THURSDAY, January 5, 1865.

Met according to adjournment.

Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Seymour of Hawley, a member of the House.

The journal of yesterday was read.

Messrs. Little of Roxbury, Clark of Ashland, Allen of Members Boston, and Moulton of Newburyport, members elect of qualified. the House, presented their credentials, and were conducted to the Governor by a committee consisting of Messrs. Monroe of Roxbury, and Lynde of Stoneham, and were qualified, and report was made accordingly, and these gentlemen took seats in the House.

On motion of Mr. Kimball of Boston,

Ordered, That Messrs. Sawin of Fairhaven, Swan of Eas- Drawing of ton, Tucker of Great Barrington, Cheever of Chelsea, Waters seats. of Millbury, Wallace of Salisbury, and Clark of Framingham, be allowed to select seats before the drawing for seats

commences.

This order having been carried out, at 11 o'clock, the hour specially assigned for the drawing of seats, Messrs. Hills of Boston, Rogers of Lowell, and Preston of Danvers were appointed a committee to superintend the drawing, and the roll of the House was called, in alphabetical order, and the remaining seats were assigned by lot.

elected.

At 12 o'clock, the hour specially assigned for the choice Chaplain of Chaplain, Messrs. Thayer of Boston, Fessenden of Townsend, Marble of Worcester, Roney of Lynn, and Burrall of Stockbridge, were appointed a committee to receive, sort and count the votes.

Afterwards, Mr. Thayer, from the committee, reported that the whole number of votes was two hundred and twenty-one, and that the Rev. Samuel F. Upham of Lowell, had one hundred and fourteen; Rev. Jacob Ide, Jr. of Mansfield, eighty-eight; and others eighteen.

The number of votes necessary for a choice being one hundred and eleven, and Rev. Mr. Upham having that number, he was declared elected.

The report of the joint special committee, to whom was referred the returns of votes for Governor, LieutenantGovernor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver-General, Auditor, and Attorney-General, accepted in the Senate, came down, and was accepted in concurrence, as follows:

For Governor.

JOHN A. ANDREW, of Boston, has one hundred and twenty- Votes for five thousand two hundred and eighty-one votes.

Governor, &c.

HENRY W. PAINE, of Cambridge, has forty-nine thousand one hundred and ninety votes.

All others sixty-nine votes.

For Lieutenant-Governor.

JOEL HAYDEN, of Williamsburg, has one hundred and twenty-six thousand three hundred and seventy-six votes. THOMAS F. PLUNKETT, of Pittsfield, has forty-eight thousand nine hundred and fifty-three votes.

All others, sixty-five votes.

For Secretary of the Commonwealth.

OLIVER WARNER, of Northampton, has one hundred and twenty-six thousand five hundred votes.

FREDERICK O. PRINCE, of Winchester, has forty-eight thousand nine hundred and eighty-one votes. All others, five votes.

For Treasurer and Receiver-General.

HENRY K. OLIVER, of Salem, has one hundred and twentyfour thousand two hundred and twenty-two votes.

HENRY K. OLIVER, of Lawrence, has two thousand and sixty-six votes.

NATHAN CLARK, of Lynn, has forty-nine thousand and twenty-nine votes.

All others, five votes.

For Auditor.

LEVI REED, of Abington, has one hundred and twenty-six thousand three hundred and ninety votes.

MOSES BATES, of Plymouth, has forty-nine thousand and thirty-six votes.

All others, four votes.

For Attorney-General.

CHESTER I. REED, of Taunton, has one hundred and twenty-six thousand three hundred and ninety-eight votes. S. O. LAMB, of Greenfield, has forty-eight thousand seven hundred and thirty-one votes.

SAMUEL C. LAMB, of Greenfield, has three hundred and thirty-eight votes.

All others, seventeen votes.

And it appears by said returns that the following officers of the Commonwealth are duly elected :

Governor, JOHN A. ANDREW, of Boston.

Lieutenant Governor, -JOEL HAYDEN, of Williamsburg. Secretary,-OLIVER WARNER, of Northampton.

Treasurer and Receiver-General,-HENRY K. OLIVER,

of Salem.

Auditor,-LEVI REED, of Abington.

Attorney-General,— CHESTER I. REED, of Taunton.
Adjourned.

FRIDAY, January 6, 1865.

Met according to adjournment.

Rev. Samuel F. Upham, the Chaplain elect, having sig- Chaplain. nified his acceptance of the office, appeared in the House, and prayer was offered by him.

The journal of yesterday was read.

On motion of Mr. Kimball of Boston,

Ordered, That when the House adjourns, it adjourn to meet on Monday next at 2 o'clock, P. M.

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Ordered, In concurrence, that Messrs. Pitman, Clapp and Governor Easton, of the Senate, and Messrs. Scudder of Dorchester, Governor Howland of New Bedford, Bush of Westfield, Nichols of election. Chesterfield, and Bartlett of Brookline, of the House, be a committee to inform the Honorable John A. Andrew, that he has been elected, in the manner prescribed by the Constitution, Governor of the Commonwealth for the current political year, and that the Legislature will be ready to attend upon him, in taking and subscribing the oaths required by the constitution to qualify him for the office, as soon as will suit his convenience.

Also to inform the Hon. Joel Hayden that he has been duly elected Lieutenant-Governor of the Commonwealth, for the current political year, and that the Legislature will attend to his being qualified when agreeable to him.

Afterwards, Mr. Scudder, from the committee, reported that they had attended to the duty assigned them, and that the Governor elect and the Lieutenant-Governor elect, had respectively signified their acceptance of the offices to which they had been elected, and that they would meet the Legislature forthwith, for the purpose of being qualified.

On motion of Mr. Stone of Waltham, the Clerk was charged with a message to the Senate, proposing a joint convention at a quarter before 12 o'clock, for the purpose of administering the oaths of office to the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor elect.

And a message was afterwards received from the Senate, announcing the concurrence of that branch in the proposition.

Joint Convention.

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Joint Convention.

At the appointed time, the Senate came in, and the two branches being in convention, a committee, consisting of Messrs. Codman and Eldridge, of the Senate, and Messrs. Swan of Easton, Burnham of Haverhill, Brown of Boston, Bangs of Watertown, and Field of Milford, of the House, was appointed to wait upon the Governor and LieutenantGovernor elect, and inform them that the two branches are now in convention, and are ready to attend to the administration of the oaths of office.

And soon afterwards, the committee, having discharged the duty assigned them, came in, accompanied by the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor elect, and other civil and military officers of the Commonwealth.

The oaths and affirmations of office were then administered to, and subscribed by, JOHN A. ANDREW, as Governor, and JOEL HAYDEN, as Lieutenant-Governor, and the usual proclamation was made by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. His Excellency the Governor then delivered an address to the Senators and Representatives.

After which, His Excellency the Governor, and His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor, and the other civil and military officers of the Commonwealth, withdrew, and the convention was dissolved.

The report of the joint special committee upon the returns of votes for Councillors, accepted in the Senate, came down, and was accepted in concurrence. And it appeared that the following named gentlemen were elected in the respective districts, having severally received the highest number of votes in said districts, viz. :— District No. 1.-NEHEMIAH BOYNTON, of Chelsea. 66 2.-EBEN S. POOR, of South Danvers. 3.-THOMAS TALBOT, of Billerica. 4.-HARTLEY WILLIAMS, of Worcester. 5.-WILLIAM N. FLYNT, of Monson. 6. JOSEPH F. HITCHCOCK, of Warren. 7.-FRANCIS W. BIRD, of Walpole. 8. HORACE SCOTT, of Fairhaven.

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Ordered, In concurrence, that the Secretary give notice to Messrs. Nehemiah Boynton, Eben S. Poor, Thomas Talbot, Hartley Williams, William N. Flynt, Joseph F. Hitchcock, Francis W. Bird, and Horace Scott, that they have been elected Councillors, to advise the Governor in the executive part of the government for the present political

year.

On motion of Mr. Stone of Charlestown, the Clerk was

charged with a message to the Senate, proposing a joint convention forthwith, for the purpose of administering the oaths of office to the Councillors elect. And afterwards, a message was received from the Senate, announcing the concurrence of that branch in the proposition.

The Senate then came in, and the two branches being in joint convention, Mr. Kimball of Boston stated that certain of the Councillors elect were not ready to be qualified and he therefore moved that the convention be dissolved. And it was accordingly dissolved.

address.

Ordered, In concurrence, that Messrs. Heywood, Stevens Governor's and Hobart, of the Senate, and Messrs. Kimball of Boston, Stone of Charlestown, Stone of Waltham, Leonard of Barnstable, Bates of Norton, Winchester of Springfield, and Arnold of Adams, of the House, be a committee to consider and report what reference shall be made of the several portions of the Governor's address.

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On motion of Mr. Allen of South Reading,Ordered, That Tuesday next, at 11 o'clock, A. M., be U. s. Senaspecially assigned for the election, on the part of the House, of a Senator of the United States for six years, from March 4, 1865.

Adjourned.

MONDAY, January 9, 1865.

Met according to adjournment.

The journal of Friday was read.

Mr. Sawin, of Fairhaven, member elect of the House, Members presented his credentials, and was conducted to the Gov-qualified. ernor by a committee consisting of Messrs. Rice of Newton and Dexter of West Roxbury, and was qualified; and report was made accordingly.

address re

The report of the joint special committee appointed to Governor's consider what reference should be made of the several por- ferred. tions of the Governor's address, was accepted in concurrence, as follows, viz.:

Ordered, that so much of said address as relates to Bounties and Recruiting in Rebel States be referred to a special committee of three Senators and seven Representatives.

So much as relates to State Banks and Institutions for Savings, to the committee on Banks and Banking.