Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-13

BosroN. WEDNESDAY. Feb.

Getty and IN favor OF Albert w Scott.
An order was adopted upon the eXpedIcncy
of prohibiting banks from selling specie during
the suspension of specie payment.
| The bill concerning cattle commissioners,
was debated. Mr.. BACON Of NIiddlesex, was
of opinion that the pleuro pneumonia was a
species OF madness affecting the owners Of
cattle, rather than the cattle. Several other
senators stated that they had been informed OF
cases of the disease now existing in Milton
| and Quincy, and as a measure OF precautiOn,
| the bill should be passed. A motion TO sus-
| pend the rules for its final passage, was lost.
The several reports, leave to withdraw on
the petitions of the seectmen of Leyden; Of
j. L. Seymour; of Leora c. Clark of the
overseers of the poor Of Greenfield; and of
Patrick Mcclure, were accepted.
A bill concerning mortgages OF personal
property, was debated, and laid on the table.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-PaSsed to be Enacted-The bill in
addition to an act to incorporate the Quincy
Railroad Company and the resolve tor the
further distribution OF a REPORT on Insects
Injurious to Vegetation"
Various petitions were presented and refer.
red to appropriate committees.
Reports Of Committees Mr..
WHITMoRE of Plymouth, resolve in favor
of Levi Baker of Yarmouth, allowing him
$l273 90 for expenses incurred by him i'll 1856
for the purpose OF acting before the supreme
court OF the United States the constitutional.
ty of an act OF the legislature OF the state Of
Virginia. passed March IL, 1856, entitled Fan
act providing additional protection for the
same property OF citizens" under which his
vessel was seized. Referred on said Bakers
petition. Read once.
By Mr.. French of Lowell, leave to with
draw on the petition OF B. w. Bullock of Lei
tor r,ia In IN, IS
Education--By Mr. MAGLATHLIN of Dux-
bury, leave to Withdraw on the petition of
Amos Smith, Jr., and others, for the appoint.
ment of commission to consider the eXpedi-
ency of forming a school within the com.
monwealth, for the education of deaf and dumb
children.
Finance-By Mr.. MACK of Lowell, that the
resolve in favor of the Marshpee district, al.
lowing it S153 for support of certain Indiana
state paupers, ought to pass.
judiciary, by Mr. STONE of Waltham, mex
pedient to legislate upon the order of Jan. 9th,
relative to amending section 81 of chapter Is
of the General Statutes in relation to the elec-
ton of selectmen.
BY the same gentleman, bill in relation to
sealing weights and measures in the city of
Lawrence, on the petition of members Of the
city government of that city. Read once.
BY Mr.. Haywood of Concord, ineXpedient
TO legislate upon the order of Feb 9th, relative
to repeating chapter 81 OF the acts OF the year
1861 relating to the payment of salaries.
By Mr.. BORDEN of Fall River, bill to con-
firm certain acts done by Alfred W. Paul of
Dighton as justice OF the peace in said Pauls
petition. Read once.
BY Mr.. JEWELL of Boston, leave to with
draw on the petition of T. o. Pingree and 9th.
ers for an inquiry into the contract between
the Eastern and Essex railroad.
Mercantile affairs and insurance, by Mr..
TYLER of Boston, leave to withdraw on the
petition of Collins Howe, Jr., and Others for
leave to build a wharf in Charlestown, the
parties having been heard according to the or.
der of the house.
Public charitable institutions, by Mr.. HOOK
Err Of Cambridge, resolve allowing the
Washington Home $4,000 for its peculiar work
Referred to the committee on finance.
On motion of Mr.. BORDEN of Fall River, it
was ordered, that the committee on the mi
! litia consider the expediency of extending the
provisions of chap. 222 of the acts of 1861,
entitled Fan act in aid of the families of vol
unteers, and for other purposes" so as to in.
clude the families of those volunteers who at
the time of their enlistment were not inhabit-
ants OF this commonwealth, but will become
SO on the first day of March next, by the
change of the Rhode Island boundary line.
On motion of Mr.. CURTIS of Roxbury, it
was ordered, that the committee on probate
and chancery consider the expediency of
amending chap. 4S of the General Statutes, by
inserting in the third line of section 81 rela.
tive to discharge by assent of creditors) "three
fourth" instead Of ga majority" also, by in
sorting in the third line of section 81 of said
chapter "seven eighths" instead of "three.
tourths."
On motion of Mr.. ROBERTS of Lakeville
it was ordered that the committee on banks
and banking consider the expediency of
amending the following sections of chapter 81
of the general statutes which relates to saw.
ings banks. Section al, And every deposi-
tor shall be required by the treasurer of such
corporations, to give his place of residence in
town, county and state, and for neglect of
this provision, said deposition shall forfeit for
the benefit OF the bank, all dividends of profits
with such true information is Withheld" In
section lat strike out the word ordinary, "in
line a, and substitute therefor the following
words "and extra dividends at times fixed by
the bylaws" and add in line after the
word month" the words: "of all the pro-
fits, reserving only the fraction which shall
be included in the next dividend. In section
148 strike out in line Is the words ''for the
years since the last extra dividend was
declared and substitute therefor the words
''for two years" in section $50. Strike out
in line 6, after the words, con said day to-
and the word give" and thus substitute the
word 1.-TWO"
On motion of Mr.. NORRIS of Boston, it was
ordered, that the committee on the judiciary
consider what legislation, if any, is necessary
| to properly protect the interests of non.resi-
| dent tax payers, and to prevent frauds and ex.
| cessive costs in the collection of taxes of de-
| llnquent tax payers. On motion OF Mr. MAY
OF Roxbury, it was ordered, that the commit
tee on the judiciary inquire what further leg.
lslation, IT any, is necessary, in respect to the
establishment and maintenance of steam en-.
| gnes and steam power in cities
| The motion TO reconsider the vote by which
the bill relating TO costs in civil actions was
ordered to a third reading, was lost.
Reports Accepted-Report, request to be dis
charged by committee on finance, on contracts
for filling lands in Back Bay inexpedient, on
the order relative to incendiary fires leaveAto.
withdraw on the petition OF David Kingman
and others, for amendments to the liquor law
leave TO withdraw, on the petition OF Harrison
Howe, for the repeal Of the liquor law leave
to withdraw, on the petition of Charles ii.
Shepard, that towns and cities may receive
and invest savings; inexpedent, relative to
| publishing the Provincial Statutes of Massa-
chusetts; leave to withdraw on the petition OF
James McDonough and others.
Ordered to Third Reading-Blls for the
further security of lands from trespassers; to
reduce the capital stock OF The Central Bank,
| in Worcester.
Ordered to be Engrossed- in favor of
j. B. Reyes and G. +. Richardson; in favor