The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-01-30


The bill for establishing County Commission
ers, &c. was taken up and after considerable
discussion the House adjourned.
SATURDAY, Jan 90.
SENATE. On motion of Mr.. Dwight Or
dered, That 1000 copies of His Excellency's
Message relating to a railway from Boston to
Providence, and the accompanying documents
be printed for the use of the Legislature
The following bills passed to be enacted =
viz. An act to incorporate the Proprietors of
the Haverhil Academy. An act in addition to
the several acts giving further remedies in
equity An act in addition to the several acts
Incorporating the President, Directors, 81 Co.
of the Asiatic Bank.
HOUSE. On motion of Mr. Savage of B.
the report ofthe committee, declaring the mex
pediency of taking any order on the subject of
proposing an amendment to the Constitution, so
as to lessen the number of Representatives was
taken up. Mr.. Savage moved to amend the re-
port by inserting substitute therefor deCar-
ing that it is expedient to amend the Constitu-
ton as 10 provide that. in 1881, the Con
monwealth shall be divided into districts, as
nearly equal in proportion may be, for the
choice of Representatives, which shall never be
less than three times nor more than four times
the number of Senators, and that the expenses
of travelling to the General Assembly and re-
HOuo, OHCG III every sCSSlOils anu no
more, shall be paid by the Government out of
the public treasury. The consideration of the
subject was assigned to Wednesday next.
The bill in addition to the several acts incor-
poratng the Asiatic Bank, passed to be enacted
in concurrence
The bill establishing County Commissioners,
&c. was taken up and further discussed by sec
tons, and the question to strike out the 9Th sec
ton, was negatived, 9 TO i2l
MONDAY, Jan. %.
SENATE. Mr. Russell, from the committee
on Banks, reported bill to incorporate the
President, Directors, and Company of the Mer-
chants Bank, which was read first time.
On motion of Mr.. Sturgis, the Joint order of
the last session, instructng a committee to
consider and ascertain the value of the Com
monwealths reversionary interest in the sever
al Bridges uniting the Peninsula of Boston with
the main land, was taken from the files and re-
ferred to the committee on the petition of John
Skinner and others
HOUSE. MIR. Tlley of Otis, presented
memorial of VIM. Baird of Washington stating
that by the false and fraudulent representations
of the Overseers of the Poor of the town of
Washington, divers sums of money had been
obtained from the Treasury of this Common
wealth, and praying for an investigation.
Ordered, That all bills Incorporating Mutual
insurance companies shail, before passing, be
referred TO the committee on the Judiciary to
inquire and report as to the expedlency of ere
ating lien. by virtue of said acts, upon the
property insured and the engrossed bills in
cooperating the West Newbury, the Merrimack,
and Franklin Mutual Fire Insurance Compan-
les, were referred accordingly.
The bill establishing county commissioners,
&c. was taken up, amended, and passed to
third reading. 1t was ordered to be printed as
amended and Wednesday next, II o'clock, as
signed for third reading.