Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-06


FRIDAY, April 3.-Messrs. johnson of Nor
folk, Dean of Suffolk, and Allen of Worces-
ter, on the part of the senate, and Messrs.
Gushing of Newburyport, Chandler of Boston,
Hopkins of Northampton, Mason of Newton,
Dunbar of North Bridgewater, Brown of
Webster, and Cowden of Amesbury, on the
part of the house, were appointed as a special
committee to inquire into the expediency of
providing by law for the taxation of corpora
tons, the stocks therein, or the dividends
thereof not now taxed by this commonwealth,
A resolve IN 1aVOr vi hcv. Geo. DVWler-ai-
lowing him 1896 TOR expenses incurred in rails
ing the 10th regiment.-waS introduced. The
senate adopted resolves granting leave of alb
sence to its chaplain, as follows -
Whereas, the Rev. Edward W. Clark, chaplain OF
the senate has been appointed chaplain OF the 47th
regiment of Massachusetts volunteers, now in the
service OF the United states at New Orleans to
which point he will SHORTY repair-therefore,
Resolyed, that the senate grant leave of absence
TO the chaplain for the remainder oil the present
sion.
Resolved. that IN going forth ON his benign and
wealth, the chaplain carries with him those SEMI
mehts OF entire respect and good wiz the part of
the senators at Ills board which his character as a
christian gentleman has inspired.
The committee OF finance, in the house, re-
ported upon the bill providing for the reim-
bursement Of bountles paid to volunteers,
calling the attention of the house to its finan-
cial provisions, as follows: The amount of
scrip to be issued under this bill will probab-
ly exceed $3,G00,000; the interest at per
cent will amount to about $3.50, 900 annually,
and if the premium on gold should continue
at 80 per cent will be $270,000. The ''sum
equal to one-tenth part of the whole amount
found by the report Of the treasurer to have
been drawn from the fund" to be raised by
taxation each year will amount to $500, 900,
making total addition of $4,000 to the an
nual taxes. The amount required to be raised
by taxation to defray the current expenses of
1861, will probably amount to $4,000, 600
The resolves introduced by Mr.. Waters on
the death Of Gen. Sumner were laid on the
table. The bill defining the duties of the
board Of ALLEN commissioners, abolishing the
Office OF superintendent Of alien passengers,
and authorizing the sale Of the yacht wv his
per" was passed to be engrossed.
SATURDAY, April lin the senate an order
OF inquiry was introduced, looking to the pro-
vision by law, that bonds and other obligations
Tor the pay ment OF money, issued 10y any cor
poratlon, payable out of the limits of the
United States, may be tested for non pay ment
The resolves in favor of the Discharged Sol
diers Home, and the Washington Home were
ordered to third reading.
In the house vote was reached on the mil
itia BILL and by yea and nay vote OF l3l to
5o, the subject was referred to the next gener-
al court. The bill to provide for the colec-
ton and publication of the statistics of the
state, was discussed and rejected a recon-
sideration was moved, and this will come up
on Monday. The report of the committee on
the Troy and Greenfield railroad was received
and read once. They recommend substan-
TALLY, in accordance with the suggestion of
the governor, the prosecution OF the enterprise
to completion, and provide therefor an appro-
priation OF three million eight hundred thou
sand dollars in addition to other appropriations
heretofore made. The house, toward the
close of the session, becoming very thin, sew
eral important matters were laid upon the ta-
bic to await consideration at some time when
there may be enough members in attendance
y project for adjourning over until Tuesday,
was negatived.