Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-01
Massachusetts LecisIature.

FRIDAY, Jan. 81
eferred. ~ "''' presented anu
Annual reports of the following railroads ,vero rro.
scented ard ;eferred:-Ofthe birmingham Branch. Of
the Cheshire; Of Norfolk County; Of the Grand n,c.
ion HaIroad and Depot CO.; ofhe Connecticut River
Railroad. '''"' i''Fei
Mr.. Wood, Of Plymouth presented the pef,ior or tbo
american feace Society, for the abolition of militia
drills aud moved its reference to a special committee
Mr. Russell, Of Suffolk, objected to a specal commit
tee and after debate the petition was referred 70
the Committee on the Militia
one stage. f'''OU
The Annual Report of the Western Railroad was
presented and referred.
lloUsE .-Pdai9ns, &c. presented and refcyrea-Ed
ward Hitchcock and others, for Railroad from Palmer
10 Montague; y. H. Tlllotson and others of Worces-
ter, Tor the abolition of the Death Penalty: School
COMMITTEE OF Princeton, and Others for appropriations
ior Anatomical Diagrams Baxter Newton and others
OF Leverett in relation to the Fugitive Slave Law and
,or Iurther safeguards lor personal liberty; John b.
MeIrick and Others fora bank at Palmer depot.
Repots Of C0mn1ttees.-On Elections-'Th,t Alfred
Bragg OF Milford, is not entitled to a seat in the
House. ''
Same Commee-Thc report on the election oimem-
Der from Plympton, recommted yesterday
On the Judclary-in relation the election of mem
Der Of Congress by plurality.
Ordr Adomed-On motion of Mr.. Earle If yyor.
ceser that 1900 extra copies of the report Of the Stale
Lunatc Hospital be printed for the use Of the Legis
lature.
The resolves concerning Cheap Postage were taken
from the table and re erred.
Passed to be Eaaeed-Resolves for the distribution of
the Report of the Sanitary Survey.
On motion of Mr. CLARK of Northboro', the House
proceeded to the orders of the day.
The first subject was the motion of Mr.. Fuller for
amending the report of the Committee on the election
Of U. S. Senator.
Alter short debate Mr.. Root, of Chester, cal
led for the previous question. The call was sustained
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Fuller was mega
lived.
The next subject in order was the motion of Mr..
kimball Of Boston, for reconsideration of the vote
on the rejection Of the resolves for the appointment
ot a Commissioner to the Industrial Exhibition in
London.
Messrs. Kimba Of Boston, Wood of Fitchburg.
Stetsoo Of Brantree, Netileon Of Chcopee, Jones o.
cambridge, Sanger Of Dover, Gushing Of Newbury
Earle Of Worcester, Brastow Ct SomerviIle Wighman
If Boston, Bemis of Watertown, and Clark of North.
ooro', discussed it,
Mr.. Earle said he was in favor of reconsideration
Tor the purpose Of allowing the friends of the Resolves
an opportunity make them as unobe .tonable as pos
slbe, and then trying the sense of the House upon it,
In their present form, he could not support theln but
as he was informed that large of articles had
been contributed and forwarded, the belief that the
State would have agent there to take charge of Them
he should not object vote for agent practical
business man, whose duties should lie limited to that
object and for which he should receive a fair compen
sation
The reconsideration prevailed by vote Of $50 to
l1S.
Mr.. Fowler of Amherst moved that the subject be
tecommltted to the Committee Public Expenditures
and the resolves were recommitted