Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-07-24
THURSDAY, July %.

SENATE.-On leave, Nj. Messenger intro
duced bill relating to electors, being an
amended form of the bill which came back
from the House on account of clerical error.
AS amended, the bill was ordered to be en-
crossed, under suspension of the rules.
The report of the special committee for dis
trIcting the four counties of Middlesex, Wor-
cester, Norfolk, and Suffolk, was presented
by Mr.. Warner
1t provides that the county of Suffolk, to
gether with the cities of ChaIlestown, in the
county of Mtddlesex, and Roxbury IN the
county of Norfolk, be divided into six districts;
that the county of Middesex. excluding
therefrom the city OF Charlestown, with the
towns of Milford, Harvard, and Bolton, in
the county OF Worcester, be divided into six
districts; that the county of Worcester, ex-
Guiding therefrom the towns of Milford
Blackstone, Harvard, and Bolton, be divided
into tive districts as this was rejected, we
omit the details. that the county of Norfolk,
excluding theretrom the city of Roxbury, and
town of Cohasset, with the town of Black
stone, of Worcester county, be divided Unto
three districts.
After debate, Mr., Stone moved that SO much
OF the report Of the special committee be ac-
eepted as divided the counties into a certain
number OF districts, leaving the details to fu-
ture consideration.
The yeas and nays were taken, and the mo-
ton was lost by the following vote:-
Yeds-Messrs. Albee, Ames, Bouney Churchill, Estey
HAIRS Haynes, saWin, Stone, Usher Wheeler, and
Nays-Batcheder, Bliss, Breckenridge. Burbank. Cow.
din Gr.en Hitchcock, boar, Hunkng, Messenger, Mer-
rick, MITCHELL MXter, Rogers, Sahn, Shaw Swift Taft
Tay Tor, Whitney, and Young 81
On the question of accepting the report of
the special committee, it was rejected by Ii
to %.
The question then required upon the amend
ment of Mr.. Haynes to the report of the Joint
committee, which was rejected by II to 25
Mr.. White then took the floor and proposed
new plan, moving to substitute in the place
OF the committees report, the House bill, doc.
ument 260 on thesame subject.
The debate thereon was prolonged by
Messrs. White, Hoar, Esty, Upham, Shaw,
and Stune.
The question was called for, and on the
question OF adopting the amendment proposed
by Mr.. White, the vote was as follows =
YeGs-Messrs, Ahee, Ames Bliss Bonpey. Braten.
ridge, Esty Harris, Haynes, Mxter Poor saWln Stone
Swift, Usher, White-I5.
NGys-Atwood, Batchelder, Burbank, Churchill, Cow.
ON, Green Hitchcock, Hoar Hunking, Messenger Mer
rick, Rogers, sabin Shaw, TAFT, Taylor Warner, Whit
ney, Itung-19 M
ana the amendment was rejected.
Several propositions were made by different
senators, and were voted down, and the bill
was then ordered to third reading by vote
of 81 to Is.
Yeds-Batchelder, Bliss, Breckenridge BURBANK. Cow
din Bsty, Green Hitchcock, Hoar Hunkng, Messinger
Merrck, MITCHELL Mixer, Rogers, Sabn Shaw Taft Tay.
Tor, Warner, Wmtney-2i
Nays-Allen, Ames, Atwood, Bonney Churchill Har.
rs; haynes Eoor, saRin, stone SWIFT Usher, Wheeler
White, YouDg-I5.
HoUsE.-The debate on the bill to amor.
ton the State into senatorial districts was re.
sumed.
Mr.. Morse of Lowell continued and con.
cluded his speech in favor of taking the extra
senator from Hampshire and Franklin conn.
ties, as given to them by the committees re-.
port, and giving the advantage where il
rghltully belonged, that is, to Essex and
MlddleseX.
Mr.. Hale Of Boston again defended the bill
reported by the committee.
Mr.. Edwards of Southampton advocat ted
the bill reported by the committee as the fair.
est one that could be made under all the cir.
cumstanees of the case.
Mr.. Fitch Of Sheffield spoke on the same
side of the question.
Mr.. Wells OF Chieopee opposed the bill re-
ported by the committee, and advocated plan
devised by himself, which gives greater equal.
lty IN the Districts but pays no attention to
county lines.
Mr.. Parker of Worcester replied to the last
speaker, and advocated the bill reported bv
the committee. At the conclusion of his
speech, the House adjourned to o'clock in
the afternoon. af