Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-05
THE LEGISLATURE.

Some progress has been made in the good
work of harmony and there is now good
prospect that the two branches of the Legisa.
ture will soon feel more amiably toward each
other, and walk together in very respectable
fashion. The Committee of Conference, after
much deliberation, agreed on a report which
has been adopted IN both houses, i'm the Sen
ate unanimously, and in the House with but
two or three dissenting voices. This report
recommended the adoption of the following
propositions =
LIST. Verbal amendments making an unin-
tential change of law, or raising reasonable
question of such change, shall not be made.
ID That the report of the Joint special COM
mittee on the revision of the statutes be refer
red to the commissioners with instructions to
secure uniformity of style in accordance with
tine language of the fourth part of the Com
missioners' Report, and report back chapter by
chapter with such verbal amendments as will
accomplish the object without in their opln-
ion, changing the law, or raising questions Of
law.
Sd. That the commissioners be requested to
report in accordance with the provisions of
article 2 That they also note the amendments
law, whether so marked or not, and propose
such other amendments as they may consider
necessary; and that all such amendments shall
be considered on their merits, and passed or
rejected by either House.
4th. The several chapters of the report of
the committee on revision already passed by
either branch of the Legislature shall be re-
turned to the house which originated action
thereon and be by it referred to said commits
sioners who are hereby requested to act there
on in accordance with the foregoing articles.
And your Committee further report that the
following propositions, having been rejected by
the Conference Committee, were adopted by the
Committee of Conference on the part of the
Senate, and they recommend that an order b.
prepared covering the substance of said prop
ositions for the consideration Of the Senate,
and, if adopted by them, that the same be sent
to the House for their concurrence, VIZ:
Whereas, the laws of 1859 are reported by
the Committee of Revision as amendments to
the report of the Commissioners, and the re-
lection by either house OF such amendments
would repeal the existing law, therefore
Ordered, That when the rejection of pro-
posed amendment which would repeal an ex-
listing law passes either house, the question in
the house to which chapter so proposed to be
amended shall be sent, shall be upon the rejec-
ton of the amendment, and if the chapter is
not amended, by Incorporating the existing
law, the same shall be sent by itself to the
Governor for his approval.
That in the future consideration of the SUBJ
ject of the revision of the statutes each house
lFill first act on alternate parts of the Commits
sNpners' Report-the House commencing with
Part l., and the Senate with Part 1I.,-and so
Onyunhl the work is completed"
And they are now endeavoring to proceed
in accordance with this agreement Time
will show the result. Copies OF the agreement
have been sent to the Commissioners, and
there is generally visible improvement in the
tone of proceedings. In the House, yester-
day, the following bill was reported from the
judiciary Committee =
''Sec. l. Every person indicted for any CAPT.
tai offence shall be tried in the Supreme Judi
cial Court by such number of the justices
thereof as from time to time shall by law con-
sttl i full law court, and in all respects the
proceedings IN such cases. lses, ana the n ghts
of the party accused, and the powers
and duties of the Supreme Judicial Court,
and of the justices and clerks thereof,
shall be the same as were provided by
law before the passage of an act enti-
tied AN Act establishing the Superior
Court and the Superior Courl, and the clerks
thereof, shall perform the same duties required
of the Court of Common Pleas and the Munic
ipal Court of the City of Boston, and the clerks
thereof in relation to such cases before the pas
sage Of said Act.
Sec. q This act shall apply to cases now
pending, and all indictments for capital of
fences now pending in the Superior Court
shall be transmitted to the Supreme Judicial
Court
Sec. 8. This Act shall take effect from and
after its passage"