Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-12
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, Jan. II.
SENATE.
SENATE.
The President announced the following
committees


SENATE.
The President announced the following
committees
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
Judicary-Robinson of Berkshire, Butler of Mid
desex, Walker of Hampden.
Probate and Chancery-Branning of Berkshire,
Osgood of Essex, Bacon of Middlesex.
IfeasuIy-Boynton Of Suffolk, Conn of Middle
SEX Dagget of Bristol.
Bills in Third Reading-Field of Worcester, Sim
mons of plymouth, Rich of Suffolk, Parker of Nor
folk Tilton of Essex, Evans OF Essex.
Engrossed Bills-Meicalf, of Worcester Cornell of
Bristol Peek of Worcester Fisher of Norfolk, God
dard of franklin, Norton of Middlesex.
Printing-Metcafof Worcester, Atwood of Chat
ham, Cornell of Bristol.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
Accounts-Hotchkiss of Franklin, Rich of Suf-
folk.
Agricuture-God of Franklin, Daggett of
Bristol
Banks and Banking-sawin of Plymouth, Knight
of hampshire
Claims-Tilton of Essex, Upham of Worcester.
Education-Davis of plymouth, Peck of Worces-
ter.
Fisheries-Cornell of Bristol, Fabens of Essex
Library-Davs of plymouth, Parker of Norfolk
Atwood of Barnstabe.
Manutactures-knight of Hampshire, Davis of Es-
Mercantile Affairs and Insurance-Fabens of Es-
sex, Williams of MiddIesex.
Militia-Butler OF Mddlesex, Parker of Norfolk.
Parshes-Bagg of Hampden, Fisher of Norfolk.
Irisons-Parker of Worcester, Evans of Essex.
Charitable IHstitutions-Davis of Bristol Bigelow
of Worcester.
Public Lands-Luce of Dukes Frost of Suffolk
Railways and Canals-OdiOrne of Suffolk Brooks
of AliddleSeX
Roads and Bridges-Luce of Dukes, Norton of
Middlesex.
State House-French of Norfolk Rich of Suffolk
Towns-Simmons of Plymouth, Davis of Bristol.
The Rules and orders of last year, with
few unimportant amendments, were adopted.
The election of U. S. Senator was then
voted upon, as follows:
Whole number of votes 30
Necessary to choice, 81
Hon. Henry Wilson, of Natick, 35
George 5. Boutwell, of Groton, 3
Caleb Cushing, of Newburyport,
Edward Everett, of Boston,
Petitions Presented and Reterred.-Of Jacob
Hittinger and 202 others, to incorporate the
town Of Belmont; Of the Agricultural Branch
Railroad Company, for further time to con-
struct their road. Adjourned
HOUSE.
The Speaker announced the following Com
mittees.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
Jndietary-Wells, of Greenfield Gushing, of New
buryport, Sumner, of Great Darlington, Griffin, of
Maiden, Norcross, of Fitchburg, Johnson of Abing-
ton, Lothrop, of Boston.
Probate and Caanepy-Russe of Boston, Brimble-
com, of Barre, Walker, of Pittsfeld, Peabody, of
Lynn, Robinson, of marlborough, Stearns, of
Ch,icopee, Rice, of Worcester
Ftnance-himball, of Boston, Colt, of Pittsfed
Parsons, of Brookline, Chase, of Salem, Wilcox of
Springfield, Morton, of Quincy, Miller, of Coeraine
Ehecttons-llinckley, of Barnstabe, Seamans, of
Springfield, West, OF New Bedford Bigelow of Cam
bridge, Stockwell, of Boston, Edwards, of Chelms-
ford, Atwell, of Lynn
Bis in he Third Reading.-C Chamberlain, of Chel-
sea, Wrightington, of Fall River, Benson of Law
renee, Walker, of Braintree Ham, of Natick Bige-
low, of Paxton, Benjamin, of Egremont.
eEinggrossed BMS-Blodgett, of Pawtucket, Doane,
OF Harwich Tyler of Adams, Rice, of Newton,
Evans, OF Newburyport Bryant, of Roxbury, Gage,
of Westfeld.
ing, OF Ncwburyport Sumner, of Great Darlington,
Porter, of Boston, Arnold, of Northampton, Bor-
den, of New Bedford, Tucker, of Stoughton.
Pay RoH-Nash, of CRANKY, Conant, of East
BrldgeWater, Thomas, of Lowell, Barker, of Milford
Pattee, of Boston.
Lsace Of fAbsence-Burnham, of Lowell, Miner, of
granville, Parmenter, of Boston, Buffers, of Me-
thuen, Burgess, of Hanover.
Public Bnildiags-stone of Springfield Fuller, of
Melrose, Putnam of Danvers, Caldwell, of Charles
town, Doton, OF Plymouth
Printing-Bent, of Chelsea, Wright, of West
Springfield Rankin, of Dorchester, Cobb, of Nan
tucket Burt, of Harvard
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES
AccoWntS-No oble, of Cambridge, Worthngton, of
RISoxbury Paine, of Truro, Burt, of Sandisheld,
Warren, of Weston
4gricuttwe-Eldridge, of Canton, Freeman, of New
Salem, Sargent of Newbury Hastings, of Princeton,
Dickinson, of Hatfield
Banks and Banking-Twombly, of Boston, Sher-
man, of Plymouth Babson, of Gloucester Lovejoy,
of Lynn, Carmon, of Chester.
Claims-Poor, of South Danvers, Riley, of Boston,
ry,S
of Longmeadow.
Educdtion.-Upham of Salem, Canning of Stock
bridge, Rutter of Waltham, Brown of birmingham,
FisterieS-Ray of Nantucket Hanson of Marble
head, Carruth of Phlipston, Burnham of Cohasset,
Nickerson of Boston.
Library.-Goodwin of Lowell, Hartwell of Little
ton, Babbidge of Peppere
Man4factures. es.Wentworth of Lowell, Crane of
Mllbury, Rugges of Dorchester, Drew of Kingston,
Saunders of Williamsburg.
Mercantile Affairs and Insurance wilkins of Bos-
ton, Washburn of Lancaster, Raymond of North
Andoyer, Fuller of Wh2teley, Clifford of Province
town.
Miitia.-Cushing of Newburyport, Shepard of
Someryile, Upton of Fitchburg, Cook of Glouces-
Parishes and Religious Societies-Filley of Lanes
borough, Josselyn Of Leomnster, Burrill of West
wich.
Prison,-Taft of Dedham, Stacey of Lynn, Tay of
Lowell, Stratton OF Northfeld, Simmons of Marion.
Public Charitable ehaStitutionS.-Chandero of Worces-
ter, BTlmmer of Boston, Chckering of Andoyer,
Bates of Charemont, Marble of bingham.
Pu6h'c Lands-Potter of Dartmouth, Merrill of
Boston, Russell of Sunderland, Parker of Reading,
Holmes of Tisbury
Rail,cays and Cinals.-Shaw of Boston, johnson
of Adams Southworth of North Bridgewater Paige
of Biimield, Ellis of Ashland.
Roads and Bridses.-Upton of Salem Eldridge of
Fairhayen, knowlton ofAshfeld, Griffin of Maiden,
Bush of Spencer.
State HouSe.--Gould of Stoneham, Sands of Bos-
ton, Watson of New Bedford Pratt of Worcester
Matthews of Yarmouth
IolcnS.-Spoford of Newburyport Reed of Abing-
ton, Whitney of Royaston, Nichols of Roxbury,
Full er of Ludlow.
A large number petitions were presented
Among these were the petition of the Presi-
dent and Directors of the Atlas Bank, for an
increase of their capital stock to the amount of
$5OO,OO0; of j. V. c. Smith and others, for
the annexation of Roxbury to Boston.
Mr.. Parker of Suffolk introduced the follow
ing resolve:
Resolved, That in lieu of the house No. II Han
cock street, Boston, which has heretofore been in
cluded in the salary OF the Sergeant-a Arms the
sum of 500 be substituted and that the salary of
said officer be 5000 per annum.
After long debate, the resolve was referred
to the Committee ON Finance.
Adjourned.