Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-04-17
sIassacE,u.etts Lcgislnture.

11 w FRIDAY, April II.
SBSArE.-Petition presented and referred
Of Elizabeth B. Wilson, of Barre, alleging
that she has discovered the cause of, and
remedy for the potato rot and requesting the
$4,000 reward, offered by the State there
for. a ar.s-
The orders of the day were taken up.
Passed to be eagrosSed-Bills additional to
act to establish the Eastern Avenue Corpora
ton; to incorporate the Shaw Institute, or
Asylum for Mariners Children; the Ameri-
can Sewing Machine Company; the Tudor
Manufacturing Company; for the protection
OF the Cranberry Vines on the Province Lands
III Proyineetown to establish a Fire Depart
Jnent in Milford; authorizing certain Railroad
Companies to tap the Cochituate water pipe
IN Charleston.
The bill for the annexation of Charleston to
Boston was debated at great length, and finally
rejected on its passage to third reading, by
ayote of ii to H.
DEMONSTRATIONS presented aud referred
Of Amariah Taft and l26 others, of Mendon,
and Luther Metcalf and SOB others, seyerally
in aid of that of the Charles River Railroad.
Mr.. Wells, of Boston, moved a reconsidera-
ton of the vote whereby the House rejected,
yesterday, the bill to incorporate the SPRING
field and Pennington Valley Railroad. After
debate, the motion to reconsider was put and
rejected.
The HOUSE took up the bill in addition to an
act concerning the manufacture and sale of
splrtuous and Intoxicating liquors. -
Inc question came up on the amendment
OF Mr.. Wiggin, of Boston, to substitute IL
cense bill.
The subject was discussed by Messrs. Wig
gin, Cooley, and Denton, of Boston Sanford,
ofTaunton, and Wolcott. OF Cheshire, against
the principles Of the Maine Law; and by
Messrs. Holt, of Lowell; Ladd, of Chicopee;
Colt, of Pittsfeld Underwood, of Dennis.
and gosselyn, of Dnxbury, in its favor, when
Mr.. Wiggin, considering the Discrimination of
the House to consider his amendment, with
drew it, with the leave of the House.
The debate was then continued at great
length, till the House adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The petition Of Charles White and 10 9TH
ers, to be incorporated as the junction Hotel
Company at Worcester, was appropriately re-
ferre1.
The Joint Special Committee on the several
petitions concerning the Charles River Rail
road, reported reference of that subject to the
next General Court. Accepted.
The liquor law was again taken up, and a
long aud excited debate ensued. During this
debate, and that of the morning session, sun
dry amendments, to perfect the bill, offered by
its friends, were adopted, and several others,
offered by its opponents, and calculated to de-
feat It's objects, were rejected Strenuous at
sempts We're also made to postpone the further
consideration OF the bill till Monday OF Tues.
day, IN wnlch some OF the friends OF the bill
united, 1or the purpose OF examining 1t care
1uiiy, ana seeing the effect OF the various
amendments; But this also was resisted and
deieaeed' ana nnaiiy the roll was called, (pre-
Sious 70 whic n members made quite rush TO
get our, AMIDST the remarks OF those who
seemed qui.e genSnted with the trepiaarion
Lney eAnloieeu; ana llS voted against en-
gIossmeans, ana ~ ior enSrossment; SO tht
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