Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-03-08
MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURE.
FR1nAY March &

SENATE.
The Committee on the Militia reported that
it is inexpedient to legislate on the recon-
mendations of the Governors address as to
the militia.
A bill giving to the city of Boston authori-
ty to raise the dam of Lake Cochituate was
substituted for the report leave to withdraw.
The bill to change the name of the New
England Historic 6 theological Society was
recommltted with instructions to hear the par
ties further.
The House refused to print the memorial
of certain coiored citizens of Boston, protest.
ing against the bred Scott decision and sug-
gesting retaliatory legislation
HOUSE.
The Committee on Claims reported re-
solve appropriating $500 to William H. Ella,
for injuries sustained during the rendition of
Anthony Burns.
The bill to allow the President and Fellows
of Harvard College to resign the trusts con-
corning theological education and the main
tenance of theological school, was passed to
third reading without debate.
SATURDAY, March 6.
SENATE.
A bill amendatory of the militia laws. was
reported by Mr.. Haynes of Middesex. II
provides that the roll of the several comma
mics at encampments shall be called under the
supervision of an officer of the staff; that no
man shall receive pay for camp duty unless
he shall have been on duty every day of the
encampment or been excused on account of
sickness provides that the Adiutant Gene
raj shall determine the amount to be paid to
towns and cities for armoTies within the lin
It's OF existing laws; that when any company
shall appear from any returns made 10 the
AdIutant (fauaral 70 ho rod, II III
two privates it may be disbanded that no
new company shall elect officers unless fifty
men shall have been enlisted therein the 40.
gregate volunteer force of the State is limited
to 1000 officers and men; and the number of
officers and men returned for bounty is lrni
ted. Read once and referred.
The Senate rafused (ll to I5) to reconsider
the vote whereby it rejected the bill to ineor
porate the town of Belmont and accented
the report of the committee giving the peti.
TONERS leave to withdraw. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
A bill was reported abolishing the Office of
Insurance Commissioners, and conferrinp
their duties on a State Actuary, to be an.
pointed by the Governor and Council. with a
salary OF $500 per year, and $500 for
clerk.
The Committee on Charitable Institutions
averIed, in report, that at the State Aims
house in Monson, clergymen of the Catholic
faith were not allowed to communicate with
the inmates Ola religious matters.
The Banking Committee were ordered to
consider the expediency of repeating SO much
of the act of 1854, chapter 300, as provides
that no distinction between bills of i've dol
lars and upwards, and smaller bills, shall be
required in the returns made by the banks of
the Commonwealth.
The Judiciary Committee reported bill TO
establish police court in Gloucester.
The judiciary Committee, to whom " as re-
ferred the Senate bill, entitled an act to re.
peal an act concerning notes payable on de-
mand, reported the bill in new draft as fol-
lows:
SECTION l. The first section of the l2lst
chapter of the acts of the year 1889 is hereby
amanded, by adding thereto the following
words, to wit provided that no matter that
has arisen after the notice of the endorse.
ment or transfer of such note has been given
to the promissor shall constitute a defense
thereto"
SEC. 2. The 1920 chapter of the acts of the
year 1867 is hereby repealed.
The bill concerning dispositions in criminal
cases was amended and laid on the table and
ordered to be printed.
Other bills in the orders Of the day were
advanced one stage Adjourned.
UTAH.--Mr. Hockaday, District Attorney
of Utah, arrived at Washington on Friday.
from Camp Scott, with dispatches to the gov
eminent. lie says that the troops are in the
highest spirits. Col, Johnston anticipates the
return of Col. Marcy from New Mexico, with
the transportation animals, by the last of
April. If this is realized he WILL by the first
OF May, advance Immediately upon Salt Lake
City. Mr. Hockaday states that Russell &
Majors cattle at Fort Laramie, are in good
conditisn to forward the supplies, and TINT no
difficulty need be approhended on that score,
The Pubic PRfNTINo.- select com.
mittee OF Congress to investigate the present
system of public printing will probably agree
upon their report next Wednesday. 1t is un.
derstood It will be unanimously Ia favor of the
establishment Of bureau of public printing,
and change in the corrupt and corrupting
system which now prevails. Mr.. Taylor Of
New York, who is ON the committee, will ad.
vocate tho establishment Of a national print
ing Office, similar to those of England and
France.
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l.. Judd, Of Lenox, has silver dol.
lar Of the coinage Of 1890, which his mother
l. s..E 4