Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-25
From the State House.
BosroN. Friday. March q, l

BosToN, Friday, March "a, 1871.
A two hours debate took place in the senate
to-day on the reconsideration of the vote where
by the Massachusetts Central railroad bill was
passed to be engrossed. Eventually the bill was
again ordered to be engrossed, after an mend.
mem had been adopted allowing the road to
cross spur of the Watertown branch of the
Ftchburg railroad near the Union cattle market.
An order was passed that the committee on
prisons inquire whether any legislation is neceS-
sary to compel the county of Bristol to make
alterations ia the Jail in the city of Taunton, so
that it shall meet the requirements of existing
statutes. Bills were reported to provide for the
REIMBURSEMENT to the United States in certain
cases of the title to lands for sites of hight sta
tions on the coasts and waters Of the state, and
to give the consent of the Legislature Of the state
of Massachusetts to the purchase by the United
States of lands within the state for public pur-
poses. A report was also made that the bill
concerning the assessment of land damages
ought not TO pass.
In the house, Mr. Ruffin, the colored member
from Boston, signalized his return from Washing
ton by offering the following order, and making
a short speech in its favor, after which it was
adopted BY light vote That the committee on
federal relations report forthwith on the petit
ton of Lewis Hayden and others, that the mem
bers of congress and senator's from Massachu-
sets be instructed to use their best endeavors to
secure protection to the loyalists OF the south
era states.
A discussion took place on the bill to incor-
Dorate the Nashua, Acton and Boston railroad
company, which came up for engrossment Un-
der the bill the corporation is authorized TO
N,I.l ,erI,f ba
of Tyngsborough Groton, Westford, Littleton
and Acton to some point on the birmingham
and Lowell railroad. 1t was eventually passed
| to be engrossed by vote Of SO to 80. Messrs.
| Sanford and rowne of the railroad committee
both opposed ii. The Middlesex Central rail.
| road company, and the Tyngsborough and
| Brookline railroad company incorporation bills
| were also passed to be engrossed.
The committee on public charitable inStitu-
| tons having asked leave to withdraw on the pc
| tition of the Massachusetts infant asylum fol
state aid, the house to-day tabled the report.
| Mr.. Cogswell, of Salem, introduced on leave,
| bill in relation to the attachment and sale OF
intoxicating liquors. The dill provides that all
| kinds of intoxicating liquors may hereafter be
| attached and sold on mesne process, and on eX-
| ecution, in the same manner, and with the same
effect as any personal property not exempt by
law may now be attached and sold. A bill was
also introduced on leave to authorize the pro-
prietors of the church in Brattlc square, in BOs-
ton, to sell its meeting house.
The consideration of Mr., Yibberfs bill, con-
corning the sale of Intoxicating liquors, was
| specially assigned TO Tuesday next.
Some members of the house thought the
| Spiritualists had not been treated justly in the
vote yesterday against granting an act of in
corporation TO the American liberal tract society.
| In view OF the fact that base ball clubs, yacht
clubs Turner societies, and in fact most petition
| ers had been granted such privileges, it was
| the n William denton
others had not been fairly used. But the clergy
who compose the committee on parishes SAID no,
and the house by vote of "a to 10S refused to
reconsider.