JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. CONCORD WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4th 1788. 2-368 Being the day appointed by the Constitution for the annual Meeting of the General Court the Honorable John Pickering, Peirce Long, Christopher Toppan, John Bell and Ebenezer Smith Esquires, being elected Senators by the people for the year ensuing, attended and took the Oaths. The members present met with the Hon. House of Representatives in their Chamber and proceeded to Examine, count and enter the votes for a President, which being done proceeded to chose a committee of five to re-examine said entry, and then agreed to meet to-morrow morning THURSDAY JUNE 5, 1788. Both branches having met the committee appointed to reexamine the Entry of the votes for a President reported as follows that they find the whole number of Votes to be eight thousand, eight hundred, and thirty eight, of which four thousand, four hundred, and twenty one, for the Honorable John Langdon, and three thousand, six hundred and sixty four for His * 2-369 Excellency John Sullivan Esquire and Seven hundred and fifty three for other persons, by which it appears to your committee that the Hon. John Langdon has four Votes more than all the other candidates. (Signed) John Pickering for the committee. After which his Excellency John Langdon Esq' signified his acceptance of said Office as President of said State. The Senators present met with the Honorable House of Representatives and proceeded to the choice of Senators to fill up the vacancies; and the ballots being taken agreeably to the Constitution, the following Gentleman were elected to fill up said vacancies, viz. John Waldron Esquire, for the County of Strafford; Robert Wallace and Ebenezer Webster Esquires for the County of Hillsborough; Amos Shepard and Moses Chase Esquires for the County of Cheshire and Francis Worcester Esquire for the County of Grafton, and were notified accordingly. Agreed to adjourn 'till to-morrow. The Honorable Senate having met in their Chamber, The Hon. John Waldron, Moses Chase, and Ebenezer Webster Esquires, attended the Senate and took the oaths agreeable to the Constitution as Senators and their Seats at the Senate Board. The Senate then proceeded to the choice of a Senior Senator; and the ballots being taken it appeared that the Honorable John Pickering Esquire was unaninously chosen to that Office. Adjourned 'till to morrow 8, O'Clock A. M. * FRIDAY JUNE 6th, 1788. Met according to adjournment. 2-370 Present his Excellency John Langdon Esquire the Hon. John Pickering, Peirce Long, Christopher Toppan, John Bell, Ebenezer Smith John Waldron, Ebenezer Webster and Moses Chase Esquires. A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to consider of the petition of Capt. Sloan, and report thereon, was brought up, read and concurred: Mr Toppan and Mr Smith joined. The Senate met with the Honorable House of Representatives, the Senior Senator proceeded to administer the necessary Oaths to his Excellency the President and then said Senior Senator declared before both branches of the Legislature His Excellency John Langdon Esquire was elected President of said State for the year ensuing The Senate then retired to their Chamber; and after some time met with the Honorable House of Representatives, and proceeded to the choice of Counsellors for the year ensuing, the ballots being taken it appeared that the Honorable Ebenezer Smith Esquire, was chosen a Counsellor, the ballots being taken it appeared that the Honorable Peter Green Esquire, was chosen a Counsellor The convention of both Branches having adjourned 'till the afternoon, the Senate then retired to their Chamber. A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to consider of the accounts of D. Poor and others and report thereon, was brought up, read and concurred: Mr Bell and Mr Webster joined. A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to draught such public bills as shall be thought necessary, was brought up, read and concurred: Mr Pickering, and Mr Smith joined. A Vote, for a committee to join a Committee of the Senate, to draught an Answer to his Excellency's Message, was brought up, read and concurred: M Pickering, and Mr Waldron, joined. * A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the *2-371 Senate, to consider of the petition of the Selectmen of Sandwich, and report thereon, was brought up, read and concurred: Mr Smith, and Mr Webster joined A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate, to consider of the petition of the Selectmen of Ossipee, and report thereon, was brought up read and concurred: Mr Waldron, and Mr Webster joined A Vote, to hear the petition from the Town of Tamworth on the second Wednesday of the next Session was brought up, read and concurred. A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate, to consider of the petition of Nathaniel Hovey and others committees for the Towns of Landaff and Bath, and report thereon, was brought up, read and concurred: Mr Webster and Mr Bell, joined. Both branches having met this afternoon proceeded to fill the remaining vacancies. The ballots being taken seperately it appeared that the following Gentlemen viz. Honorable Major R. Wallace Capt. Josiah Richardson and Col. William Simpson, were chosen Counsellors for the year ensuing The ballots being taken for a Secretary it appeared that Joseph Pearson was unanimously chosen to that Office for the year ensuing. The ballots being taken for a Treasurer it [appeared] that the Honorable John T. Gilman Esquire, was unanimously chosen to that Office for the year ensuing. The ballots being again taken for a Commissary General, it appeared that Col. Supply Clap, was unanimously chosen to that Office for the year ensuing. The Senate then Retired to their Chamber * 2-372 *A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to wait upon the Reverend Doctor Langdon and present him with the thanks of the General Court for his learned. and ingenious discourse delivered yesterday before the two |