Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-23
From the State House.


BOSTON, Saturday, Jan. Il, 1871.
There was spicy discussion in the house to-
day, in which several members aired their rhet-
oric and their wit with varied success. The os-
tensible subject was the cattle disease appropri-
alton, but the most entertaining speeches had
but little to do with the actual question. Mr..
Rufin, the colored member from Boston, and
Mr.. Towne of Fitchburg, were very successful
and witty in debate, the former asserting that
$4,000 would be well invested in disinfectants
any day for the Brighton cattle yards and the
latter, giving humorous sketch of the political
drift of the party of the member from
Quincy, John Quincy Adams, who, with Rev.
DIR. Hill of Waltham, and others, urged that the
vote on the appropriation should be deferred
until there was a special report of the
committee on the subject. Mr. Hurd of Franz
ingham, Mr.. CogsYelI of Yarmouth, and others,
advocated immediate action. The opponents of
the resolve appropriating $4,000 claimed that the
disease had reached its height, and was subsd-
ing, and therefore the peoples money should not
be spent in the manner named. They thought
that the house should at least delay action I'M
I'll the committee on agriculture had reported
on the order referred to 1t. The advocates of
the measure replied that the disease was still
spreading; that the commissioners on contagious
diseases among cattle had already spent nearly
$500 in suppressing the disease; that they and
the committee on agriculture had both expressed
their belief that an appropriation was necessary
in order to completely eradicate the disease.
The previous question was moved while the dis
cussion was going on, and the resolve was then
passed TO be engrossed.
In the senate orders were passed: That the
committee on the judiciary consider the expe-
diency of extending and making applicable TO
towns the OrOVlgiOOS Of Phanfpr ia acfs IF
in regard to the preservation of the ballots cast
at elections; and also the expediency of amend
ing so much of chapter is, section 81, general
statutes, as relates TO the election of assessors
and overseers of the poor, SO that they may be
elected in the manner now provided by law for
the election of school committees; that 900 extra
copies of the annual report of the state consta-
bic be printed; the bill to authorize the Somerset
cooperative foundry association to extend their
wharf in Somerset, was ordered to a third read
lug, and the bill to incorporate the Stafford
mills in the city of Fall River, was ordered to be
engrossed.
In the house petitions were presented, of An
drew Bigelow, Amory F. Holman and Z. A. Har-
ris for an act OF incorporation for the purpose
OF locating, constructing and maintaining a rail-
road from some convenient point in the town of
Bolton, passing through Old Boylston to the city
OF Worcester; of William ii. Brown, l.. W.
Nichols and j. II. Currier, for an act of incor-
PoratioD for the purpose OF locating, constructing
duu lbdluldlllu1 IdllIOdu lTOlD some convenient
point at Pratts junction, on the Boston, Clinton
and Fitchburg railroad, in the town of Sterling
TO some convenient point of Princeton, and OF
Nathaniel Eddy, and twenty-thIee other citizens
of MIllbury, in aid of the petition for state
normal school in the vicinity of Worcester.
The committee on the Judiciary were directed
to consider the expediency of SO amending the
revised statutes as TO exempt incomes derived
from professions, trades or employments, from
taxation. The following bills were ordered to a
third reading: Bills to incorporate the proprie.
tors Of the Odd Fellows hall in the city of Lowell
to incorporate the Eastern yacht club; to regu-
late the transportation of nitro-glycerine and
similar explosives; 70 provide for the appoint
ment Of ire wards.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Iu the senate the second annual report Of the
state board O. health was presented. The report
is very voluminous and includes twelve reports
on special subjects, which have been inYesti-
| gated during thep year, as follows;
| ]. Diseases specially prevalent in the state
| z. Poisoning by water conveyed through lead
pipe.
2. Trichina disease in Massachusetts, in 1870.
Charlton, an animal poison derived from im'
| fever
6. Houses for the poor; conFalescents' homes, &C
Z. Correspondence concerning the effects OF In.
t0xlea ing drinks on life and health, and material
prosperity from every part of the world
| health districts. -
.. The eniia ion OF school houses
its sources Of supply.
H. Air and Impurities, with re iults nF exe,ni