Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-06-02
MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURES,

| SATURDAY, May 3O-l4Ith day'
SENATE.-The bill concerning the use of
| Railroads CMr. Cogswelps bill from the
| House,) was so amended that the bill shall
| only apply where two roads terminate IN the
same town, then passed.
| afternoon SeSsion.-An order was adopted,
providing that the Sergeant at Arms be re-
| quested to furnish to every incorporated and
free library and college in the State copy OF
| the debates of the Constitutional Convention
| of 1888.
Mr.. Burbank of Suffolk introduced the fol.
| lowing resolution -
| ResoIued That we unanimously tender to the Hon.
Charles Upham the expression of our thanks for his
uniform kindness and urbany to us the discharge of
his official duties President o. this body, and We ex
tend TO hmsour cordial wishes for his future prosperity
| and happiness.
| In presenting this resolution, Mr.. Burbank
| addressed the Senate in brief and approprl-
ate manner, highly complimentary to the
| manner in which Mr.. Upham had discharged
the duties of presiding officer, to which Mr..
| Upham replied az follows-
Senators-I thank you for the resolution adopted by
| the Senate and now communicated by the honor
able Senator from Middesex Mr. Usher, expressing the
appreciation, with which you have honored me- of the
manner in which have discharged the duties OF the
chair during the session drawing to its close.
appreciate, with deep sensibity the kind, generous,
and noble spirit pervadng the remarks OF the honorable
Senator from Suffolk in the cor ia and hatering Ian
guage with which he introduced the resolve regard
my connec,ioo with this body the highest honor and
privilege; end the period have spent together will ever
be remembered of the most agreeable portions of
my life stranger to almost all Of you, when assem-
bled here, have experienced invariably, the kindest
treatment from each of you, without exception for
which beg you severally accept the Of
| gratitude words wholly inadequate to express.
When just and intelligent public estimates the aggre-
gate and final results Of labors in the remedial and
salutary have adopted, in the important
carried
originated and in the provisions have made for the
Improvement of the finances for the advancement of the
welfare and interests Of the people, and for the admins
traton of the public affairs of the Commonwealth geser
ally, they will acknowledge the claims Of the Legislature
of 1857 to honorable distinction in the annals of
State.
have been a constant witness of your course, and
bear my testimony here and now and shall bear it every
where and at all times to your faithful indefagable and
efficient abors A more industrious and enlightened
body Of legislators surrounded this board For
the composition and adaptations of the committees, among
whom the work of the session has been distributed
have been responsible hereby thank you all and sew
orally for the diligence, zeal patience and thoroughness
with which the public husiness in every department and
subdivision has been maturcd by preliminary invests
cations in the committee rooms, and conducted through
| all its parliamentary stages
We have finished the work thu people fL to assign
to u.s. ad the hour of adjournment is at hand. With
affection that will bind each and eYerY
e' WISHES for your long continued usefulness and
happiness-nyoklng the blessings of bengnant Provi
dence upon the families and homes which you are about
to return-I bid you Senator-antcipating the moment
sir
/ nihcance Of the term-farewell.
| A message was received from His Excel
| lency the Governor, stating that he could not
| give his official sanction to the address author
| izing the removal of Edward Greeley Loring
! 1t being so late in the session, pressing duties
| prevented his giving his reasons therefor at
| present. but he should furnish them to the
| public prints in due season.
The communication ives sent to the House
Mr.. Hoar, from the Committee of Confer
| ence to whom was referred the bill concerning
| the equalization of taxes, reported that the
| bill ought to pass.
Adjourned to eight o'clock in the evening.
In the evening, the Senate came together
| again at eight o'clock. An hour was consum-
| ed in "mock legislation" AT nine o'clock
an order was adopted conformity with the
House, to inform His Excellency that the bus
mess OF the two branches had been consum-
mated, and that the Legislature was ready to
be prorogued.
AT fifteen minutes past nine o'clock, there.
fore, the Secretary of the Commonwealth an
peared and duly prorogued the Senate.
HoUsE.-A sharp contest, lasting nearly an
hour, took place upon the passage of the re.
solve which came from the Senate, Yesterday.
for the repeal of SO much of the act of 1853
as allows the members of the Legislature and
Council of that year to appropriate to them
selves copies of the Old Colony Records
Messrs. Morrill, of Fall River, Iittle6eld of
Foxboro', and other members of the Legisla-
ture of 1866 opposed the resolves, which were
defended by Messrs. Hale of Boston, Prescott
of Salem, Wells, Of Chicopee, and others
The opposition was unayailing, and the re-
solve passed to be engrossed by large major
ity.
The report from the Senate adverse to the
passage of the bill concerning personal free
dom, and the resolves relating to the same
subject offered by Mr.. Littlefeld, came mn for
concurrence. Mr.. Littefeld moved to sub
stitute his resolves for the report of the Com.
mittee, and on this motion the yeas and navs
were ordered Mr. Hale called attention to
the fact OF an obvious error in the report
which declares that the bill ought to pass, af-
ter giving reasons why it ought not TO pass
Mr.. J. A. Novel; moved that the report be
recommitted.
Mr. J. A. Goodwin moved to add instruc-
tons to report the resolutions as a substitute
forthwith. The previous question was moved.
Mr.. Little6eld protested, and said if put down
here he should appeal to the people. Mr.. Fry
Of Bolton hoped the previous question would
not be put, for he thought it better that mem.
bers of this House should put up with the ar
Bulneutb VI tilS luSn1ueI rum EOADOlO' rather
than the people o. the whole State should suf.
fer The previous question was rejected
The whole subject was then laid upon the ia
bic, in order to pass some engrossed bills to be
enacted, and the House refused to take il from
the table again.
Passed 10 be Eagrossed-Bills, &C., to secure
returns from keepers Of jals and houses of
correction in relation to fugitives from JUS
tice to publish the act relating to applica-
tons to the General Court in favor of the
Board of Insurance Commissioners; concern.
ing the draining Of low lands.
The bill relating to the Militia was taken
up, and after discussion by Messrs Novel; and
A. ]. Wright of Boston, Parker of Worcester.
and Grammer Of Woburn, was passed to be
engrossed.
The bill concerning the purchase and sale
of spirituous liquors by city or town agents,
was passed TO be engrossed. This bill pro
vides that an injunction may be obtained
against city or town agents who shall pnr.
chase liquor except Of tho State Agent and
Furnishes such offence with the same penalty
as II the agent was a common seller OF liquor.
1.-The sells after injunction, he is also liable for
contempt Of Court. Adjourned till o'clock.