Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-20
From the State House.
BosroN. Friday, May 10, 1871.


In tho sanate this afternoon the motion to recon-
slider the rejection of the bill fixing minimum
rate of two cents per mile for passenger fares on
certain railroads, was lost by vote offs to IS.
The motion to reconsider the rejection Of the bill
to incorporate the Boston and Albany railway trust
| company was lost by vote of II to IS.
The bill concerning street railway corporations
was amended to provide for Communication tickets in
Boston at eight cents, instead of seven cents as
at present, and was ordered to a third reading.
The bill to provide for union passenger station,
and for the removal of railroad tracks from certain
public ways and grounds in the city of Worcester,
amended by providing that if they can not agree
in regard to the location east of Grafton street,
between Green and Grafton Streets it is to be left
to board of three commissioners appointed by the
supreme court instead of by the railroad commits
soners as before providedby the bill, The bill was
then ordered to be engrossed.
The bill to provide for the election Of certain
trustees of Amherst college by the graduates thereof
was referred to the next general court.
EThe bills to appOrtion and assess a state tax EoI
1880 600, and concerning sales of real estate by
executors and trustees in certain ordered
to be engrossed
| The bill to authorize the construction of narrow
| gauge railways and the resolve to establish nor
NAL school in Worcester were ordered to third
| reading.
| senate on the contested seat of William d. Park,
and state that the reason report has not been made
before was because the parties interested desired the
matter continued, and more recently because of the
indispositon of the petitioner. The majority of the
committee report resolve "that Dexter S. King is
entitled TO the seat in the senate occupied by
| W. d. Park as senator from the third Suffolk dis
| trict." The reason given was that MIR. Park was
not an inhabitant of the third Suffolk district for
which he chosen and also that there was fraud
/ ,,I,,, attn s,, I'D 6va IN
| In the house, Mr.. Merriam, of Leominster, offer
ed bill in addition to an act concerning the
facture and sale of Intoxicating liquors, as substi-
tute for the senate bill on the same subject and the
substitute was adopted by large majority without
debate The substitute provides for inserting before
| the words "and all wines" in section 30 of chapter
AIS of the acts of 1867 the words se porter strong
| beer, or lager beerl" 1t also provides that any
city or town may the first day of July next, and
vote that any person may manufacture, sell, or keep
| therein ale, porter strong beer or lager beer The
act to take effect on the hrst day ofJuy next.
The bills in addition to act to incorporate the
| East Walpole Branch railroad company, and regu-
lating the fees payable by corporations under chap
ter 224 Of the acts Of 1870 were ordered to be en-
| crossed. The latter was amended by making the
amount that each corporation shall be obliged to
pay into the treasury of the commonwealth IS in
The house concurred with the senate in the
amendment to the bill to fix the salary of the clerk
| of the district court of northern Berkshire.
The committee on the judiciary reported that the
bill to establish the first district court of southern
| Worcester ought to pass in a new draft.
The committee on mercantile afaire reported that
the bill in addition to act to incorporate the
| Worcester County Mechanics association ought to
pass.
The bill to incorporate the Worcester Real Estate
and Building association came up on the question
of engrossment. 1t was opposed by Messrs. Kel-
lOgg of Pittsfield, Adams of Quincy and Tarbox of
Lancaster, and advocated by MIR. Muligan of Pax
ton, and the engrossment was refused.
The senate bill in relation to divorce was also
rejected.
The bill to establish better system of police
was discussed for about an hour and half in the
afternoon and the question was then taken ON the
several amendments which had been proposed.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Woodbury. of Bos-
ton, to make the number of the force go instead of
100 was lost by a vote of II to IS.
An amendment offered by Mr.. futile of Boston,
to make the number of the force 20 instead of 100
as proposed in the bill was voted on, and 81 voted
in the affirmative and 81 in the negative The chair
voted in the affirmative, and declared the amend
ment to be carried. On motion of Mr.. Brown of
Adams, the vote was verified by yeas and nays.
The amendment was adopted by vote of 80 to 81.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Woodbury., provid-
people, was lost
An amendment offered by Mr.. Pratt, of Braintree,
to provide for the discharge Of any officer who may
use any intoxicating liquors except by direction
of regular physician, was also lost by vote of IS
to 80.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Fitzgerald, prOvid-
ing for the discharge of officers who may distribute
votes on elections was lost by vote of % to SO.