The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-03-03

| Mr.. Allen Of Boston, from the committee ia
whom was committed the bill to incorporate the
| Franklin Railroad Company reported the
same with amendments.
! THURSDAY, Feb. 25.
| SENATE. Committee appointed to consid-
or the expediency of providing by law for the
protection of fisheries on the coasts of the Com
monwealth, for the benefit of the inhabitants,
reported a reference to the first session of the
next General Court, as also the subject of the
/ preservation of oystefs and other shell fish
| accepted.
] HOUSE. The bill to incorporate the Frank
/ lin Railroad Company passed to be engrossed
Mr.. Saltonstall from the Judiciary commit
tee, made detailed report on the subject Of
| protecting the sepulchres of the dead ordered
] to be printed.
/ Bills passed to be engrossed-to secure to the
public, the benefit of ornamental trees in ad
dtion for the limitation of personal actions and
to avoid suits at law.
| The House took up the bill originally re.
ported by the committee on the militia, in ad
dition to an act for regulating and training the
militia of this Commonwealth, but adjourned
without taking any final question thereon.
FRIDAY, Feb. &c.
SENATE. Order of the House appointing
Messrs. Huntington of S.. Hobbs of B., and
Carter of L., committee to consider the expe.
diency of memorialising Congress TO have an
immediate revision of the U. s. Militia Laws
was concurred in and Messrs. MKay and Mix
ter were joined.
Committee on the affairs of the Farmers
Bank, Belchertown, made further report &C
companled by a bill to repeal an act to incor
porate that bank.
Bill concerning mortgages of personal prop
erty, was taken up, and the question being or
striking out the first section, the yeas and nays
were ordered and it was decided in the affirma
tive, as follows
YEAs-Messrs Burnell, Hall, spaulding
varnum' Merrill, Webb, H. LothrOp, Pope
Sprague, Lewis, Duncan, Wilder, Warner
MKay, Choate, and Baxter-l6
NAYs-Messrs. Hoyt, Fowler, Lincoln
French, Thorndike, Wells, Walker, Maxwell
Mixter, Holmes, Cutler, Hastings, Ingraham
and Dewey-14
Mr.. Choate moved that the second section
be recommtted to the committee who reported
1t, for the purpose of amendment, which wa,
|; carried.
! HOUSE. Mr.. Saltonstall, from the com
mttee on the Judiciary, reported on the sub
ject of providing that one half of the compen
sation of the members of this House shall b,
paid for from the public Treasury-that it Il
F not expedlent to take any order thereon-ant
| said report was accepted.
The militia bill was again taken up, amended
{ and ordered TO Sd reading Tomorrow
The House took up the amendment to tn,
, constitution, but before any question was takel
thereon, adjourned.
SATURDAY, Feb. 81.
SENATE. The following bills passed to b.
engrossed-To repeal an act to incorporate tn
/, President, &C., of the Brighton Bank to re
, peal an act TO incorporate the President, &c
of the Farmers Bank in Belchertown
bill to incorporate the Worcester Count
Atheneum was reported, and passed to a secon
, reading.
HOUSE. The bill in addition to the severa
acts regulating towns and the choice of tow
officers, passed to be enacted.
The House took up the amendments propos
: ed to the article of the constitution in relation
to the House of Representatives After dis
cusson and amendment, on motion OF Mr..
Shaw of Boston, the whole subject was indef
nitely postponed
MONDAY, March /.
SENATE; An act, in addition to the severa
Fl acts regulating towns ana the cnoIce OF low.
officers, was passed to be enacted
Bill to assess tax of $4,000 passed to b.
engrossed in concurrence
Resolve providing for the building of Chap
Ell at the State Prison was passed.
Bill to incorporate the Worcester Count
Atheneum-to secure to the public the benef
OF ornamental trees-to establish the Boston
and Lowell Railroad Company; passed to b
engrosscd.
HOUSE. The Joint Com on banks and bank
ing to whom was referred an order, "to consde
the expediency of appointing Committee o
commissioners to examine the doings an
transactions OF the several Incorporated Bank
IN TINS Commonwealth, submitted a report tina
the measures referred to is not in their opinio,
called Tor by any peculiarly in the condition o
the banking capital of this Commonwealth, an,
which IN the aggregate, is believed to be place.
on basis in which the public may Justly hay
confidence. By this report, it appears tina
ltorty-three Banks have applied for renewal O
their charters at the present session, and thu
Committee, being duly impressed with tic re
sponslblllty OF tEeir situation, would avoid re
commencing any measure, the effect of whcl
would be to excite unfounded suspicious in re
gard to the solvency or stability of the banking
institutions of this Commonwealth. The com
mlttee thereupon reported two resolves neces
sary to be followed by each bank in this Com
monwealth, DESTROYS of extending or renewing
| their Charters. Read a second time AM
| Wednesday next assigned for its further consid
l eratIon-whereupon on motion of Mr.. Blake o
b. the bill concerning perjury and the suborna
ton OF perjury was taken up, and the sam,
passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Blake stated as a reason for calling u,
this bill, that as the bill concerning Banks AMI
Banking liabilities, was assigned for Wcdnes
cay next, he deemed it necessary for investigat
ing the same, that the one now called up SHOULD
have the precedence.
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