Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-16
From the State House.
The Senatorial QuestIOn-An Estimate of
the Cost of the State Government for
1871.
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Boston, Saturday, Jan. H.
The senatorial election which will take place
next week. is the chief subject of interest at the
state house. Undoubtedly Senator Wilson will
be reelected; but many republicans will give a
reluctant vote for him. At the republican eau
Gus to be held in the Green room after adjourn
ment on Monday, perhaps the course of Senator
Wilson will be criticised; still he will be nomi-
mated handsomely, if not enthusiastically. The
dissatisfaction which may or may not find ex.
preston at the caucus, will not be apparent in
the legislature when the ballot takes place. The
prohibitionists and labor men who voted for
Wendell Phillips for governor, held caucus to.
day, at which but few members were present,
and organized by choosing Hon John l. Baker
chairman, and Rev. Mr.. Vibberts secretary.
They adjourned till Monday, when they will
probably nominate Phillips. They would like
to vote for Butler, This will not, of course,
affect the republicans at all, the most critical
among whom have no idea OF giving up Wilson
for Butler
Both branches of the legislature met to-day
at eleven O'Clock, and after a session of about
halt an honr, they adjourned having transacted
little business. In the senate, resolutions were
offered relative to congressional legislation in
tee on mercantile affairs. An order was adopt
cd, that the committee on the Judiciary con-
slider the eXpediency of providing that the as
sessment OF taxes on stock in trade shall be
made on the average amount of stock held on
- day of each month in the year.
Orders were passed in the house, that
the committee on finance, consider the ex
pedicncy of reporting a bill providing for the
mileage and compensation of the members of the
Legislature; that the mortgage of the Boston,
Hartford and Erie railroad be printed for the
use Of the legislature; and that the committee
on the judiciary, enquire and report upon the
eXpediency of providing by law, that physicians
prescriptions and apothecaries' labels, shall be
written or printed in the English language.
Mr., Adams, of Quincy, introduced a bill in
relation to capital trials, which provides that
trials for capital crimes shall be heard by the
superior court, of which three justices shall con-
stitute quorum for that purpose. Upon such
trials exceptions may be taken and questions of
law reserved by the defendants, which shall be
reported, together with so much of the case as
is necessary for understanding the question, to
the law term of the supreme judicial court next
to be holden within or for any county, and the
full court, in preference to all other business,
hear and determine such question of law, and
forthwith certify the judgment of the court
thereon.
Estimates of the expenses of the attorney gen.
erals department and of the state reform hooI
at WestbOro, for the current year, were re-
ceiyed. The former is placed at $780, and the
latter at $4,000.
STATE AUDITORS REPORT AND ESTIMATE.
The twenty-second annual report of the state
quditor, for the year 1870, was submitted, to-
gether with his estimates for the current year
They were laid on the table, and ordered to be
printed. The estimates are as follows.