The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-02-09

, of Nantucket, Dearborn ofNorfolk, and Everett
of Boston, were added to the committee.
! Bills passed to be enacted: To incorporate
the Fourdrinier Paper Company 10 incorpo
rate the Pigeon Cove Harhor Company.
HOUSE. Mr.. Tufts of Dudley, from the Sc
lect committee TO whom las committed the pc
tilon of the American Convention for promot
ing the abolition of Slavery, made report de
clarlng that no legislative expression npon the
subject of said memorial is required at the pres
ent time.
The House then resolved itself into com
mittee of the whole, on the proposed amend
ments to the constitution, and a further debate
ensued.
SATURDAY, Feb. 5.
! SENfTE The committee on the petition
of Amherst College, made report, recommend
ing that said petition be referred 10 the next
General Court.
Mr.. y. Warner of Hampshire, presented the
petition of the Workingmen Of Northamp.
ton, for amslioration of the Laws relating ia
imprisonment for Debt, and said petition was
ordered to lie on the table. Also, the petition
of the " Farmers, Mechanics, and Workingnen
| of Northampton for alterations in the Militia
Laws, which was committed TO the committee
on the Militia
The committee ON Education, on the petition
of John Davis and others, reported Bill to IN
corporate the Worcester Historical Society.
HOUSE. On motion of Mr.. Towne ofTops-
field, Ordered, That the committee on the Mi
litla be instructed to inquire into the expedien-
cy of so amending the Militia Laws, as to abol-
ish Courts Martial in time of peace, and pro-
vide for the trial of Militia Officers by Jury
IN the Court of Common Pleas in the respec-
tive Courts TO which they may belong.
Bills passed to be enacted: TO annex Gore
OF Land to the town of Hardwick to set off
certain land from the town of Western and to
annex il TO the town of Palmer ito set off a
part of the town of Wrentham and annex it to
Peterborough.
MONDAY, Feb. Z.
SENATE. The resolve Tor paying the Bank
commissioners, was passed. and sent down for
concurrence.
Mr.. Walker presented the petition of Ella.
Kim Davis, for new trial, which was commit
ted to the committee on the Judiciary. Subse-
quently, Mr.. Stearns, from said committee, re-
ported that Ellakim Davis have leave TO with
draw his petition, which report was accepted.
MIR. Burnell, from the committee on Banks,
reported the bill to extend the charters of the
several Banks therein named, with sundry
amendments
HOUSE. Petitions presented OF snndry
inhabitants of Litteton, for alteration of the
third article of the Bill of Rights-of sundry
inhabitants ofBarre, for the same object.
Mr. DE Witt of Oxford, presented remon-
STRANGE OF Peter Farnum q Co.. stockholders
IN the Mlllbury Bank, against a renewal of the
charter of that Bank, which was committed TO
the committee on Banks
The select committee to whom was commit
ted the bill to ascertain the ratable estates
within this Commonwealth. made Report, de-
claring the opinion of the committee that Man.
ufaeturlng Corporations, and no others. should
DO taxed as such, in the places where they are
situated
The House then took up in committee Of the
whole, the proposed amendment to the Consti.
tuition, and further discussion took place.