Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-01-28

. soil :"-And whereas said Resolution
adopted at time of extraordinary pc.
lltical excitement, is predicated upon ar
erroneous estimate of the nature and
character of the late war between the
United States and Great Britain, and
whereas the same involves and asserts
principles unsound in policy, and danger.
Gus and alarming in tendency Where
fore, that it may not hereafter be con-
sidered as expressing the deliberate
sense of the Senate and people of this
Commonwealth, at this time of uncom-
mon political tranquility.
II was therefore Resolved, that the
said Resolution and the Preamble there.
of be expunged from the journals ofthe
Senate, as follows -
YEAS-Hon. Messrs. Sprague, Rug.
giles, Austin, Hodges, Thaxter, Allen
Cranston, Fowler, Prince, Leland, Dim
mick, Wade, Wingate, Parrott, Fiske
Mason, Hull, Reyes, Richardson, Win
throp, Noyes, Mills.-22.
NAYS Hon. Messrs. Perkins. Brooks
Adams, Gardner, Hoyt, Longley, Tufts
Gorham, Jones, Starkweather, Levi:
Strong, Joseph Strong, Jun. Denny Hub.
bard, Mitchell.-l5.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. Ia.
MoNDAr, Jan. 19.-otate 1dr.-Tbe
Committee of Finance reported in favor
of Direct Tax, of $4,000, which wa:
| accepted.
Petitions were read and committed
TUESDAY, Jan. 20.-The reports o.
the Committees on the Gaols in this
Commonwealth, were committed to a
Committee of one Member from each
county, to examine the same, and to con.
slider if any alteration for the benefit Of
the prisoners and the community is ex,
pedient.
A Committee was appointed to con.
slider the expediency of amending " ar
Act to establish Courts ofSessions,n pas.
sed Feb. 90, 1919.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 21.--Coastimg Trade
The following resolutions were read
and passed in concurrence with the Sen.
ate -
Resot1ed, That in the present depres.
sed state Of our Foreign Commerce. it i.
highly important that the Coas tine
Trade should receive every aid and ia.
ciiity that can be given to it, consistent
iy with the public interest, by opening
new communications from port to Dor
on the sea coast, and thus rendering the
intercourse shorter and more safe thar
it now Island whereas all opinion il
confidently entertained by many, (anc
which has been expressed in a report o
the Hon. Albert Gallatin, when Secre
tary of the Treasury of the U. States.
that communication by canal from
Barnstable Bay to Buzzard's Bay, wa.
practicable, and would be highly nsefu
in time of war, as well as in peace, If
facilitating the intercourse between The
Eastern, and Western, and Southern
States.
Resotued. That the Legislature highl,
approve OF the motion made in the Sen
ate o! the United States. BY Mr.. Lloyd
OF Massachusetts, on this subject.
Resot0ed, That the Senators of tbi.
State In Congress, be instructed, and tho
Representatives requested. to use thei,
endeavours TO obtain survey, underline
authority of the U. S. government O
B"zzard's Bay and of Barnstable Bav
and OF the land lying between them, tc
ascertain the practicability of uniting
said bays bya canal adapted to the pas
sage OF ships of war, as we'll as of mer
chant ships and coasters.
THURSDAY, Jan 22.-Pay of Member,
-Messrs Russell, Wilder and Jewett
were appointed to inquire into the ex
ped'ency of providing for the compensa
tion OF the present members of the Gen
era' Court, out of the State Treasury.
| FRIDAY, Jan. 93.-Report on the peti
ton IN behalf Of the Amherst Institution
granting leave for bill, came down 70
concnrrence-Read, and Tuesday next
al l. o'clock. assigned for the consider
alton thereof.
SUnrre9fcr.