The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-02-06
aassarbusetts Legislature.
IN SENATE.

As' OAssVSA
MONDAY, JAN. 28.-The report of the Com
mittee Of Valuation came up from the House
amended for concurrence, and was committed
to the Hon. Messrs. Hoyt, Tufts, Rantoul,
Thomas, and Mafitt.
TUESDAY, Jan. 29.-Agreeably to assign
ment, the Senate took into consideration the
bill for the more speedy decision of civil ac-
tons, and upon the question whether the bill
should have second reading, it was decided
in the negative.
, The Senate took into consideration the re-
port on the petition Of Elisha Hammond and
others, praying that an institution for the ed
ucation of the Deaf and Dumb, may be ss-
tablished in the County of Worcester, that
the petitioners have leave for bill; and after
a considerable debate on the subject, the Ques-
ton of accepting the same was taken and
decided in the negative and it was thereup-
on ordered, that the petitioners have leave to
withdraw their petition.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30.-The Committee
appointed to consider the propriety of estab-
fishing, by law, salaries for Judges and Regis
tiers Of Probate, and who were instructed to
consider the expediency of altering and chang
ing the rate of fees now provided by law, for
said officers, and also to prepare and report
bill establishing uniform mode of proceeding
in the Probate Courts in the several Counties
in this Commonwealth, and prescribing fees
for the Judges and Registers of Probate,
made report, together with bill, entitled
an act, establishing uniform mode of pro-
ceeding in the Probate Courts Of this Com
mOnwealth, and prescribing fees for the Judges
and Registers Of Probate - which were read.
and ordered to lie upon the table, and that
300 copies be printed for the use of the men,
bers of both Houses.
bill rendering competent the testimony
Of convicts in the State Prison, in certain
cases, being read a second time, and upon
the question whether the same should pass to
be engrossed, it was decided in the negative.
Ordered, That Messrs. Clark, Austin, and
Shepley, be a Committee to inquire into the
expediency Of altering the time of holding
the Courts Of Common Pleas in the Counties
Of Essex, Middlesex, and Worcester
bill, establishing the City of Boston also
the bill to regulate the administration of Jug
tice, within the County of Suffolk, and for 9TH
er purposes, were read, and directed to lie up.
on the table y; and further ordered, that the
same be printed for the use of the Members
Of the Legislature.
THURSDAY, JAN. 3l.---A bill IN addition To
an act making further provision for the detec-
ton ofpersons guilty Of robbery, manslaughter
and felcnious assaults, was denied second
reading.
The Hon. Messrs. Town, Shepley, and Sam
ger, Messrs. Hunt, Barnard, Newell, Cummins,
and Rice, were appointed committee on the
petition Of Perley Hunt and others, and the
remonstrance accompanying it.
The Baptist Missionary Society bill an adj
ditional bill for the more safe keeping. of the
Registry Of Deeds, and for appointing the time
and manner Of choosing Registers the Ware
Manufacturing Company incorp. bill; the bill
for Incorporating the Goodalc Manufacturing
Company passed to be engrossed.
FRIDAY, FEB. 1.-The Hon. Messrs. Motif
and Shaw, Messrs. Prescott, Of B. Webb. of w.
and FiIley, Of Otis, were appointed commit
tee to inquire into the expedicncy of some
modification Of the existing law relative to ex-
cessiye usury.
n Message.
The Secretary of State came in, and deliy-
cred Message from his Excellency the Gov
ernour, communicating letter from the Gov
ernour Of Maine, covering certain resolutions
Of the Legislature of Maine. Read, and re-
ferFed to Messrs. Welles and Reynolds, Messrs.
Fisher, OIL. Pynchon, Of B. and Williams, of B.
Leave for bills was given in both Houses, on
the petitions of Charles Parkman and others:
and The Wolcott Manufacturing Co.