Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-08
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
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HousE-Afernoon Session.

| Reconsideration Session.
Mr.. Browne, of Dorchester, offered an or
| der, which was laid over, instructing the
| Banking Committee to report a general law,
| giving power to any incorporated bank to
add to its capital stock, sums not exceeding
| its present capital, provided such increase be
subject to the restrictions, liabilities, and prl-
| vileges of the act of May "a, 1851, and the
act of May, 1852, in addition thereto; provi-
ded, also, that no part of such additional cap"
ital shall be exempt from taxaton until the
whole circulation shall exceed the amount
already allowed by law.
A bill was reported to set off part of SUIT
ton to Douglas. Mr.. Smith, OF Beckett, had
leave Of absence for eight days.
Mr.. Twombly, of Boston, introduced on
leave a bill to provide for the inspection of
domestic whiskey. The Slate Assayer to
apply suitable tests to discover whether whis-
key brought into the State is pure and free
from poisonous or injurious substances. Re-
ferred to committee.
The tunnel loan bill was taken up, and
Mesrs. Hyde of Newton, Wood of Middle
boro', Russell of Boston, and Harris of
Springfield. opposed it. Messrs. Hinckley
of Barnstabe, and Parker of Worcester, took
the other side. The House adjourned before
Mr.. Harris had concluded his speech.
THURSDAY, May I-TIZ3d day.
SENATE,-The Committee on Prisons re-
ported leave to withdraw on the petitions tor
the passage Of an act to stay the action of the
commissioners of Essex county, in relation to
repairing or rebuilding the House of Correc-
ton of said county, till the county can ex-
press their will upon the question involved
Mr.. Sabln's bill to incorporate the Lenox
Water Company, offered as a substitute for the
report leave to withdraw on petition of H.
w. Bishop, was adopted and ordered to a
third reading.
The bill concerning the Danvers Railroad
and the Boston & Maine Railroad, was
amended and then ordered to a third reading
lie to II.
The constitutional amendment limiting the
annual session of the Legislature TO 100 days,
except that they may be extended ten days
longer by a vote of two thirds of both
branches, was agreed to by vote of SO to o.,
all the senators voting for it, except Messrs.
Sabin, Stone, and Wheeler, who were absent,
and the President.
The Kanzas aid resolves were taken up, and
Mr.. Albee of Middlesex. addressed the Senate
in their support. Before closing his remarks,
the Senate adjourned till afternoon.
HoUsE.-The oraer of Mr.. Browne of Dor
chester, offered yesterday, instructing the
Banking Committee to report general law
providing for the increase of the capital of ex-
listing banks, under the restrictions and liabil-
tiles of the general banking laws of 1851 and
1852, was adopted by vote of 100 to 81.
Four motions to reconsider were in the Or
ders this morning, viz:-The vote by which
the bill relating to insurance companies, and
the bill relating to a court House in Lawrence,
and the bill relating to annual meetings of the
judges Of probate, were indefinitely post
poned and the vote by which the bill relat-
ing to the powers Of county commissioners in
laying out ways. was passed to be engrossed.
The House in each instance refused to recon-
slider.
The Tunnel aid bill was taken up, and Mr..
Harris of Springfield, resumed his speech IN
opposition to it. He apoke up to the time of
the adjournment Of the morning session.