Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-16
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.

friday FEB. Is.
STANDARDIZATION Presented and Referred.
OF Elisha a. Fuller and others of Springfield,
to be set off to new town, to be called De.
lano.
The House bill in further addition to the
act establishing the City of Salem, was passed
| to be engrossed.
The bill IN addition to an act to incorporate
the Bank Of Mutual Redemption, (amended)
was taken up, question on engrossmeut
Mr.. Odiorne of Suffolk, offered an amend
mentto add to the second section the words
land paid in,' SO that the Bank may not 90
into operation until 100000 shall have
been subscribed and paid in.
Mr.. Dewey of Worcester, moved to insert
before "paid in, the words "one half"
The amendments were agreed to- without a
division.
Mr.. Lee of Worcester, made long speech
In opposition to the BILL contending that it
was an experiment likely to prove disastrous
to the whole banking system. The new bank
would be the head Of company of weak
banks, giving them a financial security which
would lead to over. issues and disaster
The bill was then passed to be engrossed-.
yeas %, nays Z, as follows;
Heas-Messrs. Bartlett, Baxter, Branard,
Breckenridge, Ii. G. Brown, Buttrick, Dawley,
Dewey, Fisher, Hall, Mills, Odio rne, Osgood,
Perkins, Raymond, Shaw, Taft, Taylor, T6ach-
er, Warner, d. Warren, G.. w. Warren,
White-23.
NayS-Messrs. Batchelder, Carey, King,
Leayitt, Lee, Lewis, Munroe-7.
Right Of Suffrage. The next subject in,the
orders was the resolve for amendment to the
! Constitution providing that no person shall
vote or hold office under the constitution of
this Commonwealth, unless he shall have re.
sided within the United States twenty-one
years, and be legally naturalized.
Mr.. Lee of Worcester, offered an amend
ment to strike out "twenty-one," and insert
''seven."
House, Orders Adopted-On motion bv
Mr.. Z. Hale of Boston, suspending the DOW
ers OF the Committee to audit the accounts of
statistical information, until the Legislature
has acted upon the bill now pending, which
proposes the repeal of the section of the Hill
on that subject. On motion by Mr.. Andrews
OF Danvers as to providing by law for what
shall constitute the weight Of a bushel of
onions.
The order Offered yesterday By Mr.. Mixter
relative to the Troy & Greenfield Railroad Co.
was taken up and adopted.
Reports of Committees BY Mr.. Deyereux
of Salem, an Act to establish the office OF AS.
sistant to the Attorney Tor the county of Suf-
AOih oalall W pV p LOW year.
The House proceeded to the consideration
of the bill to enable parties in civil actions to
be witnesses therein.
Mr.. Fletcher OF Lowell opposed the BILL
He denied that either in England or any State
of this Union, any law precisely like the pro-
posed one had ever been passed. He closed
by warning against changing a system which
has hitherto worked well.
Mr. Dyer Of Boston thought the gentle
man from Lowell was mistaken as to the re.
suits of the act 70 which he had referred, as
it exists in England. After its existence there
for many years, the testimony of iorty-fve
out of forty-six judges has been given in its
favor He then urged briefly reasons for the
passage Of the bill.
Mr.. Russell Of Worcester also advocated
the passage of the bill, making some very
sensible and practical suggestions in its favor.
Mr.. Poor OF Danvers also urged the passage
Of the bill.
Mr.. Seayer of Boston moved the re.com-
mitment of the bill. Agreed to-ayes 81;
noes so.