Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-01-16
MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURE,
L X
SENATE.

Inc committee on Public Charitable lnsti-
buttons were authorized to visit the several in.
stitutions under their charge during the ses-
sion.
Monday next, at II IL o'clock, was as
signed as the time for the election of preach
er of the next election sermon.
After the presentation of several petitions.
the orders of the day were considered. The
first in order was on a motion to reconsider
the vote whereby the petition CT Moses Kel-
ley and Others was referred to the Committee
on Probate and Chancery. This was carried.
and this petition, as well as Others on the
same subject, (the removal of Judge Loring0
were laid on the table.
The next matter in order was the second
reading of the bill for the compensation of
members and officers of the Legislature.
The provisions of the bill are published in
another place, 1t was amended in the second
section so as to reduce the fine from S. to So
per day tor mont attendance. The subject was
under discussion when our report closed.
HOUSE.
Petitions PreSented-Ths usual number for
the removal of Judge Loring, among Others.
An order was adopted, that the Joint Com
mittee on Manufactures be instructed TO in
quire into the expediency of removing the
conditional liability of stock holders in manu-
featuring and other corporations
Ordered, That the Committee on Probate
and Chancery consider the expediencv of pro
Viding, that where widow is entitled to any
estate, by virtue of the provisions of the first
and second sections of the 4O6th chapter of
the acts Of 1854, such estate shall be assigned
by the Judge of Probate in the same manner
that dover is now assigned, and that all as
slgnments heretofore made by any Judge of
frooate under the above act, in the manner
aforesaid, are hereby confirmed.
An order was adopted that the Committee
on the Judiciary inquire into the expediency
OF so amending the Constitution that non.
residents as well as residents of the several
representative districts Of the Commonwealth
shall be eligible thereirom to seats in the
House.
An order that joint special committee,
consisting of five from the House, and such
as the Senate may join, be appointed to con-
slider the eXpediency of abolishing the Gov
ernor's Council, was also adopted. The COM
mittee on the part of the House comprises
, Rantoul of Beverly, Denny of Leicester,
Dewey Of Great Darlington, Sheldon Of Web
ster, asd kings6ury of Needham.
Ordered, that the Auditor be requested to
prepare for the use of this House list of all
commissions, agencies and special committees
which have received pay from the Treasury of
this Commonwealth during the past four
years; also the amount paid each commits
sioner, agent, or member Of committee
An order was passed, that the Judiciary
Committee consider the expedlency of repeal
ing chapter 26l Of the acts of 1857, relating
to the publication of petitions to the General
Court.
The Committee on Leave of Absence re-
nOrfah OF I1V, .. ~
to absent himself for ten days from the Leg
islature, because of business at Washington.
The report was accepted.
The Secretary of State was ordered to fur
nish tables, showing the amount of loans,
deposits, circulation, specie, Sc, of each
bank in the Commonwealth, as presented in
the returns for the week ending July 4th aud
for the week ending Oct. 3lst, 1857.
The Committee on the Judiciary were dis
charged from the further consideration Of the
petition of Anna Gardner and others, asking
that the right OF suffrage be conferred on
both sexes. The question was referred to
the JOINT committee on that part of the Gov
ernors address relating to the qualification of
voters.
The Committee on Probate and Chancery
asked to be discharged from the consideration
of the removal of Judge Loring. The re-
ques was granted, and the matter was referred
to Joint Special Committee, consisting of
Churchill of Milton, Stevens of Lowell, Page
of Cambridge, Arnold of Northampton, and
Parker of Worcester, on the part of the
House.
AT u o'clock the orders of the day were
taken up. The only matter therein was bill
" to provide better system for the admins
traton Of the finances 9th Common wealth.
The bill provides that no money shall be paid
from the treasury of this Commonwealth at
any time hereafter except upon tie warrant
OF his Excellency the Governor. drawn in &C.
cordance with some appropriation contained
in some act or resolve duly passed within the
same political year. In several exceptional
cases mentioned in the bill, the provisions of
tho act are suspended.
Mr.. Pitman of New Bedford, moved to
amend the act so that no appropriation bill
shall contain appropriations for more than
one object unless for objects provided for by
standing laws.
The amendment and bill were discussed by
MIR. Hale OF Boston, who defended the bill
and opposed the amendment with great abil-
ity by Mr., Pitman, who advocated the
amendment and by Mr.. Spooner of Boston,
who saw great danger in the act ; Mr.. Brown
OF Dorchester opposed the bill, and went
for sweeping retrenohment, from Governor
down to the smallest officer. In the pen
dency OF the discussion, the whole subject
was laid upon the table.