Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-24
Massachusetts Legislature.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 3UNE Il.
Bills" to repeal an act to liml' '"e
tenure in the Office of Sheriff f." to pre-
vent the destruction Of Quahaugs IN 'h'
plantation of Marshpee" 1ehh amena
men,s-" in addition to an act provid'h,s,
for tbe government Of the State P',Soh
sc to establish The boundaries OIL 'ae
town oil Belfas,''--" more effecluaily 70
secure the right of suffrage" passed 70
be engrossed.
p. ..;tious-of Inhabitants OF Iownsh'?
No. s.. sixth range above tae Waldo "a.
tent; Of Seth Spring and others were
committed.
J or.ie,ed, That Messrs. Savage, 1oar
and Morris he cenanlittec to enqu''e
whether any statute provision IS neces- :
sary to pse,ent indecent exposure o.
persons in bathing III view OF o"ehiHe
houses sud highways.
| rhe Remonstrancs to the congress
| Of the United States on the present uI'
harry ,wsf' was debated, and on the
question OF accepting the same 1t went
il, the affirmative by large majority.
R-soipe. in favor, Of Richard Heagh'
err passedin Senate, was reterred'o Jus
next session by the House.
+. Oydered, That Messrs. LathroP,
Pierce, and Tilden be commlttee 10
consider ,lie expedlency OF permitting
The towns of Boston, Dorchester and
Bronkline, or either OF them, 10 keep
7 their own stock Of powder in The state
magazine situate in Roxbury."
Adjourned TO four O'Clock this alter
noon.
The following are the Resolves, which
have pa.sed both branches o:~le Le-
pislature on the refusal OF the Score.
tary, at War OF the United States, to
transmit the proportion of arms be-
longing to this Safe, on The appiica-
ton Of his Excei!ency the Governor.
ReSotped, as the sense of this Legls-
lature, that by the provisions Of the law
| of April 93d. 1903, it was the duty OF
the President Of the United States, to
cause to be transmitted to the State OF
Massachusetts, in conformity to the re-
quest Of his Excei!ency the Cove nor,
! OF the hrst of March last, the proportion
| Of the arms prescribed by said Law,
which, according to the plan and expli.
eli, terms thereof, canno, under any pre-
| tcncc be Justly or lawfully withheld.
Rtsotord, That the application of MS
Excellency the Governor for the trans
| mis- SIGN CT said Arms, in pursuance of
the resolve OF the Legislature otthe 27th
OF February last, was, IN every respect,
suitable and proper and that the refu-
sal to comply with SAID request was a
| rejection OF an indispensable claim to
property legally vested in TINS common
wealth, aud neglect to poriorm duty
| cnlomed upon the Executive Depart
ment OF the National Government b. the
positive prov, sious Of law.
Rescued, That the terms In which
| this refusal /, expressed, IN the Answer
OF the Secretary al War to the letter OF
\ E-N
"a indirect censure against the Govesu-
ment and Militia of Massachusetts, tor
| IL neglect to discharge its .d0iy as con.
| ,litueut part o. toe Union--whch even
if il rad been Just, could have formed
| no plausible pTctcxt i;r tic reinsal--but
| which being altogether nnfounded, the
| l. gi,laiure, from the perfect respect Tor
tHrlr Chief lsgistratc. their confidence
| in the courage and patriotism OF the Nal
| iitia, and their sense of duty to them
selves and their constituents, are bound
| to rspel, as an attempt TO Tx an anme-
! rted sigma upon the character OF this
| Commonwealth
Resolved, Tha. the Adjutsnt-General
| of this Ct,mlnonw cath be dire cted forth
with to forward tothe Secretary at War,
tthe U. States, copy OF these resolves,
md in case OF further refusal, or re-
eject, beyond reasonable time, to
| transmit the arms which rishtsully be-
| long to this State, By virtue OF the law
aforesaid that his ExCeilency the CO.
yeinor be requested TO forward similar
copies 10 each oil our Senators and Re-
personalities in the Congress of the u.
States, that they may endeayor to obtain,
by the interpretation Of the Legislative au-
,hori,y, our proporticH Of the means pro-
vided from the common revenue, for
1.-the common defence" which the exec
ui've department has unjuS,ly withheld,
aid which our exposed situation during
! The present calamitous state of the coun-
| Try impsriously demands.
| IMPORTANT State Poter.
The following report Of the joint Com
/ ri.ise of the I col laiure of Massa.