The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-03-21


Resolves passed fel,tiye to the sal. d;snos;
! to.I, and management of the pubIic lands: in
/ favor o. Olive Moore and others; and in favor
/ of Oliver Witherby (with amendment
The hill in further addition to an net for the
regulating, training, and governing the Militia
/ was taken up, read third time and passed 10
/ be engrussed
| THURSDAY, March II.
/ SE.N.4TE. Leave to Withdraw was granted
OF the petitions of John Bolcs and others, and
of Daniel Sargent and others
/ Sir. A. Fl. Everett presented the petition Of
/ the Curators of tho Massachusetts, Lycenm for
pecunlary aid
! Ordered, That Messrs Wells and Lincoln,
with snch as the House may JOIN, BE- commit
tee TO inquire what alterations are necessary IN
the laws providing for the government an. en-
Ptnyment OF convicts IN Houses oi Correction.
/ HOUSE. Resolves passed on petitions Of
Abraham G. Randall aud OF john Tide.
! The bill concerning Hawkers, Pedars, and
Petty Chapmen, was Indefinitely postponed.
FRIDAY. March l6
SE.N.4TE. Mr.. Draper. from SDecial Joint
committee on the subject. reported n bill 10 dj.
vide the Commonwealth into districts Gor ,bc
choice of Representatives in CONGRESS. and nrc.
scri5ing the mode of election. which was road
aud ordered TO be printed
/ The bill 10 annex par of Tewksbury to nv.
ell wa, rejected.
| HOUSE. The bill for the relief of insolyept
debtors, aud for the more equal distribution of
/ their effects was taken II, Mr. Towpo or
Tcrs!iod, moved that the bill! be referred to the
next Legislature, which motion was decided in
the negative, yeas 50 NAYS ai7. The bill was
afterwards amended, but no final question taken.
| Bills passed to he nnactea-Respec,inO aeon.
ciGs OF Insurance Companies out Of the Com.
monwealth; to incorporate tho Trn;on R,nh or
! Weymouth and Brainlrcc; the Dorchester and
Milton Bank.
SATURDAY, March y.
! SENATE. An order from the House, ap.
| pointing Messrs Phillips of Boston, Barton of
! Oxford, Cushing Of Dorchester, Harrington of
| Wesiboro', and Tinkham of Middleboro', with
such as the Senate NAV ioin, n COMMITTEES To
consider what measures il is nroper The Com.
monwealth should adopt, in relation to the re-
'lrenent from Office Of the present Attorney
| General and Solicitor General in conseonanco
o! the bill to enlarge the jurisdiction of the
C"uft of Common Pleas in criminal cases and
regulating the appointment and duties of pros.
ecuting officers came up for concurrence
Concnrred-and Mcssrs Saltonstall, Loud Lin
coin and Howard, were joined
BWS-Respecting Agencies Of Insurance
Companies incorporated out Of this Common.
wealth; 10 incorporate the President Dircc-
TORS and Company of the Dorchester and Mil
ton Bank to incorporate tho Union Bank Of
Weymouth and BranIee-severally passed 10
be enacted.
HOUSE. The petition of the inhabitants Of
Hopklnton was referred to Messrs. Walcott
Barrett of Concord. and GUSHING of Dorcbes,er
The bill for the relief of InsoIven, Debtors
was taken up AID amended. and the question ON
the third reading of said bill was decided in the
negative.
The report of the committee on the Judic.
arv an order to nqnire into the expedlencv
of giving further time BY law for the reteirp.
ton of Real Estate set off on Execution, that ir
is inexredient to legiSlate upon that subject.
was read and accepted
MONDAY, March 49,
SENATE. The select committee on certain
resolutions of the State of Indiana, made re-
port, concluding with the declaration that il is
inexpedent to respond to said resolutions Ac.
ccp,ed
Mr. J. T. Austin presented remonsrance
the bill! now pend;nr for re5,nI,,in, ,rn,orrn,,