Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1825-01-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, JAN. II


A committee was appointed to consider what
compensation shall be allowed 10 the commit
tee appointed to investigate the affairs of the
Amherst Collegiate Institution.
The committee appointed at the last session
to consider the expediency of proposing "a
mendments to the third article of the Constitu-
ton Of this Commonwealth, reported resolve
declaring the expediency Of making certain
amendment thereto, which was ordered to lie
on the table.
Brig. Gen. Asa Rowland was chosen Gin
concurrence with the Senate) Major-G eneral
of the 4th division of Militia.
TUESDAY, JAN. Is.
The two Houses met in convention, when
the Hon. Edmund Cushing, Counsellor elect,
came in, and was qualified
The House proceeded to the order of the
day, on the report of the joint committee, Civ
ing the Trustees of the Amherst Academy
leave to bring in bin. Before the question
was taken, the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10.
Sundry petitions were read and committed.
Messrs. Cook, OF B. Sears, of B. and Dew
ey, of w. were appointed committee to con-
slider the propriety of so altering the law, as
to prevent a debtor from disposing of any
wood or timber, standing or growing on his
land, after notice Of an attachment thereon.
resolve providing for the pay oil members
of this House out of the public treasury was
reported, and Tuesday next assigned for the
consideration thereof
The House again proceeded to the conside-
ration Of the report of the joint committee on
the petition of the Trustees of Amherst Acad-
envy, but no question was taken thereon-and
the House adjourned
THURSDAY. JAN. go.
The bill in addition to the act imposing a
duty on sales at auction, was read, Monday
assigned for the second reading, and commit.
ted.
Aresolve for paying the committee appoint
ed to investigate the affairs of the Amherst
Institution was read, and ordered to lie on
the table.
FRIDAY, JAN. 81.
Petitions of iona. Leonard, to incorporate
the Easton Lead Mining and Manufacturing
Co. and of William Wood and others, to be
incorporated for the purpose of making Ca
nal in Quincy-were read and committed.
A bill to prevent and punish frauds upon
Banks passed to be engrossed, and was sent
The further consideration of the report of
the committee on the Amherst Institution
was assigned to Tuesday next, 10 O'Clock.
Messrs. Briggs, Brooks and Holmes, with
such as the Senate may join, were appointed
committee to consider if any and what altera-
tons ought to be made in the laws relative to
trials before Justices of the Peace.
SATURDAY. JAN. 22.
The petition of Lyman sibley and others,
praying for an act of incorporation for an Acad-
envy at Barre, was read and committed.
Ordered, That Messrs. Sedgwick, Perry and
Hoyt, be committee to consider the expedi-
ency of causing an accurate surrey of the sew
eral Towns and Counties in the Common
wealth to be taken, and new map of the
same to be constructed thereupon at the pub
lie expense.
Ordered, That Messrs Varnum, of D. ST.
mons, of w. and White, of R. be a committee
to consider the expediency of perambulating
the State line between Massachusetts and N.
Hampshire, or any partthereof, and OF taking
measures to have that object carried into eff
feet.