Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-24
From the State House.

BOSTON, Saturday, April %.
The senate to-day postponed indefinitely the ku
klux resolutions reported by the committee fed
eral relations Considering that congress, to whom
they were addressed. has adjourned, nothing else
could in reason have been done with them. The
report inexpedient of the committee on federal re.
lations the order relative to navigation in Charles
and MilIers rivers and Fort Point channel was de-
bated, and an order was adopted, instructing the
committee on harbors to inquire and report what
legislation if any is necessary for the relief of the
traffic over the bridges across Charles and Millers
rivers and Fort Point channel The bills to incor-
porate the Falmouth flights land and wharf com.
pany; to amend act relating to the state visiting
agency and juvenile offenders, and the resolve on
the petition of the trustees of St. Pauls Metho-
dist Episcopal society in Lynn, were ordered to be
engrossed
The house had another debate on the question of
allowing city school committees to establish the
Office of superintendent of schools, thus removing
this power from the city council. 1t came up on
motion by Mr.. Fuller, of Cambridge, to reconsider
the action of yesterday against such change. As
the question was brought to the attention of the
Legislature by the school committee of Salem, where
the city council have once lacked but single vote
of aboliShing their superintendent the members of
that city were naturally interested. Messrs. COgs-
well and Phillips advocated reconsideration, while
Mr. Galley opposed it, as did Mr.. Kimba of Bos-
ton, and It was refused-41 to SO. On motion of Mr.
Chisholm, of New Bedford, the judiciary commit
tee were ordered to consider the expediency OF
law providing that married woman may maintain
an action in her own name. The bill reducing to
four years the term of office of members of the
board of education, was passed to a third reading
and after long debate the bill in relation to the
adoption of children was disposed of in similar
way. The bills ordered to be engrossed to au-
thorlze the Worcester and Nashua railroad COM
pany to lease the road of the Nashua and Rochester
railroad company; to incorporate Woronoco saw
ings bank IN Westlield in addition to an act relat-
ing to West Boston and Cragie bridges; to extend
the time for organizing the Marblehead and Lynn
railroad company; for supplying the town of Leom-
mister with pure water amendments adopted); to
incorporate the Mount Tom and Easthampton rail-
road company; the insurance companies bill to pro-
vide for the regulation and inspection of buildings
in Boston.
Among the petitions to-day was one from the East
Cambridge woman suffrage association for female
suffrage. Reports of committees were made as fol-
lows: In favor of relieving the town of Barnstable
from the operation of the high school law; direct
ing the board of education to report to the next
general court feasible plan, if they devise one
for giving In the common schools of the cities and
larger towns of this commonwealth, additional in
struction, specially adapted TO young persons who
are acquiring practical skill in mechanical or
technical arts or are preparing for such pursuits
that the bill fixing the salaries of the county com
missioners of Hampshire county ought to pass; in
expedient on the order relative TO lockupS allow
ing a change of venue in capital cases; increasing
the salary of the Suffolk county Judge of probate;
granting Boston a sidewalk law, and a resolve
authorizing the governor and council to cooperate
with the executive of Maine in obtaining the pay
ment by the United States of the claims of the
private owners OF lands the northeastern bounda-
ry of Maine ceded to Great Britain by the conVen-
tiona line established by the treaty of Washington
in 1872
The house accepted reports of committees as fol-
lows Reference to the next general court on the
bill to incorporate the Cathedral fire insurance
company; of tine committee on public charitable
institutions Qeave to withdraw on the petition of
B.. Bruce Dyer, for aid to the Washingtonlan inc
briate reform association; of the committee
claims eave to withdraw on the petition OF Josiah
NJ. Shaw and others, for a change in the laws re-
lating to state aid; of the committee education
Unexpectedly on an order relative to furnishing
each city and town with a copy of the state map;
of the committee on claims (leave to withdraw on
the petition of Wells s. Perry and D. j. Cameron
& Co., for work done and materials furnished on
the Troy and Greenfield railroad; of the committee
public charitable institutions, that it is mex
pedient to legsate the several reports relating
to the Indians; relating to the state almshouses
relating to the lunatlc hospitals, and the reform
schools: leave to withdraw on the petition of the
| treasurer and selectmen of Ware, for a set OF
weights and measures; of the committee on claims
| Qeaye to withdraw on the petition Of the Dudley
| Indians for relief.
The influential railroad and political interests
that have been at work here all winter to defeat il
possible the extension of the Worcester and Gard
ner railroad to WinchendOn, still actively en-
gagged in the business. No friend of honest and
consistent legislation can wish them success.