New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-23
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ana hos disposed Of 8 great amount Of business;
lst there seems to Se good deal of reluctance 70
meet the most important measures TIE bius
,rssntpg aid - Professor Ags.siz, 10 Amherst,
Williams and Tufts COLI gs, and WLbraham Acaa-
tny we're reported three weeks ago sDd have Jas'
been taken ny in the SeDa,e. They VIII all pass
tAat branch by large m.j)rit'es and presume Ioey
viii ALEC pas tho Hoase, though they will meet
Win more oupositioa there. II is proposed
4. Give Professor Agsssiz s 90 900; Tufts Col.
leoe S5O Geo and Williams, Amherst snd Wh5ra-
ham so5 600 each. The bill establishing the Su-
per;or Counn-that IT, abOshing the Court OF
Csnmop Pleas and the Suffolk County Superior
Coprt making a new Court OF ten Judges Tor jury
trials. and making the present Supreme Court
Court of law was reported nearly a month ago,
and although il has passed one stage IN the House,
ne contest upon il 10 stl 20 come. The bill, in
Seferepce 10 the opinions or local preudces Of the
members Of the HOuse, has been modified 50 As 70
allow the Suprem, Court to have jurisdiction in
-oujty and divorce eases; and one term Of that
Court il TO be held by single Judge IN each
county during the year; 1t is also 10 have
original and concurrent jurisdiction with
the Superior Court in all clvll actions
IN which the damages claimed shall exceed S6,OOO
IN Suffolk County, or SO, 600 in the other counties.
them-s3, 200 for the Chief Justice of the Supe-
nor Court aud 50 800 each for his nine Associates.
The bill il likely TO pass the House, but cannot
tell what ITS chances are 10 the Senate The Dill Tor
the purchase OF the Hancock House passed the
Senate on the 18th of February, but did not reach
The House from the hands OF the COMMITTEE on
Finance until the 10th Of March. On the 18th 1t
cane 70 vote, and was refused . third reading
"a to "a. The bin was defended by Mr.. Upham OF
salem. Mr.. Wells Of Greenfield, Mr. Chase
Of Salem. Mr.. Hatch Of Boston, and Mr..
Shepard of SOmerville; and opposed by
Mr.. Gushing, Mr.. Eldridgs of Canton,
Mr.. George of GrOyelAnd, Mr.. Clifford Of New
Bedford and Mr. BrOwnel of WestPort. There
was but very little said however, on either side OF
the question. On one side there was an appeal to
patriotism and the other to the country feeling
against increased expenses, against making the
Governor Boston resident, and against the oppor-
tunities for intrigue and intermeddDg with the
Legislative department which would De Afforded
BY placing him in house in Beacon street.
The country prevailed. OF the - members who
voted Yea, 20 were from Boston and 20 more
from places within ten miles Of it. And
the bill received only votes from WOrces-
ter County from the four counties west Of
Worcester, 5 from Bristol, and so 90. The vote
was taken at late hour in the day, and s. men,
bers were absent. should judge, from glance
ut the localities" Of these absentees that II they
had all been present. the result would not have
been changed. A motion has been made 70 recon
alder, and this will come up on Thursday next
suppose that four weeks ago, not onc-third of the
members was in favor Of the BILL and if converts
we're so rapidly made in one month, there Is no
reason why the friends of the measure should de-
SPAR. Let the " social element" of the need OF
which we hear so much, in this connection, he put
into active operation what there IL OF 1t, aud 1t viii
be found not without potency. This " element
has been found useful in closely contested cases IN
Washing on; why not let Boston have the benefit
of it7
The HoOsac Tunnel has passed both branches,
and now awaits the Governors signature. The
vote in the HOuse was: Yeas l67, Nays ~. The
bill to incorporate the town Of Belmont has
become a law. The territory included in the
new town was part of Watertown, OF West
Cambridge. and of Waltham, and the princi
pal village is at a beautiful place called Wei
lbgton Hill, on the fitchburg Railroad. For
six years the wealthy and enterprisug people
Of this place have besieged the Legislature for an
act Of incorporation, and have been refused until
this year.
The Committee on Federal Relations have re-
ported 10 the House new Personal Liberty bill,
the following terms:
"sserosi No psr,on now IN this Commonwealth or who
hereafter into be brought into - shall &c consd
srd as property, or treated as such;
this Common wealth ans person alleged tia,
yscb person service labor save 10 the party claim
bm ,b, be pu1bhed BY Imprisonment Ia the State Prison
.ot exofso,- i've years
Mr. Grimm OF sSs.slden has moved the following
bill as \ substitute:
"sserIoS J. No per,r now IN his Common wealth, who
NAY btrAh he brought into IT, shall be held on con-
sastd aeudgeo treated delivered no or sent ouI o.
hser any ether person BY any eH'ns A~ o. 'he Oao
States or OF th't Commonwealth. -.
"sxo Whoever ,hs Arrest IN prison or cary on, OF ms
sbsl attempt 70 arrest inptison or cary
cut OF this undo BY virtue OF On ae OF Con-
sep.srs Frsves nom ju,cs per escaping from the
sriee Of their masters or ISaeF OF ~ 'Is o. amen, s %
tsy an act respecting fnyes from J9,uoe
,sn Tor The altered that person service labor
shve 70 peson shsh Be puoished BY inpscnnes IN
the state Pf,on less than three than
Whoever .hsr srre,. In prison o. carry out OF this
Corsonwesb shall attempt 70 sIst ptson og carry on.
sfth Commonwealth either without Law OF unde or BY virtue
81 any lsw row eIsps other tran the se.i o. O'sIs
person service - OF labor as slave q any
I the Of his natural h term e yeats not e'
nan q yesrs"
Not word has yet been said on the subject, and
there is very little known as to the disposition o
the House. An attempt was made last year, as
you will perhaps recollect to avoid the question OF
the removal of Judge LoTing, by address, by bring
ing forward in advance, bin 10 abolish his Court,
and so him with it. But the House refused to
consent To this evasion. similar attempt may be
made this year with greater success, but it will
only postpone the question to the next year, and,
like all the other antslsvery measures, it viii be
on the docket until rightfuly disposed of. lie, not
the Legislature set an evil example OF the delay
of justice, which they are just now SO earnest ~
rebuke in the Courts. Since the late decision Of
the slavehOdiUg caucus at Washington, styled the
Supreme Court of the United States, in the Wis
col sin case, ii is common to hear predictions that
there will certainly be collision aud civil war; if