Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-03-06
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURES.
FRIDAY, March 5

county sepelate district Ior the administration OF
criminal law. BY Mr.. Reyes, remonstrance of Otis
Petiee and others against the division of the town of
Needham, and sundry Others various subjects.
BY MIR. Hazewel, Library. resolve authors.
ing the removal OF the books and papers received
from NJ Vattenare, IRON the State Library to the
Boston Athenaeum. Ordered to be printed.
The Liquor Bill was taken up
The question being upon Mr.. Robinson's amend
naents. Mr.. Robinson made a few remarks to con-
uadict the assertion which he had heard made that
his object in introducing the amendments was TO de-
feat the bill. This not true. His objections to
the STA 18th and l9th sections based upon the,
ground that these sections in their practical opera
lions, wal, invade the right of trial Ivy jury.
Mr., Robinson explained at leugth the manner in
which this will be done. He commended that these
bonds were Tor the purpose Of preventing an appeal
TO the jsry. The fine for the first offence is but $l0
and yet bonds in the sum OF $500 are required. Ii
the bonds not given in twenty -four hours he loses
the right Of appeal The section requiring man
TO get boads 10 pay all fines and COSTS is new lea
ture in our system, and onerous and unjust enc
He dad not believe the people want tyrannical
law uen this matter. He thought that if the right
OF search and conliscaton oil properly were engratl
ed upon our present laws, it would meet what the
people want much more lhae the present bill He
wanted the bill to go to the people unmarried to de-
prlHe At oil Its most vulnerable points; and he adyo
Gated his amendments true temperance man.
The yeas and nays were then ordered on the
amendment otthe 9Th section, Every member pres
ent voted in the affirmative. Absences, HoIcomh
Osgood, and Strong. The amendnenl was sus-
taited.
The proposed amendments TO the 9Th and 18th
sections also adopted.
Alr Lawrence spoke in regard to his proposed
amendment, striking out the 18th section, and moved
reconsideration Of the vote by which it was refused
MIR. Warren said he should vote for the amend.
ment II will enable any man by declining to an
swer the question whether he is engaged in the lo.
nor Tahc, 10 escape all jury duty.
Mr. Wilson said he should vote to strike ont the
section The Revised Statutes now cover the same
ground. lie hoped the section wouId.be stricken
out, not, it would prejudice many against the bill
The amendments ALREADY adopted he thought had
improved the bill
Mr. Robus,n objected to the reconsideration, un-
less the ground which it covers is already covered
blythe Revised Statutes. His object was to keen
liquor trattcers off Of jures.
Dir Wilson advocated the reconsideration. and
read the Revised Statutes to show that they al
ready provide all necessary provisions in the case
MIR Lawrence replied TO Mr. Robiasons assump-
ton that liquor dealers are disqualified for acting
upon Juries. lie would not 20, either with his
name or vote, to denounce by the wholesale, any
class OF men.
MIR Brigham said the section only prevented
these who are engaged in the unIalvfM traffic
from sitting upon jury. A man habiluaIly
breaking the laws, ought not to sit upon cases
coming under the law. He thought that if a man
should resort to this subterfuge to escape jury du-
ty, 1t would be evidence that he is unfit for Jury
duty, and ought TO be excluded
MIR Griswold thought the section quoted from
the Revised Statutes, did not meet the case
MIR Reyes said that for twenty wears the
friends nf moo ha,, Lo
enemy, but they have not been able to conouer
him They want now, law different from the
common laws of Massachusetts, and fit is made
to conform to them, 1t is not worth the paper it is
printed on. The people ask a law which is not
to be compared with our other legislation, and
Ibey 5Htan such law
fans OF Mr. burllngames speech were review.
cd and Mr.. Reyes said the argument Of lhe
speech was weak as water He woud not hoe;
tate Inc ninth part of a moment about giving H.
vote lie urged his political friends TO Act nd
pendent Of party views.
Mr. Sewall did not believe ANYTHING wopla 10
gained by violating any right Of the peooe as his
section proposed. He did not believe in interroe
gazing Juryman whether or no he has comnitted
d crime, and should go for the reconsideration.
mr wilson commended that there is rot n faature
~ me o'li, which has not marked the legislation
" -'ia' sachusets for twenty years. He objected
iothe ldea that the bill is arbitrary in any Dartic-
I't r ne believed the people wanted it. He
,eeVea that ionr-hiths OF the liquor shops in the
iassage ITO
lie did not believe its passage would bprt tbo
BUSINESS of Boston. He feared no reaction If tbe
w Is put IN Its right shape and enacted in = r;gh
banner ~ lSnt
iloUS E. = Petitions presented and 1eter,ed. or |
IndS. W ashburn aud others, Tor incorporation nc a
ie3iln Insurance Company, and various others.
N'ep2ffS Of Committees. BY Mr.. Brown of Lowell
pm me second Committee on Towns, that the neil
't'S ior ne" town, TO be set of fran Middle
pro- have leave 10 Withdraw.
by Mr. Goldman of Boston, from the Jnd;;ar,,
omm'uee, TO whom recommitted a rennrt ~
lhmendIng leave to Withdraw on The ne,;tion n
,"otldh'S OF Nantucket, 10 subscribe for and hole
Tue" corporate capacity, stock in the Cane Cod
fa a. railroad, to The amount of $50 900.
nir; barney al Nantucket, gave notice of an
uN0t 90 Tue report, subs ltuting bill provjd-
y 'ia Tue inhabitants of Nantucket be authorized
nold stock, III a corporate capacity. in the Cana
% haIlroad. The amendment was ordered n ba
tinted. :" " NC
On the Senate order relative to the limitation Of
Y ,'he OF issuing orders Of notice comino nm for
nsideralion, Mr. Earle Of Worcester raised some
y7It'gn 70 us present passage, and moved that il
bton. "1oP'eu the
0aders adopted. On motion of Mr. Davis oGraen
"a that the Committee on Mercantile Affairs and
surauce De instructed to inquire whether anv inr.
en- legislation IS necessary protect thes. citizens
state from foreign insurance companie
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