Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-13
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURES

MONDAY, May IL.
SENATE-Atteraoon Session. The report of
reference to the next General Court, on the
petition of VIM. Aspinwall and others, was
taken up.
After long debate, bill offered BY Mr.
Turner, to incorporate the Brooklihe Railroad
Company, was adopted as a substitute by a
vote of IL to s. and then referred to the Rail-
road Committee.
Mr.. Taft, of Worcester, offered bill relat-
ing to the House of Correction in Bristol
county, as a substitute for the report leave to
withdraw on the petition of John II. Sisson
and Others. Adjourned.s1
HoUsE-Atternoon Session. The bill to
continue an indenture concerning the Back
Bay, was taken from the table and passed to
be engIossed.
Mr.. Hudson's order offered in the forenoon
was again debated, and the yeas and nays
being taken, l47 voted in favor and So against,
so it was rejected. Mr.. Whites substitute
INCREASING the capital of the Freeman's Bank
was then rejected, and the report leave to
withdraw was adopted.
The bill to incorporate the Hide and Leather
Bank, Boston, with capital of ST., 00O, 900,
was next in order. The yeas and nays were
demanded but refused, and the bill was then
ordered to third reading by vote of l42 to
81.
The reports leave to withdraw on the peti-
tons eff the Fanueil Hall Bank, North Bank,
Shawmut Bank, Daniel Webster Bank, lin
Webster,) Atlas Bank, Columbian Bank and
Union Bank, Boston, Merchants Bank, lin
Lowell,) were all accepted without contest,
except upon the bank in Webster. In this
case, bill was offered as substitute, and
only lost by a vote of SO to 81. In this case,
amotion has been made TO reconsider.
communication was received from the
State Treasurer transmitting letter received
from Henry Is. Rogers, one of the commits
sioners for establishing the State Industrial
School, enclosing his check for a thousand
dollars, the income to be appropriated to the
purchase of moral and religious books for
that institution.
The bill TO increase the capital stock of the
Lee B ank was ordered to a third reading,
The Tunnel Loan bill was then taken up
and Mr.. Stedman, OF Boston, addressed the
House in its tavor. MIR. Ranney, of Boston,
opposed the bill, and offered substitute,
which was ordered to be printed, and the bill
was laid upon the table.
The House then adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 70 12Sth day,
SENATE.-The sergeant at. arms was direct
ed to furnish to the members and reporters Of
the Legislature copies of the journal of the
Constitutional Convention of 1853
The following bill and resolves were passed
to be engrossed to incorporate the Newton
Railroad Co.; to repeal certain acts concern
ing suits against eA ecutors and administrators;
to authorize the commissioners of Dukes
county to borrow money in favor of the
State almshouse in Tewksbury; concerning
the Danvers Railroad Company and the Boston
and Maine Railroad; in addition to an act to
incorporate the New England Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, and concerning returns
of elections.
The two years amendment of the Constitu
ton was taken up, and finally passed, by a
vote of rs to 8 -
YEAs-Alhee, Ames, Atwool Bliss, Breckenridge Bu,.
bank, Churchill, Clark, Esty, Field Harris Hitchcock
Hoar Merrick, Mitchell, Mxter, Poor Rogers, sabin
Stone, Swift, Taft, Warner, Whitney, White.
NAYs-Batchelder, Bonney, Haynes aunking, Mes.
sengel, SRwin, Turner, Usher, Young.
Absent or not voting-Cowdin, Green, Shaw, Taylor
Wheeler, Upham.
The bill to extend and unite the Hampshire
and Hampden Railroad with the Connecticut
River Railroad, was debated at length, but nc
question was taken before the adjournment.
HoUsE.-The Tunnel loan bill was taken
up, and debated by Mr.. Smith of Templeton
in favor, and Mr.. Hyde of Newton, in oppo.
sition. Mr.. A. J. Novel; of Boston, also op.
posed the bill. The debate was continued
by Mr.. Sheldon of Wilmington, Mr.. Parker
of Worcester, and Mr.. Andrews of Danvers
Mr.. Hopkins of Northampton, then COM
menced review of the arguments of the op.
ponents of the bill, and spoke up to the houl
of adjournment.