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

TUESDAY, March -
SE.F.1TE. The Senate twice wen, into Sc
crct session this day, on confidential message.
irur HE Governor.
On motion Of Mr J L. Austin the iniunc
tim OF secrecy having been removed. the c,etl
was ordered to cause the Proceedings of III,
Senate in secret session 10 be placed on tht
record.
SECRET JOURNAL.
In Senate, .harch T. A confidential message
was received from the Governor, and 1t was or
dercd that 1t be read in secret session. and tina,
no part thereol1ne communicated by any Sen
ntor or any Officer of this Board until further
order.
Ard said message was read and with the &C.
companvng documents committed in concur.
renee 70 Messrs A. II. Everett, Clark, ]. T
Austin, SaItonsiail, and Burneil On the pari
oil the House, Messrs Blake If Boston. Ranloul
oil Beverly, Croc&er Of Taunton, Mann of Ded
nam, and Whipple OF Cambridge, were appoint.
ed.
Saturday, March 10. Mr. A. H. Everett,
from the committee on the subject of the Mos.
sage, made report accompanied with resolves
providing Tor the appointment Of an Agent Ia
proceed TO Washington TO confer with the ex.
ecutVe of Che General Government on he sub.
)ect OF the negotiation now pending with the
State Of Maine, &c.--and said resolves, having
been read twice were amended, passed. and
sent down for concurrence
subsequently confidential messape was re.
ceived from the House announcing that the
House had joined on its part to the committee
yesterday appointed by the Senate. Messrs
Phillips of Salem, Ives of Westfcld, and VIM
Of Burlington
Mr.. J. T. Austin, from the foregoing Joint
committee, reported the following 81 der, viz:
Ordered, That the Injunction of secrecy in
relation to tie confidential message of His FIX.
ceiiency, the Governor of the 7th inst, and the
proceedings OF the two Houses thereon, be, and
The same is hereby dissolved which order was
adopted and sent down for concurrence. and the
House concurred
The following is the Mes sage of the Govern.
or:
TO The Senate md House of Representatives,
The accompanying communication from the
Governor Of Maine, with a copy Of Resolutions
adopted by the Legislature of that State, on the
subject oil The territory in controversy between
the United States and Great Britain, on our
Northeastern Border, and involving questions
oil State Sovereignty and the especial right Of
properly which tins Commonwealth claims in
the soil of the disputed country, are herewith
submitted to you confdeRti0iiy, for that advice
ana action thereon on the part oil this Govern
ment, which is the express object of their trans.
mission to me- levi IINCOI
State House, March T.
HOUSE. On motion of Mr.. Vh;marsh of
Seekonk, committee Of one from each county
consisting of Messrs. Whitmarsh, McClearv OF
Boston, Oliver of Lynn, Whittemore of Cam,
bridge, Gates Of Leominster, Ayres of CRANKY
Shepherd Of Chester, Billings Of Conway. PoIne.
roy OF Stockbrldge, Richardson Of Midway,
Bates OF Arlington, Long Of Iiarwich, Norton
OF iisbury, and Briggs of Nantucket. was ap.
pointed TO examine INFO and eqnalize the sala.
lies OF the several Judges and Registers of Pro
bate also to consider the expediency of caus
ing all estates over $1,000 value which are en-
tered Tor Probate, 10 pay certain per centape
on the value OF such estates into the Pfobnt,
Office or to such Judge or Register.
The report Of the committee on Edncatior
on the subject OF common schools was accept
ed, and an order passed accordingly, that The
Secretary be directed to prepare and present tc
the next Legislature within ten DAYS from Tho
commencement of the first session, an abstract
OF the returns which lie shall receive from the
school committees for the year ending NAV
1872 and that he he directed to transmit thi.
report as snon as may be 10 the school commit
tees oi the several towns, and require their at
tention 10 the subject
Reports granting leave TO withdraw on pc
N'''""' VI 'cHl1lIliH davenport ana olnerS, ana
Samuel NJ Burnside and Others were ccepted
The petitions of Jc9lthan Stevens and Jot
Nj. Dickinson, were referred 10 the next Gen
eral Court
A report Of the Judiciary committee on the
subject OF public worship and religious freedom
thai 1t IS inexpedieni 60 lcgisatc thereon, wal
accepted
Mr.. Fuller Of Boston, from the Judiciary com
mttee, reported the bill additional to The ac,
regulating the descent and distribution Of ntos
tate estates, with sunday amendments, which
were accepted, and the bill ordered 10 e third
reading.
WEDNESDAY, March IA.
SENATE Reports referring the petition Of
Aaron Brooks, Jr.. 70 tho next General Court
and granting leave 10 Withdraw on the petition
OF Elmer Newton, were accepted, and sent
down for concurrence.
resolve from the House. instructng lie
Senators and requesting The Representatives oI
this Commonwealth in Congress, to promote
the passage Of a Law for uniform system OF
Bankruptcy, was passed 10 concurrence.
HOUSE. The Speaker presented the pc,i.
tinn OF George sullivan fer an allowance for
service in enforcing the claim of Massachusc,t.
upou tho General Gcseenroent. chlch u,s