Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-14
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.


chamber was granted 10 tne DOaru OF over
seers of Harvard University, for their annual
and other meetings. The rules and orders of
last year were adopted without amendment.
Mr.. SWAN of Norfolk moved reconsider
alton of the vote assigning Thursday next for
the choice of Il United States senator; placed
| in the orders for Tuesday. The senate then
went into convention with the house, for the
purpose Of qualifying Peter T. Homer as menu
| Der of the executive council from the first
district. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The credentials of Messrs. BROWN of Web
ster and GILIs of Salem were presented and
the members elect were conducted to the
council chamber and qualified.
| The house then went into convention with
the senate for the purpose Of qualifying PETER
| 7. HOMER, member elect of the executive
council, after which Thursday, 10th inst, was
assigned for the election of United States SEN
ator on the part of the house. Adjourned.
SENATE.
| TUESDAY, Jan. l3.-Mr. WILLIAMS of
| Worcester, from the committee on the gov
ernor's address, reported an order referring
as much as relates to bountes, &C., 70 joint
special committee; that relating to coast de-
fence to the committee on federal relations
on harbors and flats to the committee on mer-
camille affairs and insurance; on Troy and
Greenfield railroad to joint special commit
tee on banking and currency to committee
on banks on pleuro pneumonia to committee
ON agriculture; on public schools to the COM
mittee on education; on the Institute of Tech
nology, agricultural schools, &C., to joint
special committee: on returns of public insti-
tutons to joint special committee on two
years amendment to a joint special committee;
public charitable institutions. The order was
adopted, and the committees announced as
follows =
Bounties, &c.,-Carter of Essex, Harvey of
Suffolk, Allen of Worcester
Troy and Greenfield Observation-Disclosures of
Essex, Mason of Bristol, Nichols of Hamp-
shire.
Agricultural College, &c.-Haven OF Mid
dlesex, Swan of Norfolk, Dwight of Hamp-
den.
Returns of Public Institutions-W Wakefield
of Middlesex, Mitchell of Plymouth, Jacobs of
Berkshire.
Two Years Amendment-Hill of Worces-
ter, Tucker of Suffolk, Libbey of the Cape
District.
Messrs. Brinley of Middlesex, Shaw of Suf-
folk, and Libbey of Cape District were APP
pointed on the special committee concerning
testimonial to Gen. Butler.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
Judiciary-Messrs. Williams of Worcester,
Brown OF Middesex, and Whitney of Hamp-
den.
Probate and Chancery-Messrs. Wright of
Essex, Dean of Suffolk, Carter of Essex.
Treasury-Messrs Baker of Essex, Rice of
Middlesex, Harvey of Suffolk.
Printing-Messrs. Hill of Worcester Swan
of Norfolk, Andrews of Essex.
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Bristol, Alien of Worcester, Beal of Ply
mouth.
Engrossed Bills-Messrs. Rice of Middle
sex, Mason of Bristol Gilbert of Hampden,
Johnson of Essex, Josln of Worcester, Slade
of Bristol.
Bills in Third Reading -Chambcrlin of Suf-
folk, Brown of Middlesex, Williams of Wor-
cester, Crane of Plymouth, Crocker of Barn
stable, Nichols of Hampshire.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
Accounts-M Crane of Worcester,
Cary Of Norfolk
Banks and banking-Dwight of Hampden,
johnson of Norfolk.
Agrculture-Breck of Mddlesex, Slade of
Bristol.
Claims--Jenks of Berkshire, Crane of Ply
mouth.
Education-Haven of Middlesex, Dwight
of Hampden.
Federal relations-Whitney of Hampden,
Harvey of Suffolk.
Fisheries-Libby of the Cape district, Tuck
er of Suffolk.
,vlTdi bbf Franklin, tfos5iin Of Worcester
Manufactured of Hampshire, Whit
ney of Worcester.
Mercantile affairs and nsurance-.Johnson
of Essex, Dean of Suffolk.
Militia-Carter of Essex, Crane of Worces-
ter.
Parishes and Religious Societies-Crawford
of Franklin, Hill Of Worcester.
Prisons-Mitchell of Plymouth, Crane of
| Worcester
Public Charitable Institutions-M Mason of
Bristol, Baker of Essex
Public nds-Chamberlain of Suffolk,
Rice of MiddleseS.
Railways and Canals-Shaw of Suffolk,
| Swan of Norfolk.
Roads and Bridges-Andrews of Essex,
| Carey of Norfolk.
State House-Croclker of Island District,
Richards of Bristol.
Towns-Wright of Essex, Beal of Ply
mouth.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. MOORE of Waltham, it
was ordered that, in the election of a U. S.
senator, members respond as their names are
| CdIlcus giving Tue Hillnc OF lHe candidate they
| desire to vote for.
| On motion of Mr.. CHEEvER of Chelsea,
| Messrs. Cheever, Buttrick of Lowell, VIII
| liams of Roxbury, Hopkins of Northampton,
and Smith of Blackstone, were appointed to
| consider and report suitable resolutions, in
commemoration of the recent public services
| of Maj. Gen. Benz. L. Butler.
The following were announced as the mon
itors Of the house;
First Division-Messrs. H. 4. Stevens of
| Boston, and Brown of Nantucket.
Second Division-Messrs. Hathaway of
Salem, and Ramsdell Of Lynn.
Third Dvision-Messrs. Conn of Woburn,
and Hopkins of Truro.
Fourth Diyision-Messrs. Hubbard of Sun
derland, and Thompson of Attleboro'
Fifth Division-Messrs. Bryant of Penn
broke, and Weld of South Hadey
Sixth Division-Messrs. Hill of Spencer
and Pratt of Greenfield.
The speaker announced the standing COM
mttees of the house as follows:
Judiciary-Messrs. Wentworth of Lowell,
ellis of Salem, Ranney of Boston, Borden of
! Fall River, Haywood of Concord, Rockwell
of Hinsdale, Ware of Marblehead.
Probate and Chancery-Messrs. Harris of
Abingdon, Robinson of Middleboro Marshall
of Lowell, Bonney of New Bedford, Post of
Lenox, Hicks of Boston, Smith of Gloucester
| Finance-Messrs. Harris of Springfield
Parsons of Brookline, Rich of Boston, Morton
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