Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-15
From the State House.


BOSTON, Friday, April IA, ISL.
A large number of the members of the legislature,
following the example of the speaker of the house.
were absent to-day. Two committees have gone
westward on trip to the Agricultural college and
TO HOosac tunnel, and, as usual, volunteers have
joiaed them, leaving very thin house. Mr.. Train
OF Boston, filed the speakers chair with great tact
The senate took up the Boston park bill, and de
bated motion to fix the second Tuesday in JUNE
as the time for voting upon the act. This was re
jected, as was a motion to make two-thirds vote
necessary to accept. A motion to reconsider this
vote is now pending. The report of the committee
the state police concerning the arrest of witness
for refusal to testify was accepted The bill to provide
for railroad police, and for the better protection
of passengers upon railroad trains and at railroad
stations, was ordered to be engrossed. The COM
mittee on the Boston, Hartford and Erie railroad
have reported a resolve instructing the attorney
general to enforce by prosecution or otherwise the
collection of the bond of John S. Eldridge, Henry
n. Farwel, Mark Healey, J. w. Converse and Jas.
5. Whitney, to the commonwealth of Massachusetts
for the sum oftwo millions of dollars, dated March
IL, 1862
The bills to authorize the school committees in
cities to appoint superintendent of schools to in
corporate the Mount Tom and Easthampton rail-
road company; to authorize the Boston, Clinton
and Fitchburg railroad company to extend its
tracks in Fitchburg to authorize the trustees of the
state unatic hospital at Worcester to sell land to
annex portion Of the town of Sheffield to the town
of New Marlborough were severally ordered to be
engrossed in the senate.
In the house the bill in relation to domicile for
the purpose of taxation, was partially discussed,
meeting with considerable opposition and was
then postponed for further consideration to Tues
day next. The bill raising the salaries of the coun-
ty commissioners was also discussed at considera-
Bile length, until quorum of the house was not
present. The committee on railways reported a
bill to incorporate the Worcester real estate and
building association in a new draft the committee
on railways reported bill to INCORPORATE the Ply
mouth and Sandwich railroad company with a
capital of 100000 The committee on RAILWAYS re-
ported bill to authorize the construction Of rail-
road tracks for private in the transportation Of
freight, providing that any person or corporation
may build and maintain railroad track for private
use in the transportation of freight provided that
no such track shall be connected with the tracks OF
a railroad corporation. without the consent of the
corporations and no such track shall be constructed
across upon a highway or town way except
with the consent of the authorities of the city or
town where such way Is located The authorities
Of the cities and towns shall also regulate the mo-
tive power to be used. The same committee also
reported that no legislation is necessary In regard
to enabling the commonwealth to be represented as
holder of iBerdell bonds, so called, in any pro-
eeedings in bankruptcy relating to the Boston,
Hartford and Erie railroad company. The commit
zee on insurance reported that the bill to provide
i1r the regulation and inspection of buildings for
ne snect9sl prevention of fires and the better pro-
eeton OF me and property in the city of Boston,
| ougnt 70 pass In new draft
| Bills were introduced on iaava. To ar4bor;,o .ho
| Centrai mutual lire insurance companv Of Worces
wealth IN re SPS@ properly out of the
that the punishment for mutating tbe samo shai
be Imprisonment in Jail not exceeding siStv daSs
| or by line not exceeding 500 to authorize fbo5
Builders mutual fire insurance companv az p .ne
ton, to issue policies upon property out Of the com
monwealth; concerning the taxation of incomes
making the annual income subject to taxation oniv
so much as exceeds two thousand dollars instead
of thousand dollars at present; to authoriz,
the municipal court e. for the southern
search warrants in certain cases. Order
were adopted instructing the committee on the ju
dietary to inquire whether any further legislation
necessary so as TO give county commissioners DOW
ers under the bettermeut laws, to define the du
ties OF selectmen of towns under the same; the ex
pediency of amending section II of chapter Ill o
The general statutes that the may apply Il
complaints made in any of the municipal courts o
the county of Suffolk; and of giving the municipal
court ofthe southern district OF the city of Boston
concurrent jurisdiction with the municipal court
| the city of Boston.
The resolve in favor of the Washingtonian home
anu easa Ihe oi allowing change of venue In capita
GASES were ordered 10 be engrossed in the house.
.his ny nearlng before the state police committee
tbi. IOaSnoon was very short, the names Of some
mad been summoned al previons haerings vvare
Saieu } put ohy three responded to their names
monv was nni was nrst examined, but his testi
inony was uniln portant. liquor dealer of Sonth
Boston next testified to paying an ofcaT not on ~.
force SID and wholesale dealer on Nortb HIn IL
the force, $50. Mr. B. r GoSds e1lSscaarged from
constable whom the petitioners claim bss e eAstaIe
ot I1o Ine liquor dealers and paid it 70 Inc
called TO the stand He was asked he had mex s.a,
given any man now on the state police mo 9pe,
when ne received from liquor dealers, and refuse;
70 answer until he had consulted counsel He va
given an opportunity 10 do SO, and the hearin
was then adjourned to tomorrow morning, Whe
his examination will probably take place
The mill owners on the Blackstone and It's tribr
taries were numerously represented in the room {
the committee on the Judiciary at hearing on III
question Of the right Of Worcester to take into Il
reservoir the water Of Kettle brook, North pont
and other streams and ponds. The city was fepn
sented by Mayor Earle, city solicitor Nelson, an
city engineer Ball, Aessrs Bacon n Aldrieb WsI