Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-01
From the State House.


| BOSTON, Saturday, April %, 1871.
There was very little business for the senate, and
the session lasted less than an hour The only new
matters presented was petition by VIM H. Morse
and S25 Others of Hubbardston and series of res
olutions adopted by that town, in favor of the e-
tension of the Boston, Barre and Gardner railroad
The former was referred to the railroad committee
and She resolutions were ordered to be printed.
In the orders of the day, bills relating to the pay
ment of state aid to soldiers and sailors and the
families of the slain; authorizing the sale of
meeting house in Millbury; to authorize the Ire
mont and Suffolk mills in Lowell to enter into con-
tract for mutual insurance with other corporations,
were ordered to a third reading.
Reports, leave to withdraw, of the committee on
railways. in the petition of d. B. Wingate and
others; of the committee claims, in the petition
of Horace Peck for state aid; of the committee of
claims on the petition of the selectmen of Tewks-
bury; of the committee on Claims the petition
of II. L. DunckIee; Of the committee on towns on
the petition of Roger H. Lavitt, were accepted.
The following bills and resolves were ordered to be
engrossed To abolish the highway tax; to author
ize the Dean library association in Midway to
hold additional real and personal estates to provide
for establishing the boundary lines of the state
prison lands; in relation to the fund for the benefit
Of the Natck Indians; concerning the assessment of
land damages In the City Of Worcester; resolves for
reimbursement for taxes paid by the New Bedford
Institution for Savings in relation to certain coun-
ty maps; relating to technical instruction in
schools; concerning the claims of the owners Of
lands on the northeastern boundary of Maine.
The bill to secure greater safety the use of belts
and shafdng by manufacturing corporations was
rejected.
The bills concerning appeals in civil actions be-
fore municipal police courts and to amend an
act to regulate the fisheries in Taunton Great river
and Newmarket river, were passed over in the Or
ders of the day.
In the house bills were reported by the railway
committee to incorporate the Springfield and Athol
railroad company with capital of S600,000 and to
incorporate the Hoyoke and Belchertown railroad
company with capital of $3.50, 00O.
In the orders of the day the following bills were
ordered to third reading: To incorporate the Penn
berton mutual fire insurance company in Lawrence;
to incorporate the Turner's Falls boom company;
to confirm the organization of the Central C0ngre
gational society OF Jamaica Plain in West Roxbury;
to incorporate the Young Peoples savings bank; in
addition to act to incorporate the Builders Mu-
tual fire insurance company; to incorporate the
Konkapot Valley railroad company; in relation to
betterments.
Bills were engrossed as follows: Concerning the
salaries of officers of the state prison; the petit
ton of the trustees of the ST. Paurs Methodist Epis
copal society in Lynn; to confirm and make valid
certain deeds made By the guardians of the minor
children of Joel White, deceased; providing office
room ror the board OF narbor commission ers; TO au-
thorize the city OF Boston TO extend Atlantic ave-
nue.; relating to the appointment of guardians.
Reports were accepted of the committee on agri-
culture Qeave to withdraw on the petition of Sam
ue ingalls, and Others, tor modification of the
relating to the preservation of BIRDS birds eggs and
deer; (leave to withdraw the petition of JabeZ
True and Others for protection against depredations
on trees and fences; (leave to withdraw the Pc
ttion of Marvin Chaplin and others (ineXpedient to
legislate) relative to killing black duck in Barnsa
BILE county; of the committee on harbors inexpedi-
ent to legislate order relative to compelling
vessels passing through the draws of Charles river
and Fort Point channel to employ steam tugs of the
committee on agriculture, leave to withdraw the
petition of the Worcester county agricultural soce
ty, for an act authorizing the destruction of birds
injurious TO fruits, etc.. of the committee on the
judiciary, leave to withdraw, the petition of b.
q. Marchant, treasurer of Dukes county for in
crease of salary; of the committee claims, leave
to withdraw on the petition of the seectmen of Hol
yoke, to be paid for liquors seized of the commit
tee on agriculture, Unexpectedly order rela-
tive TO killing woodcock and quail.
The bill in addition to an act concerning side
walks in the city OF Worcester, and the bill con-
corning sidewalks in Boston were postponed to
Monday.
The bill to fix the salary of the clerk of the dis
trict court of northern Berkshire was accepted
The report of the committee on public charitable
institutions, tnexpedient to egisate) the report
of the commissioners of inebriate asyums was ac-
cepted, when MIR. Vibberts Of Rockport offered
Pill to establish state inebriate asylum, but the
chairman (AIr. Kimball of Boston, ruled that it was
lnadmissable, as substantially the same bill had
been previously rejected. An appeal was taken by
Mr.. Vibbert, but the decision of the chair was sus
tanned by nearly q unanimous vote.
Pending discussion on a resolve relating to the
maintenance of bridges tide water, the house
at halt-past twelve O'Clock adjourned to allow the
members to witness the prize drill of the Boston
Latin school, and the legislature escorted by
the battalion to Music hall where the affair took
place,