The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-01-19
On motion of Mr.. Hastings,


Ordered, That the committee on the Judc
AIRY be instructed to inquire into the expediency
of providing by law that children born out Of
lawful wedlock, shall be legitimated by the sub
segment ntermarrage of their parents
On motion of Mr.. Webb,
Ordered, That Messrs Webb, Fowler, ant
Varnum, be committee to consider the expe
diency of providing for the disposal of any sun
of money which may be received by the Treas
urer oftho Commonwealth, on the Massachu
sctts Claim against the United States, for militia
services.
HOUSE. Mr.. Williams of Northampton
presented petition of the Hampshire County
Temperance Society, praying alterations in the
laws regulating licensed houses Mr. Broad Of
Holden, presented remonstrance of that town
against the petition of Willard Mead-whicE
were committed.
The petition of the city of Boston, praying
authority to take stock in railroad Company
was committed TO select committee of the
House, consisting of Messrs. Baylies of West
Bridgewater, Jarvis of Woburn, Rantoul Of
Beverly, Denny of Leicester, Lawrence of Gro
ton, Mann Of Dedham, and Boies of Granville.
On motion of Mr.. Bartlett of Boston,
Ordered, That tho committee on rctrench
ment be directed to consider the expedlency o.
uniting the offices of military Store keeper anc
Adj and Acting Quarter Master General in one
and Of reducing the expenses of the same.
Order of notice passed on petition of Trus
tees of School Fund in Hopklnton
On motion of MIR. Lee of I'empleton,
Ordered, That the committee on Education
BIO directed TO inquire into the expedency of sc
amending the law relating to schools, that clerk.
of school districts shall be authorized to cal
meetings of the same.
On motion of Mr. Draper of Spencer,
Ordered, That the subject of providing sala
ries for SherifTs and Clerks Of Courts, or other
wise limiting their compen satontor the consld
Grafton Of which the committee on the Judicla
nv were Yesterday discharged, be committed t.
a select committee of one from each county
and Messrs. Draper of Spencer, Slavery of Brad
ford, Porter of Fladley, Douglass of Westfield
Thurston of Franklin, Kingman Of East Bridge
water, MAYHEM of Chilmark, Armstrong o.
Boston, Rutter of e. Sudbury, Brooks of Der
nardston, Shaw of Lanesboro', Briggs of Attic
boro Small of Truro, and Folger of Nantuek
ct, were appointed
MONDAY, Jan. II.
SENATE. A communication from the
Treasurer, accompanied with sundry state
ments of accounts and expenditures, was com
mitted to committee on Retrenchment OF ex
penditure in concurrence.
Bills to alter the term of the Court of Com
mon Pleas for Plymouth County, and Supreme
Judicial Court for the County of Bristol, pas
sed to be engrossed in concurrence. AS also a
Resolve in favor Of the estate of the late Chief
Justice Parker, allowing pay for the quarter in
which he died.
HOUSE. Remonstrance of Joseph Gofft
against renewal of charter of Mllbury Bank
was committed to committee on Banks and
Banking, in concurrence.
Mr.. Shaw of L., presented an order, directing
the committee on the Judiciary to inquire into
the expediency of so altering the law, as tina,
the duties now performed by the Attorney and
Solicitor General and County Attornies, be
hereafter performed by District Attornies.
Report of Select Committee on the subject
of Stale Map, granting a reference to the next
General Court, was taken up and accepted
The Select Committee to whom was referred
petition of sundry inhabitants Of Amherst, ex
empting students of Amherst Harvard, and
Williams Colleges from taxation, and all Med
ical, Theological, and other Students, made q
rePort-read once, and ordered to second
reading in course.