Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-05-19
MASSACHUSETTS, LEGIsLATURE.

WEDNESDAY, May 49,
SENATE.-On motion of Mr. Earle the Senate
proceeded to the consideration of the orders of
the day.
Passed to be engrossed. -Resolye in favor of
Francis Cogswell.
The resolve il favor of Chas L. Knowlton
was rejected, and the orders of the day were dis
posed of.
On motion of Mr.. Walker, the bill to enable
the Troy and Greenfield Company to construct
tunnel through the Hoosac Mountain, was now
taken up.
Mr. Cary of Suffolk, rose in opposition to the
bill.
Mr. Faulkner followed in a speech in favor of
the bill, and had not concluded at o clock
when the Senate adjourned.
HOUSES motion of Mr. Taft of Upton, the
report, leave on petition of Samuel Slater and
Son, with amendment, was taken from the table
and placed in the orders of the day.
The orders of the day were taken up at quar-
ter past O'Clock, and debatable matters passed
over in accordance with the standing order for
Wednesdays.
Passed to be engrossed.-Bills, concerning
State Pauper establishments in addition to the
several acts in relation to County Commissioners
and in relation to Railroads to exempt the prop
erty of widows and unmarried females from taxa
ton IN certain cases concerning the Fitchburg
Agricultural Society relative to the communal
ton of bonds taken by Superintendents of Alien
Passengers to facilitate the Detection, and to
establishing the salaries of the Judges of Pro-
bate for the Counties of Worcester, Essex, Nor
folk, and Plymouth; concerning the transit of
Alien Passengers.
The resolve IN favor OF peaceful substitutes for
war was passed Ia be engrOssed; and the bill 10 adj
dIton to the act for the relief of nsolvent debtors
was rejected; also, the bill relative to fees between
sherlfis and their deputies.
Several bills and resolves were advanced stage
The bill concerning public amusements having
come up in order, Mr. Prince Of Essex, moved to
amend the first section by inserting provision that
no license be granted any circus or other perform
ance under lent, to take place after seven O'Clock
IN The evening, unless the tent pavilion be located
half mile from any dwelling house, or the assent Of
the owners or occupants Of dwelling houses be OBJ
tanned.
Mr. Wheeler Of Lincoln, thought the bill was in.
tended as encouragement TO morality and relg ion
and that il should be indefinitely postponed.
The question Of ordering the bill TO third read.
ing was put and negatived-1I4 to 70-the amend
ment having been rejected.
On the bull TO appOriOn and assess a State tax
coming up Tor consideration, Mr. Stevenson of Bos
ton, moved to amend il by substituting a schedule
calculated on correction Of The errors on the com.
pptalion based an The valuation Of 1851, which, af.
ter debate, was adopted, and The bill ordered fer en-.
grOssment, by vote Of 90 TO 8.
The orders Of the day were laid ON the table. and
resolve concerning the valuation of 1851 was re.
ported by Mr. Stevenson, from the Committee ON
Finance, which, under suspension of the rules as
ordered to third reading.
The resolve provides that the Auditor Of Accounts
be directed to inform the County Commissioners for
the several counties that errors have been discover.
ed in some Of the computations connected with the
"Valuation Of the polls and property of the Com
monwealih, as established by the two branches Of
the Legislature, by concurrent vote, April 49, 1851
aud 10 furnish TO said Commissioners a corrected
schedule thereof 80 far relates to the column un-
der the head Of "Tax one thousand dollars, in
Guiding polls at half n mill EACH"
The orders Of the day were resumed, and the bill
concerning the MilbuIy and Souhbrdge Railroad
Company, was amended and passed TO be engrossed.