The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-02-08
EEaAL CoU Il Z.
TUESDAY. Jan. 81.

Worcester, the committee on '"e "'n' iii
of the Constitution were instructed 10 CONSIDER
Tho ey,c,l,ency of proposing such alterations
,hnrcin as. that amendments may be prnp"seo ii
in the General Court only al limited peT"aS. G
On r,otinr of Mr. BurHcll Of Naninckct' inc A.
Judiciary Committee were Instructed 1" cohs'd-
er the expeliency of providing ny law tha' II
some such public record shall be made al at :.
tachments, as will prevent Prtc"te attachments s.
so called. 1 e
A message was received from The Governor
enclosing a supplemental report OF Col Ste c
vens, the Civil Engineer, fela! i've to The pro r
gress made in publishing map tine STATE, WG .
The bill additional To the act to establish d
County Commissioners was read a9a'n' anu
committed to Messrs. Draper Of Worcester, ,
Curtis of Berkshire, and Cummings OF hamp' ,
shire.
The bill for the relief Of insolvent dehtnrs had
n second reading and Mr. Saitonstall OF Essex,
moved 10 amend il BY adding the following pro.
vision viz -" That no person shall be arrested
or imprisoned on mesne process or execution IN
any civil action Tor any debt contracted after
this act shall GO into operation the principal ol
which, without interes, or costs, shall he less
than fifty dollars This bill and amendment
were made the order of the day for tomorrow
HOUSE. The Governors message IN rcla-
ton to the communication from the Executive
Of Rhode Island, was taken up and committed
in concurrence TO Aiessrs Hastings and Loud OF ]
the Senate and Messrs. Crocker of Taunton,
Barton of Oxiord, aud Bowdon OF Boston.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. l.
SEN4TE The bill for the relief of nsol-
vent debtors was further considered, SundTy
amendments were made therein, and the ques
ton on the passage Of the bill was determined
in ne affirmative, follows:
YEAs-Messrs Endico,t, Satonstall, Burnell,
! j. T Austin, lloar, Lincoln, Wells, Wilder,
Winship, Hastings, A, f. Everett Foote, Ora
! per, Daggctt, Curtis, Bullock, Cummings, o.
! Everett, WyIcs, Doane, Johnson, Cross, Mer.
| rl, Richardson, Clark, French, Bradbury,
Pickrnan, Loud, Cutler, Halves, Putnam, Yves
ton N. Austin-34.
NAYs-Messrs iIoyt, Ellis. Brown, Smith,.
So the bill was passed To be engrossed, and
sen, down for concurrence.
Mr. Hastings of Worcester, presented the
= memorial Of AHiah Bigcow, Clerk nf the SUI
prcne judicial Cour. in Worcester County
relative to the law limiting the tenure of office
and establishing the salaries Of the clerks of the
i Judicial Courts, which was committed
: The President presented the petition OF q
q committee of the town os Tisbury, for c law tc
4 prevent candidates for Representatives to the
q General Court" from corruping. or causing IL
y be corrupted, the electors laid on the table.
HOUSE. Mr. Jewelt Of PeppCrsll. from thu
II committee on Agriculture, reported bill reg
: naing the use of water in irTigating lands
d which was ordered to second reading, and Il
K be printed.
b. Mr. Rantoul, from the committee on Finance
e to whom was referred so much Of the Govern
m or's Message as relates 10 the fiscal concerns G
% the Commonwealth, and to n reirenchment @
h expenses made a report which, with accom-
, panving papers, ordered to be printed. a.
, so, Resolve authorizing the Treasurer to boz
- row money, which ordered to a sccon
10 reading. On the report of the same committee
e they were instructed to report bill to eppor
ton and assess tax Of Sl0OO0O.
p Petitions prcSented-Of Eli Page and other
of of Lunenburg, for an alteration OF the laws to
:, the inspection of Hops-of Jos. Bracket an
>. others, Cor incorporation with the town praye
- for by Geo. B. Slater and others.
Mr. Holden of Charestown, from the con
IS miLtec on the subject Of an amendment to III
Constitution in relation TO the number Of ReI
resentatives, made report, in part, declarln
L, tint IL Is eHPsdieut amend the Constitute
of in such manner as to provide that the tlous
i. shall consist of not exceeding $50 and NOT lei
~ that goo members; and this report was Ordere
> to lie on the table
+ THURSDAY, Feb o
SE.N.3TE. The petition of Joseph Brucke
y, and others, in aid of the petition Of Geo. B. ST.
ar ter and others, was committed.
of The bill relating to the powers and duties
st County Commissioners was rejected.
no Mr. A. II. Everett of Suffolk, from the Sele
80 Committee on the subject, reported resol,
+, providing tor an amendment of the Constitute
:" in relation To the House of Representative
ar which was read, made the order Of the day f
m Tomorrow and ordered tn be printed
OF Petitions preScRted- OF Benjamin Davenpo
d. and others, for a Bank in Mendon by Mr. fla
he tings of Worcester; of John F. Clark, keep
or Of. the House Of Correction in Worcester, f
no allowance Of his account for State Paupers.
as HOUSE. Petitions preSsntcd-Of VIM
~ Garrison and IL others, for repeal of that sc
:! ton of the Statute laws concerning marriage
:" which forblds The marriage Of white and colo
vi ed persons, COMMITTED to Messrs Ritchic
'r- Boston, Gushing Of Dorchester, Ames Of Lo,
tie ell, Allen Of Weston, aud Skies of Ludlow
ed Samuel Read and others, for hank in U
I'D bridge of Inhabitants of Medford, Hopkinto
SO and Holliston, for an alteration Of their tow
of lines of Oliver Hall and others, for i revise
an of the laws in regard to The inspection of Hop
by Mr.. Barton Of Oxlpfd; Of sundry inhabi
e. ants of Littlcton and Boxford, for the same,
u Mr.. Cotton of Boylston
u On motion of Mr. Whitmarsh Of Seekon
lis the Treasurer was requested to present to h
OF House las soon as may beg statement CT II
ed salaries paid annually to each and every persC
,r- holding any office in the employment or Sc
nd vice of this Commonwealth, for the three yea
RI last past, ending Dec. So 1881 with the exec
nc ton Of the Hon. Council and the two branch
NJ of the Legislature.
On tuOllou VI NiT. OdVaIg OF DrdOi0Tu,d SD
W cial committee OF eleven was ordered to be q
" painted, to consider the expediency Of repor,ir
III bill whereby all trainings shall be- aboiishe
'er except an annual company inspections and
vn repeal all laws inconsistent with The same
IN FRIDAY Feb g.
II SENATE. The bill relative 10 partnership
pl was amended, and the question on its nasse
sit was taken by yeas and nays, and determined
he the negative
at. YEAs-Messrs. Saltonstal, J. T. Austin, Hoa
ne. Lincoln, Wells, Wilder, Hastings, A. H. Eve
EFT, Draper, o. Everett, Wyles, johnson, Me
rill, Pirkman, Cutler, Hawes, Weston, N. Au
tin--lS.
ng NAls-Mcssrs !loyt. Endicott, Durncl Eli
d. Winshn, Brown, Foo;e DaCgett, Curtis, Blu
ny lack, Cummings Brownell, D"ano Cross, Chfi
oi French Bradbury, Smith. Lond-l9
IN, HOUSE. Pctifion presenfed-Or Laba
er, Smith aud &c other nhabiilnis Of New Mar
m, boro', that the laws OF this Commonwealth ma
he be NO altered that deeds may hereafter be r,
us corded in the towns where he lands lie bv NJ
he Wheeler ofN VI. committed to Messrs Whe,
Of Ter, Crane Of Berkeley, and Cary Of N. Brood
field
MIR. Mann Of Dedam, from the Probate Con
he miiice, reported Resolves on petitions of mine
n children of ID. s Grcenough deceased and
of Waldo Flint and Joseph A. Denny, which wei
10 ordered 10 a second reading.
Mr.. Rugglns OF Barre lioni the committe
on the subject OF amending the Constitution b
altering or expubging the 0lh article of III
~, Amendments proposed by the Convention