Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1825-06-15

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Abner Post and others for Bank in WestieId
Ordered, That the Hon. Messrs. Austin
Crawford and Mack, be committee to Con
sider II any and what further measures it ma,
De necessary to be taken, on the part of th
Commonwealth, relative to its Claim on the
Government of the United States, for monte!
expended during the late war.
Ordered. That the Hon. Messrs. Russell
Mills, Taft and Burnell to whom the House
joined Messrs. Mckay of P. Lees of B,
Parker of Oh. Davis of S. and Calhoun of Sp.
be committee TO consider what measures
are necessary to be adopted by the Lesisla-
ture in regard to the expected visit of Gener-
al LA FAYETTE, to the capital of this Com
monwealth.
THURSDAY, JUNE 9.
The committee to whom was committee.
the message OF the Governor, relating to the
boundary between Massachusetts and Con-
necticut, reported resolve, which was read
and passed.
The Hon. Messrs. Wade and Fowler were
qualified to take their seats at the Council
Board.
Order Of notice on the petitions of New
Bedford, Dartmouth, Fairhaven and West.
port for a new County was reported by COM
mittee.
FRIDAY, JUNE TO-.
Bus passed 10 be engrOSsed-to incorporate
the Plumb island Turnpike and Bridge Cor
poration; to establish the Bridgewater Iron
Manufacturing Company in addition to the
act establishing the Beckett Turnpike Cor.
poratIon to establish the Wilkinsonyille
Turnpike Corporation to establish the Tol.
land and Otis Turnpike Corporation.
SATURDAY, JUNE II.
The committee appointed to consider the
expectancy of revising the Pauper Laws. re-
ported that the same be referred to the next
session.
Ordered, that Messrs. Mack, Tripp and
Longley be committee to consider if anv
and what retrenchments can be made in the
expenses OF this Commonwealth, with leave
to report by resolve or otherwise.
Ordered, that the committee on Roads and
Canals consider the expediency of providing
by law for opening and making public roads.
that may hereafter be established nv the
Courts in the several Counties in this Com.
monwealth, at the expense of each County.
when such roads may be located. to report Al
an early day Of the next session of this Lesis.
lature.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, JUNE6.
The petitions of Samuel Smith and others.
for an increase of the rates of tolls at srist
mills, was read and committed.
TUESDAY, JUNE7.
The petitions Of Lawson Buckminster and
others, for authority to make turnpike road
from Watertowu Bridge to Framingbam-of
5. Hastings and others-of John Winn, Jr.
and others, praying an act of incorporation
for the Merchants Bank, in Salem-Joseph
Rotch and others, for the establishment Of a
new Bank, called the Merchants Bank, in
New Bedford, were committed.
Orders passed, instructing the Committee on
Roads and Canals 10 consider the expediency
OF making provision for the survey of the con-
templated route Of the Hampshire and Hamp-
den Canal
Also, to inquire into the expediency of
making provision for survey of a route for
Canal from the town of Sharon, Conn., up
and along the river Housatonick, to its source.
committee was appointed to revise the
law establishing salariestor Judges and Reg
listers o.! Probate, in the several counties in
this Commonwe alth.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3.
The committee on the subject, reported,
that the legislature may have recess on
Saturday next, which was laid on the table.
THURSDAY, JUNE 9.
bill in addition to an act, TO incorporate
the Hampshire and Eampden Canal Compa-
ny, was reported, taken into new draft,
which was adopted, the bill read 81 time,
and passed TO be cngrossed.
An order of notice was directed on the pc.
tition of Seth Hastings and others.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10.
The resolves, providing for the appoint
meat of an agent to meet the Engineers Of the
United States, employed in surveying the
route for Canal across Cape Cod, was call
ed up, read second time, and again ordered
to lie on the table.
The bill to establish the rate Of interest was
amended and ordered to be read third time
tomorrow.
SATURDAY, JUNE II.
The petition of the Leicester and Saxon
Manufacturing Company was referred to the
next session.