Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-25
MAssAcuUsErrs LEGISLATURES.
Boston. ERInAY. IAN u

town mostly for the benefit Of that territory.
y message was received from the house an
nouncing the death Of one of its members
On motion of Mr.. GEORGE of Essex, as a
mark OF respect to the deceased member the
senate adjourned to Saturday, at II o'clock
HoUsE.-The inspectors of the state aims
house at Tewksbury submitted an estimate af
the sums necessary for the support of that in-
stitution tor the current ear, as follows -
For salaries. $1,000
For supplies of all kinds a 006
For medicines and surgical instruments $50
Stationery, newspapers, postage and books 800
transportation OF passengers and freight, 1900
Fuel, 1000
FI ;.pllF, 1000
Contingent, 500
Total, s52, $50
Referred to the committee on finance.
DWIGHT FOSTER, attorney general of the
commonwealth, submitted his annual report
for the year ending Dec 81, 1861. Referred
to the committee ON the judiciary.
REPORTS OF CoMMIrrEEs--Ed Internationally
Mr.. EATON Of Boston, ineXpddient 10 legisate
on the order OF Jan. 10Th, relative to amend
ing act 9th of chapter 41st of the General Stat
utes, so that children living remote from pub.
lie schools in their own town may attend the
public schools Of an aajoining town, when
more convenient, when the school committees
cannot agree upon the regulations and terms
of such attendance.
Fnance-By MIR. Parsons of Brookline, the
customary appropriation bill for the mainte-
nance Of the government during the current
year
BY Mr.. PIERCE Of DGrchester,-sad COM
mittee having been instructed to "procure
vouchers and report facts" in regard to the
appropriation to pay the damages and ex
penseS incurred in the adjustment of the Con-
cord and Sudbury Meadows qffair,--that the
committee have carefully and infinitely ex-
amined the charges, and find every item prop
ery vouched for they have also made full in
curry into the reasonablenesS of all the charges
of the commissioners, and of the damages
awarded, and they are. unanimously OF the
b opinion that both the charges and damages are
reasonable and JUST, and that the resolve max
ing the appropriation ought to pass
Roads and Bridges-By MIR HIGG1Ns of
Chatham-IneXpedient TO legislate upon the
order of Jan. 10th, concerning the determining
OF the width of ieies of wheels of loaded
wagons passing over any county or town roads,
Special Conlmitee-By Mr.. PICKENs of Mid
dleborough from the special committee who
were instructed to inquire if any pocket kniUeS
had been left on hand for the past lew years.
that there are none on hand. Accepted.
OIderS.~-~On motion OF Mr., CuEEyER OF
Chelsea, it was ordered that his excellency
the governor, be requested, if not incompatible
with the public interest to inform the legisla.
ture what response, il any, has been made by
the executive to the Geographic dispatch, d.
rected to him Jan. 10, 1862, in respect to the
number OF troops which could be sent from
this commonwealth within one week from that
date.
On motion of Mr.. MORTON of Nantucket. it
was ordered thar the auditor of the common
wealth be directed to furnish to the house a
copy Of the accounts of the commissioners on
public lands the past year.
On motion of MIR. BALDWIN of Brighton, it
was ordered that the committee on banks and
banking consider the expediency of SO amend.
ing Sec. 10, Chap. 81, OF the General Statutes,
as to allow the banks in this commonwealth to
hold and retain, as specie funds, the United
States demand notes TO any amount not eX-
ceeding fifty per cent. of the amount OF specie
funds required by said section.
On motion of Mr.. PARSONS of Brookline, it
was orderrd that the commissioners OF alien
passengers be directed to furnish to the house
the names and relationship to volunteers, of
all persons dependent upon volunteers who
have been sent by the local authorities to the
state almshouses; where sent from the nalneS
OF all such solunteers aud the number of the
regiment in which they are enlisted
On motion OF Mr.. FIELD of Greenfield. it
was ordered that the committee on manutac
lures consider the expediency OF SO amending
chapter 81 of the General Statutes, as to al
low corporations organized under the provis.
ions OF said chapter, within certain restrictions,
to change the purposes tor which they were
originally established.
Death Of a Member.-Mr. SARGENT of Ames.
mi inc cd RI tlf. tt,,,
gence of the death of JOSEPH MORRILL, of
Salisbury, member from the first Essex dis
trlct, and on his motion, it was ordered that
a committee be appointed to consider what
action should be taken i'll relation to the mat
ter. The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. SAR-
GENT, SrEDMAN Of Chickopee, and WAIT OF
Maiden, as said committee. They reported
the following resolution, which were unani.
mously adopted:
ReSoLced, That this house receives with deep
sensibility and sorrow the intelligence OF the
sudden death of Joseph Morriii, Esq. OF Sails
bury a member from the first district, in the
county OF Essex
ReSolDed, That the house tenders it sympa,
thy and coincidence to the afflicted family of
the deceased, and to his fellow townsmen, who
have been so suddenly deprived OF valued
friend, a useful citizen and devoted public
servant
ReSolved, That as Il further testimony of re-
spect fol the memory OF our deceased associate,
q committee OF - be appointed to attend
his funeral.
Resolred, That copy OF these resolves be
sent to the family Of the deceased, and to the
selectmen of the town of Salisbury
ReSotced, That these resolves be entered
upon the journal OF the house
Pending the adoption of the resolution, Mr..
GUSHING OF Newburyport spoke as follows =
Mr. Spedker: MIR. Morrill, represented part
of the city OF Newburyport, aud was the more
immediate representative of the place of my
own nativity and OF many common friends
and connections and | should feel that was
wanting IN regard to them, as well as to my.
self, If failed to express my earnest sympa.
thy with the family and friends and fellow
tOwnsmen Of the deceased in this most sudden
and sOrrowtul bereavement by violent and
accidental death, and the respect | entertained
for the character and memory OF the esteemed
and honored fellow citizen so abruptly snatched
from the scene OF his private affections and OF
ms public usefulness as u member OF this
house. add that it is an event well fitted
to impress Yividly upon us all the perception
that in the midst OF life, its joys and its cares,
death is always before us, aud soemny to ad.
monish US how little there is in life worth liy.
ing for, save the opportunities it may afford us
to discharge, as we best can, our several du-
ties to our families, our friends, and our fellow
men-to the commonwealth, to our country,
and, above ALL to God.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Cushing OF
Newburyport, Sargent OF Amesbury, Currier