Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-06
NIassaehusetts LegIsIature.

BosToN, Monday, March 8.
IN THE SENATE, a resolve was adopted ex.
pressing regret at the death of Gen. Lander.
The bill 10 incorporate the East Boston
Freight Company was refused a third read
ing. Several measures were advanced one
stage.
Is THE House, there was report showing
that tive volunteer militia as now organized
has arms as follows The section OF Salem
Light Artillery has two bronze field guns
company of Light Artillery at Boston, Two
bronze field guns; Ancient and Honorable Ar
tlery, Boston, 100 muskeIs; Cadets, 1st d.
vision, Boston, IA muskets; Cadets, 2 di
vision, Salem lou muskegs; second battalion
OF infantry, Boston, 2O0 muskets fourth bat
toiion OF infantry, Boston, Ill muskets Co.
b, third regiment, Ply mouth, 50 muskets Co.
I, sixth regiment, Lawrence, Az muskels Co.
~, first dragons, Boston, ITO sabres aud 2J0
horse pistols Co. Is, first Dragons, Boston,
100 sabres and 100 horse pistols; Co. A, -
Dragons, Waltham, 100 horse pistols. Aud
the committee recommend that arms and
equipments be Immediately distributed 10 such
companies OF the volunteer militia as have re.
turned TO the adjumnt general a number of
members not less than the minimum number
established by law.
The bill defining the terms ''iucdenta"
travelling" and contingent" expenses, was,
alter discussion, ordered 10 he engrossed with
The following amendments, on motion OF Mr..
SoUTHER, Of Worcester, by inserting the tall
ctSed words in the following section
Sec. 3. Tie allowance OF three aud one half
ceuts per mile, which is now provided by stat
ute for the travelling expense OF commission.
ers and other public officers having iurisdic-
tiOn throughout the commonwealth, harinq sal.
drieS or u per diem dAo.CdRce, and of lneir sever.
.l,.,I i
bills and all other charges and expenses of
travelling; and no such commissioner or ufli-
Ger having his utfice in the city ui Boston, and
no agent OF such commissioner or officer shall
be allowed travelling expenses for any travel
between ills residence and such office.
On motion OF MIR. CALHOUN OF Springfield,
by adding new section, as follows:
Sec. 4, The allowance Of the bank commits
sioners shall be five cents per mile, which shall
in like manner include all their charges.
The resolve for repeating the Two years
amendment was debated by Messrs Howe of
Marshtield Pierce OF Dorchester and Goddard
Of Worcester, and it passed with only the !ol-
lowing thirteen votes in the negative TO wit
Graves OF Lynn, Harding OF Cambridge, Howe
OF Marshtield, kingman OF East Brldgewater
Knowles OF Warren, Luscomb of Salem,
Manning OF Reading, VIM. q. May OF Roxbu-
~, Morris Of Boston, Perkins of Chelsea,
Roberts OF LakevllIe, Rogers Of Gloucester,
and VInal OF South Scituaie.
TUESDAY,, March T.
IN THE SENATE, there was IL petition for
repeal OF the law in relation to school books ;
and resolve introduced to pay the state treas
| urer $500 for extra services" the real pur-
| pose being to make good to him a sum which
was stolen by some member of the legislature
last year, willie the treasurer was paying the
members their per diem. The house bill in
relation TO the future support OF Cambridge
Great Bridge was passed to he engrnssed.
In THE House, a bill was reported provid
ing u that every person hereafter appointed
justice OF the peace, notary public coroner,
master IN chancery, or commissioner TO quail
| ty civil officers, within this commonwealth, or
OF commissioner to perform ministerial &C in
other states or territories to be made of record
III this commonwealth, shall have notice there
OF from the secretary OF the commonwealth
! ana shall pay INTO said secretary's department
the sum OF five dollars; ~ that in the event
| OF any person, to whom a commission shall
have been delivered, nngecting to be duly
| qualified within three months OF its date such
| commission shall be null and void; (3l that
| every justice OF the peace hereafter designated
as IA trial justice OF crimiNal cases, shall before
| proceeding to act as such, pay the sum OF five
uo'a's vi tnai every commissioner appoint
ed TO quallly civil officers, shall, upon quail y.
ing any officer make return of such to the
| secretary of the commonwealth; (5l that all
fees received by the secretarys department
under the provisions OF this act, shall be paid
| quarterly 10 the treasurer and receiver ener.
al, accompanied by certificate, attested un.
| der oath, specifying the amounts; t6) that the
| first, second, third and fourth sections of the
act be printed upon all the commissions before
| named.
The following bills were passed to be euact.
ed:-the bills concerning religious services in
public schools; for the protection of trout in
Maple Spring Pond in The town OF Wareham ;
to authorize the town of Williamsburg to take
stock in the Northampton and Sheburne Falls
Railroad Company.