Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-05-05
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
ANHSDA Is ND.
AFTERNOON SESSION.


AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at O'Clock.
On motion oil MIR Wiggin, Of Boston the resolu-
ton concerning pay OF legislature and executive
council, (addmg half dollar day TO the paw
stricken from the orders of the day. for consId.
Grafton. The same gentleman moved the previous
question which sustained, and the yeas and nays
were ordered, ON their passage, motion Of Mr.
Wheeler of Lincoln.
The resolves were ordered to be engrossed by
vote of SO to 81,
MIR Wiggn after justify ing the measure as a rea
sonabe and proper one, moved reconsideration Of
the vote To allow discussion upon the subject.
Alter considerable discussion, the yeas aud navs
were ordered on motion of Mr. Loud, Of Salem and
the reconsideration was refused by vote Of 20 to
l20.
Passed to be enaced-Bills to grant jurisdiction
to the United States certain lands in Truro and
Proyincetown; 10 incorporate the Boston Episcopal
Charitable Society; To incorporate the Boston Car
pet Co.; relating To returns Of Justices OF the peace
relating TO the salaries of officers in the state prison
report and resolves relative the deaths Of Henry
Clay aud Daniel Webster.
The bill giving equitable remedies in suits at law,
was ordered to a third reading, when Mr. Washburn,
of Boston moved reconsideration which was car
red.
The bill was amended, and again ordered to a
third reading.
Adjourned to 8 O'Clock, "Wednesday morning
WEDNESDAY, May A.
SENATE.-The House resolve for the payment
OF the members of the Legislature fifty cents per
diem in addition to the sum of two dollars already
voted, was refused a second reading Yeas 3
nays %.
The orders of the day were taken up
Passed to be engrossed. Bills to eQualize and
protect the fishery in North River with an amend
menD; relating to the grades of certain streets
and ways 10 incorporate the North E2remont
Aqueduct Company additional to act relating to
Insurance by Foreign Corporations concerning
Insurance authorizing the sale of the property
of the N. Haven and Northampton Company to
incorporate the Mystic River Railroad (passed
without an amendment. Resoves-in favor of
iona. G. Royce: in favor of Andrew J. Lewis
for revision of the laws relating to Insurance.
The bill to annex part of Truro to Province
town, was, on motion of Mr. Wright, indefinitely
postponed.
HoUsE-Rt ports of Committees Mr. ILord of
Salem, from the Committee on the Judiciary, that
the bill concerning the assessment of damages
fer land taken for highways, ought not to pass
The report was acceptable
On motion of Mr. Rich of Boston. an order was
adopted, instructing the Committee on the Pay
Roll, to consider the expedency of paying the
expenses during sickness, of Mr. Currier, of
Newburyport and on motion of Mr. Wiggin of
Boston, of Mr. Lewis of Boston.
Passed to be enacted. Bills-to regulate the
measurement of charcoal to amend an act con-
corning persons under sentence of death resolve
on the petition of Frederick w. Dickinson and
others.
The orders of the day were taken up, on mo-
ton of MIR Coolidge of Boston but before doing
any business, motion to adjourn, made bv Mr.
Lord of Salem, prevailed at half past O'Clock
and the House stands adjourned till Saturday
next, at o'clock.