Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-22
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.

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! Sec. l. Any town or city may raise money by tax
! ation and, if necessary apply the same, uhuer inc
elieeton OF the seleclmen or may OF AM aluer
Tor the aid of the wife and OF the children uhuer
sixteen years of age. any of their lnhaDnahts
who, as member OF the active militia or as Voluh-
teer may have enlisted in the United States ana ior
each parent, brother, sister, child, who NJ Inc
ume OF his enlistment was dependent on MN lo'
support
Sec. 2. Towns may by vote raise money TO detfay
any expenses already incurred, or TO carry out ana
fulfil any contract heretofore made, iii behalf OF any
OF its inhabitants who may have enlisted as meh-
bers of the volunteer militia, and have been or may
be called into the service of the United Satesi but
all contracts now subsistng between any town ana
any member OF the volunteer militia as SUCH slla
terminate i'll ninety days from the passage thereof
Sec. 3. No compensation, in addition 10 the resu"
Iar pay OF the army or navy OF the Uneu o'a'Gs
other than that mentioned in this chapter shal De
given by any town or city TO any OF their lhLaOn-
ants, who, volunteers otherwise, shall enllst Ill
the service of the United States but all contracts
made with any members of the volunteer mllllia,
| who have been mustered into the service OF Inc
United States for the term OF three mouths, shail De
wand during such term. and no pay shail hereafter
De allowed by any town or city Tor Inc expense oI
| drilling.
Sec. T. ANY city or town, when danger from at
tack from the sea is apprehended is authorized 10
organize an armed police TO guard against such an
| attack, and may provide, BY taxation, to MAINTAIN
the same such force may Tor ms purpose act ID
any part OF the country within such city or Town
! may be situated.
Sec. g. OF the sum so paid applied by any city
VI loNll lOf lie support OF the Ol
liant, who may be actually engaged in the service
OF the United States, provided IN the fist section,
| there shall be annually reimbursed by the slale
treasurer to such town or city sum not exceeding
two dollars per week for the wife and one dollar per
week for each child under sixteen years OF age. of
such inhabitant, and the like for each parent,
brother, sister child of such inhabitant, who, at
the lime OF his being called into the service OF the
United States, was dependent upon him for support
Sec q. o reimbursement shall be allowed from
the state treasury to any town or city as provided
III the previous section, until 1ull report certified
and sworn to by majority OF the board OF select
men OF any town, or OF the mayor or majority OF
the aldermen of any city containing statement of
the Inhabitants OF such town city, whose families
have been assisted, aud the relations which such per-
sons severay bear to such inhabitants. and the sums
paid to each person. has been made TO the auditor
OF the commonwealth, and carefully examined and
approved by him.
The senate c0ncurred in the house amend.
ment TO the bill tor the discipline and instruc-
ton OF the military.
In the senate, Tuesday, the above bill came
up on its passage to be engrossed 1t was
voted to substitute ''one" for 1.-TWO" dollars per
week, as the sum to be paid to the wife Of each
volunteer, and the bill thus amended was pass
ed-27 10 Z. The article of amendment TO the
constitution, in relation to the qualification OF
voters, reducing the two years amendment"
to one year, was passed-30 to 5.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Davis of Greenfield, the
vote whereby the bill to provide tol the disci-
pine and instruction OF military force was
ordered TO be engrossed, was reconsidered,
and the bill was amended by adding the fol-
having section, when the bill was ordered TO
be cngrossed:
Sec. 20 When any requision is received fom the
general government, the governor shall proceed to
MI the same from troops which ale OF may have
been IN garrison or camp, until their numbers are
eAlaisted and may tor that purpose reorganze any
companies or regiments, so as to comply i'll all re-
specs with the terms oil such requisitlon, and may
uetail men or companies from companies regi-
ments to other companies regiments, as the pub
lie interest may seem TO require.
Mr.. Tyler of Boston, introduced a resolve
to appropriate a sum not exceeding $1,000 for
the purpose OF procuring such plates, paper,
and printing as may be necessary IN preparing
the scrip of the commonwealth. The resolve
had It's several readings and was ordered to
he engrossed. Mr.. Bullock OF Worcester,
from the joint special committee on the gov
ernors address, reported the following resolves
concerning the present crisis:
Resolved, That the conflict now existing between
the government of the United States and the disoy-
al persons and communities that have instituted
| open war upon its authority, should be regarded
by all patriotic men struggle in which the stake
| is the very existence OF our government and our
national unity, aud mat in such contest Taught
with the most grave consequences to the cause OF
| freedom and republican institutions, the divergen.
cieS OF political thought and action usually observed
i'll ii ee state shouia be united III common Fellow
ship and service beneath the common flag.
Resolved. That while it is justly expected of the
national administration that this upon rebellion
shall be prosecuted with all the prOmptness and
ylgor which it can command, We invite the people
OF Massachusetts to bear constantly i'll mind that
public confidence in government is one OF the ele
ments of national power and that, therefore, we
are urged alike by considerations OF justice and pa
triotism to uphold the OF the United States, aud
TO avoid all Unnecessary of public distraction
and weakness believing that III the hearts and the
the ample guarantee of triumphant ard that
the President and those associated with him are
conducting the government i'll spirit of tull CO.
operation with the great uprising of the people.
Resolved That i'll the prompt and vigorous action
OF HIS EXcellency the GOVERNOR i'll response to the
call OF the President, in the enthusiasm and unani
NIFTY with which our fellow citizens have rallied i'll
support OF the government, well those who
first in the field, as the thousands who are
ready to follow, and especially in the historic prece
dence which, having assigned TO this Common
wealth place i'll the front lank in the original
of Independence, has low again conferred upon
her annals the first honors of boodshed i'll the pres
ent conflict, Massachusetts expresses the fidelity to
liberty and law which is part OF her character and
Tor the maintenance of Which all her resources, all
her hearts and all her arms are pledged forever.
Resolved, That we invoke the people OF the COM
monweath while they will sustain the cause OF the
Union with continuance of the patriotism and lib
crafty which have marked the beginning, at the
same time to strengthen their patriotic position by
the practice of wise and intelligent economy quail
flying and reinforcing public spirit by proper
husbanding OF their resources, i'll all their private
pursuits maintaining far possible the several
departments of local industry IN active operation,
and i'll their municipal action avoiding every unwse
expenditure, to the end that the zeal and power with
which we have entered into the contest. may contiH
ue unabated and unimpaifed to its close.
Resolved, That Massachusetts will cherish the
memory of her citizen soldiers engaged i'll the war
which sectional ianateism and rebellion is waging
against the public liberties that under the super
vision of her own patriotic and industrious eXecu-
tive, and through the properly constituted agencies,
she Will hold their life, health and comfort among
nf hnr s.ttHf baf Shnli fail
as some have already fallen i'll the eau dear to her
heart she will preserve their names and their deeds
III immortal honor as equally memorial Of their
vaior and an example TO the future generations OF
her sons.
The resolves were placed in the orders of the
day, and ordered to be printed.
In the house, Tuesday, the committee on
the governors address were instructed to con
slider the expectancy of exempting the scrip
of the Union fund from taxation. The above
resGlves concerning the present crisis, were
taken up and discussed. Mr.. Slack offered
an amendment to the third resolve, which
pledges all the resources, hearts and arms of
the Commonwealth in favor OF liberty and
law, so as to except the arms of our colored
fellow citizens, and lie said he did this so as
TO make the action of the house consistent, it
having previously refused 10 strike out the
word white" from the militia law. Mr. Bul
lock of Worcester replied in opposition 10 the
amendment and urged the house 10 adopt the
resolves as they were reported by ,he COM
mittee Mr.. Slack afterwards Withdrew his
amendment, and the resolves were adopted
Mr.. Jewell of Boston, from the committee
on the governors address, reported bill au-
thorizng the governor 10 pay all troops The
same amount tor their services from the time
they were ordered into service by the conf
mander in Chief, until they were mustered into
the service OF the United States, as they re-