Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-04-26
MASSACHUSETTS LEGIsLATURE.
SAruRpAY. Anil "a

STANDARDIZATION, &c, presented and re-
ierred-of the MilIbYy Bank; for an increase of
capital stock
! Reports of Committees Mercantile Affairs
and Insurance, bills to incorporate the Cambridge
Cattle Market Company; the propretors of the
Quinsigamond House in Grafton; inexpedient to
legislaie concerning the trade of the Common
wealth.
Railways and Canas-Leave To withdraw on
the petition of the Millbury and Southbridge Rail-
road Company, for leave to construct their road
in sections, and for leave to build branch rail-
road; bill extending The time for the location of
said road. Special-Minority report on petition
of VIM. b. Towne Ell al.
The orders of the daVwere taken up passing
over detachable matters
Passed to be Engrossed.- Bills 10 incorporate
the Long Island Steamboat Company; the Ami
hilator Fire and Marine Insurance Company;
The Boston and Nahant Steamboat Company; the
fremont Improvement Company; the Cape Cod
Machine Company; 10 cede 10 the United States
jurisdiction over certain lands liz Provincetown
and Truro; in relation to Central Bridge; con-
corning implements of burglary; to incorporate
the Metropolitan Railroad Company.
The consideration of The bill 10 incorporate the
Springfield and Pennington Valley Railroad, was
then resumed, and Mr.. Gett concluded his ar
gument, when the orders of the day were laid
on the table. Adjourned.
Householder submitted.
Reports OF Committees. Specal-Resolves
relative TO the death of the Vice President of the
United States. (Rues suspended, and adopted,
and ordered to be entered on the journa.)
The motion to reconsider the vote passing the
Webster Bank bill was negatived, and upon the
declaration of the result, Messrs Usher and Nav
son, 10 behalf of the minority announced dis
position no longer 10 contest the action Of the
majority on the bank bills, but standing upon the
soundness of the views which they put forth upon
this question, would hold the majority response
Bile, and appeal to the people at the polls.
The motion to reconsider the rejection of the
Howard Banking Company bill (of Boston, was
then carried SO to s., and the bill passed to be
engrossed, I0l to so.
The motion TO reconsider the rejection of the
Eliot Bank of Boston, was next carried, and the
bill passed to engrossment without count.
The motion to reconsider the passage of the
Wameslt Bank bill (of LOVELY was lost, SO to
10.
The motion to reconsider the passage of the
National Bank bill (of Boston) was lost, ~ TO
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The several bills to increase the capital stock
OF the Bank of North America $250,000; Ma
chiniss' Bank, Taunton, $50 200; Warren
Bank, Danvers, $4,000 Mt WoIlaston Bank,
Quincy, $lO0, 900; Pyncheon Bank, $3.50, 600;
We're passed to be engEossed without debate--ihe
latter by 90 to 35.
A,moton of MIR. Hooper, 10 take up the bill
concerning banks (Mr Giles billy for present con-
sideration, after some debate, was lost IS 10 IS.
An act relating to artillery companies, was
passed to be engrosssd.
MONDAY, April 25.
SENATE.-Messrs Brney and Abbott were ioin-
ed to the House Committee appointed TO consider
when the Legislature may finally adjourn.
The orders Of the day taken up.
Passed to be engrosstd- Bills, TO incorporate the
Cambridge Caules Market; TO incorporate the Lee
Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance Company: TO in
corporate the Eagle Fire Insurance Company; 10 in-
corporate the proprieors of the Quinsigamond
House; to incoi porate the Boston Carpet Company:
concerning the Milbmy and Southbridge Railroad
Company. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Speaker appointed Messrs Wheel
err OF Lincoln, Wiagn of Boston, Usher OF Mediord
Fessenden of Cambridge, and Davis Of Greenfield.
Committee on the order concerning final adjourn
menl.
Petition presented and referred-of Francis B.
Fay and others, against the annexation of Chelsea
10 Boston.
Mi Plimpton of Boston, from the Judiciary Com.
mltlee, reported the following order:
Ordered, That the Honorable, the Justices of the
Supreme Judicial Court he requested as soon as
may be convenient, to give TO the House of Repre-
seGailves their opinions upon The following question
cate to them therefor, viz:
"Does the act passed on the twenty. second day of
May, 1852, entitled 'An act concerning the manu-
lacture and sale Of sprtuous and Intoxicating liquors
contain any provisions which Inconsistent with,
or repugnanl to, the Constitution of the Common
wealth, or the laws Constitution of the United
States; and if so, what provisIens?"
Mr. Chandler, Of Lexington, from the Committee
on Public Buildings, reported that it was inexpe-
dent 10 egislate the appointment of commission
to take into consideration the expediency of erecting
State House.
| Mr. Nayson Of Amesbury, with view 10 facilitate
the public business, TO render an adjournment
probable by Saturday next, and certain Tue day,
moved several special assignments.
Before any decision had on the several pro-
positions, the orders Of the day were taken up.
The bill relative TO a State Prison, at Lanes.
boro', was debated in series of amenlments-ihe
principal of which the restriction of the appro.
prlation for land to $4,000, which was adopted, and
the bill ordered to third reading, by 1l2 to So.
Mr. Frye OF Chester, moved to amend the report
leave TO withdraw on The petition of A. Copeland
and others, by substituting bill TO sci off part Of
Chester and BlandioId, and annex the same to Nor.
| witch.
motion that the bill be laid on the table and
printed, adopted.
The House had reached the subject of ten hour
law, when the House adjourned.