Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-04-28
MASSACHUSETTS LEGIsLArURE.

SATURDAY, April 26.
SENATE District System-The resolves for
amending the Constitution providing for dis
tricting the State Tor the choice of Represent
atives came from The House amended, by
reducing the number to 240 instead Of 800.
The Senate, without discussion, concurred in
the amendment. The question then REQUIRED
on finally agreeing to the resolve as amended.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted
in agreement-2l to 2, the nays being Messrs.
Carpenter and Carey.
The bill concerning Insurance Companies
was discussed, verbally amended and ordered
to a third reading. This bill stabs bogus COM
panies in every rib.
EngrosSed- to legalize the assessment
of taxes in the town of Stoughton for the year
1856; in relation TO the assessment of taxesin
the city of Lynn fn the years 1858 and 1854;
concerning the election of civil officers; con-
corning the jurisdiction of Justices of the
Peace to change the name of the Female
Educational Society to New England Female
College, and to reorganize the same; to incor-
porate the Worcester Peat Co.. resolve in
favor of the town of Southbridge; concerning
the Boston and Chelsea Railroad Company; in
relation to the salary of the physician and sur
geon in the State Prison.
HoUsE.--PetitiopS, Sc.--Resolve unani-
mously adopted by the town of Groton against
the formation Of new county.
Pay RoA-Mr. Haynes of Dorchester, from
the Committee on the Pay Roll, reported a
Resolve providing for the pay of the Council,
Senate and House, 1t provides that the pay
of the members shall be So per day for each
aid every days attendance, and one dollar
for every five miles travel to and from their
places of abode, once in each session; to the
members of the Council the same, and the
to the President of the Senate and Speaker of
the House, three dollars day additional
To the Clerks of the Senate and House $40
per day, Assistant Clerks IS per day..au The
same sum for such time no+e2teeding u
days, as they may bemployed after the ses-
sion closes, inarranging the documents; to
the Sena5 Clerk and House Clerk the further
sup of $500 each for preparing duplicate
Of the Journals, for the Library, and to the
Clerk of the House such further sum as he
may have paid for the preparation Of the prin-
ted Journal. 10 the Chaplains of tho Senate
and House 5000 each.
Slavery and the RoilroGds-Mr. Pike Of
Newton offered an order instructing the COM
mittee on Railroads to inquire whether any
railroad acting under charter of this State,
now owns and employs slaves in the manage
msnt of its affairs, or in the prosecutionsof
any part Gifts business, and whether any fur
Their legislation is necessary in regard thereto.
The order was rejected, 40 to 20. Mr. Pike
moved reconsideration. Mr.Thomas of New
Bedford moved a suspension Of the rules, so
as to have it considered at once. Lost, 20 to
67. So the matter goes over.
Stare Trade and Coolie Trade Mr.. Pike OF
Newton introduced an order for the appoints
ment of a special Committee on this subject.
Laid on the table, 112 to 81.
The Nautical School-rhe motion to recon-
slider the vote by which this bill was rejected
came up. Mr. Hard of Lowell made speech
in favor of reconsideration. Mr.. Dyer of Bos-
ton also spoke, scolding the members who
voted against it in very indiscreet style, call
ing the opponents towards, and various other
hard names.
The question recurring on the motion to
reconsider, it was rejected-67 to 100.
Passed to be Eagrossed. Bill in addition to
an act to establish the District of Marshpee
resolve in favor OF the town of Bedford; bill
to empower married women to appoint Truss
tees concerning the location of the Eastern
Railroad Incorporating the Roxbury lnsti-
tute; in addition to an act establishing the
city of New Bedford to amend an act 10 es-
tabllsh Fire Department in the town OF
Lynn resolve on the petition of Patrick
Boise to sell real estate; bill in relation to
the Probate Court in the county of Wor-
wharf in the city Of Fall River to build
concerning breakwater at Cape May bill
to incorporate the Oxford Hotel Company;
to incorporate the American Hotel Company in
the No. village in Adams to incorporate the
proprietors of Oak Grove Cemetery in Glou-
cester; resolve in relation to the estate of Ma
hum Capen bill in addition to an ct limiting
suits against Executors and Administrators to
two years; resolve in aid of the State Hos
pitfalls at Rainsford Island and Taunton; in
favor of George Lane, constable IN the town
of Gloucester on the petition of Henry Den
mis-; on the petition of Sherburne F. Money;
on the petition of William Greenleaf to pay
over certain Trust Funds concerning the
Artificial Propagation of Fish; bill TO incor-
porate the First Freewill Baptist Church of
Lawrence; in addition to an act to establish
the city of Springfield.