Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-04-21
MASSACHUSETTS LEGIsLATURE-


SATURDAY, April Is.
! SENATE.-MT. Burbank, from the Commit
tee on the Militia, reported resolves instructine
our Senators and Representatives in Congress
to use their influence to procure an early and
complete adjustment of the claim of Massa
chusetts foa military services in the last war
with Great Britain.
MI Sawin, from the Committee on Towns
reported reference to the next General Court
on the petition of Silas Hale ct al, that por-
uon OF Phillipston may be annexed to ROYAL
ston.
Various other reports were made.
oundry Senate reports were accented
ordered to be EagrosSed.-I bill in rela-
ton to gaming, billiard tables, and bowling
alleys; as were also, the resolve in favor of
John IL. Wilkins, IL. B. Rogers, and Francis
b. Ray, appropriating $4,000 to pay them for
services as Commissioners on the State Reform
School for Girls the bill in addition to an
act to establish the city of Fall River; the bill
to change the name of the Third Orthodox
Congregational Society in Danvers to change
the name of the Worcester District Methodist
Episcopal Church Camp Meeting Association;
and concerning petitions for partition.
HOUSE. - Petition Presented and Referred.
VI Charles .. Rogers and others, to be incor.
porated as the Journal Newspaper Company
Win Il ga pllai OF y I0U,UUO.
Mr.. Littlefed of Foxboro', on leave, intro.
duced series of resolves in reference to the
condition and treatment of fugidves from ser.
wee, one of which declares TINT when any
person held as a slave in any State shall, BY
the voluntary action, or with the consent Of
the person so holding him or her, come with
IN this State, that person shall be free, and the
othcers, courts, and authorities of this State,
snail protect said person in his or her freedom,
IN the same manner that they are now re.
CURED to defend the rights and immunities of
all citizens of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Wells of Chieopee, from the Committee
on Federal Relations, reported bill concern
ing citizenship and personal freedom The
Dill provides that every person born in the
otate-every person born without the State
children OF citizens who are temporarily absenn
from the State all persons being in or coming
into and locating in the State, with intent to
remain and reside permanently as citizens
except aliens, paupess, fugitives from justice
ana tugltlves from serviee-shall be deemed
citizens of the State. Slavery is forbidden in
the second section, and in the third, it is de-
ciared that any person having been held to
SERVICES slave, in any other State or coun-
ty, and not having escaped from any other
State OF the United States in which he was
"held to service or labor "under the laws
thereof, coming into this Commonwealth, or
now being therein, shall forthwith be and be-
come free
oundry other reports were received, adding
with those made in the Senate, about forty
matters to the orders of the day.
Passed to be BngrosSe9-B to authorize
henry +. Pltman to extend his wharf to au.
thorize Charles and Nathaniel Friend to ex-
tend their wharfin Gloucester harbor; relat-
ing to Pitcher Bridge, in Huntington, in the
county OF Hampshire; concerning the Police
Court OF the town of Milford; in addition to
an act entitled an act to establish a Police
Court in the town of Pittsfeld; concerning
the crime of embezzlement; relating to land
taken for public ways; to change the name
and location of the Etna Furnace Company
relating to the fire department of the CITY of
Kox6ury; to incorporate the Jamaica Pond
Aqueduct Corporation; authorizing the Bos-
ton and Worcester Railroad Corporation to
change the location of part of their road and
LOT other purposes; to fix the salaries of the
Dlstnct Attorneys for the northern, eastern
and southern districts; concerning the fees of
sherlifs and their deputies to establish the
terms OF the courts of probate in the county
OF Mlddlesex; authorizing Abner r. Tucker
and others to plant oysters in Apponigansett
river IN addition to an act entitled an act
concerning notes payable on demand; re.
solves relating to the estate of Abraham Rus
sell; in favor of Ralph K. Jones on the pc.
tition of the seectmen of Dorchester; on the
petition of the First Baptist Society in South.
bridge; relating to the State Almshouse at
Monson on the petition of Samuel N. Ten
ney. :
MONDAY, April 20.
SBNATE.-Reports of Committees.- Mr..
Batchelder-Jud iciary-reference to nextGen.
eral Court of the subject matter of petition of
members Of Worcester Common Council.
By Mr.. Albee-Foreign Relations-a long
report on the order instructing the inquiry
whether colored citizens of Massachusetts de.
sirous of travelling in foreign countries, can
obtain the customary passports, and whether
any legislation is necessary touching this sub.
ject. Same committee reported bill author.
izing the Secretary of state to issue to apy
citizens Of this State the necessary passport
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.