The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-01-18
STANDING coMMlrrEEs.

On Matters OF Probate and Chanccry-Ma
OF Dedham, Whippie of Cambridge, Spauldng |
81 Andover, Child Of Boston, Tufts of Dudley. /
On observation-disclosures Of New Bedford, |
Bowdon of Boston, Allen of Newburypnrt, Ed |
wards of Southampton, Emmons of Williams
town.
On Agriculturs-Jewcit of Peppereu, Car !
ter of ieominster, Brown of Stow and Boxboro',
Souther of Quincy and Fuller of Monson.
On Finance-Raatoul Of Beverly. ledge of
Plymouth, Willis OF Pittsfield, Williams OF
Northampton, Austin of Boston.
On Eleciions-Keyes Of Concord, Bgelow
of Boston, Hudson of Westminster, Gardner Of
Roxbury, Merrill of Andover,
On Bills in Sd Reading-Otis of Boston,
Thaxter of Edgartown, Robinson of Marble
head, Bliss of Brooktield, Walcott ofIIopkinton.
On Engrossed Bills--Prascott of Boston,
Croker of BranstabIe, Harrington of Worcos-
ter, Brnley of Boston, Ames of Lowell. /
On County Estimates-Taft of Sunderland,
Holden of Charlestown, Oliver of Lynn
On the Pay Rol-Baxter of Boston, Thatcher
of Lee, Eaton of South Reading.
On Change of Names-Hartwell of Montague,
Tirre of Weymouth, Stedman eff Springfield.
Ordered, That Messrs. Ruggcs of Barre,
Messenger Of Boston, Towne ofTopsfield, Breed
of Salerr, Dennis of Waltham. johnson of Stnr.
bridge, Hoyt of Deerfielt, Root of Granville
Judd of Lenox, Dorr of Roxbury, Dunbar OF
w. Brdgewater, Rowland of Dartmouth, and
Fish of Falmouth, be Committee to consider
the cxpediency of amending the Constitution,
BY altering or expungng the ninth and last
tlcIes of amendment proposed by the Conyen-
ton Of 1920, and adopted by the people.
Ordered, That the committee on matters Of
Probate and Chancery, inquire into the expedi-
ency of providing by law, for the settlement of
the estates of persons who have been so long
out of the Commonwealth and in parts I'M
known, as 10 create presumption of their
DEATH
Mr.. Waite of Hubbardston, had leave of alb
sence on account of sickness in his family
Ordered, That the amendment of the Con
sitution of this Commonwealth, adopted by the
last Legislature, and referred TO the present,
be committed TO committee of one member
! from each congressional district, and the Speak
er appointed Messrs Hudson of Westminster
Russell of Boston, Petincell of Newbury, Poor
of Danvers. Belknap of birmingham, Barton of
| Oxford, Leland Of Amherst, Lee Of Palmer,
| Emmons of Hinsdale, Tillinghast of Abingdon,
and Freeman Of Sandwich, TO constitute said
committee.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Blake of Bos-
ton, Williams Of Boston, Clarke of Greenfield,
Lane of Gloucester, Clap of Walpole, Taylor
of Longmeadow, and Picket of Otis, to be a
committee on revision and amendment of The
! license law.
Petitions presented OF Thaddeus Baldwin
and others, for the estabshn~ Mt of a Bank in
Brighton; of Francis Perkins and others, for
Bank in Fitchburg, by MIR. Torrev of Fro
ferred to the committee on Banks
Petitions of Jeduihan Stevens and others Of
North BTookfeld, and of the students of Will
lams College, were committed u the commite co
on Education;. of James G. Dunn and others
for an act of incorporation for She manufaeture
Of cotton and woollen goods in the town ei
Barre, by Mr. Phillips of Salem, was committed
to the committee on Manufactures
protest from Shrewsbury, contesting the
election of Nymphas Pratt, presented by Mr.
Whlttemore OF Cambridge, was committed to
the committee on Contested Elections.
TUESDAY. Jan. 10.
SENAIE. Petitions prcsented-Of Trus-
tees of Groion Ministerial Fund, praying for an
alteration in their act of incorporation, by Mr.
Richardson of Middlesex Of Merchants Bank
in Boston, fer increase of capital, by Mr. Pick
man OF Suffolk.
An order from the House appointing Messrs
Webster Ct Boston, Williams of Northampton,
and Torrey of Fitchburg, committee, to be
joined, on SO much of the Governors Message
as relates to the Valuation of the Common
was concurred in, and Messrs Loud and Brown.
ell were joined.
On motion Of MrsSaltonstnli so much of the
Governors Message as relates 10 choice of
Electors OF President and Vice President of the
| United States, &c, was committed to Messrs
Cross and Halves, 10 be joined
So much as relates to the Amendment of the
Constitution, to Messrs A. H. Everett, Has
tings, and Putnam, 10 be Joined
| So much as relates to insolvency and Impris.
onmcnt for Debt, to the committee on the Ju
dietary;
So much as relates 20 the Court Of Common
Pleas, to tho same committee
So much as relates to the State Prison. to
Mcssrs. Lincoln, N. Austin, and Clark;
So much as relates to the Lunatic HOSPITAL
and the Legacy of N. Maccarty, Esq, 10 Messrs
J. T. Austin, Bradbury and Bullock;
so much as relates to the Geological SURVEY
of he State, To the committee on Education
So much as relates to Bank Bills and stereo
type plates. to the committee on Banks;
+ So much as relates TO repairs on the State
House and fire proof apartments, 10 Messrs
Endlcott and Weston, TO be joined;
So much as relates TO the lands in Maine and
the North Eastern boundary, TO the committee
on Public Lands
So much as relates TO the Militia Claim. To
ulVeSlo- oblnci, NIcIIllI, anu
And SO much as relates to the Militia, to the
committee on that subject-severally sent down
for concurrence.
HOUSE. Petitions preSented-Of VIM G.
Bates and others, for Incorporation as the West
field Mutual Fire Insurance Com, ny, by Mr.. !
Ives of Westfeld; of Horace Howard and 9th
ers. for bank in Lowell to be called the
Peoples Bank" by Mr. Whipple OIL; of in.
habtants of Hopkinton, for relief from suits
commenced against them by the Trustees of
the Hopkins Donation committed to Messrs
Walcott Holmes of Rochester, and Barrett, of |
Concord, which were appropriately committed. |
Petitions Tor an alteration of the third Arti- |
Gle of the Bill of Rights. were presented from
Sunderland, BrookfoId, Chelmsford, (two)Shir. |
ley, (two) Ipswich, Clarksburg, Saurus, com.
mister, and two from Savoy, one of the latter
for @ the abolition, notification, determination.
and total annlhilation of the third Article of the
Bill of Rights referred to the special com.
mttee on that subject
Several petitions were presented for change !
ofnames, among others, from Petro Papathakes,
to take the name OF Peter Patterson, which
Wero committed.
Ordered, That the committee to whom NAV
BIO referred hat part Of the Governors Mes. |
sage relating to the period allowed for return. |
ing the votes for Representatives. to Congress.
be instructed to consider and report upon that
subject without delay.
p The Speaker laid before the House a com.
munication from The Hon. WIN. Sullivan, en-.
closlng three bills prepared by him in psfsu.
ance Of aa order of the last General Court on
the subject Of a report on the punishment of |
death = and the same with the acco mpanying
papers was laid oil the table and ordered to be |
printed
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