The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-01-20
JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE
MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURE
TUESDAY,, Ian. ~

/ TUESDAY, .Len ~
| SENATE. Several petitions we're taken
! from the files and referred to the committee on
Parishes. The House concurred.
| Order of the House, that the committee on
| Manufactures be enlarged, and appointing
| Messrs. Mack of Salem, and Clark of Water.
town, on its part, was concurred in and
! Messrs- Pickering and Warner, were appointed
on the part of the Senate
HOUSE. On motion of Mr. Emmons OF
Hinsdale, Ordered, That committee be an
pointed to inquire into the expediency of SO
far enlarging the powers of the Justices of the
Peace as that they shall have cognizance of all
matters not exceeding fifty dollars.
Ordered, That the bill to establish the Mas
sachusetts Rail Road Corporation be taken from
the files of last session and referred to the
committee on Rail Roads and Canals. Con.
Cured by the Senate.
Petitions presented-of 5. Chaplin and others.
praying incorporation as the North Congrega.
tional Society in Mendon, by Mr.. Starkweath
err of A. Newell and others, by Mr.. Merriam
Of B. were severally committed
On motion of Mr.. Shaw, Ordered, That the
committee on Banks and Banking, be instructed
to inquire into and report whether in the peti.
ton for the renewal of bank charter, il is
necessary for each stakeholder to sign the pc.
tition.
petition of last session, of VIM. Hubbard and
others, on the subject of the act providing for
the use of broad rImmed wheels, made a report
declaring that it is inexpedient to repeal said
act, and recommending to extend the time at
which the same shall go into operation to one
year from the 9Th Of March next Mr.. r. mov.
ed so to amend this report, as 10 declare that il
is expedient to repeal said act at the present
time, and the question being put, it was deter
mined in the negative. The report was then
amended on motion of Mr.. r. so as to recon.
mend an extension of the time at which said
act shall go into operation, to two years from
the 9Th of March next; and the report thus
amended was accepted.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10.
SENATE. A communication from the Sec
rotary, transmitting abstract of the returns
Of the school committees in this Commonwea
which was read and referred TO the COMMITTEES
on Education.
+ An order of notice on the petition of the Sc
lectmen of Hardwick and Peiersham, was re-.
ported, read and accepted. 1.-THE House con.
Cured
HOUSE. On motion Of Mr.. Shaw Of Lanes.
borangh, OTdered, That the committee who
have under consideration the pauper laws. be
instructed 10 inquire into the expediencv of
amending the laws relating to paupers, by nro.
viding that instead Of the state and towns sun.
porting the poor, the counties shall be CHARGED
with their maintenance and also TO INQUIRE
into the expediency Of establishing county poor
houses and houses Of correction. Messrs. Da-
vison of Gloucester. Chaplin of Athol, Smith
Of Ashfed, Rice Of Eeedham, Howard of Eas.
ton, Little Of Marshfeld, Rowland Of BarDsta.
Bile, Butter Of Edgartown, and Pinkham Of Nan.
tueket, were added 10 the committee
Mr. Rantoul, from the committee on Finance,
reported resolution, nstructing said commit.
tee TO report bill for aPportioning and assessing
State tax OF $75, 200; also, a resolve, author.
izing the Treasurer to borrow sum Of money.
Mr. Towne Of Tops6eld, from select COM
mitiee' reported Dill to suspend the operation
wheels.