Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-22


MONDAY, April 20.-The committee of the
Judiciary reported in favor of bill confirm
ing certain acts of Benjamin D. Hyde, justice
of the peace. The treasurer, on motion of
Mr.. Williams of Worcester, was requested to
furnish a statement of the per cenlum of an
nual dividends paid by the Western railroad
upon its capital stock from its incorporation
to the first of January last The motion to
reconsider the vote for the appointment of
three commissioners ON the subject of estab-
fishing il state police for the cities of the COM
mOnwealth, was rejected. The subject was
debated on its passage to be engrossed. Mr..
Baker OF Essex, was strengthened in the opin
ion that such police should be established
in Boston, and went for the original bill Mr.
Whitney Of lampden, thought the commits
slonerS should serve without pay, and gave
notice if the bill was rejected, he should in
troduce bill for the establishment of a met
ropoitan police, to include Roxbury, Cam
bridge, Charleston and Chelsea. Mr.. Will
liams of Worcester, said that the only reasons
given in the petitions for such a police, was
the enforcement Of the liquor law, but it was
clear in his mind that the law could not be
enforced without a change Of venue in the
trials. He did not believe i'll the necessity of
such police system, but would vote for the
resolve. The subject was further discussed
when the question was taken with the follow
ing result: =
YEAs-Beal, Brock, Brinley, Brown, Chamber
lain, Crawford, Dean, Harvey, johnson Of Nor
folk, Mitchell. Slade, Swan, Tucker, Whitney of
Iampdeu, Wiliams-l5.
NAYs-Allen, Andrews, Baker, Carter, Cary,
Crane OF Plymouth, Haven, Hill, johnson of Is
sex, Libby, Nichols Rice, Richards, shaw Wake
ield-l5.
So the resolve for the appointment of COM
missioners to report to the next legislature,
was rejected. The question now stands as at
first, affecting only the city of Boston-and
that is undecided.
In the house, Mr.. Chandler Of Boston, in
troduced a bill to establish military force
for the defence OF Massachusetts during the
war, authorizing the governor to raise imme
dately by draft or voluntary enlistments, r.,
900 men to serve during the war unless sooner
discharged, for the defence of this state from
any public enemy of the United States, for
the prevention Of invasion, the suppression of
riots, and to aid in the execution of the laws,
and to establish camps of instruction and dis
cipline for the same; the whole force to be
organized, composed and differed, and uni
formed, armed and equipped in the manner
prescribed for United States volunteers, and
to receive the same pay, clothing and allow
ances and the same compensation in case of
wounds or disability as is allowed to soldiers
in the service of the United States, the whole
force to be under the command of a major
general specially appointed; also, authorizing
the appointment Of not more than four briga-
der generals to command in said force; also
the appointment of a military commission
whenever necessary to examine commissioned
a tbnOo of isSio
with the approval Of the governor. The bill
to incorporate the trustees of the agricultural
college, and the resolve in favor of w. w.
Chenery were ordered to third reading, and
the Troy and Greenfield railroad and tunnel
bill were ordered to be engrossed; as were
also the bills to increase the salary of the ad-
jutant general, concerning the establishment
of military academy, and in reference to GER
tain claims of the state of Maine. The bill
providing for the reimbursement of bounties
paid to volunteers is now under consideration