The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-03-09

62 others of Bridgewater, against the petition
OF the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts MI.
Greene OF New Bedford, presented a like re-.
monstrance of Samuel Tobey and I47 others.
Mr.. Barton of Oxford, from the committee'to
whom was committed the bill to ascertain ths
rateable estate within this Commonwealth, re-
ported the same with an amendment
Mr.. Spare of Canton, presented ren.on-
STRANGE of Abel Pennington and % others ana
Mr. Loud of Dorchester, another of Josenb
VIVA and others, against the petition of the
Grand Lodge. '' - '"O
. FRIDAY, March, 4.
| SENHIE A report of The committee nm
Accounts against the repeal of the Pauper laws
was accepted
Bills passed to be enacted-to incoruorats
sne Nortnooro Cotton Manufacturing Compa
ny the American Institute of Instruction.
! Sundry resolves for instructing the Senators
and requesting the Representatives of this
state III congress to use their exertions TO pro-
cure the passage of a law for the organizatiou
OF the Militia, in such manner as to relieve The
citizens from the burthens to which thew arc
now subjected; and for requesting the Govern
or to transmit to the Governors of the severay
states, and to the Senators and Representa-
! tives of the State in Congress, COPIES of said
resolves, were passed.
The Militia bill, on motion of Mr.. Holmes.
was referred 10 the next General Court.
! HOUSE. Mr.. Flint of Leicester, presented
a remonstrance of sundry inhabitants of that
town, against the petition of the Grand Lodge
OF Massachusetts, MIR. Williams of Roxbury,
presented like remonstrance of David Hollis
and Others
Inc committee to whom was committed the
bill IN addition to an act establishing salaries
for Judges and Registers of Probate renorte5
the same with amendments it was ordered tbnt
SAID bill and amendments lie ON the table.
o SATURDAY, March 8.
SENATE. The bill relating to Public Wor
ship was passed to be engrossed.
Inc resolve for removing the State Arsenal
from Boston was taken up and passed.
HOUSE. The resolve in favor of the town
OF Winchendon. passed in concurrence.
MT Parker OF Reading, presented remon-
STRANGE OF ~ inhabitants OF Stoneham, against
| the petition oil the Grand Lodge of Massachu.
setts Mr.. Ingalls, of Lynn presented re-
monstrance of SO inhabitants of LYNN. tn tha
same effect O
The motion of Mr.. E. Wright of Boston, it
was "
ordered, That the several Registers of Pro-
bate be directed to make out and transmit to
the Secretary, on or before the first day of June
next an account of the business of their offices:
aso' lne amount OF fees and compensation tax
en- Dy the respective Registers and Assistants.
together with the amount of the expenditure
by the Registers for blanks, stationery and
iuel Tor their respective offices.
! Inc House then took up for consideration
the bill to give criminal jurisdiction, EXCEPT in
capital cases, to the Court OF Common Pleas.
and SAID bill was read third time, and amend.
ca but before the finalquestion thereon, the
House adjourned
on,. MONDAY, March 7.
SENATE. Ordered, That the Committes
on the Judiciary consider the expediencv of
ae'hollzlng the Selectmen of the several towns
IN TINS commonwealth, to license such num-
ueI OF suitable persons, being inhabitants 70
ther respective towns, as they may think nee.
essary, to open, and keep for a term not exceed
ing Two days at any one time, houses or places
OF entertainment, on any public OCCASION when,
in their opinion, the licensed houses in their
towns could not afford the public sufficient
: accommodation
Bills to incorporate several Banks; also
blll authorizing the taxing of Pews in the meet
ing house of the Congregational Society in
Northumberland bill in addition TO the acts
for the due regulation of licensed houses
were scveraliy reported and read once
HOUSE. bill from the Senate in further
addition to the act respecting Public Worship
was read once and committed to the committee
on education.
The resolve directing returns of propertv
taken on mesne process, was indefinitely post
poned.
The bill to give criminal jurisdiction to the
Court of Common Pleas, passed to be engross-
ed.
The bills to continue the charters Of the OK
ford Bank, and the Union Bank, passed TO be
enacted.
Mr.. jackson of Newton, from the committee
on Railways and Canals, reported bill estab-
fishing the Boston and Worcester Railroad
Corporation, which was read twice
VALUATION BILL. On Monday Feb 90,
the House took up the amendment proposed to
this bill by Mr.. Tufts of Dudley, the object of
which amendment was to cause Factory Stock
to be taxed where the Factory is situated, and
not where the owner may reside.
The discussion of this amendment continued
till Wednesday afternoon, when it was stated
that a compromise of interests had been pro-
f posed-and Mr.. Barton of Oxford, moved the
T commitment of the subject to special commit
tee, with instructions to provide that the ma
I chinery should be taxed with the real estate of
Mandatory; and that property once taxed
should be deducted from the taxable estimate of
the shares
The motion to commit prevailed, and Messrs.
Barton, Lowell and Tufts were appointed a
committee.
4 On Thursday morning, this committee made
the following report:
Add TO the lst section, after the words I" list
mentioned" referring to the lists of property to
be returned by Assessors the following words
PrOrided, hOa0e0er, That all the machinery
employed in any branch of manufactures, and
belonging to any corporation, copartnership,
person or persons of this or any other State,
shall be taken and returned in the respective
cities, towns, districts, or other places. wherein
or adjacent whereto such machinery may be
sfuated mr. emnloved .HuH TTOrideH f1rfbe1
That in taking and returning the shares in any
Manufacturing Corporation, there shall first be
deducted therefrom the value of the machinery
and real estate belonging to such Corporation"
! This proposition produced much debate aud
elected some feeling, but was finally carried,
Yeas 172-Nays 154.