The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-06-11


The Hon. Messrs. Denny and Dimmock.
Messrs. Bates, Wilder, and Henshaw. were
appointed a committee to revise the laws
respecting Coronets.
.aas~srto GOpemour's Speech.
The committee on the Speech of His Ex-
cellency the Governor, reported an Answer
thereto, which was read, aud assigned for 10
O'clock tomorrow.
SATURDAY, JUNE 7.--Alpheus Smith, and
the Nlenimack Manufacturing Co. had leave
for bills. Otis Ammidon, Silas Johnson, and
Others, Joseph Bean, the Selectmea Of Lunen-
burg and Mendon, had leave TO Withdraw
their petitions.
The petition of Calvin Ammidon was re-
ierred.
report Of the Committee on New Trials,
on the petition of Florenda Slags, praying
divorce from her husband, on the ground of
his having been sentenced to the State Prison
for1ife, referring the petition to committee,
with instructions to consider the expediency
of providing for cases of the kind, related in
said petition, by general law, came down
committed, and was joined by the House.
Ordered, That the Justices of the Supreme
Judicial Court be requested, as soon as may
be, to give their opinion on the following
question, villas George Phps, who was
born in England, and came to this country as
soldier in the British army, in the year
ZIG, and was taken prisoner at the surren-
der OF General Burgoyne, and has ever since
resided IN the town of c., in this State,
has held real estate and been taxed therefor
In said town, but has now become pauper,
gained settlement in said town, or is he an
alien entitled 10 4 maintenance from the
State
The committee on the subject reported
the expediency of taxing Manufacturing
Establishments, which eport was read, and
the further consideration thereof referred 10
the next session.
The consideration of the petition of the
town of North Brookfeld, was referred to the
next session.
The committee on the subject Of the fees
OF Judges and Registers Of Probate, reported
reference to the next session.
The time assigned for the consideration Of
the answer to His Excellency's Speech hay-
ing arrived, Mr.. Freeman, Of Sandwich, (who
is understood to have been the writer of the
answer moved that the House should go into
committee of the whole. The House decid-
ed, by small majority, against the motion.
WI l10Cke, OIL AshDy, one OF the minority IN
the committee which reported the answer,
moved to amend the answer, by striking out
certain offensive passages, Responding to
those of the Governour's Speech) and insert
ing substitute. Ihis amendment shall ap-
pear IN 0iT neCt.
Mr. Seaver, Of Roxbury, moved that the
question should he divided, and taken first,
on the striking out--seeondly, on adopting
the amendment. The yeas and nays being
called for on this question, 127 voted against
striking out, G5 in favour. The answer be-
ing sustained in its original form, by this de-
clslon of the House, and the only great ques-
tien IN controversy being thereby disposed of,
the main question, on the acceptance, recur-
red, and was decided, of course, by tho ma
jority.
The minority were inclined to avoid de-
bate. They could not perceive that any
useful purpose would be answered by fol-
lowing the lead of His Excelency, and a.
penine for discussion anew, in legislative
assembly, events which now belong to history,
and which could not be discussed without
great excitement