Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-18
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, Feb. Is.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The orders of the day were taken up. The
first matter was the bill to equalize taxation,
the question being upon the substitute pro-
posed by Mr. Parker of Worcester. Mr.. Par
ker explained the provisions of his bill, and
Mr.. Butler replied. Mr.. Butler said that if
he was without brief, he should be inclined
to vote for the substitute. He should consider
its passage as good to him as two new mich
cows. The substitute was rejected and the
bill was ordered to a third reading.
The bill in addition to an act in relation to
the crime of MURDER came up, and Mr.. Os-
good of Essex explained it, and after being
verbally amended, it was ordered to third
reading.
The bill to incorporate the American Flax
Cotton Company was amended and then pass
ed to be engrossed.
The resolve in favor of VIM Tewksbury
was discussed, amended, and ordered to be
engrossed
Mr.. Evans of Essex, from the Committee
on Prisons, reported a bill in relation to the
discipline of the State Prison, and the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
Petitions Presented and Refcrred.-Of W. A.
Smith and others, for an increase of the salary
of the assistant clerk of the courts in Worces-
ter county of sundry parties, for a law to pro-
hibit the rendition of fugitive slaves.
Mr.. Twombly of Boston, from the Commit
tee on Banks and Banking, reported bill in ad-
dition to an act to incorporate the Bank of Mu-
tual Redemption. This act provides that
the stock held in said bank by either of the
banks in New England shall be held to be
pledged to said bank to secure any indebted
ness of the stakeholder bank to the Bank of
Mutual Redemption, including the bills of the
bank so indebted
Mr. Norcross of Fitchburg, from the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, reported bill for reg
ulating the manufacture and sale of bread, pro-
viding that all soft bread, whether baked in
loaves or biscuit, when exposed for sale, shall
be sold by weight, and marked with the initial
of the bakers Christian name, and his sur
name at length and the weight of the bread.
Orders Of the Day-The general appropria-
ton bill was passed to third reading the
bill granting leave to the Midland Railroad
Company to widen their bridge was indefi-
nitely postponed.
Passed to be Engossed-Bills to incorporate
the Brooklyn Hotel Company In addition to
an act incorporating the First Congregational
Society in Leominster; relating to Essex
Bridge; relating to school reports.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16.
SENATE.
ne ItDOItJ Unexpectedly, VI tlle OOlHb DptCHl
Committee, to whom was referred the order
relative to the assessment of poll taxes was
taken from the table, and Mr. Butler moved as
a substitute a bill providing that the whole
amount that shall be assessed upon any one
poll shall not exceed one dollar at any one as
sessment. The substitute was accepted and
read once.
The bill for the protection of pigeon beds,
after discussion was rejected by a vote of II
nays to nays.
The orders of the day were taken up.
-Four bills were passed to a third reading.
The bills to equaize taxation in addition to
an act in relation to the crime of murder in
addition to an act concerning the Brush Hill
Turnpike Corporation, were passed to be en-
crossed
The resolve in aid of the Massachusetts
Teachers Association was passed to be en-
crossed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Shepard of Somerville moved recon-
sideration of the vote by which the Midland
Railroad bill was indefinitely postponed yes
terday. The motion prevailed, and the whole
subject was referred to a select committee with
instructions.
In ConUention.-The two branches met in
Convention, for the election of two Directors
of the Western Railroad Corporation.
A Committee was appointed to receive, sort,
and count the votes, who reported as follows:
Whole number of votes, 252