Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-01-14
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISL4TURE.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 10.

Tuesdays proceedings read and approved.
County Buildings Of Dukes County.-Mr.
Morrissey, of the Island District, presented g
petition for the removal of the county build
ings of Dukes county from Edgariown to
Tisbury. Referred
Mr.. Earle, of Worcester, presented the Pc
tition of Sarah E. Wall of Worcester, pray
ing that the right of suffrage may be extended
to women in this Commonwealth. and moved
that it be referred to the committee on quail
ihcation of voters and printed.
Mr.. Earle said he hoped no objection would
be made to the printing of the document. 1t
was a wei! written argument, and presented
views worthy of tie. consideration of the
Board.
The motion for reference and printing was
then carried.
On motion of Mr.. Parker, of Suffolk, it
was ordered that the committee on the treas
ury be instructed To inquire into the expedi-
ency Of providing by law that the receipts
and payments of the State, towns, cities, and
counties, shall be in the legal currency OF the
the United States only. Also, for the safe
keeping of the funds of the Commonwealth
in the possession of its own officers.
| The report of the joint committee on rules
and orders was accepted in concurrence, with
an amendment, on motion of Mr.. Earle, pro-
viding for three copies of public documents to
| be furnished each member and reporter, in
stead of one.
Foreclosure of Hortgeges.-On motion of
Mr.. Esty, of Middlesex, it was ordered that
the committee on the judiciary be instructed
to inquire into the expediency of providing by
law for the perpetuation Of the evidence of
the foreclosure of mortgages of personal prop
erty.
Limitation Of the Sesstons.-On motion of
Mr.. Bonney, of Middlesex, it was ordered
that the amendment to the constitution rea-
tive to the limitation of the sessions of the
General Court, proposed and agreed to by the
last Legislature, be taken from the files and
referred to a joint special committee of five on
the part Of the Senate, and eleven on the
part Of the House. Senators Bonney of Mid
dlesex, Phelps of Suffolk, Morrissey of the
Island District, Sawyer of Middlesex, and
Reed of Bristol, were appointed by the Chair,
on the part of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Branning, it was ordered
that the petition of Samuel Bliss, to be set off
from Warren to West Brookield, be taken
from the files and referred to the committee on
towns.
On motion of Mr.. Phelps, of Suffolk, it was
ordered that the Auditor be requested to fur
nish the Senate with statement of the
amounts paid during the past year to the
members of the Senate and House, and also
OF all salaries paid to attendants upon the leg
islature, and to whom paid.
A message was received from the House in
forming the Senate that tAe lower branch had
again made choice of Benjamin Stavens for
Sergeant. alarms, and II 10 o'clock on
Thursday was assigned for the choice of
Sergeant at Arms on the part of the Sen.
ate.
At half past twelve o'clock the Senate ad-
journed
HOUSE.
Petitions presented and referred, Of Aaron
Bryant and others of South Reading, asking
for an increase of poll tax of the Grand Ju-
ry of Plymouth county, for appointment of
Police Justices ofthe Grand Jury of Nor
folk for the same; of various parties for the
removal of Judge Loring.
By Mr.. Babson of Gloucester that the Gov
ernor be requested to inform the House how
much money has been spent under Chapter Ga
of the Statutes of 1867, entitled resolve on
the petition of Levi Barker. Laid over.
BY Mr.. Pitman OF New Bedford, that the
judiciary Committee consider the expedieney
of so altering the salary of the Standing Jus
tice of the Police Court of New Bedford, as
to provide that he shall pay out of the same
the salary of the per diem Justices when they
act in his stead, and also of prohibiting said
special Justices from practising in said Court.
Adopted. d. tare sa-s g 100 tf
On motion of Mr.. Putnam of Danvers that
the Treasurer be dire to inform this
House what amounts have been loaned to the
Commonwealth by the banks since Jan. l,
lS48, specifying the following particulars =
The amount, date and duration of loans, with
the names, location and capitals of the banks
marking the same, indicating such as are still
unpaid Adopted, r
BY Mr.. Prescott of Saem, that q special
cdmnittee be appointed consisting OF two ON
the part of the Senate and five of the House,
to consider so much of the Governors mes
sage as relates to the revision of the Statutes.
Adopted. And Messrs. Prescott of Salem,
Browne of Dorchester, Nichols of Freetown,
Marvin of Southwck, and French of Water
town, were appointed on the House Commit
tee. ~
By Mr.. Merrill of Fall River, that the Com
mittee on the Judiciary consider and report
the expediency Of so amending the laws re-
lsting to the taxation of real estate for school
district purposes, that the real estate shall be
taxed to the school district where it is located.
Adopted. urR
Grocers' Bank. The Speaker laid before the
House the report of the Receivers of the
since Jan. IA, 1857, they have
Collected the sum ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 65 1878 81
onhand Jan. 1885,. ....-.........".-..... l6l57 90
s7l65O 40
Disbursements since that date...."...... ls,sO7 90
Leaving balance of cash on hand sb7 1872 Al
The amount Of bills still in circulation s.. 433S 90
The whole amount Of Stockholders claims pre-
scented 29s 100 90
Amount remaining outstanding and apparent EIer
" lnproVed.. 1856 100 90
Election of SergeGnt-at- arms. AT u o'clock
the House proceeded to ballot for this Of
fcer with the following result; saI
Whole number OF votes. ............. 21o
Necessary for choice. ...................liO
Benz Stevens Of Boston. ...............137
w. i DAVIS OF Grecnheli. ............. A
Il. Bsnchley OF Dorchester. ............ 10
Y. U Burt. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
| And BENZ. Stevens was declared elected on
the part Of the House. g
On motion of Mr.. Churchill of Milton. the
use of the hall of the House was granted to
the Legislative Temperance Society on Thurs
day evenings of each week.
| The PACIFIC observation-disclosures OF JOHN
ArPLEroN.- Senate special committee on
the Pacific railroad have had several confer
ences, and the prospect is that they will be
able soon to unite upon a bill. The details
have not been settled upon yet but the gem
eral features Of the plan likely to be adopted,
are asfollows: Its proposed not to give out
a contract for the constrnction Of tha ra;1ro. a