Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-05

BOSTON, Thursday, May 4.
Two nrominent and able members of the legisla-
ture. whose voices were often heard at the earlier
mart of the session. have been silent for some time
and now their seats in the house of representatives
are vacant / refer to Rev. DR.. Putnam of RoXbury
and Hon Charles r. Train of Boston, one chairman
of the committee education, and the other at tine
head of the committee on the Judiciary. Both have
been suffering from severe colds which have at
tackled a vital spot-the lungs-and have been made
voiceless, causing alarm to their friends Mr. Train
went south days ago and may not return before
adjournment. Rev. DIR. Putnam sails for Europe in
the steamer which leaves Boston tomorrow.
The committee hearings are nearly ended, and
next week we may hope to the orders of the day
rapidly reduced under the system of two sessions
daily of the legislative body. The committee on
railroads have given some attention to the Worces-
ter track removal and union passenger station mat
ter. The officers and engineers of the several rail-
roads interested with representatives of the city
government have been comparing notes, stating
their objections to certain plans, which have been
submitted The committee are fortified with vast
amount of statements, opinions and facts and VIII
soon make report. The testimony at the state po-
lice Investigation is all in and the arguments will
commence at nine O'Clock tomorrow forenoon and
continue through the day, with but one hour inter
mission, till closed,-seven or eight hours in all.
The committee has had some thirty-ve or thiry-siX
sessions in ALL but 1t is estimated that when the
house gets hold of it, rather short work will be
made of the subject.
When the house adjourned last night 1t was in
the midst of rich and satirical debate on the bill
which provides that hereafter married women may
sue and be sued in actions of tort for personal u
ries in the same If they were single. Mr..
Thompson the democratic lawyer from Glou-
cester, the keenest and wittest speaker in the
house, and Mr. Woodbury., the able democratic
lawyer from Boston, whose love Of and jolllty
will forever keep him out of the ranks of fanatics
and martyrs, kept the house on the verge of loud
laughter by their treatment of the question. The
debate was continued in the strain to-day, Mr..
Coggswel of Yarmouth making serious
and excellent Argument IN reply to Mr..
Thompson and others. The bill was passed to
be engrossed by large majority. The remainder of
the afternoon was devoted TO the bill which has
passed the senate providing for a public park in
Boston. Mr. Beard of Brookllne opened the debate
by an earnest advocacy OF the bill, and other gen.
tlemen from Boston and vicinity ranged themselves
on either side of the question.
The query arises whether the great army
unions which are to bring so many distinguished
men to Boston, next week. will retard the progress
of legislative business Sheridan and all the great
generals of the war are to be here also President
Grant The senate to-day took the initiative in the
matter of welcome to the chief magistrate OF the
nation by appointing committee, to be Joined by
the house, to give, the part of the state, suia
BILE welcome to the president.