Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-04-04
MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURE.

FRIDAY, April l.
HUosE.-The orders of the day were taken
up on motion of Mir Wiggin of Boston, and the
undebateable matters in the third reading were
first considered.
Passed to be Engrossed.--BiIls, &C., on petit
ton of Mass. Charitable Eye and Ear lniirmary;
concerning the First UniveTsalist Society IN Law
renee; in relation 10 Agricultural societies.; to
change the name of the Boston House Company,
and for other purposes; relating TO receivers and
| concealers of stolen goods and esnbeZzled proper
ty: relating to the levy Of Justices executions; to
! lnco, porate the Hampshire Consolidated Mining
! COMPANY; the Gerrish Market; the Plymouth
! Gas Light Company; TO change the name of the
| Civ Mutual Marine and Fire Insurance Compa-
ny; relating to Piotage and the Pilot laws; for
paying the current expenses OF the State Reform
School; 10 authorize Wilson, Scudder and anoth-
er to extend wharf, defining the division lines
of the towns OF Rochester and Marion; on petit
ton Of Samuel Jennison, Jr. to authorize Elisha
Nickerson to build wharf; David Gould TO build
wharf benjamin Allstrum and James Nj Holmes
TO build wharf; David Young TO build wharf;
on the petition John Hunt and Sarah Jane Hunt,
his wife; on petition of Joseph Atwood; on petit
lion Of Walter Warmer; to authorize the Cam
bridge Gas Light Company to extend their works
into Somerville; in favor of Overseers of Gay
Head; on the petition of William Murphy and
others; in favor of Ebenezer Luther; authorizing
the towns of Rehoboth and Seekonk TO sell their
public lands; Joseph Nickerson and his associates
10 place buoys in Stage Harbor; Amaziah Gro
well TO extend his wharf.-the incorporate the Shaw
NUT Mutual Fire Insurance Company; in addi-
ton to an act to incorporate the Nantucket Steam
boat Company; in addition to an act to ncorpo-
rate the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad
Company.
The debatable matter was then taken up, the
FIRST being the motion of Mr.. Wiggin ofBoslon, to
reconsider the vote whereby eleven O'Clock was
fixed as the hour of meeting
Mr. Wiggin explained the reason of his motion.
in the course Of which he showed that the hour
of meeting was fixed by caucus agreement, and
took his Wing colleagues TO task that they did
not make 1t matter of principle, as he did, 10
abide by such agreement.
MIR Wheeler of Lincoln. favored the motion to
reconsider, and in doing so went through the list
OF Joint, standing, and special committees show
ing when and how often they met-presenting a
result of indifference, neglect, and delay, fully
corroboraling the remark Ct one of the Lowell
Americans State House letters, that this was
some of the LATEST Legislatures that ever acsem-
bied in Massachusetts The expose created
considerable sensation among those innocent
members who supposed the committees were the
hutuOsb WOihiuS uiSL put VI JdI.
The vote was then taken, and the reconsidera-
ton carried by 1870 to Al.
Mr. Robinson of Lowell, said that to show that
the side with which he acted had no desire to de-
lay the business, he would read list, copied
from the journal, Of the names of those who had
moved an adjournment the past month, in nearly
every instance before 2 IL O'Clock, and fire.
quently before 2 o'clock, being is Wings, Co
alltionists.
The question recurring on the motion TO meet
at II o'clock, it was lost by large majority.
The repor, leave TO withdraw on petition of
the Charles River Railroad Company, was ex-
planned by MIR. Parker of Boston, in its defence.
Mr. Clark of Northboro' moved 10 amend the re-.
port by striking out Its conclusion, and substitute
ing bill to authorize the Charles River Railroad
Company 10 extend their Road.
Mr. Clark supported bis proposition very ABLY,
and MIR Hill of North Brookfeld replied. Ad-
journed.
SATURDAY, April 2.
SENArE.-On motion of Mr. Rowland the
Clerk of the Senate authorized to procure a
copy OF the decision of the Supreme Court con-
corning trespasses in Boston Harbor, and have the
same printed for the use Of the Legislature.
The orders of the day were taken up, and sew
eral bills were advanced one stage, after which
the Senate adjourned till Tuesday.
HoUsE.-There was much preliminary bust
ness. motion TO adjourn over to Tuesday was
negatived.
Orders were adopted to consider the expedien-
cy Of prohbtihgdhe issue or circulation Of bank
bills of the fractional part of dollar; for the pub
LEGATION of 1000 extra copies of Hitchcock re-
port or the geology of Massachusetts; to revive
the act appointing Trial Justices.
The report of the Committee on Railroads, on
the petition of the Charles River Railroad, was
discussed, on a question of amendment that the
Committee report bill on Tuesday next at
one O'Clock, was assigned for final action on the
question. Adjourned