The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-01-19
GENERAL COURT.

the committee appointed to take into considera-
ton the expedIency of providing by law for an
additional compensation TO the officers of Pro-
bate in the county of Worcester, made report,
accompanied by Bill, to increase the salaries
OF said officers, which was passed to a second
reading
| HOUSE. Mr. Crosby of Enfield, presented
petition of sundry inhabitants of that town,
praying further restraint of Hawkers and Ped
lars ;-Mr. Sullivan Of Boston, presented pc.
''loh OF 1ohn b. Jones and others, on the
suplect-whlch were severally committed
| On motion Of Mr.. Draper Of Spencer,
OrdeTed, That the committee on the Judici-
airy be instructed to inquire into the expeden-
! cy of so changing the laws allowing compensa-
ton to the Shcrlffs and Clerks of the several
Counties Of the Commonwealth that those Of
ficers may be paid by salary, or otherwise, their
amount Of compensation being limited TO n spc-
cifc sum.
On motion Of Mr.. POyson of Rowley,
| Ordered, That a committee, consisting of
one member from each congres sonal district,
be appointed to consider the expediency of re.
funding from the Treasury of the Common
wealth to the city of Boston, and the several
towns and districts in the Commonwealth, the
| expense OF taking plans thereof, agreeably TO a
resolve of the last General Court.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12.
SENATE. Mr.. Fowler of Hampden, pre-
! Pctltion OF the trustees oil Amherst
| college, for pecuniarv aid, which was commit,
Tea to Nessrs Cry of Suffolk and Lincoln of
w orcester n the House, Messrs Bavlies of
L, Marston of n, and Williams of NJ wcre
joined
The bill in addition to an act establishing
salaries for Judges and Registers of Probate. az
taken INTO new draft, and the bill TO incorpo-
rue inc SUFFOLK Manufacturing Company, pas.
ed TO second readings
BrigadieI General Benjamin King was chos.
en- Major General of the 5th Division of the
Militia on the part of the Senate
HOUSE. Mr.. Bassett of Boston, presented
remonstrance of Samuel Slater and others,
stockholders in the Oxford Bank, against a re-.
newal of the charter of said Bank Mr. Jack.
son OF Newton, presented petition of JOSEPH
Grafton and others, for incorporation as pro.
prletors of an Academy in Newtsn-which were
severally committed
A resolve passed for purchasing the report of
survey of route of n rail road from Boston
to Lake Ontario.
THURSDAY, Jan. 10.
SENATE. a resolve from the House, pro.
Vldlng for the purchase of the Report Of Sur.
Vey OF a Rail Road from Boston to Lake Onta.
rio, passed to n second reading
The Secretary of the Commonw ealth trans.
mtted the returns of the Bank Commissioners.
as far as received, which were committed to
the Committee on Banks.
Petition of Henry b. Boynton and others. to
be incorporated for the purpose of constructing
Rail Road from the village of West Stock
bridge to the line of New York State, was COM
mtted to committee on Railways and Canals.
HOUSE. Mr.. Billings of Conway, present
ed a petition of Martin Wheeock, woandcd in
the performance of military duty, praying re-
lef;-Mr Draper of Brookield, presented a
report of a viewing committee on the petition
of the town of Western Mr. Tufts of Dudley.
y NJ Iaba ~ !
inhabitants of Oxford South Gore, praying TO
be invested with the powers and privileges of
towns in relation TO schools and highways and
petition OF Moses Healey and others, for in
corporation as proprletors Of Burying Ground
in Dudley MIR. Knox of Palmer, presented
petition of sundry inhabitants of that town
praying further restraint on hawkers and ped.
lars Mr. Bigelow of Boston, presented a DO
tItIon OF committee of the City Council of
Boston, praying that said city may be authoriz
ed to subscribe for stock in Rail Road to an
amount not exceeding one million of dollars.
On motion of Mr. Smith of Hanson,
ordered, That Messrs Smith, Hutchinson
of Pepperell, Ruggles of Milton, Burt of Will
braham, and Shears of Sheffield, be commit.
tee to consider the expediency of encouraging
by bounty, the use of broad trimmed wheels
within this Commonwealth, and on repeating
the laws heretofore made on broad-rlmmed
wheels.
MT. ferKlns OF Beckett offered the following
order:
Ordered, That the committee on the Judic;.
airy be instructed to inquire into the expedien-
ey of so altering the laws as that persons con-
vlcted OF stealing from dwelling house, store,
or out-bulldings, where there is no breaking
open or torcible entry, any property, The value
whereof shall not exceed - dollars. NAV
be punished by fine or imprisonment in the
county Jail, either or both, at the discretion
nf fha hafo pbo,,,
had; also to inquire into the cxpediency of so
altering the law in relation to fraudulent debt
ors as that they shall be subject to fine and inn
prsonment in jail, or at hard labor in the State
Prison, at the discretion of the court before
whom conviction shall be had
On motion of Mr.. Whitney of Deerfeld a
committee was appointed to inquire whether
any and what alterations are necessary in tho
acts now in force prescribing the appointment
of County Commissioners and their duties and
compensation.
FRIDAY, Jan. IA.
SENATE The report of the Bank COM
missioners on the Sunderland Bank, was COM
mitted to the committee on Banks
The bill fixing the salaries for Judges and
Registers Of Probate in Worcester County pas
sed TO be engrossed.
The resolve from the House, for purchasing
the report of a survey for Rail Road from Bos.
ton to Lake Ontario passed in concurrence
On motion Of Mr.. Hastings Of Worcester, the
committee on Towns were instructed to inquire
into tho expodiency of increasing the compen-
sation of Assessors as now fixed by law
HOUSE. Mr.. Whitaker of New Salem, pre-
sented remonstrance of that town, and also a
rem0nstrance of 166 inhabitants of the north
part, and remonsrance of A inhabitants of
the south part thereof, against division of said
town; Mr.. Farris of Naiick, presented a petit
ton Of that town, praying that said town may
be called by the name of Elliot
Mr.. Train of birmingham, presented Pc
tition of the Trustees of the School Fund in tho
town of Hopkinton praying authority to sell
part OF the training field IN said town, and apply
the proceeds toward the support of schools,
agreeably to the vote of said town which were
severally committed
On motion Of Mr.. Robinson of Lowell,
Ordered, That the committee on tho Judici-
airy be instructed to inquire into the expediency
of altering the law relating to donations to pi-
Gus and charitable uses, so far as to render void
all devises and requests Of real or personal es.
tate 20 the uses aforesaid, unless by will duly
executed in the presence of three competent