Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-03-03
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
Boston, Monday. March 2.


acted upon last week, with business
like determination, as the session approach
ed to close. On Monday, in the SEN
ate, the bill in relation to banks and bank
ing, which had passed the House in con-
currence with several amendments and
had been returned to the House, was taken
up and most Of the amendments proposed
by the House were agreed to. The addi-
tIonal bill to provide for the instruction Of
youth passed to be engrossed. This al
lows towns containing more than 500 in
habitants instead of providing such mas
ter as is required by theiexisting law for
the benefit Of all the inhabitants, to appro-
pirate to the district schools an ADDITIONAL
sum equal TO the highestIsum raised in the
town within the four preceding years !:
but compelling such towns to support such
master unless they comply with the pro-
visions Of the act. This bill was original
ly introduced in this body.
On Tuesday the bill relating to the sale
of real estate of minors, &c. with several
other bills passed to be engrossed. The
Senate concurred in all the amendments
made in the bill relating to banks and
banking except two. The committee on
the militia reported bill, allowing persons
to continue in companies raised at large
after moving out of the limits thereof,
without being obliged to do duty in the
company within whose bounds they re-
side. This has been a very industrious
committee, having reported several bills
on the subject Of the militia, none Of which
have met with much favour.
On Wednesday several private bills
passed to be enacted, and bill to prevent
fraud in the sale Of ale, beer, and cider
passed to be engrossed. The petition of
Harrison Gray Otis and others who pray
ed leave to form company in CONNECTION
with the Commonwealth, by subscribing
TO two thirds of the stock, in the proposed
railroads, was referred to the next session
of the General Court. This probably was
on account of what was done in the House
on Monday, in relation torailroads, which
will be mentioned below.
On Thursday a resolve authorizing the
survey for railroad from Taunton, to
some point in the route already surveyed
between Boston and Providence, passed
and was sent to the House for concur
renee. A bill passed to restrain the TAX
ing Of excessive interest, and several bills
which had been passed in the House were
reported by the committee ON the Judicial
ry in the Senate.
On Friday the bill in addition to the
several acts relating to impounding cattle,
which was principally in explanation of
existing laws on the subject, and declaring
that after the taking, &c. the party SO TAX
ing shall not, though his proceedings are
not according to law be deemed a trespas-
ser from the beginning. The bill in rela-
ton to abatement of legal process, men,
toned in former letter, passed to be en-
crossed, with several bills of private
nature. The bill in relation to banks and
banking, SO long and so dryly mooted f.
nally passed the-Senate by vote of 81 to
IL.
On Saturday there was no business of
general interest, except the report from
the Committee to whom was referred the
report of the committee Of both Houses on
railways and canals, on so much of the
Governour's message as relates to railways
and on the report of the Board of Direc-
tors Of Internal Improvements, introducing
resolves substantially the same as those
adopted last Monday in the House. The
subject will probably be up for discussion
to day at 10 o'clock-the time assigned
for their consideration.
In the House, on Monday, many pri-
vate bills were acted upon; The bill re-
repeating the act in relation to state pau
pers was, aiter some debate rejected in the
third reading. The principal subject of
discussion was in relation to the resolves
reported by the select committee on the
subject, in relation to the proposed rail-
roads. You will will recollect that these
resolves were published in your paper of
last week. The principal opposition was
directed against the first resolve, which
an oninion that II tvaS avnad;