Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-02-02
MASSACHUSETTS LEGIsT,Ar,rpp

!" N OHOSET'TSL LEGISLATURE.
SATURDAY JAN. %. In the Senate the
bill defining the powers and duties of mann
featuring corporations was under discussion
and the Report relative to the Mass. claim !:
out neither subject was de6nitively acted
upon.
In the House the Railroad bill was again
taken up and discussed pro and con. Mr..
Strong offered an amendment. as modified
oy Mr.. Shaw OF Lanesboro' fixing the route
through Springfield, was discussed at some
length, but the House adjourned before the
question was taken.
MONDAY JAN. 25. In the House, it was
ordered, that the committee on the subject
OF repeating the act for the appointment of
County Commissioners, be also instructed
toinqulre into the expediency of altering or
amending the same. The orders of the day
were taken up, and the amendment to the
Railroad Bill was again considerable
whole amendment being to enact that the
route shall be through Springfield to the
westerly line of Massachusetts, as near the
centre of that line as may bet was NOV
ed to strike out the words through SPRING
field After considerable debate, the vote
was taken. and decided in the negative, 1877
to 139. The question was then taken on
the amendment and decided in the affirma-
tive-200 to JAS.
TUESDAY, JAN. &c. In the Senate, the
Report of the Commissioners of Internal
Improvement, on Railway from Taunton,
was taken from the files and ordered to be
printed
In the House, the orders of the day were
taken up-and the Railroad Bill was again
considered. Mr.. Russell, of p, moved to
strike out the enacting clause, for the pur-
pose of testing the sense of the House on
the general merits of the bill, but before any
question was taken the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 81. In the House,
the Railroad Bill was taken up Mr.. B4yles,
of Taunton, addressed to the House few
remarks in opposition to the bill to construct
Railroads to Hudson River and TO Provi-
denee. He was followed by Mr.. Jackson OF
Newton, Mr.. G.. Blake, of Boston. Mr.. Mann,
of Dedham then spoke in favour Of the
Providence route when he had closed, Mr..
Emmons, of Hindsdale, moved to recomlnir
which motion was pending when the
House adjourned.
THURSDAY JAN. %. The House pro-
ceeded to the orders of the day, and resnm-
ed the consideration of the Massachusetts,
Railroad Corporations-but before any
question was taken thereon, the orders Of
the day were>l laid on the table.
FRIDAY, JAN. 90. In the House, The re-
port on the Massachusetts Claims, with the
accompanying resolutions, were taken from
the orders of the day, and committed to one
Member from each Senatorial District. The
orders oflhe day were then taken up, and
several motions made in relation to the TAX
ing the question upon the Railroad bill, but
before any thing was done, the House ad-
journed. In the afternoon, the House re-
sumed the Railroad bill. Mr.. Brooks, OF
Bernardston, M. D. L. Child, of Boston, and
Mr. Shaw, of Lanesboro', addressed the
House. The question was then loudly cal
led for, and two motions for adjournment
were negatived. Mr.. Sedgwick, of Stock
bridge, Mr.. G. Blake, of Boston, and Mr..
Siblcy, of Sutton, attempted to speak, but
they were literally coUGHED DOWN.
Mr.. Porter, of Lee, then obtained the floor,
and, abiding to the uneasiness Of the House,
said he should not be coughed down till he
had finished his remarks, and hoped the
House would make up its mind patiently to
wait till he had finished, gs it had twice re-
fused to adjourn. Mr.. Porter then continued
his remarks in reply to Mr.. Shaw, Of Lanes
borough, for about ten minutes, when he
gave way to motion to adjourn, which pre-
vailed, 2l5 to 1873.
SATURDAY, JAN. 80. In the House, the
Railroad Bill was taken up, and after dis
cussion of some length and interest the mo-
tion to strike out the enacting clause pre-
vailed, yeas 283, nays 100.
Mr.. Whiting, of Lancaster, was appoint
ed, in addition, on the committee to whom
were committed the resolves on the subject
of the claim of this State on the United
States Government.