The Massachusetts Spy, And Worcester County Advertiser

General Court.

Wednesday, May 30, 1827.

Agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, the members elect of the Senate and House of Representatives assembled in their respective Chambers in the State House at 10 o'clock, this day. Quorums having been formed, His Excellency the Governor, came into the two Chambers and administered the oaths and declarations required by the Constitution, and a law of the United States.

SENATE. The Hon. Mr. Hoyt, from Franklin district, presided, as senior Senator, till the election of the President. All the members elect (31) were present. The whole number of ballots for President. was 31-of which the Hon. John Mills, from Hampden, had 28; and elected. The votes for Clerk, were 31-Paul Willard, Esq. was unanimously elected. Messages were sent to the Executive and House of Representatives, to announce the organization. Mr. Bangs, Secretary of the Commonwealth, came in and delivered the returns of votes for Governor, Lt. Governor, Counsellors, and Senators. The returns of the votes for Counsellors and Senators, were committed to Messrs. Burnell, Newhall, Kendall, Keyes and Lincoln, to report thereon. The returns of the votes for Governor and Lt. Governor, were referred to a joint Committee. A joint Committee was appointed to wait on the Governor and Council, and to signify the readiness of the two Houses to attend divine service. The usual procession was soon after formed, and was escorted to the Old South meeting house, where the election sermon was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Stuart, of the Andover Institution, from the text- "Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty."

House of Representatives. Over three hundred members elect, assembled at ten o'clock. Mr. Savage, senior member of the Boston delegation, called the members to order. A Committee having informed his Excellency the Governor, that a quorum of the members elect had convened, and were ready to take the oaths of office before him; his Excellency came in, administered the oaths, and retired. The whole number of votes for Clerk. was 286; Pelham W. Warren, had 285; and he was elected. A Committee to collect and report on the votes for Speaker, reported the whole number to be 313: necessary to a choice, 157 : that the Hon. William C. Jarvis, had 262; Hon. Timothy Fuller, 21 : Hon. Leverett Saltonstall, 17; scattered (several for Mr. Jarvis,) 8. The Clerk then declared the choice of the Hon. Mr. Jarvis, who was conducted to the chair, and addressed the House. Messages having been reciprocated between the two branches announcing the organization, Messrs. Shaw, Phillips, Hartwell, Danforth and Wade, were appointed to announce the organization of the House to the Executive.

Thursday, May 31.

SENATE. The Secretary of the State, was directed to lay before the Senate the several bank returns. The use of the Senate Chamber, for the A.M. was granted the Board of Overseers of... Mr. Ellis, from the Committee on the returns of votes for Governor and Lt. Governor, reported: That the returns from Charlemont, Hardwick and Bridgwater, were rejected, not having been sealed up as required by the Constitution; the return from Enfield, was rejected, being dated April 2, 1828; and the return from Cummington, was rejected, because the return did not designate for what persons the votes were given. That the votes for governor, returned agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, were 39,119; of which 19,560 are necessary to a choice; and that his Excellency Levi Lincoln, has 29,029, and is chosen. That the whole number of votes for Lt. Governor, returned agreeably to the Constitution, is 37,792; (18,897 necessary to a choice:) and that his Honor Thomas L. Winthrop, had 36,517, and is chosen. Mr. Burnell, from the Committee appointed to examine the returns of votes for Senators and Counsellors, reported the list of Senators chosen and of candidates where there was no choice, as before published in this paper. The Committee further reported, that they had rejected the returns from Northbridge, in Worcester, because it does not specify the year in which the meeting was holden, and from Munroe, in Franklin, because it does not state the day on which the meeting was holden. The Committee further reported, (on the petition of the Selectmen of Monson,) that the return from Monson, is superscribed as follows:- "To the Secretary of the Com- of Mass. a list of votes for Senators, for Hampden District." The return states in substance, that at a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Monson, in the county of Hampden, qualified to vote for Governor and Lt. Governor, holden on the first Monday of April, A.D. 1827. for the purpose of giving in their votes for Governor and Lt. Governor, the votes for John Mills, were 169; Jona. Dwight, jr. 107; Justice Willard, 62. Said return is signed by the Selectmen, and attested by the Town Clerk of that town. It appears from the petition of the Selectmen of Monson, and the accompanying papers, that the aforesaid votes were given for Senators, and not for Governor or Lt. Governor, and that such is the record of said town. If said return ought to be rejected, then Jonathan Dwight, jr. is not elected, and there is one vacancy. The Committee further reported, that in the returns from Hampshire District, there were 352 votes given for Hon. Charles Phelps, which they have not counted as votes for Charles P. Phelps. If, however, the Senate should be of opinion that those votes ought to be put to his name, then Charles P. Phelps is elected. Whereupon it was decided that Messrs. Dwight and Phelps, were entitled to their seats.

HOUSE. A remonstrance of sundry inhabitants of Barre, setting forth that the Representative returned from that town is not qualified, according to the Constitution, to hold his seat ; he not being seized in his own right of a freehold of the value of 100 pounds (£33,) within that town, or any Tateable estate of the value of two hundred pounds; and praying that he may be excluded from a seat. Mr. Jacob Kuhn, was appointed Messenger of the House.

Friday, June 1.

SENATE. [See proceedings in Convention.]

HOUSE. The following Standing Committees of the House were appointed, viz:-

On the Judiciary.-Messrs. Baylies, of Taunton, Saltonstall, of Salem, Austin, of Charlestown, Davis, of Boston, and Merrick, of Worcester.

On Education.-Messrs. Calhoun, of Springfield, Brooks, of Bernardston, Ellis, of Dedham, Sedgwick, of Stockbridge, and Austin, of Boston.

On Agriculture.-Messrs. Wheeler, of Sudbury, Washburn, of Leicester, Smith, of Granby, Strong, of Pittsfield, and Greenough, of Roxbury.

On Finance.-Messrs. Shaw, of Lanesborough, Whipple, of Charlestown, Winship, of Brighton, Merrill, of Boston, and Howes, of Salem.

On Matters of Probate and Chancery.--Messrs. Savage, of Boston, Hubbard, of Williamsburg, Lanckton, of Pittsfield, Duncan, of Haverhill, and Adams, of Framingham.

On Elections.-Messrs. Marcy, of Greenwich, Mack, of Worthington, Beal, of Kingston, Filley, of Otis, Whipple, of Salem.

On Bills in 3d Reading.-Messrs. Peabody, of Salem, Ensign, of Sheffield, Bliss, of Springfield, Wright, of Lowell, and Lawrence, of Belchertown.

On Engrossed Bills.-Messrs. Adams, of Chelmsford, Fitch, of Medford, Bush, of Pittsfield, Perkins, of Fitchburg, and Williams. of Brimfield.

On County Estimates.-Messrs. Godfrey, of Taunton, Lewis, of Pepperell, and Taft; of Sunderland.

On the Pay Roll.-Messrs. Jackson, of Boston, Stephens, of Beverly, John Harris, of Charlestown.

On Change of Names.--Messrs. Huntington, of Salem, Hale, of Bridgewater, and Stowers, of Chelsea.

On Leave of Absence.-Messrs. Crowninshield, of Salem, Stevens, of N. Marlborough, and Strong, of Northampton.

The petition of Samuel Dana and others, to be incorporated as the New England Society for the improvement of wool, was taken from the files of last session, and committed. Messrs. Dana, Tiffany, of H. and S. B. and Blake, were appointed a Committee to consider the expediency of providing by law for the sorting and inspection of wool. Several Petitions and Remonstrances were presented and committed.

A joint Committee was appointed to wait on his Excellency Levi Lincoln, and his Honor Thomas L. Winthrop, and inform them of their election. The Committee afterwards reported, that they had performed that service, and that those gentlemen had declared their acceptance of the offices respectively to which they are elected.

The two Houses met in Convention for the purpose of filling the vacancies at the Senate Board. The Committee appointed to collect, sort and count the votes to fill the (four) vacancies in Suffolk District, reported, the whole number to be 353; necessary for a choice, 177 : that Thomas Welsh. jr. Esq. had 285: Caleb Loring. Esq. 243: Hon. Francis C. Gray, 221: Hon. William Sullivan, Esq. 199. Whereupon the President of the Convention declared the four first named gentlemen elected. Hon. David Henshaw, had 112 votes; Andrew Dunlap, Esq. 101; and John W. James, 71.

Bristol District. That the whole number of votes to fill the (two) vacancies in this district, was 346: a choice 174: that Lemuel Williams, jr. Esq. had 191; and Howard Lathrop, Esq. 185, and are elected. Hon. Joseph Tripp, had 161: and Noah Claflin, 151; Lemuel Williams, 2: Howard Williams, 1 ; and Joseph Bowman, 1.

Worcester District. The whole number of votes to fill the vacancy in this district, was 349; a choice 175: that Joseph Bowman, Esq. had 175; and was elected. Hon. Edmund Cushing, 173; Hon. William Whitaker, 1.

Franklin District. That the whole number of votes to fill the vacancy in this district, was 340; a choice 171. The Hon. Thomas Longley, had 185, and was elected. Hon. William Whitaker, had 124, and Thomas Hobart, Esq. 1.

The Rev. George Ripley, of Boston, was chosen Chaplain of the House. At the first ballot, no choice was made-on the second, 147 were necessary to a choice-- Rev. Mr. Ripley, had 209; Rev. Dr. Jenks, 55; Rev. Mr. Beecher, 1; Rev. Mr. Ware, 8: Rev. Dr. Beecher, 2; Rev. Mr. Dean, 2; Rev. Dr. Lowell, 1.

In Convention. About one o'clock, the two Houses again met in Convention, when his Excellency Levi Lincoln, and his Honor Thomas L. Winthrop, came in, attended by the Executive Council, the Secretary and Treasurer of the Commonwealth, and the Sheriff of Suffolk, and took and subscribed the oaths and declarations required to qualify them for the discharge of the duties of the offices of Governor and Lt. Governor.

SATURDAY. June 2.

SENATE. The petition of Warren Dutton and others, Trustees of the Washington Monument Association praying authority to erect a circular edifice in the rear of the State House, for the deposite of the Statue of Washington, was committed to Messrs. Sturgis, and Dwight to be joined. [In the House Messrs, Saltonstall. Davis, of B. and Tufts of Medford, were joined.] The Senate proceeded to choose a Chaplain on their part for the ensuing year. Whole number of votes 32-necessary for a choice 17-Rev. Wm. Jenks had 15- Rev. Jos. Tuckerman 10-Rev. Benj. B. Wisner 4-Rev. Henry Ware, Jr. 3 No choice ; second ballot, whole number 32— necessary for a choice 17-Rev. Wm. Jenks had 23~Rev. Benj. B. Wisner 5- Rev. Jos. Tuckerman 2-Rev. Henry Ware, Jr. 2 and the Rev. William Jenks was declared to be chosen.

HOUSE. Petitions Presented-of Jas. Wolcott, and others, praying to be set off from Sturbridge to Southbridge by Mr. Ammidown of S.-of Moses Rockwood, praying to be set off from Medway to Holliston, by Mr. Cutler of H.-of Samuel Gilson, of Fitchburg and of Geo. Walker and others, praying to be set off to Ashby, by Mr. Bascom of A. An order passed on motion of Mr. Washburn, directing the committee on Probate and Chancery, to inquire what alterations are necessary in the laws in regard to the authority of Judge of Probate to discharge executors and administrators from their trust. On motion of Mr. S. T. Dickinson of Amherst, an order was passed appointing a committee of one from each county to inquire into the expediency of altering or amending the act regulating the laying out of highways in this commonwealth, passed in March 1826.-The speaker subsequently named the following committee, viz. Messrs. Dickinson. Perkins of B. Phillips of S. Baldwin of B. Howes of T. Foote of S. Sexton of D. Williams of L. Minot of D. Taber of T. Holmes of K. Doane of D. and Barnard. Thursday next at 11 o'clock, was fixed as a time for coming to the choice of a Senator of the U. S. in the place of E. H. Mills. The two Houses went into convention at a quarter before 11 o'clock for the purpose of choosing nine councillors from the Senate ; a Secretary of the Commonwealth, and a Treasurer. The votes for councillors, was as follows : Whole number of votes 127-necessary to a choice 64. Hon. L. M. Parker had 124, Peter Briggs 124. Wm. Ellis 123. Israel Trask 122, Jno. Keyes 122, Joseph Davis 121, Jno. Merril 121. Seth Sprague, jr. 120. Nath'l. P. Russell 78--and these gentlemen were declared to be chosen. [Among the scattering votes Jno. W. Lincoln had 47, C.-P. Phelps 3-Marston, Pierce, Phillips and Tufts 2 each.] The convention then proceeded to a choice of Secretary. Whole number of votes 282-necessary for a choice 143- Edward D. Bangs had 278-and was declared to be chosen. The votes for a Treasurer were, whole number of votes 318-necessary for a choice 160-Hon. Wm. C. Jarvis had 216 and was declared to be chosen. Among the scattering votes were 34 for Alden Bradford-31 for J. T. Apthorp-19 for Mr. Hobart-12 for Mr. Thayer-2 for Mr. Sibley, and 1 each for four others.