Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-02-04
Legislature of Massachusetts,.
SECOND SESSION.
EN- ATE.

;. SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.
| SATURDAY, Jan. ga Resolve fixing
the number of Judges of the Supreme
Judicial Court at four, was reported
and the further consideration thereof
was postponed to II o'clock, Tuesday
next.
MONDAY, Jan. 26.-The bill to incor.
porate Mendon Bank, passed to be en-.
crossed.
TUESDAY, Jan. 27.-Bills passed to be
enacted: Empowering the Centre School
District in the town of Worcester 10
raise money; in addition to an act emit
tied an act to establish the Barre Turn
pike Corporation; to annex John Ward
with his family and estate, and the estate
of William Barrell and others, to the
town of Ashburnham.
A bill in relation to Limited Copart-
nershlPs, was reported with amendments,
and ordered to lie on the table.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28.-Resolve fixing
the number of the Judges of the S. j.
Court at four, passed. Hon. Mr.. Keyes
gave notice that he should move for a
reconsideration, to morrow at 1 o'clock.
A report respecting the Belchertown
and Sunderland Banks, was read, and or
dered to lie on the table.
THURsDY, Jan. 29.-The Hon. Mr..
Silsbee, President of the Senate, stated
the necessity of his retiring from the
chair neutrality-suspicious. after
one unsuccessful ballot, the Hon. SHEER
MAN LELAND was elected President
pro tenn. receiving 20 of "a votes.
The further consideration of the SUBJ
ject of the number of Judges of the S. J..
Court, was postponed till tomorrow.
The additional bill respecting Relig-
ious Freedom was passed to be engross.
ed in new draft with amendments.
SATURDAY, Jan. 31.-The committee
on the petition of John Halves and 9TH
ers, (for Bridge or Dam from Wheel
er's Point to South Boston, )were direct
ed to send for persons and papers.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, Jan. 24.-Bills to annex
John Ward and others to the town of
Ashburnham in addition to an act emit
tied /" an act to establish the Barre
Turnpike Corporations" empowering
the Centre School District in the town of
Worcesterto raise money, severally pas
sed to be enacted.
Bill regulating the taxation of proper
ty belonging to Manufacturing Corpora
tons, was read the third time and the
further consideration postponed to
Thursday next, at 10 o'clock.
Bill Incorporating the Boston Bay and
Long Island Sound Canal, was reported
with amendments, and re-committed.
MONDAY, Jan. ga committee was
appointed to consider the expediency
of imposing fines on upon those towns
which have not sent Representatives to
the'Generai Court the present year.
TUESDAY Jan. 27--The House pro-
ceeded to the cosideration of the re-
port of the committee on the petition of
Zephaniah Swift Moore, for the Am
herst Institution.
WEDNESDAY Jan. 28-Report ofthe Com.
mittee on the petition OF the Society for
the Relief of the Distressed, giving the
petitioners leave to withdraw, and de-
clariDg that they are unable TO devise a
less imperfect system of laws, in relation
to debtors, than that now in operation
accepted in concurrence.
The papers relating to compensation
to the County of Worcester, for the use
of the House of Correction, came down
from the Senate, with an order, non-con-
curing in the commitment.
The House went into committee of
the whole, on the question of granting
leave for bill on the petition of the
Trustees of Amherst stitution-report-
ed progress, and had leave to sit again.
THURSDAY, Jan. 29.-The subject of
the Amherst Institution was again discuss
ed, but not decided.
Petition of the town of Chelmsford,
that it may be made the duty of the Sc
lectmen to provide annually for the vac
cination of the inhabitants Of every town.
Referred.
SATURDAY, Jan. 31.-The bill to in
corporate the Worcester Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, passed to be en-.
crossed in concurrence.