THE TRIBUNE E.
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THE TRIBUNE


10 The following letter from our regular cor
respondent a: Boston gives the very latest intell-
gence from Tie new Legislature of that State 1t
will be seen that the election of Morton and the
ascendancy of the Loco Focos in Joint Eallot are
morally certain:


nNessin. OF the Massachusetts Lesislature-
Election OF q WING C,erk-No election
of spesker-i4oco-FccO SenmIe.


Correspondence OF Tue Tribune.


BosTos, Jan. T. lo;9
The Massachusetts Legislature convened at the
State House this forenoon at II o'clock. On ac-
count OF the peculiar state of parties in our Com
mnnweolth, an unusal degree OF curiosity was man
ifested 10 witness the FIRST days proceedings; and
according!ycvery inch Of space allowed TO specta-
tors was occupied.


Agreeably to usage, the House was called to or
der by the senior member of the Boston deega-
ton, JOHN c. GRAY, Esq. committee of FIVE,
(Mr GREELE, Of Boston, Chairmap,) was ap-
pointed 10 examine the credentials OF members,
for the purpose Of ascertaining whether Coas-
tutional quorum was present. This Committee
having reported that the requisite number were in
attendance, Committee of seven, MIR. kfSSI-
CuTT, OF Worcester, Charmau,) was appointed to
wait upon the Governor, and inform him that the
House was ready to take and subscribe the oaths
required by the Constitution.


AT a quarter before IL, His Excellency the Gs-
vernon, attended by the Lieut.. Governor, Secre-
tary of State, and the Executive Council, came in
under the escort of the Sergeant a. Arms and the
High Sheriff of Suffolk, and proceeded to admins
ter the eaths This was very imposing ccre-
mony. All the members, [exeept such were
copscieniously scrupuloas of swearing in the usual
farm \ NrpSa ia md at fhp
time, the oaths, they were read by His.
Excellency. In addition to this, each member
affixed his signature to the oaths in book pre-
pared for the purpose. After this, such members
as we're conscieatiously scroPulous of swearing in
the usual form, took the oa,hs in the form Of az
affirmation. The Governor and his attendants
then retired, und the chair again taken by MIR.
GRAY Of Boston.


A Committee of seven, (Hon DANIEL Z. KING,
OF Dasyers, Chairman, was then chosen to receive,
sort and count the votes for Clerk. The balloting
resulted in the election of LUTHER S. CUSHING,
Esq, (Vhig) BY three majority, as follows:
176; John A. Bolles, (Loco) 173. Mr.. ADAMS
of Boston was appointed to inform Mr.. Gushing
Of his election.


Mr.. CUSHING appeared in the House, and the
oath OF office having been administered to him BY
the Chairman pro tenn, he immediately took the
Chair, according to custom, and was about to call
upon the House to appoint the usual Committee to
receive and count the votes for Speaker when


Mr.. PARK, of Boston, submitted an Order to
the effect that Thomas Nash, Jr., claiming seat
as a member from Wbately, be called upon to rise
in his place and declare whether he had presented,
Or had now in his possession, the credentials re-
qured By the Constitution. Mr.. Z. said he was
aware that this was an unusual course, but it was
one which he felt bound by his oatk to lake.


Mr.. THOMAS, of Charlestown, stated that he
held in his hand the document under which the
gentleman from Whately claimed seat. 1t was
copy of the Town Clerks record, duly certified,
which showed that he had been elected as really
and truly as the gentleman from Boston, he
maintained, however, that this was not the pro-
per time to settle the question to the validity OF
his election, and therefore moved that the order
lie upon the table, which was decided in the atfr-
NATIVE 176 to 1863. MIR. Nash is LecoFoco.
There was present also and voting, Wing from
the same town, who received the regular certi6-
cate Of election from the town authorities. Their
respective claims will of course be Investigated
hereafter.


committee of FIVE (Mr LOUD, of Dorchester,
Chairman) was appointed TO receive and count
The votes for Speaker. The ballotiug resulted as
follows:


Whole number OF votes.... ool
Necessary to O choice .lio
Thomas Knnicutt of Worcester, Whig) l73
Seth j. Thomas, of Charlestown, (Loco) H3
Lewis Williams, OF Easton, (Abolition)..-
John A. Bolles, Clerk, (error) ....----.. i
no choice having been made, the House Pro-
ceeded TO ballot second time, with the following
result:


Whole number of votes. 53l
Necessary to q choice ---H6
Thomas Kinncutt, (Whig)-
Seth J. Thomas, (Loce) --------....-- --l75
Lewis Williams, (Ab) b).....--.---."
again, as follows:


Whole number of votes.... 3oO
Necessary to choice ice---..--..--......l76 l76
Thomas Kinncutt, (Whis)---.---.----H5
SethI Thomas, (Locol ol............... .75


The House requested the same committee to re-
ceive and the ballots again. but at this point
Mr. BiGELew, of Boston, presented an order
to the eilec; that Thomas Nash (Leco) claiming a
scat from Whately, bs called upon to state to the
House whether he had voted for Speaker at the
last ballot. MIR. B. was about to proceed with
some remarks, when


MIR. ALLEN. of Northheld, contended that the
order was out of order, the House having voted to
proceed TO elect Speaker.


Mr.. VALLEY of Roxbury, and Mr. STEVENSON
OF Boston, contended that the question was one of
prirttege, and therefore took precedence of all
others.


Mr.. SAWYER of Charlcstown moved to lay the
whole subject upon the table; but the Clerk suf-
tered the debate upon the main question TO pro-
ceed


sIs The I.oco Eo.,s ,,a;nto;,od thar Mr. Nash was