The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-06-18
GENERAL COURT.
TnEsnAY. Juno 10.

provements TO complete the business oi Ihen
appointment.
An act to incorporate the Nashua River DdhA
was passed to be engrossed.
Leave to withdraw was granted on The petl-
ton of the town Of Harvard.
The resolve for repeating an appropriation ior
celebrating the 4th of July, from the House,
was indefinitely postponed. :
HOUSE Bills providing for the choice OF
Electors of President and Vice President-and
to establish the terms of the Supreme judicial
Court an additional act-passed to be enacted
Bills passed to be ngrossed-requlrlng Coun-
ty Treasurers to publish annual statements OF
their receipts and expenditures-to cede to the
United States jurisdiction over sites for Light
Houses on Dumping, Nobsque Point, and at
the entrance of Edgartown harbor-to lncorpo-
rate the Greenfield Academy for young ladies'
to change the names of the several persons
mentioned therein.
On motion of Mr.. Kendall of Boston, order
ed, That the committee on the Judiciary be d.
rected to consider the expediency OF a5ot'Shtng
the punishment of death, under any Law OF TINS
COMMONWEALTH report within iftecn Gays
after the commencement of the next session OF
the General Court.
On motion of Mr.. Bigelow, Ordered, That
Messrs Bigelow of Boston, Holden OF Charles
town, Denny of Leicester, Tarbeil of Lincoln
and Deane of Scituate, be committee TO con-
SlQer ana report dl Ill0 AOAt SNSSAS'-
any and what measures it may be expedient TO
take in relation the suppression OF the sale oil
lottery tickets in this Commonwealth.
The subject of altering the late act provid-
;n1 for the n e of broad trimmed wheels was re-
ferred TO the next session. Also, the bill tor
the prevention of the spread OF the Canaoa
Thistle
The report of the committee on the suoJect
of a new county, as prayed for IN the petition OF
,oJ nil stating that oil the
votes recently given in by the inhabitants OF
Middlesex and Worcester Counties on the sub
iect there are 1850 yeas and59oS nays IN the
towns to compose the proposed county there
were SCI yeas and 1915 nays. The committee
report leave to withdraw to the petitioners,
which was accepted in concurrence
On motion of Mr.. Lowell, Messrs Lowell,
Ediy of NJ, and Phillips of s., were appointed
a committee to consider the expedency OF re-
curing of the Justices of the Supreme Court,
their opinion, whether the sentence in the Con
stitution that every member of the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES. shall be chosen by written bal
lots is to be construed as to exclude printed,
photographic, and other votes prepared by artlti-
cial methods This order was afterwards re-
ferred to the next session
A bill to require County Treasures to pub
lish annual statements of their receipts and ex-
penditures, was passed TO be enacted
WEDNESDAY,, June H.
SENATE Bills for the change of names
therein mentioned-to incorporate the Green
field Academy for young ladles-were passed to
be engrossed.
The resolves making appropriation of $4,000
to the Warden of the State Prison, and to pro-
vide for the pay of members of the Legislature
and Council, were read and passed.
The bill FOR repeating the 4th section of the
Militia law of March 1926, was referred to the
next session.
An order of notice was passed on petition of
James Fletcher, Jr, and others.
The bill in relation TO Banks and Banking,
was. deferred to the next session.
the Brighton Bank-the North bank-all ad-
ditional bills ito incorporate the Mumford
River Association-were severally passed to be
engrossed.
Bills to incorporate the Plymouth Institution
for Savings-the Boston Water Power Cord
age Manufactory-an the Springfield Bank, ad-
ditional-were passed to be enacted,
The bill to incorporate the Berkshire and
Hudson Railroad Company, was referred to
the next session.
Bills passed to be enacted to incorporate the
Mumford River Associaton-the Brighton
Bank, additional-the India Bank additional
the Merchants Bank, additional-the Nashua
Bank, Fitchburg-to incorporate the Greenfield
Academy for Young Ladies.
The resolve to enable the Board of Directors
of Internal Improvements, to complete the bust
ness Of their appointment, was read a second
time. Mr.. Shaw moved reference to the next
session of the present General Court, which
was negatived, Yeas II. Observation-Disclosures,
Spur, Bartlett, Davis, Harrington, Wheeler,
Wilder Sibley, Gleason.
Nays al WOrceSter-Barrett, Merriam,
Holman Eddy, Wheeler, Phelps, Denny, Cros-
by, Wilder, Hastings, Delano, Ball, Draper,
Phillips, Stone, Hudson, Corbet, Newton.
THURSDAY, June ~
SENATE. An act to incorporate the Revere
Copper Company, was passed to be enacted az
ter which the proceedings were merely formal,
relating to the close of the session.
HOUSE. On motion of Mr.. Phillips, Order
ed, That Messrs. Phillips of Salem, Goodwin
of Charlestown, Denny Of Leicester, Hayes Of
South Hadley, Knox of South Bradford, Hast
ings oil HEATH. Brooks of Boston, Fiske of
Wrenthaal, Green of NJ, Hale of Bridgewater,
Burgess of Sandwich, Butler of Edgartown, and
Chase of Nantucket, be committee to INQUIRE
and to report atthe next session of the LegisIa-
tnre upon the expediency Of SO altering the
Constitution of this Commonwealth, as to have
but one session ofthe Legislature in each year,
aePor hb b6h sHe sSmmgtee u a s9 inquire and
Constitution as to reduce the number of Repre
sentafFes.
A committee waited upon the Governor, with
the usual message, who reported that his Ex-
cellency would make communication TO both
Houses of the Legislature forthwith.
The Secretary then came in and read the fol-
lowing HEADS OF ACTS,
Passed at the present session of the Lerisla.
sture, and prorogued the General Court to the
first "Wednesday in January next
An act to incorporate the President, Direc-
tors and Company of the Nashua River Bank.
- to provide for the choice Of Electors of
President and Vice President of the United
States
- in addition to an act to incorporate the
Merrimack Manufacturing Company.