Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-24
From the State House.

BosToN, Thursday, Feb. %, 1871.
The matter which occupied the most time in
the senate to-day was the discussion of the bill
to incorporate the North Cambridge and Somer-
vile street railway company. At its close the
bill was refused third reading by vote of
twelve yeas to thirteen nays. The vote wi
probably be reconsidered tomorrow. A petition
was presented from the officers and soldiers of
Co. D. 18th Massachusetts volunteers, for the
correction of errors in the second volume of the
record of Massachusetts soldiers. The following
orders were adopted; That the auditor furnish
all amounts paid for securing services rendered
and expenses incurred under sections 3 and 10,
chapter 354, acts of 1857, chapter 95, resolve of
1861 and the order of the house of representa-
tives of 1869, relating to the occupation and i'm
provement of the fats of the commonwealth, in-
Guiding i'll such statement all sums paid to engi-
neers, and all other persons, and the amounts
to each; and all sums paid for maps, charts and
plans, and for printing, engraving and litho-
graphing the same. That the committee on
prisons consider what changes, if any, are neces-
sary in the acts Of 1870, chapter $40, relative to
the appointment of commissioners of prisons,
and for the classification and better discipline of
prisons. A resolution was introduced on leave
requesting congress 10 take such measures as
may be deemed expedient for the removal of the
duties on imported coal, and referred to the com
mittee on federal relations.
The following orders were adopted in the
house: That the committee on military affairs
consider the eXpediencv of furnishing the Dean
academy of Franklin with muskets from the
state arsenal for the pupils of said academy;
that the treasurer of the commonwealth be re-
remaining credited on the books in his office to
Massachusetts volunteers during the war lor al
lotments of their United States pay, made under
the provisions Of the acts of 1862, chapter 81,
giving the name of each soldier, the Or9aniZa-
ton to which he belonged, and, If practicable,
the city or town to which he was credited us
part of its quota. A communication was re-
ceived from the treasurer of the commonwealth,
in reply to an order of the legislature, giving
the expenses of the harbor commissioners and
the land commissioners for the last five years,
as follows: Harbor commissioners, S43, 690.94;
land commissioners, S16,025.47.
The bill TO authorize the formation of railroad
corporations came up in the orders of the day,
and speeches were made on it by Messrs. San
ford of Taunton, Adams of Quincy, and Towne
of Fitchburg,-the Two former gentlemen speak
Ing in favor of the bill, and Mr.. Towne in oppo-
sition. Several amendments were offered, which
will he printed, and the matter will be still fur
ther discussed tomorrow.
The report of the committee, ineXpedient to
legislate on the bill to regulate the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors, introduced by
Mr.. TarboX and Mr.. Fitzgerald, was recon-
mitted to the committee, the objection having
been made that the committee should not report
on the subject referred to them by piecemeal,
but at one time in order that time might be saved
in discussion; The bill 10 authorize aqueduct cor
poratlons, cities and towns to take water from
streams, land for reservoirs, &C., was rejected.
Bills were passed Incorporating the Lexington
savings bank, the North Bridgewater agricul-
tura sociev, and the Central savings bank in
Lowell. The petitioner to change the name of
Dean academy to Dean college had leave TO with
| draw. The bill to incorporate the Blue Hill
land company was rejected by vote of AZ to n
| and at five O'clock the house adjourned.