The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-02-29
q z N e 4 AL COURT.
TUESDAY Fah OF

The special joint committee relating to the
enclosure of Cambridge Common, made renort.
concluding with the declaration 81 that il IS in.
expedient further to legislate thereon
Resolve from the House providing for.
revision Of the General Laws Of the STATE ~. :
read and committed to the Judiciary com mite
j Mr.. Burnell, from the committee on RanIs
reported bills TO incorporate the Fncbburr
Bank, the Warren Bank in Danvors, the Con.
cord Bank, the Adams Bank, and TO increase
the capital ofthe Franklin Bank.
Mr.. Saltonstall, from the special Joint com.
mlttee on the petition of town of Honkin,on
made report with Resolve for the PAYMENT
OF sum of money to the Trustees of the Char.
lty OF Edward Hopkins, in full of all rents dine
and to become due from the tenants of lands in
Hopkinton and Upton, which, with the Report
and also the report of the Commissioners an
pointed by Resolve of March IL, Is30. were
laid on the table and ordered TO be printed.
HOOSE. The committee on the contested
election of Nymphas Pratt, returned member
from Shrewsbury, reported that said Pratt is
entitled TO seat in the House.
On motion of Mr.. Harrington of Brook field, ,
the petition of Jeduthln Stevens and others,
with The order Of notice thereon, was taken
from the files and committed.
The Resolve providing for a revision of the
General Laws, was passed.
The House proceeded to ballot for a State
rrmier, and Messrs. Adams & Hudson were
elected
- WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22.
SE.N4TE. Bills passed TO be engrossed-to
incorporate the Warren Bank in Danvers, the
Concord, Adams, and Fitchburg Banks, and to
increase the capital Of the franklin Bank.
HOOSE. On motion of Mr.. Emmons of
Wilhamstown, ordered, that the committee on
Education be instructed to inquire into the ex.
Pediency OF providing fund to furnish, in Ger.
tam cases, common schools with apparatus and
books, and such other aid as may be deemed
necessary to raise the standard of common
school education, and to inquire whether The
best interests of learning do not demand the an.
polntment of superintendent of common
schools
The resolve on the petition of the President
and Fellows of Harvard College was indefinite.
ly postponed.
THURSDAY. Feb. %.
SENATE. Mr. Burnell, from the commit
Tee on Banks, reported bills TO incorporate the
Mercantile Bank in Boston, and the Bristol Co.
Bank
Ordered, in concurrence, that the committee
on Manufactures be instructed 10 consider the
expediency of altering or amending law pass
ed March II, 1881, providing fer the inspection
OF Sole Leather.
Tho Senate proceeded To the choice of cler
gyman to preach the next Election sermon, an
on third baotting, the Rev. W..B. o. Pen.
body of Springfield was chosen.
HOUSE. Mr.. Rantoul of Beverly, from tn g
committee on the subject of ar article publish.
eu in the Massachusetts Journal and Tribune.
made report thereon, declaring that David L.
Child, member of the House, and the author
of said publication, is therein guilty of con-
tempt and breach of privileges of the Heuse ;
and that Tor this offence, he should be required
forthwith to apologize to the House in such
manner as shall be to their acceptance; and the
report was read, ordered to lie on the table and
to be printed.
Mr.. Russell of Princeton, presented petition
OF Elmer Newton for remuneration of expenses
incurred in the prosecution OF a court martial.
Mr.. Bliss of Springfield, from the Judiciary
committee, reported on so much of the Govern
ors Message as relates to a change in the iu-
rlsdiotlon of the Supreme Judicial Court and
the Court of Common Pleas in criminal cases.
and regulating the appointment and duties of
Prosecuting Officers. which wasread twice, or
deIed to third reading, and to be printed
Mr.. Shaw of Lanesboro', from the Joint Spe
clal committee on the subject Of second session
during the present political year, made report
declaring that it is expedient that second SEES.
sion OF the Legislature should be held, to COM
mence on the first Wednesday OF October. and
that the Legislature may have a recess from
and after Wednesday next, which report was
read and laid on the table,
FRIDAY, Feb. "a.
SENATE Mr.. Richardson, from the com.
mittee on Education, reported bill 10 incorpo.
rate the Worcester Female Academy
The resolve providing for revision of the
General Laws OF the Commonwealth, passed in
concurrence
The bill relative TO Partnerships was taken
up and amended, and the question being stated
on Its passage to be engrossed, on motion of
Mr.. Brown, the yeas and nays were ordered,
and were as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Saltonstall, J. T. Austin, Hoar,
Lincoln, Wilder, Hastings, A. H. Everett, Ora
per, Bullock, o. Everett, Wyles, Merrill, John
son, Pickman, Cutler, Halves, Weston, N. Aus.
tin-iS.
NAys-Messrs Hoyt, Endicot, Burnel, FL
lis, Wlnship, Brown, Foote, Curtis, Cummings,
Brownell. Doane, French, Bradbury, Smith,
Loud, and Putnam-I6.
So the bill passed to be engrossed.
HOUSE. Mr. Barton of Oxford, presented
petition OF Oliver Witherby, for further com.
pensatlon Tor certain materials furnished for the
erection of the Lunatic Hospital.
Mr.. Bancroft. Of Chesterfield, from the COM
mlttee on Towns, reported bill to set off part
Lowell.
SATURDAY Feb 25.
SENH1E. Mr. Saltonstall, from the Judici-
airy committee, on the order of the 18th inst,
respecting the abolition of Imprisonment for
Deots nnder you, reported that it is inexpedi-
ent to leglslate thereon The report was made
the order of the day for Monday,
Bills passed to be enacted-iTo establish the
Hoosae Rail or McAdamized Road Company;
IN addition to an Act regulating Notices of Pc.
tltions TO be presented To the General Court !;
TO increase the capital stock of the Hamilton
manuiacturing Company; in addition to an
ACT TO regulate the Fishery in Montiquut River
IN The town OF Braintres in addition to all Act
further regulating tie Fishery in the Merrimack
River, and the streams running into the same
IN addition to the Acts to exempt certain goods
and chattels OF debtors from attachment and ex.
ecution; to incorporate the Fellenberg Acade-
my in the town of Greenfield
Mr. burnell, from the committee on Banks,
reported bill 10 increase the capital stock of
thc Dedhum Bank also, bill to increase the
capital stock OF the Danvers Bank also, on the
petition OF Edward Sparhawk and others, bill
TO incorporate the President, Directors, and
company OF the Bank ofBrigliton.
HOUSE. Various bills establishing new
Banks and increasing the capital Of several al.
ready established, were passed to be engrossed
in concurrence.
bill passed to be engrossed, to incorporate
the Proprletors of the Millbury Academy.
reports, granting leave to withdraw on the
petition OF Asa Rice and Others and granting
reference to the next General Court, on the
petition OF the President and Fellows of vii.
Hams college, were accepted in concurrence.
On motion of Mr. Thurber of Mendon, the
order submitted by him and adopted OH the goth
inst, respecting the controversy between Mas
| sachuseits and Rhode Island. WAS rnscinhad