Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-04-14
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.


SENATE. Mr.. Taft, from the Committee
on Prisons, repored leave 10 withdraw on the
petition of the officers and chaplain OF the
State Prison for an increase of salary and of
Hannah w. Jones, widow of former War
den, for an allowance.
Under a vote to omit debatable matters,
several matters were advanced one stage.
The bill to extend the time for the payment
of the state loan to the Eastern Railroad Com
pany, after debate, was ordered to a third
reading without any voices in the negative,
HoUsE.-Mr. Smith of Templeton, from
the Committee on Railways and Canals, re-
ported bill authorizing the Bostoniand Wor-
cester Railroad Company to change the loca-
ton of a portion of their road, and for other
purposes.
Mr.. Andrews of Danyers, from the Com
mittee on Railways and Canals, made a min.
GRITTY report on the petition of the Troy and
Greenfield Railroad Company.
Mr.. Prescott of Westield asked leave to
introduce resolve providing for submitting
the resolves for the relief of settlers in Kan
zas to the people, laid on the table.
The bill authorizing the removal of the
office of the register of Deeds for the North
ern District of Berkshire from Lanesborough
to Adams, was passed to be engrossed.
Passed to be EagrOSSed. Bill i'll relation to
the removal of the insane conviets at the
State Prison to authorize the Eliot Fire In
surence Company to real estate to authorize
Silas Hatch and others to construct a cartway
in the town of Falmouth; resolve on the pc
tition of Charles Brigham bill in relation to
the distribution of estates of persons deceas-
ed in further addition to an act to establish
the city Of Cambridge; resolve on the petit
ton of E. B. Stoddard in favor of Samuel
Cook; concerning guardians and wards.
MONDAY, April 10.
SENATE.-Reports from Conamittees- OF
Agriculture-A bill concerning the drainage
of low lands. Of Judiciary-That the House
bill providing for the equalization of taxes
ought not to pass.
The report of leave to withdraw on the Pc
titlon of Hannah M. Jones, wife of a past
Warden of the State Prison, for an allowance
from the State Treasury, was taken from the
orders, considered, and recommitted.
The House order in relation to the support
of the Volunteer Militia, and providing that
the towns and cities shall pay the rent Of the
armores Instead OF the State, was so amended
that the order is referred to the Committee on
Retrenchment and Reform, instead of the
Committee on the Militia, as originally proyi.
ded, and then adopted.
House. Order Adopted-That the Judiciary
Committee inquire if further legislation is
needsd to protect the keepers Of livery stables.
Reports of Committees. = Judiciary Act
concerning wilful and malicious injuries to
dams and reservoirs. That the Senate bill 10
repeal chapter 29O of acts of 1850 ought not
I pass.
By the Printing Committee Majority and
minority reports in relation to the State Print.
| ing. The majority report, resolve authoriz-
ing the Secretary of State, the Auditor, and
the Clerks of the two Housed, to contract fol
one year with William White, at the ruling
market prices.
The minority (Messrs. Nelson and Rice),
two Of the five members of the Committee,
report resolve authorizing contract with
Henry d. Dutton & Son, for one year, at the
rate of forty cents per thousand ems for plain
work,o eighty cents for rule and figure work,
and sixty cents for printing and dry pressing
each token of two hundred and fifty sheets Of
medium paper.
committee was appointed to consider and
report how soon the Legislature may be
brought to close.