Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-04
From the State House.
BosToN, Friday, March 8, 1871.

BOSTON, Friday, March 3, 1871.
The senate is not burdened with business, yet
nearly all the debatable projects have to pass
the ordeal of the popular branch before getting
TO the attention of the honorable senate. AS
n host of doubtful experiments are ventilated
and killed in the house, also some really good
measures like the general railroad BILL the sena.
tors have no voice in deciding their fate.
The debaters OF the house have enjoyed them
selves for two days over project to build anotl-
err wharf at Nahant, said wharf and its cheap
steamboat accompaniment being very obnoxious
to all the people of that rock-bound peninsula.
A good deal Of dd cdptoRduna eulguS rhetoric
was fired off to-day, Charles r. Train and John
Quincy Adams leading the orators who favor
forcing the obnoxious wharf on the people of
Nahant, and Moses Kmball, who spoke strong.
ly and sensby, leading the opposition. The
wharf project was deleated-75 to 81; but the
defeated and sorely disappointed wharf pro-
ectors moved a reconsideration, which will
come up at the next session. Anoth-
er subject of debate to-day, and which
treatens to be prolonged, were the res
olutions, to be sent to congress, in favor Of
the shipbuilders of the United States. Mr.
Beard of Brookline advocated an amendment
proposed by him, and Mr.. Washburn of Bos.
ton made long speech on the general question
under consideration. The subject will be fur
ther discussed next week
The senate adhered to its amendment to the
resolve in favor of the temporary asylum for
discharged female prisoners at Dedham, and
motion TO reconsider was refused The recep-
ton of house bill concerning the Haverhill
bridge, was refused on a motion to suspend the
18th Joint rule. MIR. Munroe of Norfolk moved
n reconsideration Of the rejection of the bill TO
| incorporate the Boston base ball association,
| and on his motion 1t was laid on the table. The
| same gentleman, from the committee on educa-
ton, reported bill to authorize the Clarke IN
| sttutiou for deaf mutes to hold addition
| al real and personal estate to the
| amount of 100000. The bills TO au-
| thorize the DuXbury and Cohdsset railroad
| company to extend its railroad, and for otuer
| purposes; in relation to the dissolution Of at.
| tachmrntS in relation to the widening of Beacon
| street and adjacent avenues in the city Of Bos.
| ton; to incorporate the Hyde Park savings
bank; to incorporate the Wollston no, Ell com
| plny; and resolves in favor of Edward s. Phil
brick, James NJ. w. Yerrin gton, and in relation
TO soldiers testimonials were severally passed to
| be en5roSSed.
The committee on finance in the house sent in
| q batch of reports, of which the following are
the principal: that the resolves in favor of the
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| bank, in aid of Dukes county academy, in favor
| of Meia Walton, Timothy Murphy, John Peck,
| Margaret X Dearborn, and the bills to reim-
| burse the Vermont and Massachusetts railroad
| company, to secure the more equal apportion-
| ment of the state and county taxes to the sew
| eral cities and towns of the commonwealth
| amending chapter 100 Of the general statutes
| relating 10 the guardianship of minor children,
| severally ought to pass resolve authorizing
| the issue of arms to the Dean academy in the
| town of Franklin. Leave to withdraw on the
petiton that part of Sheffield may be set off
| to New Marlborough.
| A large numb r of petitions were presented
| to-day for the re-enactment of the prohibitory
law, and several Others for the annexation of
! CharlestOwn and Boston. The railroad commit
| tee had long hearing on the petition for leave
to extend the Boston, Barre and Gardner rail
road company from Gardner to Winchendou,
also concerning the location of the track of the
| road in Worcester, the Worcester and Nashua
| road Directing to the road being built within
| nineteen feet of their tracks, The hearing was
| continued in the evening. The most interesting
| of the other committee hearings was that in the
| green room, on the petition of the North End
| mission of Boston, asking for $4,000 to enable
| them % pay for their news home in Boston, and
| to establish another similar institution in the
| country.
| The house adjourned until Frilay afternoon,
| to accommodate the country members who desire
to attend their several town meetings on Mon
| day.