Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-01

Slious ehSTosseu DlliS were passed to be
enacted, among them the bill to reduce the
capital stock OF the Central Bank in Worcester.
Resolves in favor of Francis Adams OF Spen
Ger, deputy sheriff, approprialing SIC tor loss
and damage sustained in serving process
under The liquor law, were reported.
Leave to withdraw on petition of the trus.
tees OF the House oil the Angel Guardian, was
reported.
The motion to reconsider the rejection of
| tie bill concerning banks and banking, was
debated at some length, upon the justice OF
I requiring banks to loan money to tile state at
! the present time at five per cent, when they
Will be called upon to loan the whole amount
required by law. The reconsideration was
| refused by a vote of l6 yeas to u nays
did 10 Families Of Volun,eerS-The bill in aid
OF families OF volunteers was further consid
cred. The bill offered by Mr.. REED as a sub
stitute was debated and rejected Mr. BACON
OF Nllddlesex offered substitute, which was
laid on the table, and ordered 10 be printed
together with the original bill. Adjourned
! HoUsE.-Mr. LEE of Templeton, from the
committee on claims reported bill authoriz.
! ing the allowance fcertain claims, as follows:
l. Authorizing the governor and council 10
examine and adjust all claims on this com.
monwealh made by any persons Tor services
performed, losses sustained, or expenditures
made by him while acting by the authority of
the governor and council, under chapters PIG
or Zl9 OF The laws of 1861, or by any authori-
ty, ratified and confirmed by the first sections
| OF SAID chapter ZIG, aud to allow such e m.
| pensatlon therefor as may be reasonable. 2,
! Authorizing the governor to draw his warrant
! Tor the payment of such claims as shall be
allowed.
The judiciary committee, by Mr. JEWELL
| OF Boston, reported the bill in relation tn
the savings bank located in Fall River in a
new draft, the name OF the corporation OF the
savings bank in Fall River, K. which on
the hrst day OF March next becomes a part of
the city OF Fall River, Mass, being changed TO
the Citizens Saving Bank OF Fail River. Tn.
der supervision of the rules the bill took its
several readings and was ordered 10 be en-.
crossed
BY Mr.. CUSHING of Newburyport, mex
| pedlent to egisIate upon the order of Feb. "a
relative to repeating sec. Sd OF chap. 81 of the
General Statutes concerning the publishing
and distribution of the laws and resolves of
each session OF the legislature. On motion of
| MIR. FIERCE OF Dorchester, the report was
amended by substituting bill to provide for
| the publication and distribution of the general
laws and resolves providing ~ that the secre-
tary OF the commonwealth Shalt at the close. of
each session of the general court cause to be
! published in pamphlet form 1000 copies of
the general laws and resolves, and cause the
same to be apportioned according to the census
and sent to abe clerks of the several cities and
towns, to be delivered by them 10 such inhab-
itanis as shall apply therefor ~ repeating
sec 81 OF chap. Sd OF the General Statutes.
Read once.
BY Mr.. STONE of Waltham, bill in rela
ton TO stationary engines, providing III that
no stationary engine shall he hereafter erected
for use in any city or town mithn five hundred
ieet OF any dwelling house or public building
unless license therefor shall have been first
granted IN the manner provided in chapter IS
OF the General Statutes; ~ that any station.
airy engine hereafter erected without such H.
ceuse shall be deemed common nuisance
ana the same may be removed in the manner
provided by law ~ that this act shall not
be IN force until adopted by the city or town,
Reported on the order of Feb l2th. Read
once.
On motion OF Mr.. ADAMS of North Brook.
field, 1T was ordered that the committee ON
agriculture consider the eXpedienry OF encour.
aging the culture and manufacture of flax as
substitute for cotton, by the offer of Il boun-
ty or otherwise.
The motion to reconsider the vote by W hich
the bill concerning reading the Bible in
schools, reported by the committee of confer
ence. was passed, was debated at length and
rejected. Yeas 100, nays 1l8.
The Appropriation Billion motion of Mr..
AAHiNSH ~ DNiShSo lIlG Dlli Ill auultlQn to
an act, making appropriations tor the main
| tenance OF the government during the current
| year. was taken from the table, and ordered IN
! lhlrd reading, having first been amended.
ny striking out the following appropriations
tor pruning such number, not exceeding
l5O,OOO, OF the pamphlet edition of the genrr
| al acts and resolves OF the present wear. tor
distribution OF one copy thereof to each tami-
| ly OF eight persons in lhe commonwealth in
| A(rOTlnupp Wifb tho -
| OF the general statutes, sum not exceeding
| ana substituting therefor the following words:
'tor printing such numbers, not exceeding
| Io,OOO, OF The pamphlet edition of the general
acts anu resolves OF the present yeaI, for distr
outioL III lhe commonwealth sum not exceed.
| ing S0UOO. On motion of the same gentleman
| by strl ing out the words iucladed in brack
els III tine 3~0wlng appropriations For the
| state library, in accordance with the fifth chan
ter OF the General Statutes, $1,000 TO be ~
pended under the direction of the trustees and
| librarian, land all sums required for the com
| plellon anu printing, or now due tor printing
OF tie catalogue, shall be paid from this an.
propriation,"
On motion OF the same gentleman. by add
ing the Italicized words in the following aupro.
| prIatlon FOR additional assistance in the
library, Ill accordance with the fifth chapter of
the General Statutes, sum not Exceeding
SoOO; and in accordance Wih chapter three ofthe
ReSoiUeS Of 1861, a sum not erceedtng $500
| Adjourned.
BosToN, FRIDAY, Feb. %.
SENATE Several engrossed bills ana re-
solves were passed TO be enacted
An order was adopted, on motion of Mr.
RICHARDSON Of MiddIesex, upon the expedi.
ency OF requiring the criminal law to he adj
nlnistered without the Intervention of grand
Jurles, in cases where ii may be done withouI
violating any constitutional provisions.
lie bill in aid of the families of volunteers
was first considered in The orders of the dnv
The substitute offered by Mr.. Bacon. was
rejected. The original bill, in the new draft
was further considered, and some amendments
were adopted.
HoUsE.-The bill in relation to the savings
bank IN Fall River was passed TO be enacted
also the resolve in favor OF Albert w. Scott.
Committees reported that the bill concerning
the presidents Of banks relative TO pbtain'
ing notes and checks, drafts, &C., at A rate Of
interest or discount OF more than six per cent
ought not to pass resolve granting aid far
the suppression OF couGterieiting bank hills
and coin, allowing from the treasury of The
commonwealth to the Association Of Banks
for the Suppression of Counterfeiting0 a ann
not exceeding $1,000 provided that no sum
be paid which shall exceed one third of the
amounts which said association shall certify
and move ia the UnVprnnr sIaI - |