The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-02-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

ne OIL Tor the better support OF fubhck
Worship, was reada second time, as amend
ed, assigned for Thursday next, and ordered to
be printed.
Elections.
The bill on the subject of Elections was
read second time, amended, and committed
to Messrs. Savage, Sprague, and Taft.-Ad-
! journed.
Afternoon Sitting.
he bill from the Senate for districting the
State for the choice Of Senators, was reported
by the committee to whom it was referred,
with amendments. by which the county of
Dukes, (Which mad been connected with Nam
tucket) was annexed to the county OF Bristol,
to form district, and be entitled to three SEN
ators, (instead Of Two , and the county of
Franklin made entitled to one Senator instead
OF two. After much debate, both amendments
were adopted, 81 to A.
MIR. Bliss, of S. gave notice that he should
move for RECOMMENDATION Of these votes.
.a,nuaI Iar.
Mr. Sibley, ofS moved, that the Commit
tee OF Finance prepare and report Tax Bill,
for 500, 600, agr,eably to the new valuation
On motion OF Nj. Keyes, of c. Supported by
Messrs. Bliss and Jarvis who stated, that If
the bill for levyiug taxes on Insurance stock.
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State tax might be lessened to 80 or SGT, 600.
The further consideration of the motion was
postponed to Thursday.
Disturbing Bal.
TUESDAY, FEB. l2-Mr. Bliss, of Sp. a.
greeably to notice given yesterday, moved,
that the vote by which the House non concur
red with the Senate in passing a section in the
bul l-fdistrictng the State Tor the choice of
Senatsrs, be re-considered, and the further con-
sideralion OF the same was referred TO IL o.
clock tomorrow.
An additional bill TO provide for the instruc-
ton o. youth, and the promotion OF good edu-
cation was reported and read first time.
.dnaendnlerts of Consultation.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13.-Mr. Presentation
the committee on the subject, reported the
following Bcsolve, in obedience to vote of
the House, to wit -
ResOred by the Senate aud House of Repre-
sentdttes, a "tyortty Of he Senate and fmO-
thirds 9 tie Jdtne6eiS Of lie House of ReDre-
sea'taiarls present rolling thereon, coaclur1itg,
That the following articles OF amendment of
the Contribution OF this Commonwealth be, and
the same are hereby agreed 10; and that the
same be entered on the journals of the two
Houses, With the yeas and nays taken there
on, and rehrred to the General Court which
shall be neH chosen; and that the same shall
be published, in order that, if in the General
Court which shall next be chosen as aforesaid.
the said proposed amendments shall be agreed
10 by niajoilty OF the Senators and two-thirds
OF the members Of the House of Representatives.
present, andVotlng thereon, the SAID General
Court may submit the same to the people;
and If the said proposed amendments shall be
approved OF ana ratified by majority OF the
qualified vders voting thereon, at meetings
legally varied aud holden for that purpose,
that the sane May becoh.e part of the Constr
tuition OF tins Commonwealth, pursuant to the
provision OF The ninth article OF amendment of
said Constitution, VIZ -
article ]. In making districts for the choice
of Counsellors and Senators, no town OF city
shall be divided.
article z. lG mah.~g districts for the choice
of Counsellors aJai Senator'S s---------.--4--,,-i
be a;rf,a~4s the Constitutional number OF
districts can be formed without division.
article 3. No two counties shall be joined
to form district for the choice OF Counseilors
and Senators, unless one OF the counties
be too small to make district entitled to one
Senator.
Article A. Nodistrict, however large it may
be, shall DE entitled to choose more than six
Senators.
The Constitution requiring that this question
should be takenby yeas and nays, that ques-
ton was then talen, when the yeas were 1856.
Nays-Messrs. Lyman, jun. Barker, Win
gate, Siisbee, Sp'ague, VIM, CIowninshield,
Winsor, oibiey, Forward, Young, Hill, Rotch,
-l3.
THuRsDAx, FIB. 14.-The bill for district
ing the Commonwealth for the choice OF Sem
ators, sc. was read a third time.
A question of order arose on motion of Mr..
Sprague OF Salem, to amend the bin by striking
out ttc0 and Inserting one, as the number of
Senators for Frdrkli,l, and dividing the county
Of Essex, to give ap additional Senator to that
county. The Speaker declared MIR. Spragues
motion TO be in order. Mr.. Bliss, OF Sp. APP
pealed from the decision Of the chair. After
debate, in which Messrs. Bliss, sprague, Hale,
Silsbee, and Savage took part, the House al
frmed the decision of the chair, 70 to SO.
The motion to amend the bill was then de-
dated but was negatived, So to So and the
bill passed to be engrossed-
.a7ulgt1I IdT.--1 he order, that the Commit
tee OF Finance be directed to report a bill for
| levying a tax Of one hundred thousand dollars,
was taken up, agreeably to assignment. Mr..
Keyes moved 10 amend the order by making
the tax TO be raised to be seVenty-fve thou
sand dollars. This motion occasioned de-
bate Messrs. Appleton, TAFT, Savage, Brooks,
| Williams, Tudor Sibley, and Phillips, opposed
| the latter sum, which was supported by the
mover, Messrs. Jarvis, Bliss, Perry, and Mat
| toon, and decided in the affirmative, "a to 81.
FRIDAY, FEB. I5.--Biils for establishing
three new Banks in Boston, came down, and
| were read twice.
Direct 7ar.--Mr. Taft, Of Uxbpidse, moved