Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-27
From the State House.

BOSTON, Wednesday, April &c.
In the senate this afternoon bill was reported
for the preservation of deer in the counties of
Plymouth and Barnstable, providing that whoever,
at any time of the year. hunts, chases or kills,
either with hounds dogs, any deer within either
of the two counties, shall forfeit for each offence
the sum of S1G0. A bill was reported requiring
treasurers of savings banks in making up their semi
annual dividends to notify depositOr ofthe amounts
indebted to them which are not subject to interest
on dividends, and once in five years topublish list
of such unclaimed excess of deposits. The COM
mittee military affairs reported that it mex
pedent to legisate on order relative to printing
an additional edition of the record of Massachusetts
volunteers The motion to reconsider the vote
whereby the bill to regulate the practice of phar-
macy in the city of Boston was rejected, was lost
by a vote of 10 to ID.
The bills to incorporate the Ashburnham railroad
company; to incorporate the Forest River railroad
company; to provide for the punishment of COM
| mon night walkers, and to exempt the town of
Barnstable from maintaining high school, and for
other purposes, were severally ordered to be en-
crossed in the senate. The bill in relation to di-
yorce was considered, and its provisions were ex-
planned by Mr. Thayer of Worcester, who moved
an amendment to give power to the justices OF the
supreme judicial court to give the parties leave to
marry again. After more debate the bill was
further assigned to Tuesday next. The committee
on banks and banking reported in the senate a bill
bearing interest in savings banks; requiring the
treasurer of each savings bank, on making up his
semi annual dividends, to send written notice by
mail to each deposttor who shall not have been
titled to dividend on the amount in excess of the
upon which interest is allowed, and specifying
such amount, and once in five years shall publish, in
some newspaper in Boston aud in the county where
the institution is established list of the amounts
not entitled to interest on dividends for two years
preceding.
In the house large number of reports of COM
mittees were sent in, among them bills to incor-
porate the Massachusetts, medical benevolent socle-
ty, with power to hold $4,000 worth of real and
personal estate; authorizing the sale of Captains
island and tine commissioning of a surgeon for each
battalion of the militia with the rank of major. Adj
verse report was made on the proposition change
the game laws, and against number of changes in
the militia laws and fishing laws. A resolve to APP
propriate $4,000 for Amherst college was refused
admission aud motion TO reconsider the rejection
of the inebriate asylum bill was also refused. The
orders of the day reached the fifth page the largest
in the session.
An order was adopted requiring legislative and
other documents to be furnished to county libraries,
and the following bills and resolves ordered to
be engrossed; Increasing the salaries Of the lamp
of the town of Monson where the check list was
not used in the election Of moderator on the
surveys Of The coast of Massachusetts at cost
of 5000; giving the new Indian town of Gay Head
$3.50 to help them In their scnool matters this year.
granting state aid to N. Alger approlriating Sl5-
600 to build addition to the normal school house
at Bridgewater; and adding to the name of the
Blackstone Atheneum the words land Library AS
ISOLATION"
The house refused to give II. L. Duncklee $685.
which he claims is a balance due him for work done
on the state house. and accepted the reports OF COM
mittees as follows That 1t is inexpedieut to give
county commissioners certain powers under the bet
terment laws; that it is inexpedlent to amend chap
ter 404 Of the acts of 1910 concerning divorces that
John Milk and others, who wish power to sell real
estate, have leave to withdraw; that 1t
is inexpedient to amend the act concern
ing the taxation of ships; that the
Justice Of the police court of Haverhill
adverse to the petition of r. III Leavitt and Others,
for q change in the town line between Charlemont
and Rowe; adverse to making longer the tenure of
office of members of the legislature; inexpedient to
change the tenure of Office Of the state treasurer;
inexpedient relative TO prohibiting special acts of
incorporation and loans of public funds &c. by the
stlte legislatures iDeXpedent to limit the term of
Office OF police municipal and district judges; in
expedient to make the sessions of the Legislature
triennial; Iuexpedient to legslae further for the
and leave to withdraw on the petition OF the Mass.
acbusetts society for the prevention of cruelty to
animals, asking the legislature to memorable con.
gress in relation to the transportation of animals.
| The Boston park bill was considered just long
| enough 20 have half dozen amendments moved
| when further consideration was postponed until
there should be q fuller mouse. The ten hour bill
was discussed at length by Messrs. Tarbox, Walton,
| Bower, and Fairbanks, in its favor, when further
/ consideration was postponed until another day
The committee on the state police were in session
all day. large number of prominent citizens of the
western part of the state testfylng to the efficiency
and integrity of the state constabes. Mr.. Lovejoy
| did not appear TO advantage, which is no new
day by "rising to question of privilege" He un-
| derstood by city paper that one of the committee
| had called him "aD old liar" The committee con-
cluded thatthey could not act on the matter.