Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-04-29
Massael,usetts LegisIature,

SENATE tterR00H Session. The vote re-
jecting the bill, in addition to an act concern
ing joint stock companies, was reconsidered,
and the bill was passed to be engrossed.
Passed to be EngroSSe9.- to incorpor-
ate the Boston Board of Trade; to change the
name Of the First Baptist Society in Lancaster;
concerning Lunatic State Paupers, and ad-
mission to State Pauper Establishments; ad-
ditional to acts for the relief of poor debtors;
! authorizing cities and towns to appropriate
money for certain purposes; additional to acts
relating to schools and school Districts con-
corning the time of payment of damages for
| lands taken for railroads.
The bill was taken up to provide for the sep
| aration from the State of Harvard and Amherst
| Colleges, the question being on Mr.. Davis S
motion to indefinitely portpone the bill. The
| yeas and nays were-yeas log nays IA.
| The Chair voted in the negative So the
motion was lost by a tie vote.
After some debate the bill was rejected on
its passage to engrossment, by yeas 10, nays
| 10.
The bill to establish board of collegiate ex-
aminers was rejected after short discussion
| 16 to 8.
The next matter was the resolve to amend
the constitution relative to Sherifs, &c. CUES
ton on amendment Of the House of Repre-
The subject was debated at some length,
and the amendment was non-concurred in by
yeas 10, nays l6.
FRIDAY, April %.
SENATE.-Passed to be Eagrossed. Bill in
relation to notifying meetings Of stockholders;
concerning insurance companies (amended);
relative to the Lunatic Hospital and the State
Prison to unite the Medford and Maiden
| Gas Light Companies to esta blish the coun-
ty OF Webster; to prevent incendiarism to in
corporate the Moody House Hotel Company;
to incorporate the Traders Mutual Fire In
surance Company; relating to the returns to
be made by Railroad Corporations to incor-
porate the Mechanics Brick Manufacturing
Company; the Boston Electric Clock Com
pany; relating to the authority and duties of
County Commissioners; relating to prosecu-
tons for fines enuring to the use of cities;
additional to the several acts for the relief of
insolvent debtors, &c.
The resolve to amend the constitution i'll re-
lation to sectarian schools, was under sus-
pension of the rules, passed to be engrossed-
yeas 20, nays s.
The bill to repeal an act concerning persons
under sentence of death, was by vote of II
too, ordered to third reading.
The bill concerning burials and burying
grounds was indefinitely postponed
The bill additional to an act concerning the
manufacture and sale Of spurious Or intoxicat-
ing liquors, was yariously amended in con-
formity with the amendments previously made
to the House bill, and passed to be engrossed.
HoUsE.-The bill concerning the possession
and use of billiards, bowls, quoits, &C., was
passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Whitney of Conway, the
House insisted on its amendment to the re-
solve amendatory of the constitution in the
matter OF the election of Sheriffs, Registers of
Probate, Coroners, &c.
Resolves III favor of Henry F. Brown, un-
der suspension Of the rule was passed to be
engrossed; as also a resolve in favor of George
| IL. Plummer, Jason Gorham, and Benjamin
Blaney; resolve concerning the payment of the
\ sick expenses of members; resolve for the pay
ment Of 800 to Dalton Goulding, member
from Sherborn, on account Of injuries received
| by fall on the ice; and a resolve providing
that the several amendments to the Constitu-
ton be engrosehd on parchment, and signed
| by the presiding officers of both branches, and
deposited in the office of the Secretary of the
| Commonwealth.
The bill to establish the county of Web.
ster came down from the Senate, and was
discussed on all amendment, by Mr.. Conkay,
of Amherst, to add the town of Groton to the
list Of towns to be included in the proposed
county.
The amendment was, under the previous
question, put to the vote and adopted.
Mr.. Thurston, of Lancaster, moved to
strike out from the fifteenth section, which
submits the question of acceptance TO the
people, so much as provides that Fitchburg
furnish Court House facilities, &c. Mr.. Thurs
ton objected to have his and the other towns
set up at the bid of Fitchburg, at the upset
price Of $4,000, and demanded that they
should have something to say in the DISPOSE
ton of their own affairs. The amendment
was adopted. The bill was further amended
so as to take effect ON the first day of March
next and passed to be engrossed.