The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-01-26

what constitutes membership of a Parish or Re-
lgious Society, by Mr. Brooks of Bernardston /;
of Bristol County Tempe rance Society, for am
alteration in the act regulating licensed houses,
by Mr.. Bayles Of Taunton ;-of Leonard John
son and others, Of Bradford, praying an act pro-
viding for the inspection of Sole Leather, by
Mr.. Kinball Of that town of sunday inhabii.
ants of Belchertown, praying the adjustment
of Imprisonment for Debt, by MIR. Bridgman Of
Belchertown.
The Secretary came in with a message from
His Excellsncy the Governor. See proceed
ings of the Senale.l Read and ordered that
said message and documents lie on the table
and BIO printed.
MONDAY, Jan. "a.
SE.NAIE. On motian of MIR. Stearns. il was
Ordered, That the committee on the Judici
airy be instructed TO inquire into the expeden-
cy Of authorizing towns to transfer to their Sc
lectmen The appointment of subordinate Town
Officers, or such of them as they may think
proper.
message was received from the Governor,
returning the bill :" to incorporate the Pigeon
Cove Harbor Company" with objections TO the
passage thereof
The objection results from the omission to
provide for Jury TO estimate the damages, if
the party whose property is taken, or prejudice
cd by the construction of the work to which
the corporation is authorized, shall be dissatis-
lied with the report of the committee.
The above mentioned BILL together with the
objections OF the Governor to the passage of
the same, were taken up; and the question,
Shall the bill pass, Notwithstanding the OBJ
lections Of the Governor" was decided in the
negative unanimously. So the bill was reject
ed.
HOUSE. Petitions presented = by Mr. Ora.
per OF Brook6eld, petition of the inhabitants
OF the third precinct in Brookield for the in.
corporation of Trustees of Parochial Fund =
by Mr.. Wyles of Brimfeld, petition Of sundry
inhabitants of Monson, and Mr.. Williams of
| Springfield petition of sundry inhabitants of
Springfield, praying further restrictions upon
hawkers and pedars by Mr.. Henry of Pres
colt, petition of sundry inhabitants of that
/ town, praying repeal or modification of the
acts for the appointment of County Commits
sioners,-which were seVeraly committed.
Mr.. Hubbard, from the committee on Elec-
tons, on the remonstrance against the right of
the member returned from Ashburnham to a
seat in the House, made report declaring that
said member is entitled to his seat, which was
made the order Of the day for tomorrow.
The bill mitigating the penalties in certain
cases for the crime of arson, burglary, and lar
ccnv, was read third time. Mr.. Kendall of
Boston, moved that the bill be recemnitted to
the committee on the Judiciary. with instruc
tions to report bill which shall abolish the
punishment Of death, for any crime except for
that of murder in the first degree, and to in
stitute other punishments than that of death
for such crimes. The consideration of this mo-
ton and of the bill was assigned for Thursday
The bill exempting students of Harvard, Will
lIams, and Amherst Colleges, and of all other
Theological, Medical, and Literary Institu-
tons from taxation, was negatived, in the third
reading.