The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-03-04
LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL.
MONDAY. Feb. %

MOND.AY, Feb. 90.
SENATE. Mr. Burnen reported the bill TO
provide permanent fund for the support of
schools and for other purposes, and said bill was
passed to be engrossed.
| HOUSE On motion of Mr.. Sedgwick of
Stockbridge, Messrs. Sedgwlck, Bartlett of Bos-
ton, and Bascom of Ashby, we're appointed a
committee to consider and report what measure
ought to be taken to ascertain the number of
| blind persons there are in the State to the end
that the Legislature may make such provision
| Ut any as may be deemed ex2edient for the
instruction of such blind persons.
On motion of Mr. Draper of S., the commit
tee on the Judiciary were instructed to consid.
er the expediency of passing a law allowing
illegltimate children to inherit the estate Of
their mothers, and also that the mother NAV
inherit the estate of her illegitimate children.
| The bill to incorporate the Evangelist Con-
gregational Society in Barre, passed to be en-
acted.
TUESDAY, Feb. "a.
SENATE. The bill 20 regulate Banks and
Banking was taken up, and several amendments
proposed by the House were adopted
| The Senate concurred in the order of the
House, instructing the committee on Railways
and Canals to inquire into the expediency of
making survey for rail road from Taunton
to some point in the route already surveyed be-
tween Boston and Providence
| HOUSE. Resolves passed for the appoint.
ment of commissioners to examine the affairs OF
the Treasury, and for ascertaining the number
of persons blind in this Commonwealth.
On motion OF Mr.. White of Salem, it was
ordered that, unless by special vote of the
House, no bill establishing private corporations
shall pass to be enacted unless provision be
contained therein, authorizing the Legislature
! to alter and amend the same at their pleasure.
The bill to protect the Sepulchres of the
dead was indefinitely postponed
The report, declaring the inexpediency of
legislating on the subjects of abolshing mpris.
onment for debt, and of revision of the Grim.
lnal code, was accepted in concurrence
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25.
SENATE. Mr. Lincoln from the commit.
tee on Railways and Canals, to whom was re-
ferred the report of the commissioners appoint.
ed to attend the U. S. Engineers in the survey
Of routes for Canal from Boston Harbor to
Narraganset Bay, reported resolve, request.
/ ing His Excellency the Governor to apply to
the Secretary of War, for copy of the report
I of the Engineers, together with copy of such
plans, maps and estimates, as may accompany
the same, which was read and passed.
! Mr.. Lincoln, from the committee on Rail.
ways and Canals, on the several petitions of H
u. Otis and others, of Edward Burial and 9th.
ers, and OF the city of Boston-reported, that
| the further consideration thereof be assigned to
the first session of the next General Court.
Accepted
| Mr.. Lincoln, from the committee on Rail-
ways and Canals, reported a resolve for the
survey of a rail road in the county of Bristol
| HOUSE. The bill for the relief OF Poor
Debtors, was rejected in its second reading.
I Mr.. Mason of Boston, from a select commit
} tnn fad
| England Society for the blind-which was read
| twice.
! The subject of payment for copies of Probate
records and papers, was referred to the next
! legislature.
| THURSDAY, Feb. 90.
! SENATE. The resolve for ascertainino the
number of blind was passed.
J The resolve for the survey of rail road in
the county of Bristol was passed
The committee on the Massachusetts, Claims,
reported a reference to the, first session of the
next General Court, which was accepted. Sent
down and concurred
! The bill to provide a permanent fund for the
support of Schools, and for other purposes, was
indefinitely postponed, IS to g.
I HOUSE. The orders reported by the COM
mittee to whom committed the bill, from
the files, for the safe keeping Of Lunatics, &c.
were amended, and adopted, as follows, viz =
I Ordered, That Messrs Mann of Dedham,
| Loud of Dorchester, and Denny of Leicester,
be committee to examine and ascertain the
practicablty and expedency of erecting or
procuring at the expense of the Commonwealth,
an asylum for the safe keeping of Lunatics and
persons furiously mad and particularly wheth.
or the House of Correction, in the county of
Worcester, be a suitable building for that pur.
I pose whether the same could be purchased
| for the Commonwealth, and at what price and
what alterations or additions to said building,
! if any, would be required, and the expense Of
| the same and to report al an early day of the
| first session of the next General Court, as full
and accurate statement of facts, in relation to
the foregoing inquiries, as they may be able,
together with any other information relating
to the same subject, which they may deem USE
full
Ordered further, That the Secretary of
this Commonwealth cause to be made out,
printed, and Immediately sent to the Selectmen
Of the several towns in this Commonwealth,
copies Of these ORDERS with blank forms of re-
turns, in which may be inserted by them the
number, age, sex, and color Of all persons reput.
ed to be lunatics and furiously mad, belonging
to their respective towns, and whether at large
or in confinement, and where and how long
confined and that said Solectmcn cause the
blanks in said forms to be filled out, according