The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-06-08
WEDNESDAY,, Juno /

lHii AOnllnllleo was To
inquire into the expediency ofrepealing the law
which requires that fee or duty Of eighty
cents be paid on the entry of each action in
the Conrtof Common Pleas
The Secretary came in with Message from
me Governor, transmitting copies OF sundry
Resolutions passed by the General Assembly of
Delaware. They have relation to the distrbu.
ton OF Public Lands of the United States ,disap-
proving thereof, and recommending the appro-
prlatlon OF the Revenue arising from the sales
OF the lands of the Union to the purpose of ex-
tencmg the means of Education throughout the
! Republic. They also approve of the Tariff
they affirm the Constitutional powers of Con-
gress' and the expediency of their exercise in
the construction OF works of Internal Improve
ment, &c
Another message was received from the
governor in relation to the Commission APP
pointed by the last Legislature in relation to
the insolvent laws, which with :he documents
were lald on the table, and ordered to be print
ed.
Mr.. A. H. Everett, from the committee on
so much of the Governors speech as relates to
the subject, reported an amendment to the
Constitution of this Commonw ealth, providing
tor reduction of the House Of Representa-
tives.
HOUSE. Petitions prcsented-of Joseph
valentine and others, praying incorporation as
the Central Coffee House Company in Hopkin-
ton, by MIR. Fuller of Boston of Joseph Prem
lice, praying that the trustee of the Hassanan-
lsco Indians may be authorized to allow him in.
terest on amount paid for support Of one Of
said tribes.
Mr.. Dorr of Boston, presented iemon.
STRANGE OF Eli jah Gould and others of hilpSton,
against the right of Abel White, the mnmber
returned from that town, to retain seat in
the House.
On motion of Mr.. Emmons of Himdae,
ordered, That the committee retrenclment
be instructed to inquire what retrenchmelt can
be made in the amount of compensation u Off
GERS OF the government,
On motion of Mr.. Bliss of Springfield Or
dered, That the committee on matters OF Pro-
bate and Chancery, be instructed to irquire
what further remedies in equity, if any,it is
eXPedient to provide in cases where there is
not " plain, adequate and complete remedy at
law
The Secretary came in with Message from
the Governor with the report of the commits
sloners appointed pursuant TO a resolve d the
last Legislature to revise the laws in relation to
Debtor aud Creditor and to Imprisonment for
= Debt, with an accompanying bill proposed by
The Commissioners " for the relief of instlvent
debtors and the more equal distribution OF their
effects. The bill presents, in 80 sections an
ment OF property Of the insolvent, the ,scer-
talnment of the claims of the creditors, and
lheir subsequent payment and satisfaction, in
, equal proportISnS, and for the exemption Of the
, person of the debtor from imprisonment, in all
cases to which it is intended the law shall
, apply.
THURSDAY, June 9.
SE-N1TE. Bills were reported 10 incorporate
the Springfield Canal Company, and the West
Stockbridge Rail Road
The petition of Benz R. Nichols and others.
Stockholders in the Norfolk and Bristol Turn.
pike Company, for leave to establish a Rail
Road from Boston to Providence, was commit.
ted to the committee on Railways and Canals
HOUSE. Petitions presented-of Wm
Sturgis and others, praying Incorporation for
the purpose of constructing a Rail Road from
Lowell to the line of the State in direction
towards Ogdensburgh, by Mr.. Fuller of Bos.
toh; OF George Bond and others, praying in
corporation FOR the purpose of making a Rail
Road from Boston to Worcester, by Mr.. Davis
of Boston.
On motion of Mr.. Sergeant of Stockbridge,
the Committee on Education was instructed
= to inquire into the expediency of apprupriating
all or a part OF the funds received from The
, General Government, to the use of Common
School Education.
r A resolve passed on the petition of Reuben
Gleason.
FRIDAY, June 3.
SENATE. The following Bills were report.
ed.-to annex certain land 10 the town of Sutton:
to authorize the Newburyport Bank TO close its
concerns.
The Bill from the House, to abolish the pro.
, cess of 0utlawry was read and committed to
the Judiciary committee
/ Petition prosented-of George B Slater and
, others, for the incorporation Of Oxford South
Gore and a part Of the towns of Oxford
and Dudley, as town committed to the COM
mittee on towns
HOUSE. On motion of Mr. Allen of Penn.
broke, Ordered, That the committee on the
amendment of the Constitution be instructed
10 CONSIDER the eXpedency Of substituting for
the 9Th article of amendments to the eonsiitu
F ton provision for the review of that whole in.
strument by the Legislature once in twenty or
thirty years.
On motion of Mr.. Humphrey of WEYMOUTH
ordered, That the committee on retrenchment
De instructed to inquire into the propriety and
expectancy OF appropriating one hundred thou
sand dollars annually, for the support of public
Schools in the city of Boston and the several
towns in the Commonwealth and should the
committee be of the opinion that the expendi.
lures OF the Commonwealth cannot consistent
ly with the public good, be reduced from the
dollars, that they consider the proprietv of an.
Propriatlng the proceeds of sales of a portion of
the Commonwealth land in the State of Maine
to make up the deficiency.
! Mr.. Whittemore Of Cambridge, from the
committee to whom wero committed sundrv
petitions praying alteration of the constitution
in the Sd article of the Bill of Rights, made \
report thereon, declaring that it is expcdent so
tar to amend the constitution of this Common.
wealth as to expunge therefrom, in full. the
Sd article of the Bill of Rights.
he following bills passed to be engrossed
to incorporate the Beaman Manufacturer
Company to incorporate the Palmer Comma.
ny.
- SATURDAY, June a.
| SENATE. Bills passed to be engrossed-
to annex certain lands to Sutton to incorno.
rate the Beaman Manufacturing Companv
and the Palmer Company.
HOUSE. Mr.. Whttemore of Cambridoo
from the committee to whom was yesterdsv
recommitted their report declaring it erD,d;er,