Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-03-11
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURES.

THURSDAY, March TO-
SENATE-Petitions presented and REFEREED
by MI walker, remonsrance of 81 legal voters
of the town of Upton, and various other parties
against the division of Worcester County. By
Mr.. Fay, remonstrance of several parties to the
same effect. By Mr. Murdoch, various remon
strances for the same purpose.
Mr.. Lunt, from the Committee on Mercantile
Affairs and insurance, reported bill to incorpor-
ate the Worcester Insurance Company.
The Senate took up the orders of the day.
reports accepted.-Leave to withdraw on the
several petitions Of Thomas A. Dexter and 9TH
ers and Lyman Kinsley and others.
The resolve for the payment of the salary of
the late superintendent of Alien Passengers.
was then passed to a third reading.
The next matter in the ORDERS was the bill au-
thorizlng the Hancock Free Bridge Corporation
to make solid portion of West Boston Bridge.
which was amended and ordered to a third read
ing.
Passed to be engrossed Bis-to INCORPORATE
the Central Square Baptist Society in Boston
relative to the Stony Brook Railroad CORPORATION:
concerning the Ware River Railroad for WIDEN
ing the draws IN certain bridges over Mysticriyer
Adjourned.
HOUSE. Petitions presented and referred. OF
the town OF Bedford. for aid in the erection of A
monument to The memory Of Capt Jonathan Wilson.
who Tell IN The stiife for independence on the 18Th
Of April, l775. Sundry petitions against the dyi-
sion Of Worcester County.
Passed to be enacted-Resolves, ia favor Of the
OVtrseers Of the Poor OF Nantucket; on the peti-
ton OF JAS Knott and John Tllson in favor Of the
town OF Sherburne; IN favor OF the Guardian Of the
Pankapoag tsibe Of Indians; for the benefit OF Ez.
abeih Bancroft; Tor the benefit OF Polly Croud
The House took up the unfinished business Of YES.
tetday, being the report embracing questions 10 the
Supreme Judicial Court as 10 the constitnonally of
the liquor law.
Mr. Thompson Of Boston moved to amend the re.
port,
Mr. Butler opposed the amendment.
Br Nayson Of Ameshufy doubled the policy Of in
terrogatiug the Supreme Judicial Court upon this
question at all, and moved to lay the whole matter
on the table. This motion was sustained-I0I to
"a.
The special assignment--the majority and the mi
nority reports Of the Committee on Banks and
Bankng-was taken up.
HE majority OF the Banking Committee think
that The Free Banking law should stand Tor the Use
Of ihuse parties who choose to avail themselves of
its provisions; but at the same time recommend me
increase Of Bank capital to such existing corpora.
tons as make out a good case. The minority of the
committee (Messrs Hooper and Sleyens) "recom.
mend that the committee be instructed to report
leave TO withdraw on the various petitions for Bank
capital"
Mr. Hooper moved to substitute the report of The
minority Tor that Of the majority, and supported his
motion in brief speech.
MIR Iylero OF Boston, moved that The further con-
alteration of the subject be postponed until Wednes
day, the 2ls inst, al IL O'Clock, aud that the Com
miitee report on the several applications for Bank
capital prior TO that day.
This motion superseded that lof Mr. Hooper.
Messrs Naysoa Of Amesbury, Foger of Nantucket,
Thsrsion, Of Lancaster, and Ellis Of Carver, adyo-
Gated the poslponement.
Messrs Hooper, Butler, and Stevenson opposed
the motion Of Mr. Tyler, and pending the oues,ion
the House adjourned.