Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-03-08
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
SATURDAY, March 6

the birmingham Academy, ought to pass.
The orders of the day were taken up, and the
ILLS incorporating the Flax Pond Fishing Co.;
Young Mems Christian Associations; to facilitate
IL settlement of the estates of deceased persons,
were seyerally ordered TO third reading.
Passed to be engrossed.-1he resolves on the
several petitions of Ruth Roberts and f. G.
Woodward
The bill 10 divide the Commonwealth for Re-
presentaliyes in the Congress OF the United States
was explained by MIR. Fuller
Aessrs. Lawrence and Brinley expressed their !
eradication at the unaniny oflhe committee, and
their success at arriving at conclusion salts
factory to all parties. MesSrs. Warren, Griswold
and fiazewell also expressed then concurrence
in the provisions of the bill, and it was pRGni-
aouSly ordered TO third reading.
On motion of MIR. Fuller the rules were sus-
pended and the bill was passed to be engrossed.
The Liquor Bill was now taken mp, the ques-
ton being on Mr.. Lowrence's motion TO recon-
slider the vote whereby the Senate refused to
strike out that portion of the bill which dsqual-
ies any person engaged in this traffic from serving
on any jury.
Mr. hazewell expressed his surprise at Mr..
Rohinson's opposing the reconsideration Of the
vote, when he made so able an argument for the
modification Of other sections yesterday, and when
this section contains the same objections which
they did, He contended that this section violates
the right Of Trial BY jury well the 9th, nth,
and 18TH He should oppose it because it makes
infamous traffic in an article which by other
laws is considered property and protected as
! such.
Mr. Wood inquired of the Chairman Of the
/ Committee whether it appeared in evidence that
there had been any difficulty in obtaining ver-
dict against liquor sellers under the existing laws,
! when the offence was clearly proved.
MIR. Brigham did not remember that such evil
dence was given. One great argument was, that
men who are il the habit of visiting tipping shops
will not tell the truth--they not reliable wit
nesses.
Mr.. Warren said he should prefer lthe bill is
to 90 to the people-vhlch he did not expect
he had rather it would 90 with this section, he
cause it would make the law more odious. He
was surprised TO hear it charged tnit no habual
drinker was capable of telling the uulh. lie
must protest against the system of denouncing
man for selling bottle of wine as liar Or as be-
ing capable of commit ing perjury
Mr.. Brigham said there was no evidence before
the Committee that verdicts had been refused
when the case was clear 1t was generally the
practice of Seectmen not to draw run-sellers up
on Iurles.
Mr. Wood said his object in making the inquiry
was to make the bill as perfect as he could. The
same had satisfied him that there was no difficulty
in getting verdict if the proof is clear, and he
should therefore vote to strike out the section.
Mr. Wilson advocated the striking out of the
section, and then produced statistics from the
ports of our almshouses, prisons, and hospitals in
answer to Mr.. Hazewell's statement that no facts
had been produced. The bill, he commended docs
not make the traffic any more of an infamous crime
than our present laws do. He wished the right
to seize aud con6scate property, the right TO use
the liquors 10 evidence, and Imprisonment on the
third offence for being engaged in the traffic, had
been engrafted upon our present law. We should
/ then have had better law than this Maine law.
Under them lie was afraid "a large fegaIZed tfahit
would spring up in towns of the State. He de-
MED being engaged in war against liquor dealers.
1t was the traffic to which he was opposed
Mr.. Reyes replied to Mr. Warren's statement
that those engaged in the traffic are respectable,
&c, and said IN answer that these men are daily
and constantly violating the laws of the Common
wealth. lie then referred to the evils of intern
perance, and said that if it could be excluded for
three generations, we should have superior and
handsomer race of m,n He traced nearly or
quite all the evils of society, physical and social,
to rum.
Mr.. Warren replied, and said Mr.. Keyes had
lntlmated that the man who disobeys the Tempe
rance laws is not respectable He would ask il
because the Coalition refused 10 obey the fugitive
slave law, they were not respectable He pro-
iessed to be as good temperance man az any.
and yet he believed this law would be the worst
enemy TO the cause.
Mr.. Hazewe again spoke against the bill, and
said he was willing to support very stringent IL
cense law, which would shut up netenhs of
the tipping shops.
Mr.. Walker called the attention of the Senate
to the question before it. He wished to ask Mr..
Lawrence whether the practice of our courts
would exclude man engaged in the unlawful traf-
nc from being juror on liquor case This was
the reason he gave why the section was unneces-
sary. II this was not the custom Of the courts,
ne wanted the section retained. He asked if
Senators kneN OF any respectable rumsellers
Mr.. Hazewell replied that he knew of MANY
Alter further discussion Mr.. Lawrence's mo-
ton was sustained, by vote of "a to 49,
Mr.. Lawrence then renewed his motion to strike
out the 18th section, which was carried, and the
further consideration of the question was assigned
| Tor Wednesday next at II o 'cock
Look OUT FOR THE lsRAELmE.-The Hart
ford Co"rant cautions the public against one Jonas
Dobrowolski, alias Jonah Dobrowol, who processes
TO be converted Jew, and a member of the Profess
tant Episcopal Church, who is swindae money
from the clergy and a,ty of that communion, and the
| people Of other denominations
correspondent Of the Taunton Daily Gazette, in
writing from Seekonk, Mass. says that live pam
Their has been repeatedly seen in that town, during
the last four or five weeks. 1t is supposed that the
animal must have made his escape from some me-
nagerie.