The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-01-13
JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE
MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURE
Wednesday LIN

JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 6.
SENATE. AT ii o'clock, quorum being
present, Hon. Samuel Lathrop, President, cali.
ed to order Messrs. Leland and Cutler were
appointed committee, to be Joined on the mart
of the House, to wait upon his Excellencv tho
Governor, and inform him that the Legislature
are now proceeding upon public business, and
are ready to receive such a communication as
his Excellency may think proper to make TO
them. In the House Messrs. Pickman of Ros
ton, Brown of Dudley, and Knowlton of Low.
ell, were Joined.
The President communicated a letter from
hon. WIN. Wood, lately Senator for the dis
trict Of Bristol, resigning his seat az the senate
board, he having accepted the appointment bv
the President, to the Collectorship of Diphton.
The Secretary came in and laid upon the
table Message from his Excellency the Gov.
ernor, and sundry documents therein referred
to-
The usual annual reports were then received
from the Secretary, the Adjutant and Acting
Quarter Master General, and from the Treas,
urcr of the Commonwealth
On motion of Mr. Fowler Ordered, That the
Secretary be directed to lay before the Senate
the returns of the several Banks in the Com.
monwealth.
HOUSE. The House was called TO order
at III O'clock, and The usual committee appoint.
ed to wait on his Excellency the Governor.
Mr.. Perry of Hardwick, presented the peti.
ton Of the selectmen of the towns of Hardwick
and Petersharn, praying that a small gore of
land lying between said towns may be annexed
to the former.
The Message from the Governor, with ac.
companying documents, relating to the public
concerns OF the Commonwealth, having been
read, 1000 copies thereof were ordered to be
printed.
THURSDAY, Jan. 7.
SENATE. The Secretary of the Board of
Overscers of Harvard University, requested the
use OF the Senate Chamber for the sem-annuaI
meeting of said board, on Thursday next, which
was granted
Petition of the Worcester Bank, for an ex
tension OF IFS charter, presented and committed
Mr.. Lincoln submitted resolutions appointing
a committee of the Legislature to INQUIRE into
the dongs and condition of the Sutton Bank
and the Farmers Bank at Belchertown, with
power 10 send tor persons and papers,-which
was ADOPTED and Mr.. Leland was appointed on
the part OF the Senate.
Petitions Of town Of Palmer for annexation
OF a part Of Western; Of selectmen of Hard.
WICK and Petersham, for annexation of a gore
OF land to Hardwick, were referred to commit
tee on Towns in concurrence
Inc Commissioners to examine and settle
the accounts of Joseph SewalI, ESQ, Treasurer
and Receiver General of the Commonwealth
made report, which was read and accented
A Message of the Governor, transmitting
snndry resolutions from the States of Vermont.
missouri, and Mississippi, relative to construc.
tions and amendments Of the Constitution n
the U. States, was read with the documents, md
laid on the table,
another Message transmitting a report on
the survey OF rail road to Lowell, was refer.
red to committee on Railways and Canals.
On motion of MIR. Leland the usual portions
of the Message of his Excellency were referred
to the appropriate committees
HOUSE. Petitions prescnted-of Nathaniel
Nottingham and others, PRAYING incorporation
as the First Baptist Society in Westminster -
OF committee of the town of Palmer. nraving
that part of the town of Western NAV bs ap
nexed thereto, by Mr.. Sedgwick of P. and
OF sundry persons for change of names.
The Speaker laid before the House. letters
from Messrs. Knowles of Boston, and Ashmun
OF Northampton, sevcrally resigning their seats
as members of this House
letter was received from the Secretary or
the Commonwealth, TRANSMITTING the ret,,rns
received by him from IL towns Of the number
DC. of lunatcs, made in pursuance of an order
Oh LH0 HOUSE, OF I eD. 20, 1879,
A Message was received from the Governor
informing that, during the recess, he has re-
ceived, from the States of Vermont, Missonr;
and Mississippi, resolutions of their Leuisla,
lures, upon constructions or proposed amend.
ments OF the Constitution of the u. S. The
resolutions OF Mississippi, declare the tariff Of
io2e, to be contrary to the spirit of the Consti-
tuition, UNJUST and oppressive in its operation
on the southern States. Those of N;ssonr;
deny the power of Congress to annronris,o
money to aid the American Colonization Soc;.
ETY. and also propose an amendment TO the
Constitution of the U. s. to provide for mi.
form mode OF electng the President and Vice
PRESIDENT, directly by the people, with a securitv
to the States respectively, of the same relative
weight in the election as by the existing mode
The resolutions OF Vermont, are dissent IN
the propositions of the State of Missouri on
the subject of amending the Constitution.
Another Message was received from the Gov.
ernor transmitting report of the Enpineers
appointed to make survey for a rail road from
the city OF Boston TO Lowell, with delineation
OF the courses OF his surveys, and estimates If
the expenses OF such construction. The esti.
mated cost of road, with single set of tracks
is $l67 ,956, for the whole distance of % n,Ias
and 5s OF mile, OF about $7lI0 per mile.
- Friday, Jan. 8.
SENATE. The select COMMITTEES N ;no,;,o
who are the candidates to fill the vacancy At
the Senate board in the district of Bristol, made
report that the candidates arc John P. Nor.
ton, and Elijah lngraham, Esq'rs. Accepted.
several petitions were taken from the files of
the last session and referred to committee on
Towns.
HOUSE. On motion Of Mr. Baylies the
committee on the Judiciary wore instructed 70
inquire into the .expediency Of exempting 70.
males from imprisonment for debt.
Resolves from the Senate relatiye to tho
Sutton Bank, and tho Farmers Bank AZ Rel.
chcrtown, were passed in concurrence md
Messrs. Sturgis Of B., and Wyles OF b., icined
to the committee.
Several petitions from sundry Banks, pravino
for renewal Of their charters were commit,eT
On motion of Mr. Phelps of b., Ordered
That the committee on the Judiciary he in,
strucied to inquire into the expediency Of au.
to persons in their respective counties 70 cbsnoo
their names on certain conditions