Legislature O. MaSs4clasetts.

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BOSTON, WEDNESDAY, NAY %.


THIS day the members elect Of the
Legislature for the ensuing political
year, assembled in the State-Ibuse in
Boston, agreeably to the Constitution.


The Senators and Representatives,
in their respective chambers, took the
oaths, administered by His Excsllency
The Governor, and subscribed the de-
clarations, required by the COnstitu-
:ion.


TIE SENATE


Proceeded to the election Of Clerk
when john d. Dunbar. ESQ. Of Ply
mouth, WIS elected.-L~ TIE U0tes
zyere for WsafsI Davis, Esq. Cthe .tor-
otsr CIrrt) l9.-Mr. Dunbar 90. C..
Z. Vaughan, Esq. zcas Ghhointsd as
Siataat Clerk.


A ballot Tor President was then ia
ken. The votes were 39-of which
% were necessary 10 constitate a
choice The Hon John Bacon had
l9.-The Hon. Harrison G. Otis, l8.
Hon. John Hastings, l.--Hon. Aa-
ron Hill, l.-No choice being msde ;
three other trials succeeded /; but gave
the same result. The usual hour oil
attendance on the religious exercises
of the day having passed, it was agreed
to postpone the balloting for President
until the afternoon and to attend in