Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-07
AIassachusetts Legislature.
BosrON, Wednesday, Marc

town OF Williamsburg TO take stock in the
Northampton and Shelburne Falls railroad
company Tor tie protection Of trout III Maple
Spring pond, in Wareham.
The bill concerning religious services in
public schools, being on its enactment, Mr..
GRIswoLD OF Franklin, made some objections
thereto. that the bill was not what was aske d
for, aud that it would not he likely to give
satisfaction to the people. He hoped it would
be rejected, in which event lie mad Il bill which
he should offer, and winch he believed would
meet the question fully. On his motion the
yeas and nays were ordered on The enactment
OF the bill.
The president stated that in accordance
with the Both rule, should the bill be rejected,
new bill could not be entertained, the mea.
sure being substantially the same with that
rejected.
Messrs. BACON and DODGE of Middlesex,
TUCKER OF Suffolk, and SWAN of Norfolk,
opposed further propositions as unnecessary,
aud as only tending TO increase an agitation
which had been unwarranted.
The bill was passed to be enacted, by vote
of q yeas to ~ nays. The nays were Messrs.
Dodman OF hampshire, Burt of Berkshire,
Dodge, Hill, Smith and Williams OF Worces-
ter, George OF Essex, Griswo.d of Franklin,
Twombly OF Suffolk, and Wake field of Mid
dlesex.
In THE House, resolve was reported to
allow Nathaniel Bean Of Cambridge Sl120 for
the use Ut horses; also bill relative to ex-
penses incurred Tor banks organized under
general laws, providing ~ that banks organ
lied under general banking laws shall be sew
orally required to pay Tor numbering, register.
ing, and counterslgning bank bills, one cent
tor each sheet OF tour impressions and for
making out transfers Ut stock from the auditor
TO the SAID banks, twenty cents Tor each fol %
all further expenses incurred in the auditors
department Tor business required bylaw TO be
performed therein, pertaining To said banks
shall be paid by assessment, pro rata upon the
capital stock OF all such banks ~ that pay
ment OF the sums required by thIs act shall be
made into the treasury OF the commonwealth
on the first days Of April and October annual
~, whereof tile amounts and items due shall
be certified 10 the treasurer by the auditor
Reported on the auditors report and the rec.
Onmendallon therein.
The Speaker read communication from
his eXcellency the governor calling attention
to General Order No. 3, concerning three flags
taken by Massachusetts volunteer regiments
i'll the recent victorious engagement at Roa.
noke Island, N. e., in which our Dist. 23d.
24ih, 20th, and 9th, Were all distinguished.
he communication concludes with the fellow
ing Words
Such trophies are always priced by the
soldier. They are earnest proofs OF his efforts
and achievements In the performance of his
perlous duties l confess that l received
these with the utmost sympathy, and | can
but pay to the men vino won that day NV
humble but hearty and admiring gratitude. |
am advised that II would probably be agreea.
bic to the members OF the honorable house to
pay to our soldiers the honor of displaying for
time III their hall the trophies they have sent
to us. And | have gladly given them such
direction as shall enable this to be done. if
such shall be the pleasure Of the house. |
shall esteem it an honor to hear from you
upon the subject at your own convenience"
MIR. LEE OF IempletOD introduced an order
whci was adopted, conserving that the flags
be placed III the hall. While this was pending.
Mr.. FIELD of Stockbridge, after expressing his
arty appreciation OF The proposition, read an
extract rom private letter from Roanoke
Island, written by great-grandson OF the late
Bishop Parker, and entitled TO ready belief
Inc writer was for some time stationed at
tort warren as guard over the prisoners
there, and states that among the thousand
prisoners which the Massachusetts 24tl. had
lie pleasure OF taking, several officers were
recognized as having been released from fort
Warren on parole! AT Roanoke the writer
saw rebel quarlermaster, in whom he recog.
hiHSN " pOuuiSi vi etdtiOhSIy al AIlldpOllS,
who, while at the latter place, was loud in his
professions ot UEiOnism
SPEAKER BULLoCK's SPEECH.
The Speaker asked the indulgence of the
house Tor a lew remarks ON this question. lie
said -
"upon the receipt Of these flags, his excel
lency was pleased 10 confer with the presiding
officers ut the two branches OF the legislature
in relation TO the disposal TO be made OF them.
AS the result OF tins conference, it was pre-
sumed it would be agreeable to the house of
| representatives to receive these trophies from
our fellow citizens in arms, and to prvst MT here
IN this hall to public observation these proofs
| OF ;he brilliant actions OF Massachusetts men.
This conclusion, subject of course TO the ratiti.
| cation OF the house, was embodied by his eX.
cellency Ill the military order WI lich has now
been communicated to the members, and
which has already been promulgated to our
soldiers i'll the field, And in thus conclusion
the presiding officers OF the two houses desire
1t to be understood that they gave their hearty
concurrence. 1t was not Tor a moment sup
posed that there could be any miJapprehension
as 10 the Specification OF such IA proceeding.
BY carrying the order into effect we pay no
honor to the Sc banners. Far otherwise they
represent, as everybody knows, no national or
int mt Ial status-nO position achieved i'm
hlstory-no title TO public respect The flag Of
| Secession, Dy common consent here, is an al.
front to the dignity of nations. Symbol of
nothing just in complaint OF wrongs, aud of
no good intentions for the rights OF man, type
only OF disloyalIy and revolt, it will pass at
length into tile depository OF delusion and i'm
posture, awakening no thrOb in the heart of
humanity, and appealing TO the eye OF tue be-
holder only by its stolen livery of the sky and
| stars
IN parish FLAG
sign of dignity, Il breath, a bu6be.n
| (Applause)
But it was believed that all our hearts were
ready to receive and in the most public man
ner TO recognize these trophies as memorials of
the sublime patriotism, gaIlantry and dsre.
gard OF death displayed by the Massachusetts
regiments when they plucked these standards
from the very crest OF battle. (Applause.) As
Is truly remarked in the communication of
ms eXcellency, such trophies are always priced
ny the soldier. And above all, in the present
Instance, making war upon rebellion whose
proportions are gigantic beyond the parallels
OF history, our citizen soldiers, sacrificing eve
! rythng for the deliverance of the country
have manifested a special pride in sending
Dack to us who remain at home this evidence
that wherever and to whatsoever duty
they may be ordered, the commonwealth
| VIII have no occasion to be ashamed
OF her sons. Remote from the state
at every post of danger from the Pc.
tomac to New Orleans, they are part
| OF our legislative care all the ties which bind
us to our constituents or to the public service
bind us with redoubled eudearment to them !,
and the speaker well knew that these tokens
OF their successes and their sufferings would
be received and treated by US in that spirit