Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1825-01-19

Inc Atm DIVISION OF the Militia.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, JAN. 10.
The Committee on the Amherst Col
Iege reported in favour of that Institu-
ton.
! TUESDAY, JAN. | |.
J The House proceeded to the consid-
Ieratlon ofthe report of the committee
on the petition of the Trustees. of the
Amherst Institution, and after considera-
BILE debate the further consideration
thereof was assigned to Tuesday next.
An order of the Hon. Senate, appoint
ing Messrs Leland, Noyes, Gray, Thax-
ter, Kendall, Burnell and Lincoln, with
such as the House may join, to consider
the expediency ofso amending the Con-
stitution of this Commonwealth, as to
provide for an equal allotment of Sena-
tors aud Representatives among the peo-
pie, and for paying the Representatives
from the State Treasury, came down
for concurrence. Read and concurred,
and Messrs. Russell, Phillips, Bemis,
Lincoln, Marcy, Dewey, Simmons and
Stevens, were joined.
Resolves were passed, in concurrence
with the Senate, instructing the Senators
and requesting the Representatives Of
this State, in Congress, to use their en-
deavors to effect an adjustment, at the
present session of Congress, of the claim
OF this State on the general government
for expenses incurred during the late
war.
A Petition ofthe Selectmen of West
borough was read and committed.
A committee was appointed to consid-
er the propriety of taxing the property
of The citizens Of this Commonwealth in
sheep.
WEDNESDAY,, JAN. 12.
A committee was appointed to consid-
er the expediency of providing by law,
that all county Roads that shall be here.
after laid out, shall originally be made
at the expense of the county.
The two Houses met in c Convention.
for the purpose of choosing Counsel
lor, to bill the vacancy occasioned by the
: death of the Hon. Abraham Lincoln.
: and Edmund Cushing, Esq. was elected.
8 Petitions ofthe Town of Westminster
fI-Town of Leominste?-Asa Waters
l and others, for Bank in Millbury. were
: read, committed, and sent up for con-
currence.
THURSDAY, JAN. Is.
The House met and adjourned a. half
2 past 10 O'Clock, in order that the meet
2 ing of the Board of OVerseers of Har-
: ward University might be held in the
: Hall of Representa- tives.
| FRIDAY, JAN. IA.
Messrs. Sibley, Valentine and Stevens
were appointed committee to consid-
: er the expediency of SO altering the Pau
D per Laws of this Commonwealth, as
; that every Pauper shall be deemed a
: State Pauper, and that the Common
e wealth be divided into districts, for the
: purpose of making provision for their
support as such.
Messrs. Bemis, Appleton and Prince,
f we're appointed a committee to consider
the expediency of making provision oy
: law for an uniformity in the printing and
D impression Of Bank Bills, issuing from
the several Incorporated Banks in this
State.
: A committee was appointed TO consid-
! er the expedlency of taxing the owners
of shares and stock in Manufacturing
Corporations, in the State, County and
Town taxes, in the town where the
Manufactures are established
SATURDAY, JAN. Is.
Messrs. Doolittle, Goodwin and Hays
we're appointed a committee to consid-
er the expediency of disposing of the re-
, versionary interest of the Common
wealth in Charles River Bridge, and of
securing the avails as permanent fund,
in aid of primary schools.
The resolves expressive of the feel
ings of this Legislature towards James
Monroe, were passed in concurrence
with the Senate.
| Messrs. Mckay, Lyman and Lincoln
were appointed a committee to be joined,
to consider the expediency Of furnishing
the Agricultural Societies of the State
with the New England Farmer.
The committee on the militia we're
directed to consider the expediency of
furnishing marques TO the Colonels of
Regiments, for the use of officers on pa
rade days.