullest cooperation ofthe Chair and he will
pect yours in return. n
Gentlemen: 1t was the custom of our fathers upon
snch occasions as this to publicly acknowledge their
dependence upou Divine Providence That time
honored custom survives and we are about to pro-
coed, with coordinate branch and the Execu-
tive, to the ancient temple which has been crowded
in turn by SO many legislative generations. Let us
perform this OF devotion not formally alone but
Teverently Let feel the inspiration of the place.
with its time-hallowed memories and let us there
determine to consecrate all our abilities to the
service of our beloved commonwealth-to the fuller
development of all her material and moral resourc-
esand the careful preservation Of all those price
less liberties bequeathed by our fathers and which
it Is our happy privilege to transmit as well enjoy.
On motion of Mr. Stockwell Of Boston, that |
gentleman, with Messrs. Thompson of Nan |
tucket, Beal of Cohasset, Pearsons of Holyoke |
and Kimbal of Lynn, were appointed to re.
ceive the votes for Clerk. The committee re- |
ported as follows:
w @% s s%%se 81 f Springfield SGiss had 81
Mr.. Stowe was conducted to the Governor.
and was qualified.
On motion of Mr. Prince of Essex. the |
House voted to meet at II O'Clock until fur
ther order.
On motion of Mr.. Rice of Worcester, the
rules and orders Of the last House were adopt |
ted until further order, and on motion of Mr. |
Wrghtington of Fall River, similar action |
was taken relative to the joint rules and or.
ders.
On motion of Mr.. Nye of Falmouth II |
O'Clock tomorrow was assigned for the cleo
ton Of Seargeant-at-Arms on the part of the |
House, and on motion of Mr.. Chamberlin of |
New Bedford, III o'clock tomorrow was as
signed tor the election of Chaplain.
In concurrence, Messrs Prince of Essex,
Morris of Boston, Stone of Watham, GAY of |
Springfield, Newcomb of Tisbury, johnson OF
Dana, Bosworth of Otis, and Davis of West
port, were appointed on the committee of votes
for Governor, and Messrs Foster of Apdover.
Wood OF Nantucket, Demond Of Ware, Burrill |
of Roxbury, Crafts of WATERFOWL, Griffin of