Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-06
MASSAGE UsETTs LEGISLATURES.

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TUESDAY,, Feb. 5.
SENATE-P Petitions presented and referred
Of Jonathan Day and fifty-fiv Others for al
iteration of laws respecting the fees of Sheriff
: and Deputies.
Reports Of es-Manufacturers-B
Mr.. White of Norfolk. a bill concerning Per-
kIns Mills, end Dwight Manufacturing Co.'S,
and to increase the capital stock of the latter
T The bill provides for the union of the two com :.
panies into one corporation.
Rail,oayS and Caaals-By Mr.. Dawley of
Bristol, bill to extend the time for the con-
struetion of the Millbury and Southbrdge
Railroad.
Sderifs aad their Feea--1lr. Kenrick of
Barnstable, en- leave, introduced bill relative
to the fees of Sherifs and Deputy Sherffs,
prescribing the snount of the same. Read
and committed.
Personal Liberty BiA-The orders of the
day were taken up, when the motion of Mr..
g. w. Warren of Suffolk to reconsider the
vote whereby the Senate, Monday, concurred
in the adoption of the Order, relative to the
expediency Of requesting the opipion of the
Judges of the Supreme Court, on the constitu-
tionality of the " Personal Liberty Bill" Of
1856 was discussed.
Mr.. White of Norfolk, thought the case
should first be argued before the Supreme
Court. Mr.. G. w. Warren favored a recon-
sideration. Mr.. Taft also declared he should
vote on the same side. though not from like
motives. Mr.. Carpenter said he should vote
against it. Mr.. Shaw of Dukes and Nam
tucket, thought the bill couficted with the
Bill of Rights. He should vote for recon
sideration. Mr.. Carpenter thought it would
be discourteous to the other branch to recon-
slider, and then vote down the whole question.
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subject should be argued in court before get
ting an opinion. Mr. &. W. Warren feared
this question might yet lead to blood an idea
which the Senator from Nantucket thought
was idle and croakerish.
Mr. Odiorne of Suffolk thought the "opin-
ion in question would do no harm, if it did
no good. Mr., g. W. Warren thought if the
question was to be tried in Nantucket there
would be no danger Of shedding any blood
Mr.. Shaw thought if the rest of the people of
the State were like those in Nantuck es there
would be no need oil a Personal Liberty Bill.
Mr.. Pierce Of Norfolk thought the passage of
the order would be discourteous to the Com
mittee, ag well,as to the House. He should
like to vote foF the reconsideration, and then
vote down the order in" the most gentlemanly
manner.
The reconsideration was carried.
Mr. q. W, Warren of Suffolk then offered
his amendment, which was to strike out of
the order the words Enquire into the expe-
diency of requesting,'~ and insert instead
.'be instructed to request the opinion of the
Judges. &C.
Mr.. D. Warren of Suffolk advocated the
amendment.
Mr.. Dewey of Worcester regarded it as of
doubtful utility in any case to interrogate
Judges Of the Supreme Court
The yeas and nays were then taken, and
the amendment was rejected, as follows:
Keas.-Messrs. Bartlett, Brown of Middle.
sex, Bull, Carey, Hall, Kendrick, King Leav-
lit, Lewis, Daniel Warren, Geo. w. Warren,
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Nays.-Messrs. Batchelder, Breckenridge,
Brown OF Hampden, Buttrck Carpenter,
Dawley, Dewey, Fisher, Mills, Odiorne, Us-
good, Pierce, Rogers, Shaw. Taft, Thatcher,
TLwne, White-1S. o..
On motion of Mr.. Carpenter of Norfrlk the
yeas and nays were then ordered on the pas
sage of the order, and adopted, as follows
Yes, 10; Nays, II. Adjourned.
HOUSE. Petitions upon various subjects were
presented and referred.
Orders-By Mr.. Potter of Dartmouth, in
quiring what legislation is necessary to keep
brakeman at their posts while trains are III
motion; by Mr.: Cole of Boston, as to the ex-
pediency of repeating the usury laws. Adopt
Cd, 20 to 40.
d Resorfs--Rill TO make the aaat Of FeDIuary
legal holiday; bill to amend'chapter 40 Re-
vised Statutes respecting suretes surrender
ing their principals in bail bonds.
There were no matters in the orders of the
day.
The Committee on Claims. to whom had
been rc-committed the bin providing for pay.
ment to agents for taking the decennial cen
sus, reported that after considering the sub
ject they could devise no more equitable
rate of payment than the one proposed in the
bill. They therefore reported back the bill
Adjourned at Il o'clock.