Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-04-11
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


SENATE.
TUESDAY, April 9-rhe proposition for all
agricultural college was referred to the next
legislature. The vote on the capital punish
ment bill was as follows.
YEAs-Babson, Battles, Bonney, Boynton
Cook, Davis, Day, Dillingham;, Dresser, Fisk
Glazier, Hunt, Kinney, Schouler, Slade, Wal
den, Walker, Watson, Whiting-19
NAYs--Burt, Carter Cheever, Clark, Cole
Dunnels, Gleason, Goddard, Hardy, Nash
No-thend, Rogers, Sanderson, Shaw, South
worth, Stole, Tompkins, Underwood, Wash
burn-19.
ABsENT-Norton.
Mr.. CLAFLIN president voted in the affirm
alive. The lone year amendment" on its
final passage was lost by the following vote
YEAS Battles, Boynton, Burt Cheever
Cole, Davis, Day. Dillingham;, Goddard, Hunt
Kinney, Nash, Schouler, Shaw, Slade, South
worth, Underwood, Whiting.
NAYs-Babson, Bonney, Carter, Clark, Cook
Dresser, Dunnels, Fisk, Gazier, Gleason
Hardy, Northend. Rogers, Sanderson. Stone,
Tompkins, Walker, Washburn, Watson-19.
Mr.. FISK of Palmer asked leave, which was
refused, 10 introduce the following resolves =
Whereas, Two of the four pieces of ordnance
in Doric Hall, although reputed to have been
CdlluItu al tue Odltlc Vi bennington, anu nav
ing been placed in their present conspicuous
position upon the strength of that idea, were
not manufactured until after that battle, las
clearly shown by the manufacturers date
upon the guns themselves); aid
Whereas, with reference 10 the two other
pieces there is not even pretence of histori'
cal interest therefore
Resolved, That their exhibition upon these
grounds is a fraud upon the public, falsifca.
ton of history, and an imputation upon the
intelligence OF the legislature.
Resolved, That the guns be removed to the
state arsenal from whence they were taken.
HOUSE.
Mr.. THOMPSON of Lancaster asked leave to
introduce resolve in aid ofthe State Industrial
School for Girls, jappropriating $500. Leave
was grarEed-79(to 72-the Speaker S,otir : in
following directions nearly as could, scondsc!
to the committee on public charitable institu-
lions.
The senate resolve for the appointment Of
commissioners who should prepare and report
to the next Legislature plans for the establish
ment of an agricultural school, occasioned a
lengthy debate. The resolve was passed to a
third reading by the vote OF the Speaker, So
voting in the affirmative and SO in the mega
tive, and was engrossed by decisive vote.
The bill for the abolition of capital punish
ment was next in order. Mr.. CURTIS of Rox-
bury thought it was the most dangerous bill
that had been presented here this session. He
would go as far as any man toward the aboli.
tion of capital punishment, but if the pardon
ing power was to remain with the governor
and his council no lie was safe. MIR. NEW
TON of scarborough argued that we had no
right whatever, under any circumstances, to
take the life of a fellow creature, and he made
liberal quotations from the Bible IN support of
his position. The previous question was called
for and ordered and the bill was refused a
third reading by vote of 50 to rs.
The house adjourned at ten o'clock.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, April 10.-The senate refus-
ed to reconsider the vote whereby the bill rel.
alive to banks and banking was refused a
third reading, by a vote of 9 10 10. The vote
whereby the resolve in aid Of the State Indus
trial School for Girls was ordered to be en-
crossed was reconsidered, and, on motion of
Mr.. FISK of Hampden, 500 for repairs at the
almshouses at Monson and Brdgewater re-
spectvely, and 5000 for pest house at Tewks-
bury, was ordered to be used from the uneX.
pended appropriations tor those institutions,
were inserted. The resolve, as amended, was
ordered to be engrossed. The committee on
the judiciary reported that the bill to suspend
the operation OF the law equalizlng shares in
corporations ought not to pass. The report
was accepted and the bill rejected-l9 to 10.
HOUSE.
Mr.. DREW OF Dorchester asked leave to in
troduce bill entitled can act to protect free
dom Of speech and to preserve the public
peace" but the matter was laid on tie table
by large vote. This bill gives the governor
power to call on sheritfs and any other civil
officers to preserve the public peace at any
assembly or meeting, when called on to do so
by three or more citizens.
The question of reconsidering the vote
whereby the bill to abolish capital punishment
was rejected last night, was taken up, and
speeches in favor OF RECONSIDERATION were
made by Messrs. NEWTON of scarborough,
VAUGHAN OF Marlborough, PARKER OF Wor-
cester, STONE OF Dedham, and SLACK Of Bos-
ton, and against it by Messrs. MERRIAM of
Fitchburg, BULLOCK OF Worcester, and CHAP
MAN of Cambridge. The yeas and nays hay
ing been ordered the motion to reconsider was
ost-92 10 12S.
The question of granting leave to Mr.. DREW
to introduce a bill for the protection OF free
| dom of speech was taken from the table and
leave was refused TO introduce the bill--5S to
| 100.
| On motion of Mr. PARKER Of Worcester the
motion to reconsider the vote whereby tue re-
port of the committee on the Judiciary that
the bill to protect freedom of speech ought not
TO pass was accepted, was taken from the table
10y to Al.
Messrs PARSONS of Lawrence, STEVENS OF
Boston, WOODWARD of Taunton, and SLACK
OF Boston favored the passage OF the bill and
Mr.. GILLs of Salem opposed it. Pending the
| discussion, the house adjourned.