Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-26
From the State House.
BOSTON, Tuesday, April %.

BOSTON, Tuesday. April 25
In the senate to-day a very large number of re-
ports were presented, mostly inexpedient and leave
to withdraw. Among the latter was a report
leave to withdraw on the petition of the Worces-
ter county agricultural society for an act authorz-
ing the destruction of birds injurious to fruits and
other garden products.
In the house of representatives an hour and
half was consumed in the debate on the bill for the
better protection of travellers by the commission
ing of railroad officials as police officers The bill
which had been ordered to be engrossed was
reconsidered, and on motion of Mr. Thomp-
son, of Gloucester, was amended so as
to render railroad companies liable for
unlawful acts committed by their employees while
acting police officers under this bill. 1t was then
engrossed The bill TO increase the salary of the
judge of the municipal court of Worcester was de-
bated, and, after refusing an amendment offered by
Mr.. Washburn of Boston, to make it $780, the bill
was rejected Other bills were rejected as follows:
The bill to legalize the acts and doings of
the annual town meeting of Southwick;
the bill to authorize the Middlesex North
agricultural society to take land and the bill to
establish inebriate asylums and board of commits
soners therefor. The following bills in the orders
of the day. were ordered to third reading: Bill to
procure duplication of the surveys of the of
Massachusetts made by the United States coast
vey; resolve granting aid to the town of Gay Head
for the support of its schools; bill in addition
act concerning sewers and drains in the city of
Worcester; bill to change the name of the Black
stone athenaum bill in addition to an act to regu-
late the taking of shell-sh resolve in favor of Ma
thaniel Aglar bill to authorize the city of Boston
to extend Atlantic avenue; bill relating to the ap-
pointment of guardians; resolve relating to the
normal school-house at Bridgewater.
House committees reported as follows: From the
judiciary committee, a bill to enable married
women to sue in their own name for damages for
personal injury; leave to withdraw on the petition
of the judge and clerk of the Haverhin police court
for an increase of salary; bill providing for pun
ishment by Imprisonment of persons guilty of the
| adulteration of milk. The committee on parishes
and religious societies reported act for the furth
er distribution of the Lexington ministerial fund,
and the committee on insurance sent in bill for
the Incorporation of the Pemberton mutual fire in
surance company IN Lawrence and from the COM
mittee roads and bridges bill for the incorpora-
ton of the Turner's Falls boom company was re-
ported.
The special committee on the state police held
two sessions again to-day, and considerable prog
ress was made with the defense. In the morning,
Major Jones continued his statements concerning
himself and the business of his office. The afternoon
was devoted to evidence in behalf of his deputies.
There is great falling off in the audiences now
that Mr.. Lovejoy has ceased to offer testimony
against the police. John Bull" whose evidence
Mr. Aldrich made such havoc with Monday,
was up to see members of the committee this
; The discussion of the railroad police question
to-day lasting an hour and half Interfered with
Rev. DR.. Hills intention to make his expected and
carefully prepared speech in favor of granting lib
eral aid to the museum of comparative zoology al
Cambridge. That subject was postponed till Thurs
day, the house mantesting a very decided inten
ton to sustain Mr.. Thompson in his earnest vigor
GUS and successful attempt to reconsider and amend
the railroad police bill In the course of the debate
the "idle, disorderly, rufiany rascals," as Mr.
Adams termed them, who at times make themselves
nuisance in the cars, were animadverted upon in
truly refreshing style. Because the house refused
to meet half hour earlier each day is no sign
that the end is not approaching. The principle
which has been adopted not to increase salaries
operated against the petition of Judge Williams
OF Worcester. The judiciary committee did not
speak against it, and but for the fact that it would
open the door to all other petitions for increase OF
salaries, would have been granted. Mr. Mulligan
stated the justice of the petition but the house was
ayerse to doing anything, and Mr.. Washburn's
compromise was voted doWn-40 to TO- Just before
reading the Worcester normal school resolve the
house was obliged, at half-past five O'Clock to adj
lonrn, a quorum not being present. The ten hour
bill will be discussed tomorrow