Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-28
From the State House.

BosToN, Thursday, April 81.
Rev. DR.. Hill made a long and strong argument
in the house in favor of granting $4,000 to the
museum of comparative zoology at Cambridge. He
showed thorough appreciation Of the work Of
Prof. Agassiz, and adduced some practical reasons
why the museum deserved recognition by practical
men, among Others the fact that the discoveries of
Prof. Agassiz concerning the propagation of fishes
was alone worth more than c,000 to the state
But the house refused to be convinced and the yeas
and nays being demanded, voted 50 to 50 against
the appropriation Several of the opponents ex-
pressed their willingness to vote S5OOOO and with
the hope of getting the latter appropriation re-
consideration was moved and will be acted on to-
morrow.
The resolve establishing normal school at Wor-
cester was passed to be engrossed by vote of 81 to
80 Mr. Dunham of Stockbrldge, not satisfied with
this decisive vote, got motion of reconsideration
offered and placed in the orders of the day for To-
morrow. Messrs. Vibbert, Stedman and others
spoke warmly in favor of aiding the Washingtonian
home for inebriates to the extent of $50 900, and
succeeded in getting bill to that effect substituted
for the adverse report of the committee on public
charitable institutions. The bill will cause some
discussion before vote is reached on 1t. The vote
TO substitute for the report was Y yes to SO
no. There was little skirmishing on the Boston
park bin and another postpouement was made to
next W ednesday. The bills passed to be engrossed
in addition to the Worcester normal school bill
"A water aCl Ior NODuTuS prOVlulnB UnHL VlOlatOrs
of the law against adulteratiug milk, &c., may be
imprisoned for three months; and extending the
jurisdiction of the municipal court for the southern
district of Session.
Reports of committees were accepted as follows
Reference TO the next legislature the petition fol-
supplement to the record of volunteers containing
the names of those who served in the navy; mex
pedient to establish by law certain hours, during
which alone vessels may pass through the draws o.
bridges over Charles and Mystic rivers; leave tC
withdraw on petitions for the appointment of bat
talon chapains and for new olcer in the 1st cav
airy, TO be called I'd major; reference to the nex
legislature the bill providing for the inspection
of steam boilers; and rejecting the bill to authorize
guardians to purchase annuities and making further
provision for the appointment of guardians.
The state police Investigation occupied the atten-
ton of large number of persons in the Green
room all day. j. W. May, district attorney for Suf
folk county testified to the efficiency of the state
constables and said that good deal of the evidence
which had been developed against the. force would
not be admitted in court, and that he would not
touch the hair of any mans head on the evidence OF
James Donahue, alias John Bull" E. 81. Pierce,
formerly district attorney for Plymouth and Nor
folk couIties testified to the efficiency and fidelity
of the state force in those counties; to their invaln-
able services in the case of Mr.. Holmes, murdered
by Mr.. Andrews. he thought the force could not
be discontinued without damage to the interests Of
justice in the counties. The evidence from other
persons was complimentary to the force.