Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-05
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURES.

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SENATE Petitions Presented and Referred
william r. Austin and others, in favor of
a law to suppress small bank bills. The Pc
tition is signed by VIM. R. Austin, Donald
Mckay, Wilkinson, Stetson, & Co, Peter T..
Homer, and 80 others, well known merchants
in Boston.
On motion of Mr.. G. w. Warren of Suffolk
it was ordered that the State Treasurer be re-
quested to report for the information Of the
Senate, the amount paid to each Pank Com
missioner appointed under the act of May,
1851.
Bank Commissioaer8-F Further considera-
ton of the question was specially assigned for
Friday next at IL o'clock.
Orders of the Day-1he Bill in addition to
an Act to incorporate the Bank of Mutual
Redemption, was read and assigned, ON mo-
ton Of Mr.. Odiorne Of Suffolk for Thursday
next, at u o'clock.
Bank ConanaissioDeys--Bi concerning the
compensation of Bank Commissioners was
read and specially assigned for Friday next at
II o'clock.
Salaries Of Justices of Ike Supreme Court
The House bill to establish the salaries of the
Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court. came
up TO be engrossed, and on motion of Mr..
Taft Of Worcester, the yeas and nays were or
dered as follows -
-Yeas-Messrs. Bates Brown CT Middlesex,
Buttrck. Fisher, Hall, Kenrick. Lewis, Mum
roe, Odiorne, Pierce Perkins, Shaw, SUIT
Ton, Daniel Warren, q. w. Warren, Ba-
ker, (PresdenD, II.
NGys@Messrs. Brown of Hampden, Leav-
lit, Tatt-3.
Passed to be Eagrossed- Bills to authorize
the Beanan Manufacturing Co., to increase
their capital stock to continue in force an act
to incorporate the Haverhill Mutual Fire ms.
Co.
Personal Liberty BiR-On motion Of Mr..
6. w. Warren Of Suffolk, the vote whereby
the Senate concurred with the House in the
adoption of an order inquiring into the ex-
pediency of requesting the opinion of the
Supreme Court on the constitu.ionality of the
Personal Liberty Act, was rsconsidered, and
the subject went into the orders Of the day.
Adjourned at o'clock.
HOUSE. p etittoaS-Of Mr.. lTilton of Bos-
ton, remonstrance of Mr.. G. Kenny against the
petition of Cambridge Water Works R. Il.
Ceburn in aid of petition in favor of annexa-
tion Of Chelsea to Boston.
OrderS-On motion of Mr.. Titcomb of
Lynnfeld, that the Judiciary Committee con-
slider the ezpediency Of amending Section 8.
Chapter 1927 of the Acts of 1851, so that the
amount and the time shall be increased in
which the creditor whose claim against an in
solvent debtor or corporation is for labor per-
formed lis received.
A communication from c. r. Rawson, au-
ditor, was received, presenting schedule Of all
the expenses of the enlargement of the State
House. Laid upon the table and ordered to
be printed.
Orders Of the Day-Bill relating to trials by
jury before Justices of the Peace and Justices
OF the Police Courts. Discussed and then
laid upon the table,
On motion of Mr.. Deyereux of Salem, the
bill concerning the Rights and Duties of Ju.
ries was assigned for Tuesday, the 18th of
February, at II o'clock.
Passed to be EngroSSed-Bills in addition to
an act to establish Police Court III Chico
pee; respecting the custody OF minor chill
dren; to incorporate Nantucket Agricultural
Society. Several bills were passed to be
enacted.
Adjourned.at twenty minutes past one.