Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-04-05
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.

SENATE.
Bills and resolves concerning the salaries OF
the Registers of Probate for Nantucket and
Franklin Counties; to amend the charter OF
Fall River, passed to be engrOssed.
Mr.. Parker of Norfolk withdrew his motion
to reconsider the vote whereby the Senate re-
fused to insist on its amendment to the Senate
resolve relating to the Hancock House.
The resolve for the remission of penalty
to the city of Boston was then further discuss
ed, and refused engrossment by yeas IL, nays
81.
The Committee on Claims reported re-
solve in favor of Jonathan Day of Worcester
S88 H. Passed to be engrossed.
The following were passed to be engrossed !:
Bills concerning persons sentenced TO the
State Prison; relating to traverse jurors; con-
corning the fees and services of civil officers
in addition to an act to authorize the Western
Railroad Corporation to issue bonds; relating
to attachments of real estate; relating to the
jurisdiction of the Justices Court of the coun-
ty of Suffolk (amended on motion of Mr. But
Ter, making the writs of that court returnable
in any county of the Commonwealth; relating
to trial justices to amend an act concerning
the dedication of public ways and for other
purposes relating to county treasurers.
Resolves in relation to the commissioners for
the revision of the statutes; authorizing the
removal of certain guns from the State Arse
nal in relation to the surrender OF certain
military stores to the United States; concern
ing the insurance commissioners on the petit
ton of John c. Wiley, providing for the sale
of the house No. II Hancock street, formerly
occupied by the Sergeant,at-Arms; bill to pro-
vide further remedy to creditors OF deceased
persons.
HOUSE.
In the orders of the day, the following were
passed to be engrossed:
Bills to incorporate the Union Steamship
Company in addition to an act establishing
the city of Salem to extend the time for To-
eating and constructing the road of the Dor
chester and Roxbury Railroad Company; re-
lating to Military Accounts in addition to an
act to regulate certain matters of Finance re-
latng to the salary of the Register of Probate
and Insolvency for the County of Dukes; re-
solve relating to reporters Seats in the House
of Representatives bill concerning State Pau
pers bill to incorporate the Boston and South
ern Steamship Company bill to regulate
proceedings in equity resolve in favor of the
Hassanimisco tribe of Indians in favor Of Ar
temas Staples; in favor of Benjamin Walk
er and in favor of L. p. Rowland; in favor
of VIM. Tewksbury.
The resolve providing for a commission to
examine the Institution for deaf Mutes at
Hartford was rejected by 81 to 70. The report
leave to withdraw the petition of Reuben
Whitcomb, Jr. and others was then accepted
The bill to incorporate the Massachusetts
and Nova Scotia Telegraphic Gable Company
passed to third reading by large vote.
Mr.. Mclean of Plympton, called the atten-
ton of the House to document in the Atlas
and Bee of this morning purporting to be the
defense of Geo. p Durham, Agent of the
81 t,1 10
tense had been made before them; that a
package of papers was sent to the desk of the
chairman of the Committee on the part of the
Senate but that the Committee on coming
together, ordered them to be returned.
MONDAY, April 4.
...s SENATE.
In the Senate, Monday forenoon, after con-
siderable debate, the resolve authorizing the
erection of statue of Daniel Webster within
the State House grounds, was ordered to be
engrossed The resolve was opposed on the
ground that the statue was defective as q work
of art, and bore but a poor resemblance to
Daniel Webster. Mr.. Tilton of Essex, COIN
cided in this opinion, but thought that as
committee of one hundred gentlemen of rare
taste i'll matters of art, had deemed this the
best disposition to be made of the matter the
resolve should pass
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pied principally with discussion of the bill
relating to Traverse Jurors. After being
amended, it was passed to be engrossed by a
vote of Is to 7.
HOUSE.
In the House, memorial was presented
from Mr.. Burnham, the State Liquor Agent,
disclaiming any intention of disrespect by
publishing his defence in the Daily Bee, and
asking that it should be read to the House
The House refused to entertain the position,
and it was laid upon the table.
A bill was reported by the Finance Com
mittee assessing a State tax of 5000, 1894
which, under suspension of the rules, was
passed to be engrosssd.
afternoon SeSsion.-In the House, the bill to
abolish the School District System was, after
a long discussion, passed to be engrossed by a
vote of 81 to 40.
The bill relating to the Bastardy Process
was also passed to be engrossed
The bill in addition to an act concerning the
manufacture and sale of spirituous and intoxi-
eating liquors, was rejected by a large major
ity.
The bill relating to Farmers clubs, was
passed to be engrossed under suspension of
the rules.
The report Unexpectedly on the order of
Feb. 49, relative to the expedency of SO
amending the insolvent laws that all per-
sons shall be compelled to surrender their
books of accounts and notes when in chan
Gerry as insolvents, and also deprivng
them of the privilege of counsel as to
the answers they may give to questions
propounded by the Court as to the state
of their affairs, elected long and heated
discussion. The question was, on an amend
ment by substituting bill relating to proceed
ings in Courts Of Probate and Insolvency, con-
tanning the most stringent provisions, contem-
plated in the order. The amendment was
adopted, after which a lengthy debate ensued,
and the bill was variously amended, and then
refused a third reading, the vote being rs to
76.
The bill in addition to an act concerning the
Insurance Commissioners, was indefinitely post
ponad