Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-31

The House resolve concerning the Congre-
gational Library Association was passed to be
engrossed.
Several orders were adopted.
The bill to establish the salaries of the JUS
tees of the Supreme judicial Court was taken
from the table. The question was upon Mr..
Metcalfs amendment, that the bill should take
effect in January, 1860, instead of 1859.
Mr.. Butler of Middlesex said he was glad
the bill had laid on the table as long as it had.
He had been somewhat troubled in his mind as
to how this matter would be received by the
people. He had not seen one dissenting opin-
ion expressed by the press, nor had he heard
from any person dissenting voice. If the
Commonwealth required the services of talent
ed men from the age of forty-fye to sixty, the
increased salary was small enough. The SUI
preme Court of Massachusetts, he said, gave
tone to the common law of the United States,
as its common schools and teachers give tone
to the education of the country, and he was
wiling to vote liberal sums for both.
After q debate of some length, the amend
ment was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Atwood Bigelow, Boynton, Bran
ming, Conn, Daggett, X. T. Davis, Evans, Fisher,
Frost, Hotchkss, Luce, Metcalf, Norton, Peck Sim
Nays-Messrs. Bacon, Butler, W. I. Davis, Fabens,
Field, Goddard. Knight, 0diorne, Osgood, d. f.
Parker, Rich, Robinson, Sawin, Titon, Upham-15.
Absent T.
Mr.. Simmons of Plymouth moved to amend
by adding clause to increase the salaries of
Judges OF the Court of Common Pleas.
The amendment was lost by decisive vote.
Mr.. Osgood of Middlesex moved to recon-
slider the vote whsreby Mr.. Metcalfs amend
ment was adopted.
The bill was laid on the table, pending the
action of the Senate upon the motion for re-
consideration.
HOUSE.
Reports of COMMITTEES. By Mr.. Taft-Joint
Standing Committee on Prsons-a resolve ap-
propriating $3.50 for the purpose of improving
the light and air of the north wing of the State
Prison. Several bills were also reported.
Estimates for 1859.-The Board of Agricul-
ture submitted estimates of the expenses of
that body for the cnrrent year, as follows =
Stationery and incidentals, 500; travelling
expenses, &C., $3.50; printing, &C., $1,000; for
collecting agricultural information upon eleven
subjects, $1,000; travelling expenses, $500.
Total, $3.50.
The Insurance Commissioners submitted
the following
Bills of former Commissioners unpaid,
S169 p; balance due present Commissioners,
on salary and expenses, 1924 rs extra labor
$1,000; total, $1403 81.
For 1959.-Saaries, $4,000; clerical assist
ance, $1,000; travelling expenses, $780, print
ing, &C., $150 Total, $500.
The Adjutant General submitted the follow
ing estimate of the expenses of his depart
ment For military bounty, $4,000 armory
rents, $l1 ,600 military accounts, $5625; Adj
Jutant and Quartermaster Generals Depart
ment, $4,000; incidental $3.50. Total, $64,-
AS
The bill in addition to an act relating to the
i NStI iuaf. l.
debate was ordered to third reading.
The bill making the usual appropriations for
the mileage and compensation of members,
and the bill in relation to the Elliot Fire Insu-
rance Company, passed to be engrossed
Sundry reports Of Committees were accept
ed.
The following bills were passed to be enact
ed:-Bills to incorporate the Indian Orchard
Mills to extend the time for the construction
of a railroad by the Boston and Worcester
Railroad Corporation between certain points,
and for changing the location Of portion of
their railroad extending the time for the pay
ment of the capital stock of the Suffolk Rail
road Company (; to amend the act incorporat-
ing the Newburyport Society for THE Relief of
Aged Females; to reduce the capital stock of
the Mystic Railroad, and to extend the time to
locate and construct the same; extending the
time for the payment of the capital stock of
the Suffolk Railroad Company.
Adjourned until IL o'clock Saturday A. M.
SATURDAY, JAN 49,
SENATE.
Orders adopted. By Mr.. Hotchkiss of
Franklin, that special committee, to consist
of three from the Senate and five from the
House, be appointed to consider the expedien-
cy of so amending the Constitution of the
Commonwealth as to abolish the office of
Councillors as it now exists, and substitute
therefor the Lieutenant Governor Secretary
of the Commonwealth, Treasurer, Receiver
General, Auditor Of Accounts and Attorney
General; also to consider the propriety Of so
amending the Constitution of the Common
wealth as to give to the voters of the several
towns and cities Of this Commonwealth the
election of their Justices of the Peace also to
consider the propriety ofso amending the Con
stitution of the Commonwealth as to require
that all offices now filled by the Governor and
Council THAT shall not be made elective) shall
be filled by recommendation of the Governor
and the concurrence of the Senate. Said
Committee are requested to report by bill or
otherwise.
The orders of the day were then taken up,
and the bills to incorporate the Suffolk Fire
Insurance Company; to incorporate the Mar
tha's Vineyard Agricultural Society; and ex-
tending the time for taking out executions as
amended, were passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Butler of Middlesex, from the Commit
tee on the Judiciary, who were instructed by
an order of the Senate to inquire into the ex-
pediency of reducing the term of service of
Jurors i'll the trial of cases, reported bill for
that purpose, providing that no juror shall be
required to serve in the trial of cases more
than twelve days at any one term that SO
much of the Revised Statutes as exempts men,
bers of the Fire Department, the Volunteer
Militia, and members of the Ancient and Hon.
orable Artillery, from such service, are repeal
ed; and that in all causes, civil or criminal,
except capital causes, each party shall have the
right to challenge peremptorily three jurors.
The motion to reconsider the motion by
which the amendment by Mr. Metcalf of Wor-
cester, to the bill establishing the salaries of
Justices of the Supreme Court was adopted,
was taken from the table.
Mr.. Odorne of Suffolk was willing to vote
to increase the salaries of the Judges of the
Court Of Common Pleas, but it was voted
down when Offered as an amendment, because
1t was viewed as rider to kill the bill.
Alter debate, the vote was reconsidered-
yeas 18, nays H.
The bill was then passed to be, engrossed.
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