Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-01-16
Massachusetts, Legislature.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. Is.
/ SENATE. The Senate to order at IL O'Clock
The following petitions presented and referred.
By Mr. RusseI-petition of Timothy Barley ct AL for
| an act of incorporation for Bank at Maiden
Mr. Wilkins, from the Committee on Railroads and
Canals, reported orders of notice on the petitions of
Salem and Lowell Railroad, and John Wright and 9th.
ers.
A message was received from the House, concurripg
in the hour proposedfor qualifying tbe Councillors elect,
III l-2 o'clock)
At the hour proposed, the Senate proceed ed to tie
convention.
On their return, sundry papers received fl IN
the House, and disposed of in concurrence
On motion of Mr. Wood Of Plymouth the petition of
Margaret Henry and Others aad the papers relating
thereto taken from the files of last year and re-
ferred to the Committee on Probate and Chancery
On motion OF Mr. Usher, the petition of Jas. yelling
ton and others was taken from the files Of last year, and
On motion of Mr. Buckingham, the Secretary was or
dered to inform the Governor that the gentlemen elect
ed as his Council have been duly qualified
The gentleman submitted an order that commit
tee be appointed the part Of the Senate to be Joined
bya committee from the House, to inform his Excellence
that the Legislature is fully organized and that i
would be pleased TO receive any communication he might
wish to make.
House. The House came to order at IL.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in concur.
renee.
Pttions, &c presented and rea77ed-Of Henry BIanch
ard and others, of Wilmington, for additional railroad
accommodations; of George B. Atwood and Others for
Incorporation the Phoenix Manufacturing Company:
of Emily Hubbard, for pension; of c. G. Stevens and
others, for the establishment Of Fire Department in
Clinton; of Joel Doane and others, for the repeal of
an act OF 1S49 relative to flats in Welaeet harhor; of
the Boylston Bank for increase of capital; of J. n
Thrill ami others, for asylum for confirmed inebr
ates; of Luther Metcaf and Others for Railroad from
the Charles River Branch Road in Dover to the line
Of the State, in Blackstone Belingham; of VIM. N
Green, Justice of the Worcester Police Court for an
allowance for clerk hire.
The Annual Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer and
Commissioners of the Western Railroad Sinking Fund
presented, laid on the table, and ordered 10 be
printed.
Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary he
instructed to inquire what further legislation is neces-
sary to render efectua the provisions of the second
section OF chapter l9l of the act entitled Gan Act to
amend an Act relating to Railroad Corporations, ap-
proved May l, l849.
At half-pas H. both branches, pursuant to assign
ment, met in Convention
Messrs. Emery, Dixie, Davis, Whitaker, Leach,
and neutrality-suspicious. elect of the Executive Council
appeared and were qualified according to law.
The Convention was then dissolved.
Mr. Wilson OF LenoX, moved to take up the special
asslgnment-the election ofan United States Senator
which was yesterday laid on the table. Carried
Mr.. Kellogg moved to postpone until Thursday
which after some discussion reiected and the House
proceeded to ballot with the following result
Whole number Of votes 387
Necessary 10 a choice 1874
Charles Sumner received 1856; r. c. Winthrop l72
Scattering 3d. No choice.
The House then adjourned