Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-27
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
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SENATE.

SENATE.
Rev. AUSTIN PHELPS, d. D. of Andover,
sent in a communication accepting his appoint
ment as preacher of the next election sermon,
and the clerk was directed to inform the House
| of the election.
| The committee on Federal relations reported
that resolves (offered by Mr.. Brodhead OF
Boston, endorsing the course of the Massachu-
sets Representatives in Congress ought to
pass. The report was accepted.
The bill extending the time for constructing
the Fitchburg and Worcester railroads was
passed to third reading.
The order requiring the Sergeantat-Arms to
hoist the state flag on the dome of the State
House during the session of the Legislature
coming up, Messrs. RICH and SLADE of SUI
folk, SUMNER of Berkshire and BvILEY of
Worcester, opposed, Messrs. PARKER of
Worcester, and CLAFLIN of MiddleseX advo-
Gated its passage. MIR. WALDEN of Essex
moved to amend the order by inserting Nation
al flag after the state flag. Mr.. RICH moved
to further amend by striking out "the state
flag" and inserting the national flag during
the session of the Senate" Mr.. BLAKE of
Norfolk, opposed the amendment of Mr.. Wal
den, and favored the original ORDER and Mr..
Norton of Middlesex advocated the passage Of
the amendment first offered The whole sub
ject was finally disposed OF, on motion of Mr..
FIsKE Of Hampden, by laying it on the table.
HOUSE.
Petitions were presented from Calvin Cut
Ter and 81 others of Warren, Samuel Smith
and others of Harwich E. N. Paine and 116
others Of Blackstone l.. H. Cobb and 80 9TH
ers of North Andover, Charles Ellis and so
others Of Uxbridge, for law against slave
hunting in Massachusetts of Andrew Bigelow
and l07 others against the incorporation OF adj
ditional savings banks in Boston.
1t was ordered on motion of Mr.. WOODWARD
of Taunton, that the Secretary, the Treasurer,
the Auditor, the Adjutant- General, the Ser
| geant-atArms, the Secretary of the Board of
| Education, severally be directed to report TO
the House the number of persons employed i'll
their departments, giving the Names duties
and pay of each person employed, together
with statement of the hours OF daily service,
and the time which is considered office hours.
| Mr. KIMBALL, from the Committee on Fl
nance, reported bill making appropriation for
the mileage and compensation OF the members
of the legislature
Mileage of Senators, $500
Representatives, 900
Compensation of Senators, 1890
Representatives, 12,4OO
The motion made by Mr.. PIERCE of Dor
chester, to reconsider the vote by which the
order for special committee on the subject of
the school laws and the school fund was yes
terday adopted, was agreed to; and the subject
was referred to the Committee on Education.
CONVENTION.
The convention Of the two branches, for the
purpose of filling the vacancy in the Senate
caused by the resignation of Mr.. Fry, of the
East Worcester District, was held at q
o'clock Mr.. Kimball of Boston suggested
that the committee, in reporting the names of
Mr.. Rice of Shrewsbury, and Mr.. Dadmun of
Grafton, as constitutional candidates, had ex-
cecded the law. The removal of Mr.. Faux
ner, who received higher number of votes
than either of them, did not render them elig-
| BILE. He saw no alternative but to elect Mr.
Knowlton. Mr.. Parker of Worcester defended
the report of the committee. Mr.. HALE of
Boston thought it was perfectly competent for
the Senate to issue precept 10 the people of
the district to fill the vacancy. But the Sen
ate had decided that it had not the power, and
/ there was no choice left but to proceed to vote
He thought the committee had done their duty
in fair and candid manner, and since the
Senate had accepted their report, it must be
the basis of their action. Mr.. KIMBALL fur
| ther objected to the report and moved that the
subject be referred to committee of the con
venton.to report the names of the Constitu-
tional candidates. The motion was advocated
by Messrs. ODIoRNE of Boston, SUMNER and
BISHOP OF Berkshire county, and was opposed
by Messrs. CLAFLIN of Middlesex BAILEY of
Worcester and others. The motion was re-
jected. The ballot was taken, and resulted as
follows -.
| Whole number of votes, 2l9
| Necessary for choice, ITO
Thomas Rice. of Shrewsbury. Ill
VIM. ii. knowlton of Shrewsbury, l06
| Jeduthan Dodman of Grafton
Horace Faulkner,
Mr.. RICE was declared elected He was
one of those who received two votes and is
understood to be Republican. Mr. Knowl-
ton received 476 votes, and was the regular
democratic candidate at the general election
THURSDAY, Jan. 26.
In the House, the committee on elections re-
ported leave to withdaw on the petition of N.
j. Bean for the seat in the House occupied
by John c.. Tucker. Mr.. Bean claimed that
he had eight plurality over Mr. Tucker, at a
count Of the votes held at the Warden's house
BY the count at the polls, Mr.. Tucker had a
plurality. The committee see no reason to
suppose that the count at the Warden's house
was more correct than the other