Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-03
Massachusetts, Legislature.


Seaver, petition OF President and Directors Of the
Quanapowt Company for change Of name, aud in
crease OF capital stock BY Mr. Wood Of Worcester,
annual report OF the Vermont and Massachusetts Rail
road
Several petitions recommitted to the aprropri
ate Committees
Mr. Wilkins, from the Committee on Railroads and
Canals reported bill granting the Boston, Barre, and
Gardner Railroad further time to build their road.
The resolve for the distribution of the Sanitary Sur
yey was passed to be enacted.
Mr. Griswold, from the Committee the Judiciary,
to whom was referred the question Of taxation of mort
gagged property, reported bill on the subject, which
was ordered to be printed.
HoUsE.-On motion of Mr.. ]. M. Earle of Worces-
ter, that gentleman charged with message the
Senate, informing that branch, OF the election, the
part OF the House, of Robert Rautou r, be Senator
of the United States in place Of Daniel Webster, re-
signed
Petitions, &c. preseatcd and refr7a-Of the Massa-
chusetts Bank in Boston for renewal of charter; of
sundry parties concerning Asylum for Inebriates, and
the furnishing of anatomical diagrams to schools.
On motion of Mr.. J. Nj. Earle of Worcester, the mo-
ton to print 1900 copies OF the report of the Off
GERS Of the State Lunatc Hospital was reconsidered,
and the order was indefinitely postponed. The report
was then referred to the Committee on Public Charita
| Bile Institutions.
Mr. ]. Nj. Earle, of Worcester rose to a question of
privilege He found in paper published in this city
yesterday afternoon, purporting be by Sleeper &
Rogers, and edited by J. S. Sleeper, whose was
borne on the roll of this House member from Rox-
bury, an article, portion of which he read The
tce, among other things, stated that he (Mr. Earle)
''made and pressed the notion for the House to go into
the choice OF Senator, the very day when the SEN
ate were to elect Governor. Upon that occasion, he
was charged with acting under bargain made between
the party he represents, and the Democrats; he was
told that nothing else could account for his indecent
haste in pressing the matter premauey, the neg
ect OF other and really important business But he de-
MED that he under any such nluence-pretending
total ignorance of any bargain, and declared that his
only object to expedite the public business" In ref
erence to this portion of the article, Mr. Earle said that
Gentlemen would recollect that when certain queries
were put TO him the occasion alluded to, he stated
explicitly that he did admit the right Of any men,
Der to put any such questions In regard to any
OF bargain or arrangement, he neither admitted nor de-
nice anything about it, He said that there were rca-
sons OF public character for his which he then
gave-that they satisfactory to him, and he be-
ieved to the House. He made no answer, direct or
implied, to the questions about arrangement-and he
mad never, here sewhee, made any such statement
denying any knowledge of bargan) as represented
IN this article He therefore pronounced the statement
utterly false and without any foundation in fact. Were
the accusations true, every member Of the House ought
to treat him Infamous and unworthy to be associated
with. Had the statement been made anonymously be
should have passed it by in silence, as he had ma.
ny other allegations from the same and kindred sour
ces: but as this came from member of the House, here
is the place to reply to it.
imputed any dishonor to him. the Free Soil party,
ne denied the right of any to make such a
charge. As to himself, and the party with which
ne acted, there was not word an act in all the
arrangement that he notwilling TO submit to the
whole world, and to the judgment of every candid
and high minded man.
Mr.. Kellogg of Pittsfed here interrupted the
member from Worcester, and called him to order.
| Mr.. Earle said he would not proceed, if single
member objected His principal object had been ac-
complished. He wanted to place the falsehood on
the shoulders where it belonged.
: Mr.. Sleeper OF RoAbury said he was placed in
rather unexpected position. He was sc no orator
as Bruus was, and perhaps could not sustain him
self in debate. But to the article which the gen.
tlemen found offensive to his sensibilities, he
Mr.. 3. assumed the entire responsibility of it. He
wished and intended TO treat every gentleman with
courtesy and respect, but as the editor of newspa-
per, he conceived it to be his right to make any such
comments as he might think fit on the and
conduct of any public man. And as to this article,
he believed at the time, and still believed, that it
was true. lie did not consider the gentleman from
Worcester entitled to find fault with any decent
= newspaper article upon his course, for in his own
paper (the Worcester Spy he had used harsher Ian
guage towards the editor of the Journal than the
Boston Journal had ever applied to him. As the
editor of paper Mr.. Sleeper did not consider him
self amenable to this tribunal especially as to this
article was true, and he had apology TO make
for it.
Mr. Briggs OF Nantucket, inquired Of the gentleman
from Worcester whether he did recoect stating on
the platform in front of the Speakers chair, that he
made his motion to go into the Senatorial election on
his own responsibility!
Mr.. Earle rerl ed that he did. He made no motions
but his responsibility and when as in this case
a motion suggested by others commended itself to his
own Judgment he asked no one to share the response
| biIity Of making it.
] The speaker here interrupted the discussion by sta
ting that there was no question before the House.
/ Mr.. Schouer Of Boston moved that the member from
! Worcester have unanimous leave proceed. Carried
MIR. Earle in reply TO ntiInatons that had been made
that this the proper place bring this subject
said, that the accusation related to matters which
occurred here in the discharge of his official duties as
a member of the House, and as it made by MEM
Der Of the House, this the proper place to repe the
caumny. AS to the reiteraton of here, by the mem
Der from Roxbury, it than he expected
The man who would make and utter snch faLsehood,
wouldsnot hesitate to repeat it. The discourtsey Of
this article in perfect keeping with the character
OF the Journal Ii members wanted further evidence
thereof they would find it in the copy which con-
tanned it. Having perpetra;ed similar libel on a
member the other branch OF the government, that
gentleman had denied the statement, and the Journal
in noticing the denial. headed the article with these
words--"Giving Beeisebub his DUE" Such was the
epithet applied that honorable member Of the Senate
and such was fair specimen Of tho character of the
paper. As such he would cast the nasty sheet from
i his presence.
The matter here dropped, and the House took up the
order Of the day.
Leave was given to John Rowers and others to with
draw their petition, and the resolve to ply Lawrence
= McCarty $40 was rejected.
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