Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-07-29
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION
BosToN. Monday, July 81, 1857.

BosToN. Monday, July 81, 1857.
HoUsE.-Atteraoon SeSsiOn.-Mr. Keyes of
Watertown moved reconsideration of the
vote whereby the House passed to be engross-
ed the bill concerning the election of Repre-
sentatives. Placed in the orders.
The Senate bill for the districting of the
State into forty Senatorial districts was read
once.
The orders of the day were then taken up,
and Mr.. Hale of Boston moved suspension
OF the rules. SO that the bill passed BY the
House in the morning might come up on its
engrossment.
The motion to suspend the rules was mega
tived, l24 to SO.
Mr. Schouler of West Cambridge moved
suspension of the rules, in order to take up
the Senate bill. Carried, 1913 to 81.
The House then considered the bill from
the Senate, the question being on its passage
to a third reading.
Mr.. Parker of Worcester moved to amend
the bill by substituting for the Senate bill the
bill as reported by joint committee.
Mr.. Morrill, of Fall River moved to amend
the amendment by substituting for the SEN
ate bill the bill known as the HAYNES plan,
with some alterations The substitute was
read, and Mr.. Morrill, advocated his motion.
The yeas and nays on the question were
ordered. The roll being called, the amend
ment was rejected, So to 1852.
The question then REQUIRED on substituting
the committees bill for that which came down
from TIE Senate. On this question the yeas
and nays were again called, and the substitute
was adopted, l40 to 70.
Mr.. Parker of Worcester moved a suspen-
sion of the rules, that the bill might take its
several readings at the present time.
The motion prevailed, 1877 to 81.
The question was then on the engrossment
of the bill.
After some debate, and several fruitless
motions the bill was ordered 10 be engrossed
by lea to 20,
TUESDAY, July %.
SENATE.-The bill for dividing the State in.
to forty senatorial districts, being the Senate
bill amended by striking out all but the title,
and substituting the report of the joint spe-
cial committee, came up from the House for
concurrence.
Mr.. Bonney moved that the Senate concur
in the House amendment, with an amend
ment redistricting Middlesex and Worcester
counties.
The amendment of Mr.. Bonney was re-
jected; yeas l3, nays Is.
The question then REQUIRED upon concurring
WIN tlS AlouSSS anu Iu6 SENATE COHCuIEeQ Dy
the following vote:
YEAS -Messrs. Batcheder, Bliss, Breckenridge Cow
din, rs y, Hitchcock Hoar, Hunkng, Messenger, Merrill
Mitchell, Mintsr Rogers, Shaw, TAFT, Taylor, Turner,
Warner, Whitney.-18.
EAYs-Nessrs. Albee, Atwood, Bonney, Churchill
HAYNES, Poor, Sawin, Stone, Swift, Usher, Wheeler,
White, Young-13,
The Senate then adjourned till IL o'clock
tomorrow.
HOUSE, -Tke order of Mr.. Hinckley of
Barnstable, referring the bill on senatorial
apportionment to special committee, with
instructions to report bill in accordance with
plan offered by him, was rejected by de-
cisive vote.
The motion to reconsider the vote whereby
the bill apportioning representative districts,
was passed to be engrossed, prevailed, and Mr.
Prescott of Westford, moved to amend the
bill by providing that the returns from the
towns be made by the town clerks, and not
by the county commissioners, as the bill pro-
vides.
The bill and amendment were recommitted.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock tomorrow.