Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-03-29
MASSACHUSETTS, LEGIsLATURE.

DEN y Il.
afternoon Session The following hills
were ordered to be engrossed: to amend the
2S9th chapter of the Acts of 1862, concerning
reIorns by justices OF the peace ceding ju-
risdiction over certain land in Boston to the
United States relating to delinquent agents
OF foreign insurance companies for the an
pointmeDt Of watchmen and hremen to the
State House; and to authorize the Pine
Street Congregational Society to sell certain
real estate.
MIR. Stone of Essex, from the committee
charged to obtain from the commissioners on
the consolidation of the statutes a written
statement OF their opinion as to how early
their labors may be brought to close in a
suitable manner, made report accompanied
by communication from the commissioners.
stating that they will be unable to complete
their labors much before the close of the pres
ent year.
Pending discussion of the resolves. the
Senate adjourned at O'Clock, until 7 l-2
p. M
EoenSag SesSson.-The Committee on Pro-
bate and Chancery, reported bill concerning
grantees Of real estate.
House papers received concurrent action.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the resolves in relation to the consolidation
and arrangement of the general statutes of
the CommonW eath.
Mr.. Walker of Hampden, offered the fol-
lowing substitute for the first resolve:
ReSoUe an relation to the consolidation and arranpe
ment Of the Statutes oftbis Commonwealth
ResoiUed, That Committee appointed consisting
OF twenty-five members the part Of the House and
eeVen members OF the Senate to receive consider ex-
anime, and report upon the Statutes noR being copso
dated anu arranged by Commissioners appointed Tor the
purpose, by virtue Of passed OIL the 18th dav If
feoruary, 1900, and that aid Committee meet in the
Senate Chamber, the first Tu ssday OF Novenber new
ana remain IN session for such period than the
first Wednesday of January next as may be neeesssrv
70 complete suoh examination, and make report of their
doings TO The next Legislature
The commissioners appoiuted To candidate .,d ~
range the Statues as Aforesaid shall report in print he
result OF Their abors 70 said committee on or before the
said first Tuesday of November; and thew shall canse
SAID report 10 be distributed at such earlier time AZ b
several parts shall be prepared, in pint to such public
oncers members OF the next legislature members of he
legal profession and others within The Commonwealth
mays ia their Judgment make useful suggestions as to
consolidation and arrangemen ui said Statutes And
SAID commission shall be terminated on the first day Of
January next
MI walkers amendment was adopted, by
vote OF p to 10, as follows:
- Yeas. Messrs. Adams, Bagg, Bailey, Bliss, Bonney
Boyden Draining, DAVIS, Esty Field. GREENE Booney
ingalls,, Kngat, Melcalf Parker Porter Reed sawyer
Stone, Usher, Walker
Nays: .Messra Allen Cornell, Ellls, Fabens, FELTON,.
Phelps, swift.
The other resolves were stricken out.
The resolve, as amended and printed above,
was ordered TO a third reading, by vote of
20 to IA, as follows
feai' Aessrs. Adamg, Alien, Bagg, Bliss, Bonnev ,
hoyden Branding, Cornell, Creme, E8ty, heli, Ingalls,
hnght, Melcaf Parktri Reel, Sawyer stone Usher
Walker ''9''
Nays Messrs Bailey, Davis, Fa5ens, FELTON,, Frost.
Greene, Haynes lolbrook, Hooper, jenkins, Merrok
Morrlssey Phelps Swift.
Under suspension of the rules the re-
solve was ordered to be engrossed
Ordered 10 be Engrossed. Resolves in rein.
tion to the New Plymouth Records and the
bill to amend an Act concerning Insurance
Companies.
The bill for the better establishment Of tho
board of Insurance Commissioners, after do
bate, was ordered to third reading. lG 10 q.
Tho House bill in relation to the crime If
murder, was ordered to be ongrossed, 81 toll,
The bill concerning the purchase and snlo
ofsplrituous md Intoxicating liquors for town
agents, was amended, and ordered TO be on
crossed.
The House bill to allow tho President mud
Fellows OF Harvard College, to resign their
trusts concerning theological education md
tho maintenance Of theological seminary.
The kanzas resolves were taken from the