TUESDAY, JUNE 2,

ATTORNET GENERAL.
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MIR. Parfons, Of Cheiterheld, OBJ
feryed, that the Legislature was ths
guardians of The monies Of theCom.
monwealth; and that the laws en-
trufted certain officers with the col-
ledions Of thofe monies-It was,
therefore, of importance thar the
Legislature fhould know if thofe off,
GERS had been faithful to their truit !,
and when there were fufpicions, of
default in any, that an invefigaticn
ihoult be had. Indeed, it was the
right of thofe officers to claim fuch
inveftigation [, that their innocency,
if they were innocent ihould be ef-
tablifhed The Attorney General,
he added, was inveied by law with
the collection of certain monies, and
there were reports in circulation
which had been publicly made. that
he had not accounted for all thofc
monies TO the Treafurer of the State
He, therefore would move.


That Committee bc appointed
to enquire what, fees have been re-
ceived by the Attorney General of
this Commonwealth, npon bills of
COTS, taxed in criminal profecutions
in the feveral counties and whether
any accounts has been rendered
thereof or any allowance, or deduc-
tion made, thereof, in the falary paid
to that officer, according to law.
This motion was feconded BY
Mr.. Upham, and advocated by the
mover, MefIrs. Upham, Slccnm,
Sprague, Thacher, King and Bacon;
and oppofed by Mr.. Hobart. 1t
paiied nearly unanimously, and
Mears. Parfons (of CheferGeld J
King, Danfort (of b. Upham, Ba-
con, Livermore, and Story, were
appointed the Committee.


Several depoftions, and other pa
pers on the fubjed of irregularities
refpe6tingthe meetings for the choice
of Governor and Lieutenant Cover
nor, in the towns Of Barnitable,
Wexford, Alfred, &s. came down
from the Senate, with an order to
commit them to the committee for
examining the returns of the votes
for Governor, &c. The motion to
concur with the Senate, in CO lmit-
ting thefe depoGtions, although they
60 TO thew irregularities in towns in
which Mr.. Sullivan had majority
of votes, was oppofed by MeRrs.
Upham, Parfons, Wheaton, Whit
man, Livermore, Thacher, and Big
Glow And advocated by MefIrs.
Slocum, Hobart, Auftin, Smith,
Perry, Coffin, and Sprague-W hen
the queition for concurring was de-
cided by Yeas and Nays Yeas
737. Nays roo. Majority So for
concurring with the Senate.


sThe votes for Governor in BarnfabIe,
Wexford and Alfred, the prefsnt pear, were,
for Governor Strsng ll9-For Mr.. Sullivan
sos.