Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-02-24
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
Boston. Monday, Feb. 90.


Boston. Monday, Feb 90.
The business of the last week did not present
that degree of interest that characterized it the
week before, in the Legislature
On Monday, in the Senate, the special committee
on the subject Of abolishing the punishment of
death, and the appointment of commissioner to
revise the criminal code Of the Commonwealth, re-
ported against the expediency of legislatng on the
subject This report was accepted. This matter,
it seems, had its origin in the House last June on
the motion of Mr.. Kendall of Boston, ana it was
referred to the committee on the Judiciary. They
made unfavourabe report at the present session,
and, after some discussion, the subjectwas referred
to special committee. The bill regulating the
pilotage in Boston harbour was discussed and
was again sent to committee The resolve for
the encouragement of agriculture passed without
objection.
On Tuesday various orders and petitions were in
troduced and many bills passed through their var-
Gus stages. The bill that passed the House g for
the more speedy decision,of civil actions" was re-
ported upon by the committee on the judiciary, who
III,
This is the bill that passed the House last week,
and which was alluded to in the communication of
the 10th inst. The President of the Senate obtain
ed leave of absence for the week. There were five
Publications for President pro ten. The principal
candidates were Messrs. Lathrop, of West-Spring-
field; Fowler, Of Westfeld and Reyes, of Con-
cord. The friends of the two first united at len 9Th
N nf Nh
ed.
On Wednesday the appropriation for the State
Prison passed; also an order for printing 1900 cop
les Of the report of the commissioners on the
of route for canal from Boston to Western, men
toned in the last letter. The bill in relation to CT
vii actions, which provides for great alterations in
the existing laws the subject, passed to be en-
crossed, by vote of II to Ia. The bill for the
more speedy decision of civil actions was, after dis
cussion, rejected on the second reading. The ad-
dtional act for giving remedies in equity passed to
be engrossed
On Thursday the affidavit of Geo. Sullivan, Esq,
relative to his claim for services as gent with &C
companying documents, was referred to the next
Legislature. Several bills passed to be enacted.
The militia bill, which provides for one training
only, that in May, with tie autumnal review, after
ssme discussion, was indefinitely postponed The
uiiiHulty with this subject is that you can find no
lweiVs men who are agreed upon what is best to be
DONE Iee,bill in addition to an act regulating the
Inspection It hops, and bill in addition to an act
pio'ioing or Me instruction of youth, together with
divers other bills, were past upon.
|
on FRIDAY but little business of general impor-
lance was acted upon. The bill regulating banks
and banking cane from the House and passed in
concurrence to be enorossed The resolve for tho
survey u iou'e ior railroad from Plymouth to
"areham' passed, baylnshad a second r. ading.
On Saturday the bill in Station to banks and
banking, as received from the f,use was taken ~,
and several amendments were conctred in. hut tbs.
amendment made by the House, striki., ont the
proviso e that the Legislature at any tins bera.
after may by general law alter and amend this ~,
was objected to and gave rise to some discussion.
No question, however, taken upon it, and it was
assigned for further consideration to-day. Nothing
else of much consequence came up on Saturday.
| On Monday, in the House, many resolves, re-
ports, and bills were passed upon. The order re-
lating to the pay of members by their respective
mittce on education, to prevent the payment of any
teacher of common school, until certificate was
produced that he had been duly examined, &C., af-
ter some debate was recommitted. Mr.. Hatch, of
| Attleborough, it was decided without any contro-
versy, not entitled to his seat, not having re-
ceised majority of the legal votes given in that
town. The bill regulating banks and banking was
taken up and discussed.
| On Tuesday the House was principally occupied
with the same bill. bill making further provision
for the suppression of lotteries was read second
| time.
On Wednesday many reports were made and
number Of bills were introduced. The resolutions
on the subject of the railroads were taken from the
orders Of the day, and were committed with the
were introduced by the committee on the judicia-
ry, education, and finance. Measures were adopt
ed on the report of committee to ascertain the
proportion of pauperism and Of criminal offences
occasoned by intemperance. The bill relating to
banks, &C., was further discussed, and occupied
the remainder Of the day and part of Thursday,
when it passed to be engrossed An order instruct
ing the committee on railways and canals to con-
slider the expediency of constructing rairoadfrom
Boston to Lowell rejected 1t is not usual, nor
is it courteous, to reject order respectfully
ed by any member of the House. A report was
made by the committee formerly appointed to as
sst the u. S. Engineers in the survey of route for
| a canal from Boston harbour to the Narraganset
Bay. This report is to be printed
The bill in relation to Banks &c. is general
one embracing most of the provisions in the various
laws now in existence in relation to the subject,
with many of the provisions of the Incorporating
the State Bank, which was | believe drafted by
Judge Story. All banks whose charters may be ex-
tended and all future banks to be regulated and