The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-02-03

believed this enlightened Legislature would
begin. Nor would this be beggng-every 9th
er similar project had received its aid-Virginia
had had her grant,-Ohio hers,-Massachu-
sets would not be a supplieant and whatever
might be thought of her other claims, this
claim at least would not be neglected.
FRIDAY, Jan. %.
SENATE. On motion of Mr.. Fowler, an
order of notice on the petition of the farmers
Bank at Belchertown, for leave to surrender
their charter, was directed.
Bill! defining the powers and duties of manu-
featuring corporations discussed.
HOUSE. Petitions presented-of President,
&c, of Millbury Bank, for renewal of charter,
by Mr. S. Wood of &. of Ebenezer Bragg,
for authority to sell real estate, by MIR. Whiting
of Enthusiastically read and committed
Mr.. Saltonstall, from the committee on the
Judiciary, reported bill relating to mortgages
of personal property, which was ordered to
I'd reading tomorrow and to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Kimball of B., Ordered,
That the committee on Banks and Banking, be
instructed to inquire into the expediency of
providing by law that no Banking Corporation
shall directly or indirectly purchase its own
stock-sent up.
The House resumed the consideration of the
bill to establish the Massachusetts, Rail Road
Corporation.
Mr.. ID. L. Child of Boston, addressed the
House till near FIVE o'clock in favor of the bill.
He was followed by Mr. Shaw of Lanesboro',
who conjured the House to pause before they
passed final vote on the bill, and consider the
consequences of involving the state in the pro-
lject. Several gentlemen rose to speak, but the
question was loudly called for, and symptoms Of
great impatence were exhibited in every quar-
ter. A motion was made to adjourn, which was
lost.
Mr. Sedgwck of Stockbridge, rose, and wish
ed to reply to the remarks of Mr.. Shaw, but
was literally coughed doom. The previous ques-
ton was called for, but the call was not sustain
ed. Motions were successfully made to post
pone the question to Wednesday and 10 Tues
day next, but both were withdrawn. Motions
to adjourn were repeatedly made, and lost
+ MIR. U. Blake of Boston, attempted to address
the House, but with no better success than Mr.
! Sedgwick.
After some minutes spent in commotion Of
| this sort, Mr.. Porter of Lee, gained the atten-
ton OF the House, and said he had not intended
! to say more in reference to the bill but he
| thought the friends of it were entitled to the
privilege of replying TO the gentleman from
Lanesboro', and as the House had refused TO
hear his friend from Stockbridge, they must be
content to wait some little time before they had
the question taken, for he could assure them
that he shoutd not be coughed doicn. He went
on for some minutes in reply to Mr.. Shaw,
when he gave way for motion to adjourn.
SATURDAY, Jan. 80.
SENATE The petition of the stockhold-
ers OF the New England Bank, for reduction
and modification of the tax on banks, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Banks.
The bill defining the general duties of Man
uiacturlng Corporations was again taken up,
but no question was taken thereon before the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE. The bill establishing the Massa-
chusetts Rail Road Corporation was again TAX
en- up.
/ Mr.. Chaplin of Taunton then made few re-
marks in favor of the motion to strike out the
enacting clause.
MIR. Sedgwick then addressed the House for
about half an hour in reply to the arguments of
Mr.. Shaw. He read from the message of Gov
IhrooP to the Legislature of New York, and
from some statements in Pennsylvania news
PAPERS seuorAl eAtruvtp, to show that there
was no distrust in those States of their systems
4 of Internal Improvement.
Mr.. Shaw replied. He still commended that
The statements alluded to WERE in the main.
strictly accurate He concluded by remarking
without intending the slightest disrespect 10
the House, that he did not believe that The lonr
and patient discussion to which the House had
attended, had produced conviction on the mind
OF any member, OF altered the opinion or vote
of any ono.
MIR. Child of Boston, read some calculations
which he had made shelving the number of peo-
pie that wou be accommodated by the con-
structlon OF the proposed rail road, compared
with the number which would receive similar
accommodations by the New York, Pennsylva-
mia, and Ohio Canals, whence he drew con-
4 clusion in favor of the bill before the House.
lie stated that gentleman of great intelli-
gence, whose opportunities of perfect knowl-
edge were undoubted, informed him that Bos
ton had lost the trade she formerly enioyed
with 100000 people.
The question on striking out the enacting
clause OF the bill was then taken by yeas and
nays, as follows Sufolk-Yeas none, Nays
81, absent a (; Essex-Yeas 40, Nays 6; Md
dteSeT-Yeas 2S, Nays rs; Worcester: Yeas
Jewett of .4shburnham; Chaplin of .4tboI
Jones and Sibley of Barre Holman of Boiton
\ Cotton Of Boytston ; Holt and Spur of CharL-
ton Williams OF Dana; Humes of Douglas:
Brown OF Dudley; Fox and Putnam of Fitch
Ourg Glazler OF Gardner; Billings and Per-
ry OF Hard1ctek; Flagg of Holden /; Prentiss Of
Hubbardston Whiting of Lancaster: Carter
and Crosby of Leominster; Putnam of Lunsn.
burg Burden, Rawson, and Thurber of MN.
don; Pierce of .NiLiJury; Bartlett of .North.
6oT0' Davis and Olney of Oxford; Goddard
OF Parton; Gallond and Reed Of Prtersho,n
Knowlton of Phitttpston; Russell of Princeton
bullock OF Royatston; Munroe of Rutland
MckInstry of SOuthbridge; Adams of Socn.
Ger; Conant and Wright of Sterling Rel.
KNAPP of Stur6ridge Sibley and Tonrtellot of
sutton; Stone of Tempieton Wood of Up
ton; Carpenter and Thayer of Urbridge Bow
den of Ward; Kinds of Vest Boulston: Hud.
son and Winship of Westminster Navs-Dra.
per, Hamilton, and Merriam of Brookfeld; Fl.
Wood and $: Wood Of Grafton Hobart of
Leicester; Hill of Mihbury; Deiano Of Mem
BrGantree; Adams of North BrOokfsid; Bali
Of Soathboro' !; Draper of Spencer Parkman Of
! West6Oro'; Reyes of Western; Allen. Chan;n
and Eaton of Worcester. Hampshirc-Yeas
q, Nays Hampden-Yeas 10, Nays ID:
Frankhn-Yeas %, Nay Berkshiyc-Yeos
( l8, Nays IA Noyotk-Yeae 6, Nays 81; Bris-
tot-Yeas 81, Nays none; Piymouth-Yeas
-, Nays q; Barnstable-Yeas II, Nav l.