Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-01-27


the part OF the claimant.
The message was laid on the table and or
dered to be printed
On motion of Mr.. Spooner of Boston, the
House adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. %.
SENATE.
Mr. Earle of Worcester presented the petit
ton of Caleb rhayer, and 5 others, legal vo-
tiers of the town of Blackstone, praying for
the removal of Judge Loring. Laid on the
table
Mr.. Knight of Hampshire, from the Com
mittee on Manufactures, to whom was re-
| fsrred the petition of William H. Carow and
others, for the incorporation of the New Eng
land Steam and Gas Company, reported that
the petitioners have leave to withdraw The
report went into the orders OF the day for to-
| morrow.
Various petitions from the House were act
ed on concurrenty, with the exception Of
| petitions tor the removal Of Judge Loring,
which were laid OH the table.
The bill for compromising members and Of
fcers Of the Legislature by annual salaries,
was received from the House, having been
| passed in concurrence, with two amend
The first amendment, to add to the
ond section the words: "and such writ
ten statements of members shall be preserved
The second amendment, to strike out the
fourth section, was then read. Messrs.
| Walker, Phelps, Morrssey, Earle, Fisher
and others spoke against the amendment, and
Messrs, Stone, Porter and Parker in favor of
| it.
| Mr.. Parker thought there were other bills
outside the regular compensation of members
which ought 10 be included Many appro-
| priations were made large enough to cover
| little Incidentals and bills of members, which
the public knew not of.
Mr.. Phelps replied that no bills of mem
bers could be paid unless approved by the
proper authority.
Mr.. Parker wished to know if bill of
| 500 made out against the Commonwealth,
last year, by the present ex-Speaker of the
House, for attendance on member, and for
which he received pay, had ever been ap-
| proved.
Mr.. Phelps said he had never presented
bill to the Commonwealth. He was called
upon to attend professionally, upon a mem
Der, and presented him bill which he had
audited, and for which he did then receive
pay. But it was in legitimate way accord
ing to provision of the law.
The orders of the day were taken up, as
follows:
Report Cnexpedient] of the Committee on
Mercantile Affairs and Insurance, on the Or
der relative to investments by insurance COM
panies.
The reports of the committee in relation to
the admission of oaths to minor officers, were
taken from the table and placed upon the or
ders of the day tomorrow.
MIR. Esty. from the Committee Il~;l--y-~
and Canals, to whom was referred an order
relative to supplying railroad corporations
with reports of other companies. reported
bill, as follows:
BE It enacted, &c. :
Sec l. The Secretary of the Common
wealth is hereby authorized to furnish to ev-
cry railroad corporation established within
the State, one copy of each of the annual re-
ports OF the other railroad corporations, which
are now required by law to be delivered an.
nualy by the respective corporations to the
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
The bill was read a first time and passed to
a second reading.
At II IL clock, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Petitions, RemORStTanceS, &c.-Petitiun Of
the South Danvers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, for renewal Of charter OF E. NJ.
Horton and Al others of South Reading. E.
e. Murdoch and SO others of Falmouth, VIM
1
removal Of Judge LoFing; of c. Nightingale
and Is others of Groton, for the same pu--
pose remonstrance OF the selectmen of Dan
vers and 356 others, against the petition Of
the Boston aud Maine Railroad for the repeal
of the act entitled tan act concerning the
Danvers and Boston and Maine Railroads :"
of Samuel M. Noyes and 46 Others of New
bury against the petition of the Boston and
Maine Railroad, in reference to the same mat
ter; petition of the overseers of the poor of
the town of Leicester, for remuneration for
the support of State paupers; of Hiram
Knight and lac others, for the removal of
Judge Loring.
Orders Adopted.-That -, with such as
tho Senate may join, be committee to take
into consideration the Acts of 1866, relating
to the survey of lumber. and report what ac-
ton, if any, is necessary thereon; that the
Committee on Fisheries consider the expedi-
ency of reporting general bill regulating the
fisheries on the coast Of the Common wealth
of Massachusetts,; that the Committee on the
Judiciary consider the expediency of repeal.
ing or amending the law whereby the income
on trades, professions, and employments, is
taxed that the Committee on the Judiciary
consider the expediency of giving Justices Of
the Peace and police courts jurisdiction of the
offences named in the 467th chapter of the
statutes of 1856, and enabling them to punish
by a fine not exceeding specific amount
Reports.-A report was received from the
Land Agent, stating that the public lands in
Maine had been all sold in the year 1868. The
amount received on all claims accruine from
the sale Of said land in the year 1857, is 1884,
4G5 35 amount of Indebtedness to the Com.
monweath If the purchasers of said lands
January LIST, 1868, $l68,470 10. Referred "a
the Committee on Commissions.
Orders of The day.-Ihe orders Of the day
were taken up, the first matter being the re-.
port Gnexpedient) Of the Committee on Pro.
bate and Chancery, on the order relative ia
amending chapter 1868, Acts Of 1866, con.
corning insolyent debtors. The report was
accepted.
The next matter was the bill to porpetuatc
the evidence Of the foreclosure of mortgages
Of personal property, the question being on
amendments proposed by the Committee on
the Judiciary. The amendments (verbal1
were adopted, and the passed 10 its third read.
ing.
The bills to amend the second section of the
1920 chapter of tho Acts Of 1867, concerning
notes payable on demand in addition to the
several Acts in relation to the police court Of
the city of New Bedford, were passed TO .
third reading.
Bill in addition to an act entitled an act re
! lating to the descent and distribution Of tn,