Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-01-23
WEDNESDAY, Jan. %.

SENATE.-Petltions were presented and referred
by Mr.. Dewitt, petition of Boston, Barre and Gardi
ncr Railroad asking further time to construct its road
by Mr.. keyes, petition of the Mayor of Roxbdy that
the law joining part of that city Boston, be repealed
by Mr. Hyde, petition Of Sylvester Bowen that part Of
Hardwlck be set off to the town of Ware; by Mr.
Saunders l.. q. Howe and POI Others inhabitants Of
Centralvile, that the may be annexed to Lowell
Mr.. Grlswold, from the Comnttee charged with at
tending to the various recommendations contained in the
Governors Message. submitted orders giving the var
Gus subjects their appropriate reference.
The bill to increase the capital stock of the Lexino
ton and West Cambridge Raih DAD was passed to a
third reading.
Mr. Russell moved that in voting for U. s. Senator,
it be by viva vote which was carried. % tn II
and at IL O'Clock the Senate proceeded to choice Of
U. = Senator, when the following gentlemen voted for
Charles Sumner Of Boston:
Messrs. Austin: Buckingham, Cazneau, Dean. De-
Wit, Graves, GGiswoId, Howe, Kimba!l, Keyes. Nor
, ,!' hosiey, Robinson, Saunders, Taber, Usher
Warner, WEIGH, Wellington, Whitney, Wood of PIym.
outh, Wood of Worcester, and the Pfesident-23.
The following for Robert c. Winthrop:
Messrs. Barney, Bassett, Bovnton, Daniels. Hawlev
iiiaid Hubbard Hyde Kuhn, Newell, Russell Sears
Seayer aud Wilkins-14.
AR Beach Of Hampden, gave his vote for Henry w
bishop OF Lenox, and Messrs Bigeow and Brown were
absent
So Charles Sumner of Boston was declared elected
the part of the Senate
Messrs. Grlswoid, Reyes, Kuhu, Wood of Worces.
ter, and Beach joined to the House committee nm
amending the constitution regarding the election Of
Senators aud Representatives
HousE.-fetltIons presented and referred OF SIM
airy persons in favor OF establishing an ASYLUM for inc
briates; ofLcander Hammond and others for the nos
sage Of mutual banking law; Of sundy parties in IA
vor Of providing School Districts with anatomical a.
agrams; of EdAard w. Perkins and others in ala If
mat OF .. d. Bradford aud others for division of
Roxbury; Of the School Committee Of Wi,braham e.,
grant from the School Fund.- Of the Gloucester Bank
the Gracers Bank in Boston, severaly for increase 81
capital; Of Danrell & Moore and George Coolidge 10
De appointed State printers; also the annual report oc
the Providence and Worcester Railroad Corporaiioss,
Report from a Committee-By Mr.. Cusb;ng If
Newtury, Special Committee on the reference of the
GovernoL's address, that much as relates TO the
state Of the treasury, be referred to the Committee on
Finance; that so much as relates to plurality law be
referred to select JOINT committee. Adopted,
On motion OF Mr. Mason of Fiichburg, ihat-,wiih
such as the Senate may join, be committee to consid
er whether the infection of the penalty Of death as
punishment UNI, Tor crime, may not be abolished.
The Plurality Bill yesterday ordered to third read
ngl was to the Joint Special Committee, on that sub
ject, ordered to be appointed.
a message was received from the Governor. trans
mitlng the hrst report of the Commissioners for revis
ing the system proceedings ard practice in the courts
of the Commonwealth. Laid on the table. and 9oo0
extra copies ordered to be printed. Adjourned.