Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-01-26

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Lincoln, from the Committee apnointed r.
inquire into the state of the Farmers RanL
al Belchertown, made a report giving an
unfavourable account of that ost;t,s,;o,,
whicn was read, laid on the table, and or
dered to be printed.
"A petition from the President. &c. of the
Farmers Bank at Belchertown, pravino
that they may be allowed to surrender Their
charter, was referred to the Committee IN
Banks. on
"A Dill to set off part of the town of New-
Salem and annex the same to Athol. was r..
ported by Mr. Wilder, from the COMMITTEES
on Towns, read once, and ordered to a sec
ond reading tomorrow.
The bill defining the general powers and
duties OF Manufacturing Corporations. had a
second reading, and after some discussion
was on motion of Mr.. Pickering. ASSIGNED
to ii O'clock tomorrow for further cons;d-
Grafton.
Messrs. Burnell, Pok e, Ingraham. French
and Sprague, to be joined, were appointed
committee, to consider the expediencv and
propriety of providing by law, such meas.
ures as will effectuallv protect the fisheries
on the coasts of this Commonwealth. for the
benefit of the inhabitants thereof. GSent
down.
The bill in addition to the several acts re-.
ating to the inspection Of sailed or pickled
fish, passed to be enacted.
Mr.. Wilder fromthe Committee on Towns.
reported bill in addition to the act setting
off part of Stockbridge and annexiug the
same to West Stockbridge, which was once
read and ordered to- a second reading to-
morrow.
Mr.. Burnell, from the Committee to whom
the subject had been referred, reported a
bill to provide for the inspection of salt in
this Commonwealth, which was once read.
ordered to be printed, and assigned to Tues
day next for second reading.
The bill relating to the Congregational
Societies in Deertield, passed to be engross-
ed.
The report relative to the Massachusetts,
Claim was taken up, the first resolution
agreed to, and the further consideration of
the subject made the order of the day for
tomorrow. Adjourned.
In the House, the bill for the assessment
OF State Tax, was read once, and passed
to I'd reading in course.
Dill 10 incorporate the Charitable Fire
Association of the Fire Department of the
city of Boston, read once and passed to I'd
reading.
Mr.. George Blake, of B. from the Com
mittee on the several spbjects,-of arrest,
Imprisonment, and attachment-of attach
ment of Real Estate-of the relief of bona
fide debtors and creditors-reported three
bills which were read once and ordered to
be printed.
A committee was appointed to inquire in
to the expediency of petitioning the gener-
al government for corps of Engineers to
survey route for railway over or around
the Hoossck mountain, and from Boston to
Lake Champlain-laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Mason of B. ordered,
that the Committee on the Judiciary be d.
rectea TO inquire isGo- kae rzSPr dferey- Of
providing further protection for the sepul-
cres of the dead.
On motion Of Mr.. Merrill of B. ordered,
that Committee on the Judiciary be instruct
ed to inquire into the expediency of making
provision by law to regulate attachments
against coordinate obligors and promissors.
The orders of the day were taken up
and the discussion was continued on the
Railroad Bill.