Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-01-26
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
SATURDAY, Jan.

ga voters ana others, IN sundry towns and cities
in this Commonwealth, for the suppression of the
sale of intoxicating drinks.
Orders adopted-On motion of Mr. Brinley, that
the Committee on the Judiciary consider the ex-
pediency Of repeating or altering an act relating
to notices of proceedings before Judges of Probate
and Commissioners of insolvency.
On motion Of MIR Fuller, that the Committee on
Railroads and Canals be instructed to inquire in-
to the expedlency OF amending the second section
of San act to renew the charter, and to extend
the time for locating and constructing the Agri-
cultural Branch Railroad
On motion of Mr. Bassett, that the Committee
on the Judiciary consider the expediency ofre-
pealing an act Concerning the location of high
ways passed May 2lst, 1851
The report of leave to withdraw on the petition
OF Hiram Plummer and others, was accepted
Adjourned.
HousE.-Petitions &c. presented and referred,
OF +. w Bird and others, that part of bed
ham be set off to Walpole; of Danrell g. Moore
and Geo. Coolidge, for the State printing; ofSam-
uel Jones and thirty Others of Siockbrdge, in aid
Of that for railroad from PIttsfeld to Westnin
ser; of Jemima Moriarty of New York, to be in
demnlhed for loss sustained by the burning of the
Convent at Charestown Mass, Aug. IL, 1884,
by an infuriated mob; OF SeIectmen of Quincy.
for compensation for preserving order at muster
fields; and sundry others.
Ordered, ON motion Of Mr. Lewis, of Lanesboro',
that the Committee on Manufactures be instruct
ed TO inquire and report to this House, what
amendment, if any is necessary 10 the act relating
to Joint Stock Companies.
The use of tie Legislative Hall was granted to
the Massachusetts Central Board of Agriculture,
on the afternoon of the first Tuesday Of February
next, and to the Massachusetts Legislative Tenn
perance Society, on the evenings of the second
and fourth Wednesdays Of each month.
Ordered, on motion of Mr. Tilton of Boston,
that the Judiciary Committee be instructed to
consider what further legislation if any, is neces-
sary, in regard to the Insolvent Law of this Com
mouweath
Ordered, on motion of MIR KimbalI of Boston,
that the Secretary of State be instructed to report
to the House, the names of persons who have
given bonds for the support Of alien passengers
arriving by water, and also that the State Auditor
be instructed TO report the number Of persons EN-
ployed under the act passed at the last Legisa-
ture, entitled t'An act to appoint Board of Com
missoners in relation to alien passengers and
State paupers, with the amount of compensation
due TO, and TO each.
Committees appointed-On the part of the
House-On the Joint Standing Committee on that
part of the Governors Message relating to amend
nlent Of the Constitution, and representative and
senatorial districts-Messrs Davis Of Worcester,
Schouer of Boston, Simonds of Bedford, Rich
mond Of New Bedford, and Brown of Chester.
On the Delaware and New Hampshire resolu-
tons relating to the compromise measures
Messrs. Clark of NorthborO' Blake of Roxbury
Brown Of Lynn, Noyes of Newbury, and Hall of
Dunstable
On motion of Mr. Adams, Of New Bedford, the
orders Of the day were taken up.
Passed to third reading--Bill concerning the
Boston Dspensary; resolve in aid Of Teachers
Institutes; both having passed the Senate pre-
viously. Adjourned.
WHAT DOES 1T MEAN?-The following sim
gular movement was made in the House on the
l9h
"Mr. Clingman of North Carolina, moved that
the rules be suspended, so that he could introduce
the following resolution, which ne read at the
Clerks desk:
tWhereas some of the States of the Union
have in their constitutions provided for the abso-
lutte exclusion of free negroes from their several
territories, while others have sought TO attain the
same object by legislation; and whereas COM
plants have at times been made Of these things
by other States and nations, therefore,
"ReSotUed, / hat in the opinion Of the House
of Representatives, it is the unquestionabIe right
of each one of the Slates the Union to exclude,
either wholly or partially, from her territory, ne
groes, whether free or slaves; and that the exer-
else of this right affords no just ground of com
plant to any other nation or State
What does this mean? Why is it important
for Congress to affirm such right?-.N Era.