The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-01-15
HOUSE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

MONDAY, JAN. Ga committee on the sub
iect, appointed at the last session TO settle the
accounts of the Land Commissioners, report
ed, that they had completed the same; that
theaccounts were before the Senate, and that
theg requested to be discharged. They were
discharged accordingly.
TUESDAY,, JAN. 7.--Messrs. Richardson, of
II. Hobart, OF II. and Brin,ner, OF B. were
appointed a committee to consider the eXpe-
dincy of making any alteration Of the law
respecting Publick Schools.
he bill from the Senate to incorporate the
Blackstone Canal Company was read twice,
and tomorrow assigned for a third reading.
WEDNESDAY,. JAN. Bills to continue in
fore the acts to incorporate the Essex Fire
and Marine Insurance Company, the n. E.
Maine Insurance Company, and the Marble
heal Insurance Company, were called up, and
rccdnmitted.
Ptition Of Massachusetts Missionary So,.ie.
ty, praying that their charter may be renew
ed ind amended-read, and committed in
boil Houses
THURSDAY, JAN. 9.-The petition of Horace
Fo3 and others, for the incorporation of $ the
Penlent Females Refuge was committed
to Messrs. Armstrong, Marston, OF N. and
Tran.
bill to amend the act Incorporating the
Massachusetts, Missionary Society, was read,
anoreferred to Messrs. Games, billiard, and
ARMSTRONG
Blackstone Canal Company.
Ahil TO incorporate the Blackstone Canal
Company, passed to be engfossed in concur
GAsLhe bill passed the Senate the stock of the
= taN tOr
yeaE. The House amended the bill by sub
s,ituing years for the 30-by which the
stocl viii be exempted until the next valua-
ton. The Senate concurred in this amend
The Bston and Roxbury Mill Dan Cor
poration hid leave for a bill to authorize them
TO widen aid Dam.
The petition Of Samuel Browning, praying
allowancefor time and money, expended by
him in Consequence Of not having taken the
oath as a prymdn required by law, he having
conscientious scruples, was Gale! up, and
referred to Alessrs. Brayton of A. Dewey, of
w and Nudge of l..
bill ttdditionaD to an act respecting
Publicll WFship and Religious Freedom, was
read first tne, ordered to be printed, and
referred TO thursday, next week.
@-NAA-AA, 49, 0iog1 D' 'Aoih
the corim;ttte on the subject, reported a bill
regulating Imprisonment on execution for
Debt, whichM as read first time, assigned for
Thursday next, and ordered 10 be printed for
the use OF the House.
A bill to incorporate the Worcester Mutual
Fire Insurance Company was called up, and
committed to Messis. Taft, of U. Sibley, of
,. aud Gardner, OF ID.
SATURDAY, JAN. IA bill, in addition to
an act, Incorporating the Massachusetts Mis-
aonary Society, passed to be engrossed.
Ordered, That Messrs. Stebbins, Keyes and
Fiske, be committee to take into cons;dera-
ton the expeditEcy of revising and amending
the several laws Of this Commonwealth, APP
pointing and continuing in Office a Reporter Of
Decisions in the Supreme Judicial Coul; with
leave to report by bill or otherwise.
Ordered, That the committee who have
under consideration that part of His Excel
lency the Govenour's Message which relates
to agriculture and manufactures, be directed
to inquire into the expediency of passing a
law TO prevent the spread of the Canada
Thistle, SO called, in this Commonwealth