Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-04-14
Massachusetts Legislature.

EDNESDAY, April u.
afternoon SeSsion.-PoSSed to be Enacted
Bills, incorporating the Amer. Safety Brake
Manufacturing Company, the Someryille Gas
Light Company, the East Sandwich Dyking
Company; in relation to the Commissioners
of the Sinking Fund of the Norwich and
Worcester Railro ad Company; in relation to
visiting at the State Prison to aid in the cree
ton Of a monument commemorative of the
Declaration of American Independence.
Mr.. Thurston, of Lancaster, from the spe-
cial committee TO which was referred the Sem
ate bills to incorporate the Fisherman Bank
i'll Boston, the Bank of Watertown, the Met
ropolitan Bank, and the bill to increase the
capital stock of the fremont Bank, reported
that the bills ought not to pass.
A number of bills were ordered to third
readings without debate, including the bill to
apportion and assess a State tax of $500, 900.
The resolve on the petition of George w.
Livernore, and the bill changing the place for
holding certain terms of the Probate Court in
the County Of Worcester, were passed to be
engrOssed.
The next matter was the bill for supplying
the city of Worcester with pure water. A
motion to strike out proviso that nothing
contained in the section authorizing the con-
struction of the acqueduct, "shau be SO con-
strued, as to authorize the city to take or flow
the land, or to take, or, in any way injure the
property Of any person or corporation, without
the consent of the owner OF owners thereof"
was rejected, 40 to 65, and the bill was passed
to be engrossed.
The House then resumed the consideration
OF the bill to incorporate the Springfield and
Pennington Valley Railroad
Speeches were made by Messrs Goodwin, of
Lawrence, in favor of the bill, and Sheppard
of Boston, and Whitney of Conway, against
the bill, and the further consideration Of the
bill was postponed to Thursday, at 10 o'clock.
THURSDAY, April 10, 1854.
SENATE.-Passed to be Engrossed. Bills to
increase the capital stock of the Milford Bank;
concerning the ministerial fund of the First
Parishin Springfield, the Stoneham Branch
Railroad Company, and the Massachusetts,
Claim; authorizing the town of Plymouth to
procure a supply of water; to incorporate the
Plympton and Wareham Railroad.
Various matters were advanced stage.
The bill for the improvement of South Bos-
ton Flats was next taken up. After debate,
the bill was passed to be engrossed. Yeas,
10, nays, 2.
HoUsE.-Several bills were passed to third
reading.
The bill to set off part ofNorth Brookfeld,
and annex the same to Broolxfeld, after de-
bate, was passed to be engrossed.
The House took up the bill to incorporate
the Springfield and Pennington Valley Rail-
road Mr.. Ware made speech of an hour
in length, in favor Of the bill, and in depre-
citation Of that sympathy, as it was called,
WHICH would sacrifice public convenience and
interest, in order to favor those of corpora
ton: The best advantages of the public and
the State would be recognized in the passage
of the bill.
Mr.. Wig i'm, ofBoston, moved the previous
question, which was ordered, l0S to 80. The
bill was then rejected on a third reading, by
1877 to 1877.
The House then resumed the debate on the
subject of the report Of the Committee on
Banks, that the bill to incorporate the Fisher
mans Bank, in Boston, ought not to lass.
After spirited deb te, the report was ac-
J copied, by a vote Of Ill to SO.