Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-02-16
=, sETrs LEG1>LATURE.
SATURDAY, Feb. IA

he petition of j. L. Lund and others; Nathahiel
Mood and others.
Petitions pl esentedand referred BY MIR Reyes,
# various palties, in aid of the petition OF John
Gardner.
Mr. Brieham, from the Joint Special Committee
on the petition of Geo N. Briggs and loo'lfo
uhers. and various other petitions and memorials
Cnr Inc same object, submitted report accoInpa-
MED by bill, emitted ga bill concerning The sale
of Intoxicating or spirituous liquors.
The report OF the Committee is quite lengthy,
stating their reasons tor The bill, which Is based
mainly on the provisions OF The Maine Law.
The following exdact gives general idea OF
the tenor Of the blll
"Wbile the Committee had no hesitation IN
adopting the genera principles OF the Maine Law
as the basis OF the nll, they OF opinion that
The different sltuttlon OF Massachusetts requires
some important Notifications OF that law 10 meet
The exigency. lIIdralling the accompanying bill,
lhey have IntendA 10 provide for the manufacture
and sale Of intoxl.tiug liquors for all necessary
and useful purposs, and to outlaw the traffic Tor
all other purposes
The report furber states, that in the opinion of
the Committee, nat, ''Should these provisions
prove inconren4at 10 persons engaged IN the
traffic, then ,Cil doubtless submit cheeJuLtyto
the inconueaieae, in vieU Of the benefit result
ing 10 society,"
The orders d the day were disposed Of, and
the Senate adjodned.
HoUsE.-Petions &c. presented. OF Charles
Humphrey, for n act to incorporate the First
Evangelical Sooety in Lancaster; of John D.
Daggett and olhrs, for law for the protection
oflandholders, aanst willul depredauons on the
Sabbath.
Nj Dawes, # Adams, submitted an order for
an nvestlgaloRnto certain charges against cor
porations in the own Of Adams, III relation to the
coercion of votes Laid over under the rule.
Mr. Hopkins Northampton, rose TO question
Of privilege, anscaed the attention OF the House
10 an editorial stlce IN the Boston Atlas OF this
morning, in rGerence to the debate yesterday,
and certain lanuage therein attributed to him.
lie should takeno step in relation 10 1t at present,
but would taie into consideration whether he
should do SO alta future time.
Mr. Schoulerof Boston, said the gentleman had
not denied the language imputed TO him, and 1t
was recognised principle in such cases, that
''slence gave consent AT any rate the gentle
man could nottruthfully deny that the article in
question contained nothing more than legitimate
inference frop the gentlenan's own words, as
generally undFstood by the House.
The matter here dropped.
Orders of lhe day. These were taken up at
half past IL, IN motion of Mr. Schoner OF Boston.
There was some discussion ON the bill to pre-
vent the wifi nlutilaton OF bank bills, viii b was
finally indefinitely postponed ,on motion Of MIR Be-
mis- Of WATERFOWL.
Mr. Hoar, Of Worcester, moved reconsdera-
ton Of this last vote, and the motion went into
The orders for Monday.
Passed to be engrossed Bills to increase the
capital stock of the Mansfield Coal Mining Com
pany; IN addition &C., relating to public ceme-
terry In the city of Roxbury.
Laid on the table. Bill to define felony, and
with sundry amendments, ordered to be printed
The orders of the day were then laid on the ia.
BILE, and at 10 minutes past l O'Clock, the House
adjourned.
Express brings 10 fignT a singular 1I-1,1T r1 49,,
geheraHy known. 1t says that in 1917, a Russian
OF emnence, NJ. PozzO de Borso, being then y
Paris, proposed in memoir addressed 10 his cam,
on the Importance of replacing South America under
the DOMINION OF Spain, thai the United States should
he suhJugated. He said that &c Founded on the snv
eregnly ot the people, the Republic of the United
states OF America fife, the daily conlact nj
when with Europe, threatened the latter with cor
hagratioh; that as an asylum for all nnovaors, il
gave them the means of disseminating at distance
by their writings and by the authority of their examt
pie, poison OF which the communication could mn
be questioned, as ii was well known that the French
revolution bad Its origin in the United States and
that already troublesome effects we're felt Iom the
presence of the French refugees in the United
States"
The Russian Amhassado" went on to state and ar.
que, that the conquest of the United States was an
easy enterprise; that the degree Of power TO which
the Americans had risen, made them objects of fear
TO the European monarchica Governments. &c
ne editor Of the Express came in contact with
ms curious paper in the State Library at Albany
IN an old file of the Missouri Republican, printed
more than thirty years ago.
RosE.-Professor Aoassx in +, loo.,,..