Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-03-22
MASSACHUSETTS LEGIsLATURE.

MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURE.
SATURDAY, March 10.
Senate Positions, Sc, presented and referred.
Remonstrance of the Western Railroad against
granting Stale aid to the Troy and Greenfield Rail-
road. vi Enoch Hunt and 526 others, in aid OF
that Of James Dana and others, for the annexation
of Charlestowu to Boston.
The orders OF the day were now taken up.
Passed TO be engrossed. Bills to increase the
capital of the New England Worsted Co; to incor-
porate the Plymouth Gas Light Co; TO incorporate
The Gerrsh Market; TO change the Of the
City Mutual and Marine Fire Insurance Co. Re-
solve relative to Piolage and the Pilot Laws
House. Petitions presented and referred. OF
sundry parties, against the division of Worcester
Co; also against the removal oi the shire town of
Berkshire of citizens of Royalston and other par.
Ties, in aid OF the petition of the Troy and Green
field Railroad.
MIR. Sever OF Boston, from the Committee on
County Estimates, reported resolve, granting taxes
for the raicounties, viz:
Co. Of Essex, sos. 200 Co. of Berkshire, $4,000
Middesex, $1,000 Norfolk, $4,000
Worcester, $4,000 Plymouth, 10000
Hampshire, $4,000 +" Bristol, $4,000
&c Hampden, $4,000 Sc Barnstable, $500
Franklin, 10000 6. Dukes, 1900
Mr.. Butler Of Lowell, from the Special Committee
on the subject Of the destruction Of the Ursuliue
Convent at Charlestown, by mob, reported at
length. The report concludes follows: Sc Your
Committee concur in the opinion that the good name
and fame of the Commonwealth claim for Justice
by the injured partes-and every consideration of
justice and right-demand that adequate indeInni-
ty he provided for the sufferers by the mob at
Charestown, the night of the 1lth Of August,
1884, and to carry such opinion into effect, recom-
mend The passage of the following bill, wiz: can
Act relating to the sufferers by mob at Charles
town.
1.-THE bill provides for Board of three Commits
sioners, 6 to hear all claims, and that the Governor
shall be authorized to draw his warrant for the
amount
Mr. Prince, OF Essex, presented series of resoh,-
tons relative to religious disabilities within our own
naton-to he taken into consideration in association
with the Madiai Resolves
The resolutions were principally directed against
the efforts made in the Slave States TO suppress the
publication OF documents relative 10 slave emancipa.
ton.
MIR Nayson Of Amesbmy, suggested that the sub
Ject OF the Mormon proceedings at Nauyoo should be
Incorporated with the resolve.
Alter debate, the question of leave to introduce
the resolutions was put to vote, and the stood
Us To ~ in favor Of leaves and the resolves were re-
terred to the Joint Special Committee on the Madiai
family.
The orders Of the day were taken up, and several
bills and resolves forwarded to third readings
Passed TO be engrossed. Bills-in addition To an
act to establish the city Of Camb idge in addition
TO the several acts for the relief of nsovent debtors
~. n establish Pan;st ac ~ ~
rorton Of MiddleseS to incornorate he yonn,
Mems Library Association Of Worcester. in add;s
ton to an act 10 ncornorale he providence md
Bristol Railroad Companv a ncornorate he
renee Duck Company; concerning streets and WAYS
IN The city OF Roxbury; to incorporate the Pember.
ton Mill; to establish the Wrentham branch rail-
road; to incornorate The WaJ,ham fSas T;nh CO,
pany ResoIves-in favor Of the town If Snmersat
concerning the reports of debaes and nroceed;nos II
tb Con,pn,; =, - ~ siu = oeeeu'hSs ol
Accented. Report leave N y,bdra,y on ,ho NO.
tition of VIM. RYDER and others -" i'e'