Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-10
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURES.

FRIDAY, March Z.
SENATE Petitions Portland Sanbo1n and
l49 Others Of Phlllipston, and Cushing Burr
and 1872 others of Ashby, in aid Of that of
Gilman Day and others, for new county
James Stone and 1872 others of Phillipston,
against-the division of Worcester county.
Bills sagroSsed- Bills in further addition
to an act in relation TO law library assoca-
tions in addition to san act entitled ar act
to incorporate the Mercantile Library Asso-
citation" passed in the year one thousand
eight hpRdrgd and forty-five; in addition to
an act to incorporate the Pocha Pond Meadow
and Fishing Company in Edgartown; resolve
relating to the Massachusetts, Records
The bill to abolish the Police Court in the
town of Blackstone was ordered to third
reading.
The resolve providing for an amendment to
the constitution for districting the State for
the choice of Senators and Representatives
to the General Court was considered.
Mr.. Breckenridge of Hampshire moved to
strike out so much Of the resolve as referred
to Senators. Carried-yeas II, nays IA.
The yeas and nays were then ordered on
passing the resolve to third reading-yeas
49, nays II. Adjourned.
House. - Pet6ions-Of sundry parties,
against division of Worcester and Middle
sex counties A. c. Mayhem and $50 others
OF Milford, for the abolition of the Police
Court in that town of the Committees of
the towns of Uxbridge and Northbridge, for
the establishment of division line between
said towns.
The Jones and Conley election case was
taken up and occupied the whole session,
when motion to substitute the minory re-
port Of Mr.. Jones was rejected-ayes 81, nays
1874.
SATURDAY, March Sth.
SENATE.-The resolve providing for amend
ment to the Constitution for districting the
State for the choice of Representatives to the
General Court, came up for engrossment, on
which the yeas and nays were ordered, and it
was engrossed, 20 to y, as follows:
YeaS-Messrs. Bates, Brainard Bracken-
ridge, Brown of Middlesex. Bull, Buttrck,
Dewey, Fisher, Hall, Kenricl, King, Lewis,
Lee, Munroe, Osgood, Pierce, Thatcher,
Towne, Warner, D. Warren-20.
Noys-Messrs. Bartlett Batchelder, Baxter,
Carey, Dawley, Leavitt, Odorne, Shaw, lay
lor, Taft, g. w. Warren, White-l2.
HOUSE, ot'tjons-Of Elisha Murdoch and
so others of Athol for an appropriation in be-
half of the Free State men Of Kanzas.
Passed to be EngroSSed- to regulate the
construction Of fish weirs to accept the sur.
render of the charter Of the Railroad Mutual
Fire Insurance Co.; to authorize Parker Burn :
ham and others to extend their Marine Rail-
way: to protect the fisheries in Ipswich Riv-
er to incorporate the Young Mems Library
Association of Worcester; on the petition OF
! the Selectmen of Marshpee; to Incorporate the
New England Railroad Mutual Fire Insur-
| ance Co.; on the petition of the Overseers of
the Poor of Newbury; in addition to an act to
incorporate the President and Directors of
! Maverick Bank; to authorize John Pew to
extend his wharf; in addition to incorporate
the Poeha Pond Meadow and Fishing Com
pany in Edgortown.
Restriction up0n Sts6rage-The "read and
write" amendment came up. A verbal amend
ment offered by Mr.. Austin of Boston, was
agreed 10. and the Resolve ordered to a third
reading by vote of l45 to "A. Not two
thirds