Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-03-12
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
FRIDAY, March II

FRIDAY, March IL.
SENATE.-Petilions, &c, were presented and
referred
Mr. Brnley, from the I'd Committee on towns,
reported leave to Withdraw on the several petit
tions of Ezekiel Stevens and others, and Jona-
than Newcomb and Others
MIR Rowland, from the Committee on ,Mor-
camille Affairs and Insurance, reported a bill es-
tablishng Fire Departmental the town of Graf
ton, and report asking to be discharged from
further consideration Of the petition OF A. Nj.
Bigelow and others.
MIR Weeks, from the Committee on Claims, re-
ported leave TO withdraw on the petition of the
Overseers of the Poor Of the town of South
bridge.
The orders of the day were now taken up.
Passed to be eagrossed-R esove for the pay
rnent of the salary of the late Superintendent Of
Alien Passengers; bills authorship Seth Collins 10
build wharf; additional TO an act to annex part
of Dedham to Walpole; to establish the Wren
than Branch Railroad. The bill authorislng the
consolidation of the WiIliamstOwn aud Hancock,
and Lebanon Springs Railroad Companies was
reconmled to The Committee on Railroads and
Canals.
DEMONSTRATIONS presented and REFEREED
OF sundry parties against division of Worcester
county; in aid of that of the Troy and Green
field Railroad Company; against that of the Fitch
burg Railroad Company, for authority to unite,
sc.
Mr. Wiggin, of Boston, in terms of notice pre-
viousIy given, asked leave TO introduce bill for
the conditional repeal Of the liquor law. The bill
was read, and simply provided for repeal, to
take effect from and afer it passage.
Mr. Nayson, OF Amesbury, would go as far as
any enc in the way Of courtesy towards mem
bers; but his sense of duty constrained him TO OPP
a.. .,1f,I ID,
ton, and he would vote agaiDst it. 1t was now
essential that the friends of The Maine law should
stand with undaunted font in the face Of the at
tempt 10 repeal II.
Mr. " iggln said his arrangements with the OPP
position to the bill precIuded any idea of a test
being engralled on his proposition; but he was
not at all averse to ii. he truth, however, was
evident from the conduct Of that OF position, that
they had no power over their own arrangements,
bat were bound by the pressure from l0lthout to
forget their honesty, and undo eUery arrange
meRt they had made on their OUR responsibility,
and their own conception of what was right. lie
repeated that he was perfectly willing to make
the vote on leave one of test character, when
it would be seen who could ide into p0lcer on a
principle, and then contemn ii whea p0a0er lUaS
attained lie went for no halfway action,
which would neither tell one thing or another out
she; Dut lot point Dlank, ueCldeu action, WnlCh
should show who were, and who were not worthy
the confidence Of those who had sent them here,
and could regulate their return.
Mr. Morse of Lowell, made few remarks in
opposition TO the motion for leave.
Mr. Butler of Lowell, was willing to make the
question of leave to bring IN his BILL test one !;
and he advised all who thought as he did, to rally
to the defeat ofhe proposition.
Mr. Wiggn was satisfied to have the vote taken
Test one, as it was matter Of indifference to
him in what stage the bill was kied-f killed it
was to be
Mr. Lord, Of Salem, did not recognize anything
in the subject before the House, which could ell
evate it TO the position of test vote.
After further discussion, The yeas and nays
were taken the question: hall leave be
granted to introduce The bill?'-when the vote
stood 1852 to Sc; so leave was not granted. Sun
dry members present, did not respond to their
names.
Special Assgnment.-The House took up the
subject of special assignment, VIZ: the majority
and. minority reports of the Committee on Banks
and Banking, on the subject of the free banking
law, &c.
MIR Stevenson Of Boston, addressed the House
at some length, and had the floor when the House
adjourned, at O'Clock.