Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-03-17
WORCESTER DAILY spy. .
Massachusetts Legislature.
WEDEsDAY, March is, 1854.


| special committee to consider what alterations
are necessary in the liquor law, consequent
upon the decision of the Supreme Court, after
| debate, was concurred in, II to o.
| Mr.. Kellogg, from the Committee on Banks
| and Banking reported bills to incorporate the
| North Bridgewater Bank, with capital of
| 100000; to increase the capital of the Lei
cestcr Bank in the sum of $4,000; to incor-
porate the Grafton Bank in Grafton, with a
capital of 100000; to incorporate the Mon
son Bank, in Monson, with a capital of $3.50
000 the Monument Bank, Charlestown, with
capital stock of $3.50, 900; to increase the cap
ital stock Of the John Hancock Bank, in
| Springfield, in the sum Of $4,000; to incor-
porate the City Bank, of Worcester, with
capital stock of 5000, 200; Pemberton Bank,
of Lawrence, with capital of $l00,000;
Manufacturers Bank, of Blackstone, $780,
600; South Reading Bank, $l00.O00 Miller's
River Bank, in Athol, 100000; Northboro'
Bank, 100000; Brighton Market Bank,
| 100000.
! Mr.. Kellogg also reported leave to withdraw
on the petitions of j. v. C. Smith, for bank
| in Boston; of David Snow, for Bank in Bos-
| ton; and of persons for banks in Milford,
Wcstboro', Georgetown, and various other
| places. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The petitions of Peleg Bradford
and others, for railroad from Plympton to
| West Wareham, and of Little, Alden & Co.,
for law to allow the disposal of goods by
sample were presented.
The following were appointed as the Com
mittee on the amendment of the Liquor Law,
-Messrs. Josselyn of Duxbury; Ladd of
Chicopee; Currier of Holliston; Thayer of
Worcester; Abbott of Beverly Bliss of Paw
tucket; Sanger of Dover; Warren of North
thanoDtnn and Roswnrth nf Rnston
On motion of Mr.. Longley of Belchertown,
it was ordered that the Committee on the Ju-
dietary inquire into the expediency of pas
sing an act to indemnify Sheriffs, Deputy
Sheriffs and Constables for damages done them
i'll executing processes under the laws.
On motion of Mr.. Denton of Boston. the
| Committee on the Judiciary were directed to
report a form of interrogatories to the Supreme
| Court for their opinion upon the constitution
atty Of various provisions of the Liquor Law.
Mr.. Green of Cambridge reported resolves
| for establishing State Reform School for
| Girls.
The Hoosac Tunnel bill was taken up, and
Mr.. Richmond of Adams spoke about an hour
in favor of the bill.
THURSDAY, March 16, 1854.
| SENATE.-Petitions Presented and Refer
red,-Of David Boutelle and others, for incor-
poration as a Mutual Fire Insurance Company
! in Fitchburg; various petitions and remon-
strances as to the establishment of new
county.
Mr.. Bot Pittsfeld, moved reconsideration
of the vote referring the order relating to
quertions to be put to the Supreme Court on
the constitutionality Of the liquor law. Placed
in the orders of the day.
Mercantile Affairs. Mr.. Hobart reported
fl,ao oJ1
act to Incorporate the Merchants and Farmers
Fire Insurance Company
Messrs. Mitchell of Nantucket Murdoch
of Worcester, Paine of Barnstable, Vickery Of
Bristol, and Haskell of Essex, were appointed
on the part of the Senate Committee on the
Liquor Law, as contemplated in the House
order of yesterday.
Passed to be Engrossed. Bill to establish
fire department in the town of Northampton
The various bills for increase of banking
capital reported yesterday, were passed to be
engrossed under a suspension of the rules
one only, that Of the Housatonic Bank, being
amended, reducing the increase from $780,
900 to 100000.
The various bills for the incorporation of
new banks, were also passed to be engrossed
under Suspension of the rules.
HoUsE.-Passsd to be eaacled. Bills to in
| pany the Young Mems Library Association
in Taunton the New England Gas Regulator
Manufacturing Company; concerning the
| Middelboro' and Taunton Railroad Company !;
in addition to an act relating to the State
Library concerning Truants in the City of
| Boston; Resolves for the payment of the sick
expences of Jonathan Field; concerning the
Fisheries in Taunton and Great River.
Ordered on motion of Mr.. Wiggin of Bos-
ton, that the Committee on the Judiciary con-
slider the expediency ofreporting bill to bring
the testimony Of spies and informers underline
rule of law at present on the Statute Book,
relative to the testimony of infdels and unbe-
levers in future state of reward and pun
ishments and also to define more clearly
what act or acts, or series of acts, on the part
of any person-whether public officer or pri-
vate citizen-shall constitute 'sa public in
former" And also, of providing for the pun
ishment of persons declared by the Judge of
any court or any justice of the Peace, or of
the quorum, to be common informers and
also giving persons prosecuted by such inform
crs, remedy against them by civil action
Passed to be EngroSsed. Bill to establish the
city of Fall River; in addition to an act con-
corning the State Pauper establishments in
| this Commonwealth to establish Police
| Court in the town of Plymouth; in addition
to an act concerning County Debts; to au-
thorize the New Bedford Institution for Saw
lngs to hold real estate; to incorporate the Ma
liant Steamboat Company; the Bay State
| Wharf Company; the American Hardware
| Company; authorizing the town of Amos
bury to sell and convey an ancient town way
and landing; to authorize Christopher Lufkins
to build wharf, in addition to an act to in
corporate the Brookline Gas Light Company;
| to authorize Epes Marchant to extend his
wharf to incorporate the Provincetown Gas
Light Company; to authorize Richard and
| Geo. Shackford to extend their wharf; to au-
| thorize Charles Smith to build wharf and
marine railway in the Harbor of Holmes Hole;
| Resolves, on the petitions of Nathan Frye,
Trustee; of Nathan Frye and Daniel Marston,
Trustees; of Thomas Lewis, Jr.; of Jonathan
| Day.
The House then took up the bill to enable
the Troy and Greenfield Railroad COMPANY to
construct tunnel through the Hoosac noun
| tain.
Mr.. Clapp Of Boston made long and clever
speech in support of the bill.
| Mr.. Haskell Of Ipswich, spoke against the bill.
| Mr.. Haskell address was specially depreca-
tory of the scheme, its results, and of the
motives which guided its principal promoters
among which the action of interested parties
on the committee on the tunnel question was
| peculiarly animadverted upon, in the particu-
lars OF lobbying, travelling and treating. Be-
fore Mr. Haskell had concluded, the House
adjourned.
| BURNING-FLUID AccIDENrs.-A girl named
| Alice Clancy, was severely burned in New
| Haven on the 9th hu fha av,,Ios;o,, l:ol.4