The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-06-20
Ge,trraI court.
MoSpAy. June III.

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and others; and of Wm B. Bannister and
others. were referred to the next session.
Order of Notice, passed on petition OF
town of Shutesbury.
Messrs. Lincoln, Phelps, and IrasK'
were appointed Committee to inquire
what alterations are necessary to De maue
in the Highways Law of 1876.
Several petitions on the subject were re-
ferred to the Com. on Railways.
HOUSE. Petitions-of Syl. Lazeu and
others, for Bank in Bridgewater-and OF
Warden of State Prison, for grant OF
$4,000, were committed.
Mr.. Thayer, from a Com. reported bill
concerning Hawkers, Pedlars, and Petty
Chapmen, granting licences to persons OF
good moral character, ON paying so INTO
the Treasury.
Gu melton of Mr. Child, Committee
consisting of a member from each County,
was ordered to be appointed to report on
the subject of the Pauper Laws at the
next session. :.
The order relative to the discharge of
Executors, &C. by Judges of Probate, was
referred to the next session.
Mr.. Calhoun, from the Com. on Educa-
the number, age and SEX ti Of ali che Deaf
and Dumb persons, supported by the State
in the Asylum at Hartford. Also, an order
for a statement to be made, showing the
number, age, and sex of deaf and dumb
persons in Boston, and the several towns IN
the Commonwealth; and that the Secreta-
nv of the State give the necessary nohce
to the Mayor and Alderman of Boston, and
the Selectmen of the several towns. Both
orders were agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Washburn, it was
Ordered, That the committee on Educa-
ton be directed to inquire into the expedl-
ency of authorizing the inhabitants of any
town in this Commonwealth, or the City
Council of Boston, or the school committee
of any town or city, to make regulations
by which it shall become condition of the
admission of any child to any of its public
schools, that such child shall exhibit salts
Factory evidence of being secured against
infection of the small pox either by having
undergone the COW pock, or other security.
TUESDAY, June II.
SENATE. Papers referred to the neat
session. Petitions of the Brookfield Fee
male Classical School Trustees; of j.
SWEET and others; and of Trustees of Mich
.ols Academy.
HOUSE. The Resolve from the Senate
on the petition of the Washington Monu-
ment Association passed in concurrence.
The two Houses concurred in assigning
tomorrow, l 1 o'clock, for forming a Con
vention for the purpose of electing a
Treasurer and Receiver General.
A bill to repeal an act in addition to the
act directing the method of laying out
Highways, passed to be engrossed.
Messrs. Thayer of I. Beal of X. and
Winshipof B. were appointed on the com
mittee on the subject of bridge over
Charles River.
The House concurred with the Senate in
the choice of Brigadier General Theodore
Lyman, jun. to be Major General of the
first Division of the Militia.
erection of the new State nPP Prison, was + re-
ported, and read first time.
A resolve passed authorizing the Treas
urer to borrow $4,000.
Papers referred TO the tvinter session Al
order relative to fraudulent attachments
petitions of B. Cowee and others-of Jos
SWEET and others-and of Z. d. Ammidor
and others.
Petition-of James Eastabrook and 9th
eTs, was committed.
A discussion was had on the Resolves
authorizing the Executive to appoint Com
missioners, and an Engineer, to survey q
route or routes of RAILWAY from Boston
to the Western line of the State, and &c.
A motion was made to postpone the sub
Ject indehnitely.-An animated debate en-
sued, and the motion negatiyed by very
large majority. The Resolves were then
read second time, and ordered to lie on
the table.
WEDNESDAY, June I3.
SENATE. The Bill from the House.
"repealing the Highway Law of 1896 .
was referred to Messrs. Tufts, Lathrop,
and Jewett.
Papers referred to the loilter session. Pc
titions of the Hampshire and Hampden
Canal of Calvin Cutter and others and of
VIM. Adams.
Mr.. Sturgls reported Resolve on the
part of the Governors speech relative to a
Board Of Commissioners of Internul I'm
provement.
The Resolve from the House authorizing
the Treasurer to borrow $4,000 dollars,
passed In concurrence.
a Convention for the choice of Treas
urer being formed, ION the first ballot the
whole number of votes was 294-necessa-
ry to choice l48; that Joseph SewaIl had
30 Alden Bradford 63; Samuel Adams
Wells 63; Samuel Dana %: Thomas
Weston Ia John L. Apthrop 10; William
Ellis :; John Wade s; Hezakiah Barnard
, Minott Thayer 3; Jonas Sibley 8; N.
c6ard Wm Ecam JRaTdtisc u5 mgs PShp PYnsb
each. No choice.
At the second ballot.-Whole No. 3O6-
necessary to choice l54; Mr.. Sewall had
146; Mr.. Wells 109; Mr.. Bradford SO:
Mr.. Weston 5; Mr.. Ellis 3; Mr.. Apthorp
= Mr. Shaw Mr. Crosby | Mr. Rus
sell /. No choice.
Third ballot.-Whole No. 294; choice
146; Joseph Sewall had 173; and was
declared to be elected Treasurer for the
current political year. Mr.. Wells had
1l2, Mr.. Bradford A, Mr.. Weston 3, and
Messrs. Apthrop, Barnard and Thayer /
each.