Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-01
MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURE.
4NUNDA UdII' %.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Petitions were presented, from A. A. Brad
ley for relief from judicial cruelty, and from
various parties in aid of the Boston memorial
relating to the Troy and Greenfield Railroad.
Hon. THOMAS RICE appeared, and took his
seat as senator from the East Worcester Dis
trict.
The bill setting off a part of the town of
Mortified, and anneXing it to the town of
Erving, was passed to a third reading-l7 to ).
The resolve concerning the Representatives
in Congress from Massachusetts coming up
on its passage to be engrossed, Mr.. Cook, of
Worces er, opposed it ON the ground that it
was contradictory, and there was 10 necessity
for it, as our Representatives knew their duty
without interference on the part of the Legis-
lature. He further said that he believed the
Republicans were friendly to the Union, but
they had an odd way Of showing it. He de-
Tended the members of the national House of
Representatives in making speeches. as he
said this was the only place and time in which
the Democratic members could counterbalance
the harm done by the Helper book. Mr.. EDDY
Of Worcester, and Mr.. WHITING of Plymouth,
replied to Mr.. Cook. The resolve was then
ordered to be engrossed.
Orders Of inquiry were adopted relative to
the expediency of providing by law that no
greater tax than simple interest shall be i'm
posed by railroads upon season ticket passen-
gers who cannot purchase yearly tickets in
advance, and of providing by law that one
sewing machine in each family of the Com
monwealth shall be exempt from attachment
and sale on execution.
The committee on the militia, reported re-
solve for the payment Of armory rent to Salem,
Beverly, Northampton, Belchertown and Mil
ford for the past year; also the payment of
bounty to the Adiutant of the Sd Battalion of
Rifles and the Sd Battalion of Iutantry, and
the postage accounts of Z. B. Stoddard and
Edward Lamb. The resolve was read once.
HOUSE.
The annual report Of the Board ofEducation
was presented and referred to the committee
on education. Petitions were presented from
Elisha Hutchinson and 106 others, of Haver.
hill, Eliab Wight and others OF Bellingham,
Micah B. Allen and 597 others of Fall River,
Ebenezer Dean and % others of Berkeley
Charles Beecher and 573 of Georgetown, for a
law against slave hunting in Massachusetts,
The Concord contested election case came
up. The majority report in favor of the sit
ting member Hon. Simon Brown, states the
case as follows The votes cast in the dis
trict, not including scattering, were as follows :
For Simon Brown 1872; for G. W. Stearns,
19l. The controversy turns upon the right of
one j. S. Williams to vote. This vote was
gwen Ill w eSlO0. MIR. NilliamS now lives IN
Waltham. If he had no right to vote, there is
a tie vote i'll the district. For the last six
years Williams has been teller in the Wal
than Bank. He was married June oath, and
boarded with his father,n-aw in Weston until
the week Of the election Seeing plan of a
house, which builder in Waltham had in con-
temptation of building, he made bargain to
take it, when completed, for no definite length
Of time. The House was finished in Novem.
Der, and Mr. Williams began to move on
Thursday and Friday before the election. On
these nights he and his wife spent the night in
Waltham, and also the night of election there
Mr.. w. had thought on the subject of voting
and intended to reserve his right to vote
in Weston. He left some of his own and
his wfe's clothing, lounge, chairs, &c.
MIR. Williams washing was done in Yves.
ton until after election. His provisions were
carried away. Bedding and clothing brought
away on election week and the week after. 1t
also appeared that there is an understanding
between himself AMI his father-in-law that if
their experiment in housekeeping does not
please them, they are welcome to come back,
and that 1t would be cheaper, if he keeps the
house i'll Waltham, to make Weston his sum.
mcr residence and that he had no definite in
tentlon TO make Il permanent residence in
Walttam. He had been a voter ever since he
became of age, and has never voted anywhere
else. He was contemplating change and
meant to preserve his right to vote. 1t cannot
be said that he had moved but only that he
had commenced moving The report was ac
Gcpted, and MIR. Brown was confirmed in his
seat by large majority.