The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-06-21


The debate continued till nearly two o.
lock, in which Messrs. Calhoun, Phillips,
Child, Burnside and Dana, advocated, and
Messrs. Lanckton, Cummins, and Bliss OPP
posed the motion for postponement, when the
question was decided by yeas and nays.
YEAS, 81. WoreeSter.-Messrs. Stebbins,
Perkins, Washburn, Crosby, Pitts, Thurber,
Claf1lin, Almey. Dean, Thayer, Lincoln, Cor
bett, Burnside, Is.
NAYS, 1877. WorceSier.-Messrs. Boomer.
Billings, Davis, Thurston, Knowlton, Child,
Patrick, Z.
MIR. Calhoun, Of 6. moved to strike out all
the bill, after the enacting clause, in order ia
insert other provisions, which he read.
The question being on striking oat the stub
stance of the bill, debate ensused, in which
Messrs. Wells, Burnside, Sloenm, Holmes,
Calhoun, and others successfully addressed
the House. The question Was then taken,
and decided in the Affirmative, 83 to 63.
MIR. Calhoun then moved the amendment
TO be inserted, which having been amended,
was ordered to be printed.
AFTERNOON SITTING.
A resolve from the other House authorizing
the Washington Monument Association to
place STATUE OF WASHINGTON in the
Doric Hall of the State House, was read and
concurred in.
Petitions Of Isaac Train, Of Court Of Ses-
sions in Worcester, were referred to the next
session.
Rdiheay. Phelps, of Boston, Adams
Of Boston, and Washburn of l.. were appoint
ed a Committee on the subject of Railway
from Boston to the Western line Of the State.
FRIDAY, JUNE Is.
fy1 NpDnFo 4 A,n 10 a. e..
cancies in the Directors OF Banks, was read a
hrst time. bill 10 incorporate the Quna.
bong Canal Company, was ordered to be
printed.
The following order was submitted by Mr..
Burnell and laid on the table:
Ordered, That -. Ito be ioinedl, be
COMMITTEE 10 fake INTO consideration the ex-
pediency of submitting 10 the people Of dis
commonwealth, amendments /, the Condi-
tuition OF Government thereof, in relation o
me annual session OF the General Court n
May, in relation to the Senate and House #
Representatives, and the 81 Art. of the Bill
OF Rights; and report at the next session a
this General Court.
In the HoGse. The bill in addition TO Np
act TO establish the rate Of interest, and TO re.
| strain the taking of excessive Usury, was re.
ported, amended, passed to be cngrossed. ano
was sent TO the Senate for concurrence.
| On Motion of Mr.. Thayer, of B. the Com
mittee on Roads and Canals were INSTRUCTED
10 inquire into the exped;ency of appointing a
Committee to meet with the United states,
Commissioners, who are to survey the mute
from Boston I1arbor through WeymouthRiy-
er TO Taunton River for proposed Can5.
AFTERNOON SITTING.
| Bills passed 10 be engrossed.-Additihal to
the act concerning Poor Prisoners; tosncor-
porate the Winchcndon Woolleu ManuA ctur-
ing Company; the Worcester and BrokGeld
| Iron Foundry.
-udssdchusetts Claina.-The Committee on
| this subject reported suudry resolves. Iuthor-
| 'z'ng the Governor TO appoint an gent to
! prosecute the Claim, &c. and approiriatins
| money for defraying the expenses; laidon fbe
table.
SATURDAY, JuNE17...
In Senate.-Ou motion of Mr.. Burnll, the
order submitted by him yesterday, relating to
amendments of the Constitution, wasfaken
up, and Messrs. Burnell, Taft, Austin, Gren-
nell. and Richardson. were appointed a Com.
| mittee on the part Of the Senate.
bill from the house, in addition ia. an act
entitled tan act to establish the rate of5iilfer.
ext, and 10 restrain the taking of excessive
Usary," was read first time, and order,d 10
be printed. y
'ihe following bills passed 20 be engrosed
bill providing mode for filling vacancies
in the Boards of Directors of Banks to rra.
vent damage from firing of crackers, scuibs
serpcnts, and rockets, with amendmcGt.Y
On motion Of Mr.. White, it was
OTGgTe6. That ba io;p c+oo1;ro.
tee on Banks, &c. inquire and report, wlet),-
er the several Banks in this Common wealth
have complied with the provisions of tic act
Of March a, 1909, requiring the use Of the
Stereotype Steel Plates, for bank bills of a
less denomination than five dollars.
The bill concerning Poor Prisoners, and
other persons, was reported without amend.
nent' and assigned 10 Monday for second
reading.
IN me House.-The House CONQUERED with
the senate in appointing Committee 10 con-
Ter with the Washington Monume nt Associa
! ,m on the subject of placing a Statue Of
washington in the Doric Hall Of the State
House.
A resolution, directing the Speaker to issue
precept to the town Of Sutton, TO- elect q
MEMBER OF the House 10 supply the vacancy
o""@Sio ny lne election OF Jonas Slblcy to
the Senate, was committed.
ne committee on the subject of legal de.
cIslons oil the Supreme Judicial Court not
puollshed, were discharged from the further
consideration of the same, and the whole sub.
Ject committed TO Messrs. Burnside, of Wor
cester, Bliss, of Springfield, Forbes, Of n
Wells oil e. and Hubbard of w. with direc-
lions to report at the next session.
On motion of Mr.. Sprague, of Salem.
Ordered, That the committee on elections
De greeted to report at the next session of
inc Legislature, whether any vacancy can be
hiied in the House of Representative. ex-
cept euch as are enumerated in the second
section OF the 6t.v chapter of the Cop.titu-
ton. ~
ordered, That said committee report yheth-
er any members oil. the House of Representa-:
Council Board =, N"~