Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-03-24

dollars per year, was adopted and the bill
passed to third reading.
The House adjourned to meet at 9 A. NJ.
tomorrow.
TUESDAY, March %.
SENATE.
An order was adopted directing the Attor-
ney General TO ascertain by 7qo ,ca,yanto or
other process, whether or not the Fitchburg
Railroad Company has been guilty of an
omission of their corporate duty lis discon-
tonuing the passenger trains on the Naltham
and Watertown branch.
Resolutions from the Committee on Rail
ways and Canals, requesting our Senators
and Representatives to advocate a northern
route to the Pacific, or should two routes be
presented to Congress- to favor in addition
such southern route as shall commence at St.
Louis, We're ordered 10 d second reading.
Passed to be Eagr0Ssed Bills concerning
the removal of prisoners in the public nstitu.
tons in the CITY of Boston; concerning the
officers OF the Protestant Episcopal Chur.h
concerning the Niddlesex Mutual Fire lnsur.
ance Company concerning the Bowdoin
Mutual Fire Insurance Company in addition
to an act to provide for the maintenance of
the Essex Bridge; TO establish a Police Court
IN the town of Gloucester in addition 10
the several acts IN relation to the Police Court
OF the city Of New Bedford resolve in favor
OF tie Dudley, Troy and Marshpee Indians );
bills in relation to the Hospital on Rainsford
Island.
The bill in relation to Fire Insurance Com
panies, was debated at length, and then re.
jected, to 10, at follows:
Yeas asssIs. Allen, Bonney, Branning Esty Greene,
MerueE, Stone.
Rays -Messrs. Adams, Bagg, Bliss Davis Earle. 81
lis, tAUeQ6, FELTON,, Frost
Knight aeJcali, Morris y, Reed Sawyer TurneF-ls
A6sent-Messrs. Bail y, Bgyaen, Cornell, Crane.
Field, Haynes, Hooper, Parker PaelDs porer Prince
e@ift Usher, Walker-I4,
The Senate then, at P. NJ, took recess
ll5 to 81 to half past two O'Clock.
HOUSE.
Petitions Presented Isachar J. Elliot
for compensation for supplies furnished the
Dudiey Indians.
Mr.. Corliss Of Lowell introduced bill pro-
vidlng that all bank officers shall be sworn to
the faithful discharge of their duty and to
conform to the laws of the Commonwealth.
Reports Of OmHlitteeS.-Ihe Committee on
the Judiciary reported that the bill concerning
the duties of assessors ought to pass. The
same committee reported that the bill for the
prevention of the fraudulent sale of tickets to
places OF public amusement ought to pass.
The Committee on BANGS and Banking re.
ported an act requiring certain additional bank
returns.
The Committee on Finance reported a re-
solve in favor Of the Hapanamisco Indians.
appropriating $500; an act establishing the
salaries Of clerks in the Office of the Secretary
of State, as follows To the first clerk the
sum of $500; second, $1,000 to the several
additional clerks, each, $1,000. The same
committee reported reference to the next Cen
eral Court on the petition OF BENJAMIN Walker
for compensation; also that the resolve in fla.
vor OF Tufts College ought not to pass also
that the bill to establish the salary OF the Dis
trict Attorney Of the Middle District ought to
pass also that the resolve in favor of John
Rhodes ought to pass also the resolve hxiAg
the salary OF the Register of Insolvency for
NidaeseH' The same committee reported
resolve in aid Of the erection Of a fence around
Fort Washington, appropriaung $1,000.
lhe Committee on the judiciary reported
that the Senate bill relating 10 assessment of
taxes ought not TO pass also that the order
relative TO the Fifty Associates" onght not
to pass.
Passed 10 be EHgroSsea. Bill in relation to
the pickerel and perch fishery in the District
oil MarsLpee to amend an act concerning in
surance companies; to protect the rights Of
stockholders IN corporations to incorporate
the Traveller Newspaper Association to in
corporate the East Douglas Evergreen Gene
terry Association.
The vote by which the bill from the Senate
regarding returns Of railroad corporations was
passed to be ongrossed, was reconsidored, and
the bill was then rejected
The resolve in favor of the Wesleyan Acad.
envy, report of tho committee on finance quos.
ton on rejection, was discussed At much
length. The resolve passed to a second read.
ing by 80 to o..
The hour having arrived for the special as.
| sipment, the resolves in relation to the ad-
mission of Kanzas, it vas taken up aud re.
assigned for Thursday next, at 10 o'clock,
The resolves in relation to u consolidation
and arrangement Of the Statutes of the Com
monwealth, were next taken up and discussed
| by Mr.. Wells Of Greenfield, who opposed ia
passage. lie moved that it he laid upon the
table, and the Speaker be requested to com.
municate Commissioners and ascertain from
them when they will have completed the
work,
AT fifteen minutes before one o'clock the
House took recess till two p. M.
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