Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-05-23
MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURE.


sEHArE--A bin to change the jurisdiction in
cases under the for tie relief of insolvent debtors
and for the approval OF bail, were ordered to be en-
crossed.
Dir Davenport, from the Committee Railroads
and Canals, reported a bill concerning the liability
Of railroad corporations fer loss ofllie.
The House resolve, authorizing the Treasurer Of
the Commonwealth 10 dispose ofthe State stock in
the Western Railroad, was indefinitely postponed.
Reports accepted. Reference to the next Gene.
raj Court on the bill 10 incorporate the Bank OF Mu-
tual Redemption.
Passed 10 be ngrossed.-Bils--to INCORPORATE
The pr5prieiors Of the Merrmack River Bridge; to
incorporate the Boston Brick Mauulactu ing Co; TO
facilitate the deiecii0n, and TO prevent the circua.
ton Of counter leIt bank bills additional To act 10 es-
Iabsh the fishery in the Agawam aud Halfway
Pond River; for ne sale of public lands IN Maine;
relating To the hours Of labor. New draft of House
bi;) relating to panper convicts.
The bill to increase the capital stock of the Mer-
chanis bank vas rcIuSed thitd. leading by a vote
OF II to II.
The House reselse (in new drai) in favor of
Chas l.. knowton, was refused third reading.
MI Faulkner moved reconsideration of he vote
whereby she bill TO establish the Bank of Mutual
Redemption was referred 10 the next egislatuIe.-
Motion laid on the table.
The Houe bill 10 tqualize costs was ordered to be
engrossed.
tary, for services rendered DUNG The. time that
riot recently apprehended in the city Of Charles
town, was passed To be engIossed.
Mr. Stevenson Of Boston, by leave introduced
resolve on the payment Of SIS, the expenses during
sickness, of Chas l. kuowliou Of Holden, which
was passed TO be engrossed.
The House then resumed the conside alton of the
orders OF the day, and debateable matter was passed
over.
Passed to be engroSsed. Bills, concerning the
adoption OF children; To incorporate the Newton
Mills; IN addition TO an act granting jurisdiction 10
the United States over certain aus in Province
town and Truro; to incorporate the Mystic River
Works; the New England Verd Antique Company;
relating to filing a1idavts of notice OF sale OF real
estate; 10 incorporate the New Eng land Burnetizing
Company; concerning Probate Courts in the county
Oh Essex; 10 incorporate the Stockbridqe Hotel
Company; the Peoples Ferry. Company; resolve
for the education Of the deaf aud dumb al the Amer.
lean Asylum at Hartford
Mr. Steere of Blackstone, had, leave to
make personal explanation. He said he had.
since the enquiry to his eligibility to set in this
House, continued to vote, and had felt free 10
speak, had he been 50 disposed, ON such questions
as bad come before the House, at any time since
the report Of The Committee had been made. A
member OF the House had said, ''Were in your
place, would not vote, the while you have adj
United your having removed 10 New Hampshire;
you Will COMPROMISE your honor by doing so!''-
Some of the newspapers had stated that such ad-
mission had been made; but Mr Steere asserted
that be never had, aud never intended to make
any such admission. lie tended simply to re-
lieve himself Of the charge, implied by the news.
paper statements, that he had continued TO vote
the while he not cIlizen, or resident in this
State; and to state to The House that the deduc-
TONS OF the newspapers, ass this particular, were
not justified by the admissions he had made, as
specified by the Committee in their report. No
doubt the newspapers had stated what were their
honest impressions Of what they conceived the
fact; bat they were in error. The nIodesty which
would, IN other circumstances, teach him to re-
fraln from addressing the House, would not, in
the present instance, justify his silence or induce
hlm to forget on his own personal account, The
interests OF the town he considered himself fair
y, and constiiutlonay representing in this House
therefore he would continue TO vote, and also to
speak, with as honorable Justification as he ever
possessed as member Of this Legislature.
he bill concerning the possession and use of
billiards, bowls, &c, was passed to be engrossed,
by ll6 10 45.
Sundry bills were passed TO be enacted.
The bill 10 increase the capital stock of the
bingham Bank, the bill concerning Bank Direct
ors, and the bill in addition to an act relating 10
Insurance by foreign corporations, ere passed to
be engrossed