Worcester daily spy., 1851-05-13
Massachusetts, Legislature.

MONDAY, May r.
SENATE.-A great number of reports of Com
mittees were adopted.
| Eight bills were passed to be engrosSed
The Senate then took up the special assignment
for this day, the various Bills TO Increase Bank
capitals.
HoUsE.-Yarious Senate papers were concurrent
| ly disposed of.
| The orders of the day were then taken up, pass
ing over debatable matters, and sundry bills were
advanced one stage.
Thirty Committee Reports were considered and
accepted
The motion of Mr. Fisk, of Pepperell, to reconsid-
er the vote reference to the next Legislature,
the petitions for a new county, coming up, Mr..
Wood Of Fitchburg, wished to know the reason of
the motion.
Mr.. Woodbury., of Acton, would prefer to have
the question settled at this time, o prevent further
agitation, and would prefer that leave TO withdraw
should be given.
After some remarks by Messrs. Wood, of Fitch
burg, Branning, of Monterey, Fisk, of Pepperell,
Parker of Shipley, and Schouler of Boston, the pre-
yous usstion moved and sustained a. d the re-
consideration negatived.
In the course of Mr.. Schouler's remarks, he said
that the committee, of which he was a member,
wished TO make the report as little Offensive as poss-
BILE to the petitioners they had therefore referred the
subject 10 the next Legislature. The only difference
in the two modes was, that this politely bowed them
out of court while leave to withdraw would be kick
ing them out
Several local matters were then acted upon.
The resolve iu favor Of Zebulon Paine, for iapris-
onment in the State Prison, was rejected by vote
Of 56 to so.
The bill to establish State Board of Agriculture,
was advocated by MIR. Barry, of Hanover, opposed
by Messrs, Taylor, of Norwich Earle of Worcester,
! a of Rrain and after hap
amended, on motion Of Mr. Raymond of Medord. F
The bill to regulate the sale Of intoxicating liquors
coming up Mr.. Fuller of Boston, moved substitute,
which prohibits the sale ofintoxcatng liquors to be
drunk on the premises, except by innholders who
obtain license; provides that person shall sell So
da water unless bonds given not to sell liquor;
requires the appointment of officers to examine pla-
ces where liquor is supposed TO be kept for sale, to
be drunk on the premises and providing for penalties
Mr.. Fuller, in a few remarks, stated his reasons
for offering the substitute.
AT twenty-five minutes TO two, the House adjourn
| ed.
In the afternoon, the Faneuil bill was under con-
sderatlon.
| IMPORTANT FROM WAsHINGToN-DAN w WEB
sTER AND THE WING CoMmIrrEE.-The N. York
Herald has the following from Washington d.
Lewis, from Philadelphia, Collector, will retain his
place, from which there have been efforts to have him
removed.
Senator Cooper and the Wing Committee have been
defeated. The joint opinion Of Secretaries Webster
Graham, Conrad and Stewart, have been set at nought
by President Fillmore. This has had its effect, and
Mr. Webster, it is said, seriously thinks of resignng
TO this he is advised by Senator Cooper and the
| Whig Committee. The Committee have learned from
President Fillmore the reason why he retains in office
Collector Lewis Gov Johnston has also addressed
the President, and has declared that he will not be
candidate for reelection, il his FRIEND Mr. Lewis, is
not retained in his post To this President Fillmore
has replied that the Collector shall be retained. Mr.
Cooper, told Mr.. Fillmore that this pledge to Gov
Johnston pledge to 4 coalition with Free Soilism
and that the Union men Of Pennsy vana would all so
treat it.