Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-08

On Fubllc Bulldmgs-Clement of Lawrence
Emery Of Boston, Nelson of Shrewsbury
Newton Of Palmer, Smith of Eastman.
The speaker announced as follows the mem.
bers on the part of the house of the
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES
On Accommodation of Dartmouth, Put
nam Of Lunenburg Doherty of Boston. But
trick Of lIayerhi, Kimball Of Woburn.
On Agriculture-Davis oi Plymouth, Stone
of Dedham, Breck of Brighton, Brooks of
Medturd, Sledman of Chicopee
On Banks and Banking-Parker of Boston,
Stickney Of Lowell, Clark of birmingham,
Cary Of Midway, and Loud OF Weymouth.
On Clalms-Lee of Templeton, French of
Lowell, Wlitmore OF Plymouth, Riley of Bos.
ton, Hood of Somerset
On EducatiOn-Albee of Marlborough Ea.
ton OF Boston, Head OF Clinton, Maelalbiin of
Duxbury, Tyler OF Natick
On Federal Relations-C Chandler of Boston.
Field OF SLockbridge, Pierce OF Dorchester,
Lee OF Templeton, Bantield of West Roxbury.
On FIsherieS-Sears of Yarmouth, johnson
Of PrOynceiown, Roads of Marblehead, Jewett
OF Gloucester, Cain OF bingham.
On the Library-Beck of Cambridge, God
dard OF Worcester, Walker of Boston.
On ManulaCtures-C Cartwright of Adams.
Stevens Of North Andoyer, Kmgman of East
Bridsewater, White OF Wlnchendon, Howard
OF Springfield
On Mercantile Affairs and Insurance
Tyler Of Boston, Gilbert Of New Bedford,
Stekney OF Georgetown, Sherman OF Lowell,
Marshall OF WeSlborough.
On MllltiU-Burbank of Boston, Brown o!
Taunton, Wright OF Lowell Curtis OF Rox-
by, Dixie OF Stoneham.
On Parishes and Religious Societies-Sew
all of Mediieid, Sargent OF Amesbury. Cutler
OF Boston, Howe OF Marshtield, and Arms.
bury OF NIilbury.
On Piisons-Stone of Charestown, Brown
OF Boston, Atwood Of Taunton, Putnam of
Danvers, SOulher Of Worcester
On Public Charitable Institntions---H Hooker
of Cambridge, Ii. n. Stevens of Boston, Hill
OF Lowell, May OF RoXbury, and Cogsweli of
Leicester.
On Public Lands-Brastow of SomerviIle,
Cheever OF Chelsea, Brown of Pttsfeld,
eastman of Amherst, and White of Mans.
field.
On Railways and Canals-Banfeld of West
Roxbury, MOuis OF Boston, Currier of New
buryport, Field OF Greenfield, Daniels of Wor-
cester.
On Roads and Bridges iltIefeld of North.
amplon, Gibbs OF New Bedford, Mulligan of
Paxton, Taylor OF Montgomery, higgins of
Chatham.
On the State House-Lothrop of Milford,
Williams OF Lawrence, Pierce Of New Bed
ford, Wait Uf Maiden, Axtell of Grafton.
On Towns Ward nt Farhaven, Hervey of
North Bridgewaer, Elliot of BiIlerica, Cum
mngs Of Quincy, and Tolnian OF Petersham.
MoNIToks.
The Speaker appointed the following menu
bers as monitors
First Decentralization OF SomeryiIe. and
Cutter OF Boston
Second DivisiOn-Earle Of Attleboro', and
Field IT LeVerett.
Third DivSion-Smth of Nantasket. and
Foster of Cheshire.
Fourth Distrct-Torrey CT Charlestown,
and Deand OF Lawrence.
Filth District-Fay Of Atho, and Pickering
of Beliagham.
Sixth DIsuict-Ellis of New Bedford. and
Putnam ot Wenham.
The following petitions were received and
appropriately referred; of Edward a. Ray.
mond and others, lor horse railroad from
Brighton 10 BrOokline and Boston, via the
Mill Dam; of Jacob ii. Loud and Others. of
the Plymouth bar, tor Il law term of the SUI
preme Judicial court in said county OF T. r.
Collins and ninety five others, that the pro-
visions of the act in aid OF families of voIup.
teerS he extended TO the companies enlisted
by Gen. Butter of Wall Midway aud others
OF Seekonk, for further legislation in regard
to their ANIMAL town meetings; of the Mer
cantIie Marine Insurance Co., in the city of
Boston, Tor renewal OF charter of the Boston
Insurance Co, for renewal OF charter
On motion OF Mr.. FOSTER OF Audoyer. il
was ordered that the committee on the nav
roll make mp the mileage Of the members of
the house Tor the present session.
On motion OF MIR. STANwooD of Essex. it
was ordered that tie committee OH the Judi
GARY he instructed 10 consider the eXpediency
OF requiring county lreasu;ers to make annual
returns to the assessors Of the several cities
and towns, oi all moneys that they may have
in their several treasures, belonging TO indi-
vidualS in such cities and towns, in the same
manner That ban S and other corporations are
required by law TO 10, for the purpose OF taxa.
ton.
Ga motion Of Mr.. MAGLATnL1N of Duxbu-
ry, 1t was ordered that the committee on the
militia be instructed to consider the expedi-
ency o the state paying the expenditure made
by cities and towns OF the commonwealth Tor
uniiormirg and drilling volunteers during the
present war.
On motion of Mr.. DAVIS of Plymouth, it
was ordered that so much OF the address of
the governor as relates to the national direct
lax, and so much as relates to an apprOpria
ton Tor the expenses of the commissioners on
Concord and Sudbury meadows aud damages
awarded by them, be referred to the commit
tee on finance.
Dir. BANFIELD of West Roxbury, from the
committee appointed by the legislature of 1861.
to investigate matters connected with the dis
puted boundary lines between the towns of iIar-
wich, Chatham, and Orleans, submitted the
report of that committee, which was referred
to the committee ON towns
MIR. HEARD of Clinton asked leave to intro
duee resolve that the governor be requested
to communicate to the president of the United
States. as commander in .cfef of the federal
army, the earnest SO ictatiOn of this house
that lie will especially devise means whereby
Col, Lee and MAYOR Revere, from Boston Of
tie massachusetts twentieth regiment, Capt
lockwood from Leominister, and Captain
bowman, from Clinton, OF the Massachusetts
fifteenth regiment, were held as hostage pris.
oners Tor captured rebel privateersmen, by The
rebel power, and confined in eon's cell may
be rescued from their suferings and restored
to liberty, by The release of an equal number
OF these privateersmen. Leave was granted
and the resolve was referred to the committee
on federal relations.
The order offered yesterday by Mr.. PARSONS
Of BrookIlne, aud laid over under the rules,
that on and after Monday, Jan. Is, the daily
sessions shall begin at two O'Clock p. NJ, except
on Saturday S, when they shall begin at eleven
O'Clock a, NJ, and that the several committees
shall meet not later than ten O'Clock A. NJ.
except on Saturdays, was adopted Adj
joumed.
DEBTs OF THE CITIEs.-By the addresses