Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-18
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road committee, and inquiries by Mr.. Train and
Others developed the fact that the Fitchburg mem,
Der is not wholly unused to ways that are uark any
tricks that are vain" Mr. Train raised the pont OF
order, which was sustained by the speaker, that
the matter was not properly before the mouse
The whole subject was hl" Tfo Senn paoa
to purchase 500 volumes of the American Naturalist,
in the interest of science by the Peabody Institute,
nnhlishpd at Salem met with lively opposition from
Messrs Cornell of New Bedford, Hurd of Framing
ham Kimbal of Boston, and Pratt oftBraintree, the
latter advancing the argument that rough and hearty
schooboys like those of old times are not to be met
with in these degenerate daysland that the cause
was to be found in the system which forced too
much grammar and bug education into their heads
He thought the magazine in question was good
one, but far above the comprehension Of school
boys, and, for the matter of that members of the
legislature He had devoted the previous evening
in an unsuccessful effort to master one-third of
page. Messrs. Washburn of Boston, and Galley
and Coggswell of Salem, spoke in favor
of the appropriation; but the house voted il
dOwn-47 TO so. The bill allowing the Boston water
power company, who now own kingdom in Back
bay, Boston, to hold additional land to the value Of
100000 more, was sharply criticised by members
who are hostile to gigantic land monopolies and 1t
was unanimously Killed, So to 65, Notwithstanding
the warning of n Boston man that such action
sounded the knell of the Back bay improvements.
The house passed to be engrossed bill extending
the charter OF the peoples fire insurance company
OF Worcester; also bills to incorporate railroad
from Allstou, on the Boston and Albany road, to
some point between Brighton and Newton on the
same road; instructing the bureau of statistics Of
labor to inquire into the cases of accidents caused
by unguarded machinery, and report TO the next
legislatures authorizing the Worcester manufac-
turers mutual insurance company to issue policies
mon property in New York, New Jersey aud Penn
siyvania authorizing and regulating the construc-
tion of railroad tracks for private use in the trans
portation of freight; and authorizing the Pigeon
| Hill granite company to construct wharf and
| breakwater at Rockport. The Lancaster and Leo
minister railroad matter was recommitted. Among
| the matters laid on the table was that concerning
the increase of the salary of the judge of the mu.
nicipal court in Worcester. Mr.. Hopkinson of
Bradford asked leave to introduce bill providing
| for additional compensation for county commits
| sioners but the house refused to admit IT..
| The following orders were adopted in the house:
That the bureau of statistics of labor be directed to
prepare and present TO the next legislature plan
for system of half-tme ungraded schools for chill
dren between ten and fifteen years OF age employed
| in manufacturing and other establishments in the
state who attend school only part of the day. that
the treasurer be requested to report to the house
the amount of interest paid in currency on MasSa-
chusetts bonds, held by the school fund, since the
passage by congress of the legal tender act of Feb
| ruary 25, 1862, and what the amount would have
been If paid in gold with the premiums added, and
also why said interest was not paid as it accrued
gold, or its equivalent agreeably to the conditions
in said bonds and the provisions of chapter 81 of the
acts of the year 1885, that the committee on pro-
| bate and chancery inquire and report upon the
| expediency of further legislation to enable the
| courts of the commonwealth to license the private
| sale of real estate in matters coming under their
jurisdiction when for the interest of all the parties
| concerned; that the committee on the Judiciary
consider the expediency of amending section Is,
| and vagabonds,
Petitions were received from A. Watson, of Wash.
ington, d. c., for the passage of resolution re-
questing the secretary of war TO order system OF
storm signals to be tested for the protection of ship
ping and the saving of life and property from citi-
zens of Sudbury for ten hour law, and from citi-
zens of Fitchburg and Ashburnham for a normal
| school in that vicinity. A bill making changes in
the law concerning divorce discussed and post
poned. The bill provides heavy penalties for fraud
ulent proceedings makes all DEGREES of divorce alb
soute, either party being allowed to marry again
and gross and confirmed habits of intoxieation is
made an additional cause for divorce where the
parties have lived separated for three consecutive
| years.
There was lively time previous to adjournment,
owing to the discovery that quorum of the house
could not be found to vote excepting when yerif-
| cation by yeas and nays was demanded. yea and
nay vote on a motion to adjourn resulted yea 40,
nay Sc. Mr. Rufin tried unsuccessfully TO get in a
| motion to reconsider the vote Of Saturday whereby
| Jenny Collins bill was killed. A second yea and
nay vote on motion to adjourn resulted yea 40, nay
49, and the speaker seeing there was no quorum ex,
ercised his privilege in cases of tie, and declared
| the house adjourned.