Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-26
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
THURSDAY, March 81.
SENATE.


Several bills were passed to a third reading.
Bills, to authorize the issuing of scrip in aid
of Amhurst College; making appropriation
for certain expenses in 1858 and former years
relating to Agricultural Societies, were sever
ally passed to be engrossed.
The bill providing for registration of births
&c, after debate was rejected, Is to A.
Afternoon Session.-Bills establishing the
compensation of Bank Commissioners, and to
establish as highway part of the road from
Cambridge to Wateftown passed to be engross-
ed
Several bills passed to third reading
The bill to incorporate the Boston and Hall
fax Telegraph Company was debated and or
dered to third reading, IA to 49,
HOUSE.
The bill respecting manufacturing corpora
lions was recommitted, on request of the COM
mittee.
The orders of the day were taken UP, and
the following bills and resolves vera passed to
be engrossed In favor of the Marshpee In
dians; to incorporate the Northampton Fire
Insurance Company in favor of the Guardian
of the Tribe of the Punkapoag Indians in re-
lation to certain repairs on the State House to
establish the salary of second clerk in the of
flee of the Secretary of the Commonwealth :;
in relation to the returns from jails and houses
OF corrections; concerning taxation and re-
turns of corporations to assessors; relating to
the better protection of the State almshouses
from fire to set off certain persons with their
polls and estates from the district of Marshpee
to the town of Sandwich in addition to the
acts in relation to Law Library Associations :
concerning costs on scire facias against trus-
tees concerning the howage of lands in the
towns of Concord Sudbury, Wayland, Bed
ford, and Carlisle, the latter after a long de-
bate.
The resolve concerning flats and shores be-
longing to the Commonwealth gave rise to an
animated and spicy debate between Messrs.
Tucker, Merrill and Porter, of Boston, in
which personalities were pretty freely indnlged
in The House then took recess
afternoon SeSSion.-Remonstranc against
tae purchase of the Hancock House, from
many towns, pumerously signed, were present
ed.
The Hancock House bill then came up, the
question being on the motion to reconsider the
vote by which it was rejected, and a long de-
bate ensued, in which Mr.. Griffin gave notice
that if the reconsideration took place he should
move an amendment authorizing the Govern
or, &C., to make the purchase on condition
that it never shall be used as residence of the
Governor.
The motion to reconsider prevailed, 122 to
95. Mr. Griffin's substitute was then adopted,
III 10 OF, ana Tue Dill was ordered TO q third
reading, by 112 to SO. Messrs. Burt of Har-
ward, Mann of Milford, Washburn of Lancas-
ter, and Williams of Shrewsbury, voted for the
bill Messrs. Crosby of Ashburnham, Green
wood of Hubbardston, and Joslin of Webster,
were absent ; and all the rest of the Worcester
county delegation voted againstit. The House
then adjourned.
FRIDAY, March rs.
SENATE.
The bill to authorize the Treasurer to re-
ceiye money due from the United States to
this Commonwealth, passed to be engrossed.
The motion to reconsider the vote whereby
the bill to unite the cities of Roxbury and
Boston was refused third reading, elected a
long debate, pending the consideration of which
the Senate adjourned. .......
Ordered to be EngroSsed-Bils and resolves
concerning the agent and draw-tenders of
Charles River and Warren bridges to incor-
porate the Pawner's Bank to enforce the pay
ment of debts due TO the Commonwealth on
account of sales Of the public lands in Maine /;
to establish the Second Battalion of Infantry
on the petition of Charles NATION.
The resolve giving the Land Agent control
of the lands and shores of the Commonwealth
Exclusive of the Back Bay landsl, was debat.
ed at great length, and then ordered to be en-
crossed