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quire INTO the expediency Of providing by law
for the compensation and The mode of pay
ment. This resolution was adopted.
The resolution authorizing the Speaker to
issue precept 10 the town Of Fitchburg, for the
election of a representative in this place of Mr.,
Shepley. removed out of the State. was indeE
initely postponed.
Petitions of Seth Hastings and others. pro-
prietors of Lands in Oxford Co. State of
Maine, praying to be relieved from their obli
CATION 10 procure settlers thereon Thos. K.
Jones and others, praying a repeal of the duty
on sales at auction SO far as regards public
stocks SO sold, were sevcrally read and com
mitted.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. II.
Mr.. Parker of R. offered for consideration
q resolution, directing the committee on Roads
and Canals to inquire into the expediencv of
providing by law for the purchase bv This
Commonwealth, of such Turnpike Roads and
Toll Bridges as are Of public convenience and
necessity, which was adopted.
ResOlred, That the Treasurer be directed
TO lay before this House a statement of all
sums of money granted 10 the County of Wor-
cester for or on account of the use of the
House OF Correction in SAID County, as place
Of confinement for corvicts sentenced to hard
labor, together with all allowances to the
Sheriff and Treasurer OF said County, the mas
ter of said House and his assistants, or to any
other person or persons for the support and
employment Of such convicts from the 18th
February, 1919, 10 the 1st January, 1926
and also statement, 50 far as may be ascer-
tanned from the accounts rendered, of the
number of convicts sentenced to confinement
80 o.I l,In No.
February, 1919, distinguishing such as NAV
have been sentenced by the Supreme Judicial
Court, when sitting in any other County
than Worcester, and also the time each of
such convicts has been confined there, and
the average expense per week to the Com
monwcalth Of such convicts, predicated upon
a.! the grants, payments and allowances from
the Treasury of this Commonwealth on ac-
count Of tie use of said House as aforesaid.
and the management support, and an.pluy
Lncnt of said Convcts.
A message was received from the Governor
transmitting report of the Board of Canal
Commissioners, which was laid OH the table.
Petitions Of Eiakim Phelps and others.
praying Incorporation for the Trustees of the
Female Classical Seminary at Brookfeld; Jo-
seph Grafton and others, for incorporation as
the Theological Seminary in Newton, were
severaliy committed
THURSDAY, JAN. IL.
Resolutions were adopted, directing the
II nagcrs on the part of the House, TO con-
duct the impeachment of Samuel Blagge, a
Notary Public, to attend the Hon. the Sem
ate, the High Court of Impeachment. for the
purpose of proceeding in the trial of the said
impeachment, and that thus from time to time
report To the House the progress made in the
trial.
Mr. Wheaton Of N. reported bill relative
to the laws for restraining excessive usurv.
which was read once, and tomorrow assigne
for second reading. This bill provides that
IN all cases where money may have been loan
ed at higher interest than six per cent. the
lender shall he secured in the recovery of the
principal, and interest at the rate of six uer
cent.
Mr.. Coffin Of N. r. submitted a resolution
rolativeeto a revision "f-ttie laws on fnprison-
inent for debt and the support of persons i'm.
prisoned for debt, which was agreed 10.
FaIDAy, JAN. 10.
Mr.. Scdgwick of s. at his request was ex.
cused from further .duty as Manager in the
trial of impeachment, and MIR. Gushing of N
was appointed in bis place
A resolution passed that the Managers OIL
the Impeachment against Samuel Blaege Esq.
be authorized to prepare and report TO this
House additional articles of impeachment
Messrs. Coffin of N. b. Valentine of II.
Thayer Of U. Bates of w. and Pierce of p.
were appointed on the re solution submitted
yesterday by Mr.. Coffin.
Mr.. Sturges Of B. from the Committee no
Finance presented a report which, after pro-
posing 10 raise the usual sum by a tax. nro-
Vides for the reimbursement of the sum of 81
1875 dollars, which sum has been paid out Of
the State Treasury for the attendance of mem
bers of the Legislature during the four last
sessions. Tomorrow was assigned for the
consideration of the report.
Petitions of Barre Turnpike Corporation
OF the Directors of the Worcester End Fitzwil.
liam Turnpike Corporation, were severally
read and committed.