Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-08
From the State House.

BOSTON, Saturday, May 6, 1871
In the Senate to-day an order was adopted in
struetng the committee on public charitable insti-
tutions to report what nany, legislation was neces.
sary to provide for the placing out or indenturing
children supported as paupers by cities and towns
to pauper trade and employment. The committee
on probate and chancery reported that 1t was mex
pedient to legislate on an order relative to the
adoption of children, and the committee on public
lands, inexpedient to legslae the report of the
commissioners on that subject. The railway COM
mittee report the following resolve in relation to
cheap railway traffic:
Resolved, that the board of railway commissions
hereby directed to inquire into the following
subjects, and to report thereon to the next gem
eral court: First, the classification of railroads and
the corresponding regulations of fares and freights
by law; second, the expectancy Of assuming some
railroad by the commonwealth as well as the best
methods of action in such proceeding, together
with the approximate cost of SO doing, and the
most judicious met bod of operating the same as
public road together with forms of acts embodying
so far as pracc able the results of such inVesti-
cations.
The senate concurred in the house amendment to
the bill fixing the salary of the judge of probate of
Suffolk county at $4,000.
In the orders of the day the reports leave to with
draw of the committee on claims, the petition of
Margaret B. Crane for state aid; and inexpedient,
of the committee on railways on the order
relative to the method of burning fuel IN
The bills to limit the time for catching aewiyes;
to incorporate the Springfield and Athol railroad
company; to incorporate the Holyoke and becher-
town railroad company; concerning the appoint
ment of surgeons in the militia; concerning the
salaries of officers of the state prison in relation
10 ine IN @ I'll rea az oy IN re-
room for the board of harbor commissioners;
granting aid to the town of Gay Head for the sup
port of public schools in favor of Nathaniel Agar
relating to the normal school at Bridgewater; to
supply the town of WOburn with pure water;
relating to the sale and delivery Of milk; were
dered to be engr0ssed. The bill to change the ten
ure of Office of the members of the board Of educa-
ton was rejected.
In the house a bill was introduced on leave to
change the name of the Winnlsimmet Ferry COM
pany to the Winnisimmet company. Orders were
adopted for the appointment of a committee of
three with such the senate might join to report
whether the state of the public business will per-
init the adjournment of the general court by the
18th inst or at near succeeding day; and that on
and after Tuesday, May 8, debate shall be limited to
ten minutes for each speaker, except by twothirds
vote. Reports were made by the committee on in
surance that 1t is inexpedient to legislate the
subject of further protection of holders in life in
surance companies. minority bill accom-
panied the report The senate order for the appoint
ment of a committee TO receive President Grant in
case he should visit Boston, was, on motion of Mr.
Kellogg of Pittsfed laid on the table, who stated
that he was assured good authority that the pres
| ident would not visit Boston next week. An at
tempt to reconsider the vote whereby the house re-
| jected the bill to incorporate the Commonwealth
savings bank in Boston was defeated by vote of A
| to 81.
Nearly all the session occupied in discussion on
the ten hour BILL and finally pending an amendment
to make it real ten hour bill instead ofappying to
minors only, and otner lesser amendments, the
further consideration was postponed to Monday
~ the orders the reports of the committee mer-
camille affairs Unexpectedly order relative to
the measurement of grain and meal, and of the
committee on parishes and religious societies, Tin
expedientl on an order relative to authorizing the
trustees of the Methodist Episcopal churches to
mortgage their property, were accepted.
Inc bill in relation to the discharge Of persons
confined as insane, ordered to a third reading;
and the bills to apporton and assess State tax Of
$1,000, COOS and to change the the of Cambridge
Athenaeum were ordered to be engrossed,