Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-06-02
nAssACHUsETrs EnelsLArURE.

SATURDAY, May 81.
Standardization De5f9rs.-Mr. Brainard
from the Committee on Probate AMI Chancery,
presented a report that the bill i'll addition to
an act relative to insOYenJ debtors, ought not
to PASS. The report called up debate. After
the adoption Of several amendments, the bill
was ordered to a third reading, y to 10. The
bill provides that any person aggrieved by any
order sentence, decree, or denial of a com
missioner or judge of insolvency, may appeal
therefrom to the supreme judicial court.
The votes rejecting the bills to incorporate
the Wamsutta Bank, Fall River, and the Shell
burne Falls Bank, were Teconsidered, and the
bills were ordered to third reading.
EaGroSsUd -Resolfa in favor Of Isaiah 6 Cd
dard bills to authorize the Governor to ap-
point Commissioners Of Deeds in foreign coun-
tries; changing t. time of holding Probate
Court at Groton, in the county OF MiddleseX;
concerning Charles River and Warren bridges;
concerning the Essex Merrimack bridge: to
incorporate the Agawam Bridge Co; to in
crease the capital stock Of the Millbury Bank,
20 to Is; to increase the capital stock of the
Adams Bank, IA to Is. Resolve relative to
the pay OF Henry A. Marsh.
Mr.. Pierce, from the joint special committee
to whom was referred the message from the
Governor, with resolutions passed by the
Connecticut Legislature relative to the late
assault upon Hon. Charles Sumner, reported
the following resolve, which was passed to be
engrossed under a suspension of the rules:
Rescued, Thgt the General Court Of Massachusetts
receives with lively satisfaction and gratitude the frat>r
nal resolutions Of the General Assembly Of Connecticut
expressing their sentiments of adherence in relation
the recent coTardly violence upon the floor the
Senate Chamber their noble determination to unite with
MASSACHUSETTS IN defence OF the vital right OF freedom Of
speech aud their manly ympsthy with her in the mtg
nifty offered to the Stae ii the person OF her Senator
HoUsE.-After some pnimportant business
in the House, the Resolve to aid the oppressed
Kanzas settlers, was taken up. MIR. Goldman
moved TO amend it by inserting proviso that
no part Of the money should be applied to the
purchase of arms or munitions OF war. Mr..
Wilkinson accepted this IN lieu of his amend.
ment proposed yesterday Mr.. circuit of
Chelsea, Amer made Rtwaddlng and mean
spirited speech in favor of the amendment.
Mr. Taft OF Worcester, (Repub. spoke against
it and in favor of the resolve. Mr.. Hale Cwhig)
made an excellent speech in behalf of his re-
solve as reported Mr. Lttlefed of FoXboro,
(Am.) was on the same side. Mr. Robinson
of Lexington, CWhig) followed in a similar
strain to Mr.. Circuits. Mr.. Wilkinson OF
Dedham, (B. r. presented the administration
side of the case. The prettiest point of his
speech was, that the U. $. govern1I eat might
be trusted to take care of the Kanzas people,
The amendment as rejected by a vote of
100 yeas to 1876 nays.
The yeas and nays were then taken on the
passage of the resolves, and the result was,
yeas 1885, nays o. The rules were then sus-
pended so as to bring up the question Of the
engrossment.
Mr.. Devereux then defended his position of
opposition to the resolve He represented it
as an act of 'oar. &C., and made an elaborate
attempt to brighten people with the pIetense
Mr.. Lawrence Of Cambridge, also opposed the
resolve MIR. Stoddard of Worcester, made an
excellent speech for the resolve. Mr.. Pike of
Newton, followed
Both these gentlemen exposed in thorough
manner the war cry which Was first raised by
the proposition of Wilkinson and Goldman to
amend the resolve, and then kept up by the
speech of Mr.. Devereux. Mr.. Sever of Bos-
ton, spoke and dragged up General Washing
toms farewell address against sectional parties.
A motion was then made to lay the subject
on the table, and on this the Border Rutfans
obtained a majority-98 to 81, and the House
adjourned.