Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-03-16

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On motion Of Mr.. G. Blake, of Boston,
1t was ordered, that Messrs. Blake. SaIton.
stall of...Salem, and Parker, of Charles
town, be a special committee of this
House, to consider the expediency Of al
terlng and amending the existing laws
OF this Commonwealth, relative to the sub.
lects Of assignment Of property by insol-
vent debtors, for the benefit of their cred
ltors; also, of Imprisonment for debt, and
. OF attachments on mesne process, and to
report thereon at the next session of the
next General Court and that all bills
now pending in this House. relative to
either OF The foregoing subjects, be refer
red to the said committee.
1 The House proceeded to the special
assignment Of the day, being the bill to
incorporate the American Temperance
Society, aud the report of the Judiciary
Committee thereon but before taking
any question on said bill. the House ad-
journed.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10. In the Sem
ate, the resolve on the subject of prepar-
ing hire proof room in the State House,
was referred to the next General Court.
Fhe resolve for paying the County of
worcester for the use of their House oil
Correction, was passed, and sent down
for concurrence.
4 The bill ia addition to an act providing
for the instruction of Youth, passed to be
engrossed in concurrence.
The order from the House appointin o
committee to inquire into the expeden-
cy Of addressing the GOVERNOR for the
removal OF the Hon. Shermand Leland
from the Office Of Judge of Probate for
Norfolk County, was referred to the first
session of the next General Court.
II The several petitions of Rufus Daven-
port, and of Benz. Russell, in behalf oil
the Directors of the Debtor and Creditors
Society,", were referred to the next Gener.
al Court.
In the House, the amendments of the
, Senate TO the re solution proposing an
amendment of the Constitution of this
State, in relation to the House of Repre-
sentalives, were concurred in by the
House and an order was passed, pro-
viding for the publication of the amend
ments in all the newspapers printed in
+ this Commonwealth.
The bill to repeal the acts Incorporate
ing the President, &c. Of the Brighton
Bank, and the President, &c. Of the
Farmers Bank in Belchertown, and the
bill to confirm the extension of Wright
!, and Danes Wharves, passed to be enact.
ed.
The bill concerning cases in which
persons jointly indebted cannot all be
served With process, was referred TO the
next General Court.
The bill to authorize the appointment
OF Commissioners without the Common
wealth. to administer oaths and take ac-
acknowledgements of deeds, passed TO be
sagrossed. and was sent up for concur
1rehce.
The resolve for making application to
the General Government, for surveys of
rail road routes around Hoosac Mountain.
and from Boston to Lake ChampIain, was
passed, and sent up for concurrence.
THURSDAY, MARCH, III. In the Senate,
a leave of absence, for the remainder of
the session. was granted to the Hon. Sam.
uel Lothrop, President of the Board, and
resolution was unanimously passed
rendering TO him the thanks of the Sem
ate Tor the able and faithful discharge of
the duties Of his Office. The Hon. James
Fowler was elected President pro TEN.
4 In the House, the hour of III, this day,
was assigned. for the filling the vacancy,
In command of the 5th division of Militia,
occasoned by the resignation Of Major
Gen. Leach. The subject of appointing
agents to assist in the establishment of
Lyceums was referred to the next session
OF the Legislature. A message was re-
ceived from the GOVERNOR, returning the
bill relating to costs, with his, objections
to its passage, and the message and bill
were committed to the Committee ON the
Judiciary. The bill to incorporate the
American Temperance Society, was
again taken up and considered, but be-
fore any question was taken thereon, the
House adjourned.
i FRIDAY, MARCH, II. In the Senate,
The resolve for making application to the
/ General Government for surveys of Rail-
road routes around Hoosac Mountain, and
from Boston to Lake Champaign, was pass
ed in concurrence.
| The bill to incorporate the American
4 Temperance Society came up, passed
with amendments. On motion OF Mr..
Cutler, the bill was indefinitely postpon-
ed.
1 In the House, the bill to incorporate
the American Temperance Society was
read the third time, and passed to be en-
crossed in concurrence, with amendments,
and il was ordered that the title thereof
be San Act to incorporate the American
Society for the Promotion Of Temper
4 an(e." Sent mn for concurrenco