Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-06-10
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

Boston, June 9, 1928.
Messrs. Editors,-In relating the legis-
lative transactions of last week, will
begin with the doings of the Senate. On
Monday last no business of consequence
was done in that body. Ehe two Houses
met in Convention to hear His Excellen-
cy's speech. 1t was less in bulk than his
preceding annual communications, and,
on the whole, with some exceptions in
regard to Style and sundry explosives, was
document of considerable interest. As
you will probably publish it IN eatenso in
your paper, will merely say that the Go
vernour strongly recommended "a State
tax, setting forth, not in too strong colours,
the miserable condition of the Treasury,
and its increasing wants, which ought to
be provided for Immediately. 1t appears
also from the speech that the Rail Road
Surveys are in good progress, and that
Rhode Island and New-York have come
forward literally to encourage the UNDER
taking. On Tuesday sundry documents,
relative to the N, E. boundary, were re-
ceived from the GOVERNOR. The bill to
provide for the choice of Electors of Pre-
sident was read second time. A COM
mittee, joined on the part of the House,
was appointed to review the Pauper Laws,
and report at the next session. On We'd
nesday, after several subjects of no general
interest were disposed of, the bill to pro-
vide for the choice of Electors was taken
up; after some discussion it was passed to
be engrossed, by vote of 80 to 2, Messrs.
Nation and Wood only voting in the
negative. A bill, from the House, au-
thorising the proprietors of Boston Thea
tire to divide their stock into a greater
number of shares, was taken up and COM
mitted. The petition of Rufus Daven-
port, the gentleman who formerly specu-
lated largely in lands in Cambridge Port,
praying for an alteration in the laws relat-
ing to poor debtors, which should be more
favourable to them, was referred to the
committee on the Judiciary. On Thurs
day the Senate directed the Treasurer to
lay before that body the amount paid on
the pay roll, each year, since the separa-
ton of Maine. After attending to some
other business, they adjourned for the pur-
pose of allowing the use of their chamber
to the Oyerseers of Harvard University.
On Friday the Treasurer transmitted a
statement of the Pay Roll since the sepa-
ration of Maine, which was ordered to be
printed. On Saturday but little other
business was done save acting upon seve-
raj private bills, and committing a resolve
from the house relating to the pay of the
members of the Legislature, &c.
In the House, on Monday last, the fol-
lowing standing committees were appoint
ed, viz. -
On the Judiciary: -Messrs. Baylies of Taunton,
Fuller Of Boston, Marston Of Newburyport, Whip
pie of Cambridge, Boies of Granville.
On observation-disclosures. MKay of Pittsfeld,
Willard of Lancaster, Ellis of Dedham, Merrill Of
Boston, Packard of Springfield.
On Agricult1e. Wheeler of Sudbury,
Marcy of Greenwich, Newhall of LynnfeId, BURGESS
of Sandwich, Plumb of West stocfbridge.
On Engrossed BiHs-Messrs Bigelow of Boston,
Wright of Lowell, Russell Of Princeton, Burr Of
Concord Twining of Sandisfeld.
On County Estimates. -Messrs Adams of Chelms-
ford, Kendall of Boston, Farnum of Westfeld.
On Findnce-MeSsrS. White of Salem Smith of
Plymouth.
On Matters of Probate and Chanceru.-Messrs.
Dexter of Boston, Mann of Dedham, Bliss of Spring
field, Cushing of Newburyport, Lawrence of BelcR-
| eItown.
On Bills in the third reading -Messrs. Newton of
Worcester, Hubbard of Williamsburg Mason of Bos-
ton, Porter of Lee, Spooner of Fairhaven
On the Pay Rou.-Messrs. Jackson of Boston,
John Harris of Charlestown, Foster of Springfield
On Change of Ndnes.-Messrs Richardson of
IvnpsbOr0lph Clark IF Nnrfharonton yU,;rbx ~
Boston.
On Leace Of Absence.-Messrs Corbet of Wor-
cester, Baxter of Boston, Ames of Greenfield
The Governour came in, as before men
toned, and delivered his speech. Nu-
merous petitions were presented and heard,
which 1t is not important to enumerate
now; but if any prove of interest will
give detail of them in my next.
Tuesday was occupied in passing upon
sundry private petitions, and divers orders !;
among which last was an order referring
the papers of the last session, relating to
the Militia, to the Committee, with in
structlons to consider the expediency of
reducing the number of trainings to one
IN each year, exclusive of the May train
ing, and also abolishing the conditional
exempts and reducing the number of abb
solute exempts. A resolve was reported.
and passed to second reading, authorize
ing the Treasurer to borrow sum not
exceeding 100000, to keep the wheels
OF Government in motion the present
year. The committee on Agriculture was
directed to inquire into the expediency of