Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-27

members took part, ensued. The bill was laid
on the table,
The House bill concerning the police court
of the city Of Worcester, after debate, was
ordered TO be engrossed by vote of II to 4.
HOUSE, Petitions Presented and Referred.
OF citizens of hyannis, Manchester. Win
chester, Deerlield, and Harwich, seveTally for
aid to free settlers in Kanzas; of Samuel
Bliss of Warren, to be set off from that town
to West Brookfeld.
The Committee on the judiciary reported
bill to exempt certain articles from attachment
and execution.
Sundry other reports of committees were
made.
The Senate bill to repeal certain acts con-
corning persons under sentence of death,
came up, and Mr.. Johnson of Abingdon,
made long speech in favor of the bill.
Mr. Cosswell of Worcester, opposed its
passage.
The discussion was interrupted by the thin
ness OF the House. and after some time spent
in proftless attempts to ascertain the number
OF persons present. an adjournment was car
ried, pending the question.
THURSDAY, Feb. 26.
SENATE.-The Committee on Railways and
Canals reported a bill incorporating Joseph
6. Luther and others as the Fall River and
Warren Railroad Company.
The bill to repeal. the Act relative to the
Rights and Duties of Jurors. was taken up,
and Mr.. Clark of Suffolk briefly advocated
the repeal.
The question recurring on ordering the bill
to third reading, it was carried with the fol-
lowing result =
Yeas.-Ames. Atwood, Batchelder, Bliss,
Churchill, Clark, ETY., Green. Harris, Haynes,
Hitchcock, H0ar, Merrick. Mitchell, Mater,
Rogers, Sahin, Sawin, Swift. Taylor, Turner,
Wheeler, White, Young.-24.
Nags.-Albee, Bonney, Breckenridge Bur-
bank, Cowdin, Field, Hunking, Messenger,
Poor, Shaw, Stone, Taft, Usher, WhttBey.-
IA
House Resolve concerning the publication
of State Laws in the Boston atlas, Bee, and
Springfield Republican, were taken up. Mr..
Green stated that he had just received dis
patch from the editor Of the Springfield he.
publican declining the doubtful honor con-
ferted We; terday.
Mr.. White of Middlesex moved to add the
Telegraph and Chronicle to the papers men,
toned in the House resolve. Adopted by a
vote of II to IA.
After debate and other Intellectual motions
to amend, Mr.. Albee moved to indefinitely
postpone the whole subject. The vote finally
prevailed by vote of % to 10.
A motion to reconsider, under suspension
of the rules, was lost, and thus the wise &C.
ton of the Board was fixed. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-PctttionS Presented and Referred.
OF sundry parties for grant in aid of the set
tiers Of Kanzas of the County Commission
ers of Worcester County for authority to bor-
row money; OF DR., J. II. Hero and others of
Westboro, VIM. K, Stacy and others of Bos-
ton, in behalf of AT Asylum for Inebriates.
Orders adopted that the Com
mittee onJudiclary ii quire whether any furth-
er legislation is neces ,arg in reference to dis /.
solution OF attachments. That no member be
allowed to speak more than fifteen minutes on
any one subject, unless BY leave of majority
of the members present; that during the re-
mainder Of the present session, no member
shall speak longer than twenty minutes at
| any one time
! At II o'clock, the House proceeded to act
| upon the special assignment for the election
of Major General.
Mr.. Hale of Boston moved that Samuel
Andrews be- and hereby is, elected Major
General Of the Massachusetts, Volunteer Mill
tia; and that the vote upon the motion be
taken by yeas and nays. Mr.. Hale sustained
his position by a speech of some length.
! A debate ensued, which continued till the
! close of our reDort