The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-02-20

which on Saturday last they refused to adopt
the order directing the appointment of a COM
mittee to consider the present posture of our
national affairs, and to report such measures as
they may deem expedient the part of the
House, TO express its sense thereon, The mo-
ton was sustained without division; and
Messrs. Davis. of Boston, Dickinson of Am
herst, and Beal of Kingston were appointed
.thereo
The following bills passed to be enacted A
bill 10 alter the name of the town Of South
Brlmfeld; to establish the Provident lnstitu-
ton for Savings in Salisbury and -Amesbury;
TO cede to The United States the jurisdiction of
a tract of land purchased by them in Chelsea for
the erection of Naval Hospital thereon
The House refused to pass the bill fixing the
compensation Of Counsellors, Senators, &c. and
! equaiizng the expenses of legislation, DC. TO a
third reading, (53 to 1872 and the bill was lost.
THuRsDAy, Feb. IA.
/ SENATE. The bill from the House direct
( ing the mode of choosing Electors Of President
and Vice President, was reported by the Ju-
dietary Committee, with an amendment, which
was agreed 20.
4 Bin to establish County Commissioners, &c.
was taken up, farther discussed, amended, and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary,
with Instructions so to amend it, as to provide
! that the verdiets of juries be retuFnable to the
Court of Common Pleas
! HOUSE. petition Of the Yearly Meeting
of Friends in New England, to have corporate
powers to hold real estate, was referred to the
Committee on Parishes
The petitions OF J Wilton and others, to be
incorporated to establish Railway from Lee
to Nestheld. was referred to the Committee on
Roads and Railways
Petition of j. Estabrooks, If. was committed.
The bill to establish the Warren Bridge Cor
! Poratlon, was laid on the table-apd the House
! proceeded TO consider the motion of Mr.. Beal to
reconsider the vote whereby they negatived the
resolve for buying Charles River Bridge, which
! (the motion to reconsldeF) was passed 159 to
| az The question recurring on passing that
Resolve TO second reading, MIR. Washburn
moved substitute, which, with the original re-
solve, ordered 20 be printed
The original Resolve, contemplated giving
J Sio0,0OO, and four years more toll-the substi-
tute, we understand, contemplates securing
eight years more undisturbed toll in full for the
release of the bridge then
Mr. Davis, of Boston, reported resolves res
peeiing the National Government which were
ordered to be printed.
FRlDAY, FEB 15
/ SENATE. James Wolcott, ir. and others,
had leave to Withdraw their petition.
4 bill tn incorporate the Yearly Meeting Of
Friends for New England, was reported, read
once, and tomorrow assigned for a second read
ing.
The bin establishing County Commissioners,
&c. was taken up and amended
I HOUSE. Mr.. Sedgwick, from the commit
tee to whom was referred the reports of the
1 Commissioners on the subject Of the Western
Railway, and the Railway to Providence, made
a report thereon, accompanied by bill to pro-
vide for Internal improvements by Railway.
On motion of Mr.. Savage, the Attorney and
Solicitor General were directed to report to this
House, as soon as may be, what measures have
been taken by them respectively, to carry into
effect the provisions of the law concerning Lot
teries, passed March 1926.
The petition of the Trustees of Lenox Acad-
femy, Tor pecuniary aid, was taken from the files
and committed,
I The bill to establish the Warren Bridge Cor
q Poration was, on motion of MIR. Washburn, or
derod to lie on the table.
sA1uRpA4, Feb s.:. Il l6. :,
provide for The instruction Of youth was reject.
ed IN the second reading.
The bill establishing County Commissioners
&C was taken up, further discussed and amend
ca. On the question for passing the same to be
eagrossed, the Yeas and Nays having been or
deTed, were taken and are as follows viz:
Yeas-fion. Messrs. Hoyt, Parker, Dwight
Longley, Reyes, Gray, Kendall, Jewett, Bill.
ings, Fiske, Russell, Pierce, Phelps, Bowman
Wood, Phillips LathroP, WEIGH sgrague, anc
Nays-Hon. Messrs Tufts, Prince, Burnell
Ellis Gardner, Webb, Sturgis, Barstow. anc
Lincoln, 9-and so the bill passed to be engrogs
ed IN concurrence with the House, as amended
The bill to incorporate the Yearly Meeting O.
Friends for New England, had a second reading
and on motion ordered to lie on the table
i HOUSE. The report granting leave to with
draw on petition of James Wolcott and others
was ordered to lie on the table, on motion q
Mr. Ammidown of S.
Mr.. s. F. Dickinson, from the Committee on
the salaries of State officers, made report IN
| addition to the laws relative TO state paupers
and also resolve relating TO an appropriation
OF S6O3 for celebrating our National IndeDen.
dence and ona appropriation Of $500 to the
\ Agricultural Society, which papers were or.
deIed to be printed and assigned to M9nday.
The bills relative TO the II. & Fl. Canal and
the Connecticut River, were read a Cd time,
The subject Of the bridges across Charles
River, was taken up. and made the order Of the
day for "Wednesday next
INTELLIGENCE.