The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-03-14

Monday, March 5.
The bill from the House 10 establish the
Warren Bridge Corporation, was read first
time and committed.
Tuesday, March 6.
The bill to establish the Warren Bridge
Corporation was taken up and read. Mr..
Henshaw offered an amendment, in substance,
that, ii the Charles River Bridge Proprie: ors
shall, within so days, give bond to the Rxecu-
tive te surrender their Bridge in good repair to
the Commonwealth, on or before the 3lst
Dec. 1880, then the Bridge prayed for shall
not be built until alter that time.
Wednesday, March 7.
The Resolves from the House Tor a Survey
OF Railway Route to Connecticut River,
were referred TO Messrs. Parker, Russell and
Prince. They have since been reported, and
the Senate has refused to pass item.
The bill from the House to est ,bish the
Warren Free Bridge, was discussed and a
mended
Thursday, March 8.
The bill to establish the Warren Free
Bridge, after further debate, and propositions
to amend, was passed to be be engr0ssed by
the following vote: .i
a TT6EaAS.-Messrs. Henshaw, Trask, Pierce,
from Middlesex, Newhall, Gardiner, Jewett,
Ellis, Richardson, Keyes, Flske from Norfolk,
Prince, Mason, Slbiey, Parker-l8.
NAYS.--Messrs. Kendall from Suffolk,
Frost, Gushing, Russell, Marston, Sears, BIZ
IIpgs from Hampshire, White, Austin, TAFT,
Houghton, Crawford, Trip, Shears, Grennelb
BurnelI, Kendall from Worcester-i7.
Friday, March 9.
The Petitions of VIM. Eaton and others for
a Bank Ebenezer Ammidon and others ior
do; OF town of Royalston were referred 10
the next General Court.
Mr.. Sibley being in the Chair, vote Of
thanks to Hon. John Mills, President of the
Senate, on motion of Mr.. Taft, was unaDi-
mously adopted.
Saturday, March TO-
Mr.. Grennell rose in his place and read the
following:-
Senate Chamber, March 10, 1927.
The undersigned members of the Senate Of
the Commonwealth Of assachusetts, hereby
protest against the enactment OF Bill to es-
tablish the Warren Bridge Corporation, for
the erection OF Free Bridge over Charles
River, between Boston and Charlestown-
wiz
Because the erection of the conte mplated
~ hiS dhlhOIlIeu anu ny
said bill, would destroy the franchise which
the proprietors OF the Charles River Bridge
hold under grant OF this Government, hay
ing all the force Of contract: And because
the grant contemplated by said bill would be
in violation OF the public faith, and of the
Constitutional rights OF the proprietors OF said
Charles River Bridge, and would tend to uu-
settle the security of private property.
Joseph TripP Israel Billings, Thomas Ken
dali, VIM. Craw ord jr., Samuel Shears, Be-
zaleel TAFT jr., David sears, James T. Austin,
George Grennel jr., Caleb Gushing, Nymphas
Marston, Barker Burnell, JOSEF phi G. Kendall,
Nath'l 2. Russell.
The same was laid on the table, aud ON
motion ordered to be entered on the journal.
The resolve, concerning the survey Of GER
tain routes for Rail Ways, was postponed to
the first session OF the next Gevetal Court.
Yeas Is nays l2.
The following engrossed Bills passed to be
enacted st. Johns Church ia Sutton-an
additional act to regulate the Jurisdiction and
proceedings OF Courts OF Probate-BostoE
South Bank 3ill-an act respecting Agencies
OF Foreign Insurance Companies n this COM
monwealth-an act to provide ior the lnstruc-
ton OF Youth.