Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-27

Boston, Wednesday, Feb 70.
SENATE MIR. STEVENS OF Worcester moved
a reconsideration Of the vote refusing third
reading of the bill concerning banks and bank
ing Placed i'll the orders OF the day.
The order relative to directing the andtor
to furnish, in tabular form, the moneys paid to
the yfficers and to the employees Of each pub
lie institution of this commonwealth, was ia
ken from the table and placed III tue orders of
the day.
An order was adopted on motion of Mr.
TUCKER of Suffolk, upon the eXpedieucy OF
providing by enactment, prohibition OF grants
OF power or by rrvoking grants, Tor the pre-
venton and punishment OF fraud or evasion ON
the part of horse railroad corporations in the
issue OF stock or in making annual returns in
violation OF law.
Reports Of committees were made, refer
enCe TO the next general court on so much of
the governors address as relates to tlOwage
resolve in favor OF the Normal School at
Bridgewater, appropriating $500 tor furniture.
The bill in aid OF the families OF volunteers,
was taken up by assignment, and debated at
great length.
An am ndment was adopted 10 section 3, to
contine the aid to the families Of those who
enlist, before the passage OF this act
| A proposition to strike out the aid Of those
| in the naval service, was debated
uoUsE-PdsSed to be Enacted-Bs in re-
lation to the Fail River Union Bank i'll reia
| lion 10 the Pocasset Bank to confirm certain
acts done by Alfred w. Paul a Justice of
the peace; for the regulation of suits at law
affected by the establishment of the boundary
line between Massachusetts and Rhode Island,
and for other purposes,
Committees reported resolve in aid oil the
in Il new draft allowing said society from the
treasury Of the commonwealth for It's charita.
bic purposes, S6OS Oh, instead of $1,000 as
originally reported; bill defining the terms
Incidental" travelling" and contingent
expenses" provding-1. That the term sin.
cldental expenses" shall be held to include no
charges except for postage, printing, station
cry, and fuel. 2. That the term contingent
expenses, when allowed to public nstitu
ton, shall include all necessary expenses pro
n'H'l Inr other than permanent Improvement.
or extraordinary repairs q. mai IRe allow
ance OF three and one half cents per mile fol-
the travelling expenses OF commissioners ant
other public officers having jurisdiction
throughout the commonwealth and their sew
eral agents to whom travelling expenses ar
now allowed by statute shall be held 10 in
clude hotel hills and all other charges for sal
expenses, nor shall any such officers havin
offices in the city of Boston, or their agent.
he allowed travelling expenses for travelling {
anu nom their residences 10 said Offices RI
ported on so much OF the auditors report a
requests the legiS lature to define the aboy
terms.
OrderS-On motion of Mr.. WAIT of Malder
1t was ordered that the committees on railway
and canals consider the 'eXpe diency OF pr,
vldlng, by law, that street railroad corporation
shal not be permitted 10 remove the sno,
from their track without the permission OF tn
selectmen of towns i'll which said tracks ar
laid.
On motion of Mr. Corning of HaverhiIl
was ordered shat the committee on the ind
CARY consider the expediency OF making prc
visions, by law, 10 empower tile overseers OF tn
poor to commit to the almsh0use the husban
or father who shall have thrown his wife c
; childen, either or both on the town for the
support
On motion of Mr.. PARSONS OF BrookIine.
was ordered that the commilte on the iudic
airy consider the expectancy of providing, b
, law, that no person shall hold IL commissi3
under this commonwealth, who, in his ofici
report, shall throw opprobrium upon the a
ton or lie government of the United StaIe
Several bills in the orders OF the day wei
advanced one stage. AdiOurnp1