Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-17
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.


Petitions Presented-Of Asher Joslin, guar
dian of the Dudley Indians, for an appropria-
ton; of L. Ring, Jr., and fifty others, of
Huntington, and of several others, for a law
prohibiting slave hunting in Massachusetts;
Robert Cowdin, Colonel of the Second Regi-
ment, NJ. V. NJ, for power to raise another
regiment.
Orders Adopted-By Mr. Blake of Norfolk,
that the committee on the Judiciary consider
the expediency of providing by law for the
transportation of state troops while going to
and returning from the division of state en-
campments.
BY the same, that the Committee on the
judiciary consider the expediency of requiring
manufacturing corporations to deposit with
the city or town clerks where such establish
ments are situated, monthly returns of all per-
sons employed therein.
The Committee on Railways and Canals re-
ported bill Incorporating the East Boston
improvement Company, with a capital stock
not to exceed $780, 00 to be divided into
shares of $40 each. The bill was read once
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Petitions PreSented-Of Calvin Foster and
Others for an act of incorporation as the Wor-
cester Insurance Company Aaron G May
hew and others, of Milford and other towns,
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Southeast Agricultural Society; John d.
Loring and 70 others, praying for a law to
prohibit slave hunting in Massachusetts.
The following committees were Joined on
the several portions of the Governors adj
dress:
On the subject of pardons, Messrs. Oliver of Law
renee, Mcclellan of Cambridge, Pratt of Easton,
Griffin of Boston, Fiske of Southbridge, Bradford
of DuXbury, Mason of Dartmouth
On the subject OF criminal COSTS &c, MeSSrS Hale
Of Boston, Haskell of Ipswich, Stone of Waltham,
Bliss of Springfield, Danforth of Lynnield, Day of
Charlestown, Adam of Pittsfeld.
On the subject of ship canal across Cape Cod,
Messrs. Merrill of Boston, Babson of Gloucester
Ryder of New Bedford, Shurtleff of North Chelsea
Baker of Wales, Horton of Reading, Lewis OF
Rochester.
| On the claim of Massachusetts on the General
! Government. Messrs. Brown of birmingham, Amo-
| ry of Boston, McCune of Chicopee, Clark of Lynn
| Chamberlain of Bedford, Clapp of Easthampton
Tolman of South Scituate.
The first matter in the orders of the day was
the motion of Mr.. GRIFFIN of Maiden, to re-
consider the vote whereby the House accepted
the report of the Committee on Rules and Or
ders. The motion to reconsider prevailed
The House then proceeded to protracted dis
cussion of the question, numerous members
taking part therein. One of the speakers Mr..
PRINCE of Essex, recommended in the course
of his remarks denunciatory of the ticket sys-
tenn and sustaining the rights (by courtesy OF
lobby members, that the members should be
adorned with placards, upon which should be
inscribed-"THIs is MEMBER OF THE
GREAT AND GENERAL CoURT-No CONVERSE.
TIoN WITH OR SMILING AT HIM ALLOWED u
| Mr.. TUCKER of Boston extolled the Chris
tan spirit exhibited by the member from Els
sex in having so much sympathy for the
'third house" 1.-THE lobby through which he
(Prince) had passed.
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