The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-06-14
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7

equal Representation of the people in the
House OF Representatives, to report at the
next session, by bill or otherwise.
A joint Committee was appointed TO report
on the expedency of taking new census OF
the Commonwealth (; also, to consider the ex-
pediency of causing an accurate survey of
the towns and Counties to be made, and
new Map of the same to be constructed at the
public expense.
House.-On motion of Mr.. Washburr, of
Leicester, the Committee on the Judiciary |
was instructed to inquire what measures are
required TO secure to owners of Mill Privileges |
their rights and interests in the same.
resolve providing Tor the payment Of
Members from the Treasury, was passed, and
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. Dana, the Committee on |
Education was instructed to report on the ex-
pediency of consolidating some of the existing
Academies, with view of making them in
situations for instruction in the Practical Arts
and Sciences.
The several portions of the Governors !
Speech were referred TO the appropriate Com
mittees.
Ordered, That Messrs. Burnside, Dana,
and Pickering, be Committee to inquire if
there be any legal decisions Of the Supreme
Judicial Court Of this Commonwealth, which
have not been published, pursuant 10 the
provisions of a statute passed March 8, 1904,
and that said Committee be also instructed TO
inquire what measures ought to be adopted
to procure the collection and publication OF
such decisions as they may find TO have been
omitted.
Petitions presented and co8lmiUed.-Of the
town OF Shrewsbury, praying that certain lands
belonging to Grafton may be :e-anHexed 10
Shrewsbury; Silas Hemmenway and Others,
that certain of their lands so annexed may be
re annexed TO Shrewsbury.
THURSDAY, JUNE 8.
nGte.-I'eIifaens presenttd.-Of Suffolk
Bank for increase Of capital; of Seth Has
tlngs and others for division of Mendol.
House.-Pehtions.- =. St. Loe Liver.
more and others, for Bank in Tewkesbury,
and Memorials Of the County Of Worcester
for compensation for the use Of the House OF
Correction for confinement Of State convicts
were scverally committed.
bill TO repeal the Usury Law, (passed
the last session,) was read second time, and
| ordered to be printed. A bill for the protec-
ton OF qualified voters in elections, from be-
ing disqualified from voting by reason Of the
omission or neglect Of Assessors TO assess tax
upon them, was read and referred for Satur-
day.
The House proceeded TO the choice, on IFS
| part, OF Major General of the Sixth Division
| (Worcester) The whole number of votes
was 176-of which Brigader, G eneral Frank
lin Gregory, of Royalston, had lis, and was
chosen. Brig. Gen. Nathan Heard, Jr. of
Worcester, had 60 votes
| Some discussion took place on the bill re-
ported by Mr.. Slocum, for the repeal of the
law Of the last session. The motion was neg
atived-for the motion 82--against it l08.-
The bill was then read first time.
FRIDAY, JUNE9.
| Sendte.--The Senate proceeded to the
choice, on their part, OF a Senator to represent
this Commonwealth in the Senate OF the Unit
ed States, till the 4th March, 1899, in the
room OF the Hon. James Lloyd. resigned.
The votes being taken, it appeared tina;
the whole number was 39--of which 90 were
necessary 10 make a choice. and that the
Hon. Nathaniel Silsbec had 81
Hon. Daniel Webster 9
Hon. William G. Jarvis 4
Hon. James T. Austin 2
Ills Excellency Levi Lincoln
Hon. l.. NJ. Parker /
David Cummings, Esq.
The Hon. Mr.. Silsbee was declared elected
on the part of the Senate
| The resolve from the other House, for the
| payment from the Treasury Of the Council,
Senate, and House of Representatives, was
taken up and discussed, on the grounds which
nave been the source Of the difference be-
tween The two Houses on the subject OF the
tax oIlls. On the question to pass the re-
solve, IN concurrence, the yeas and NAYS
were taken, and were as follows:
feGS'-tlon. Messrs. Parker, Sihley, Mason,
flske, from N. Keyes, Pratt, Kendall, from w.
Grennel, Shears, Trip, Jewett, Ellis, Tough
ton, Gardner, Billings, from Fl. Fske, from
N. Briggs, Yarnum, Cushing, Frost, and
Peirce-2l.
Nays.-Hon. Messrs. Prince, BurneIl, Craw-
ford, Taft, Austin, White, Newhail, Sears,
Marston, Billings, from S. Russell, SpaulIins,
Trask, Kendall, from S. Henshaw, and
Phelps-l6.
House.-Messrs. Train, Rantoul and Hoyt,
were appointed to consider whether any al
teratIons are necessary to be made in the law
OF 1918, concerning Poor Prisoners and other
persons.
On motion of Mr. Gridley, of Amherst, the
Committee on the subject of establishing
state Lottery, was instructed 10 inquire into
the expectancy Of modifying or repeating the
law passed at the last session, in relation to
Lotteries
OIdeTS o. V0hce passed, on petitions of
Ihaddeus Chaplin and others, and of the town
of Shrewsbury.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10.
Sendte.-The petition of Kirk Goott and
others for Bank in the town of Lowell, was
committed.
Mr.. Kendall, from the Committee on Edu
cation, reported bill Incorporating the Lam
caster Classical Seminary, which was read
hrst limo, committed TO the Committee on !
Biiis IN the second reading, and assigned for
Monday next.
Agreeably to assignment, the Senate pro.
ceeded 10 the choice of Major for the
Sixth Division of Massachusetts Militia ana