Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-19
From the State House.
BOSTON, Thursday. May Is. Is

Boston, Thursday, May IS, 1871.
The signs of adjournment grow more and more
significant; and to-day the legislative committee
having that question before them reported that an
adjournment sine die can easily be reached next
Wednesday, oath inst, and they report in favor of
adjournment at that time.
The senate devoted most of its session to the
sideration of railroad legislation. The substitute
Boston, Barre and Gardner bill, changing the name
of the corporation to Worcester and Gardner rail-
road and extending the time for completing certain
sections of the road, was under suspension of the
rules, passed to be engrossed, and now goes to
the house. Next came the bill fixing a
minimum rate of two cents per mile for
passenger fare on certain railroads. Senator
Bird of Walpole moved amendments to make the
two cents rate applicable only to the Boston and
Albany railroad company, and further providing
that all other railroads shall carry passengers at
rates not exceeding three cents per mile the lowest
fares not to be less than ten cents. The amend.
ments were opposed by Messrs. Stearns of Chico
pee and Thayer of Worcester. Mr. Bird, in defence
of the amendment. said he thought it best to try
the experiment on one road first, but If senators
were DESTROYS of voting directly on the bill, he
would willingly withdraw his amendment. Mr..
Munroe of Norfolk OBJ jeeted TO the Withdrawals he
thought it was experiment and could be better
tried on the Boston and Albany than on any other
because the state owned one-eighth of the stock
After some further discussion Mr.. Birds amend
ment were lost by vote of 15 to 10. The bill was
then rejected on the question of engrossment, bya
vote of IL to %, as follows
YKAs-Messrs. Bird Collins, Frost, Goodman,
Kimball, Long, Rhodes, Stickney Tenney, Thayer
of Worcester, Thayer of North Adams.
NAYs-Messrs. Atwood, Bartholomew, Bates,
Broadman, Bradley, Caswell, Clark of birmingham,
Crosby, Elliot, Fletcher, Fox, Greeley, Halves,
Howe Munroe, Packard, Park Richardson SAT-
ford Wakpfpld Wilenuh Woods
A motion to reconsider was made with the inten-
ton OF getting a two-thirds vote against it and
thus give a quietus to the bill, but this was not
quite successful and the motion will be acted upon
tomorrow.
The visionary scheme for the state to take possess
sion of and the Boston and Albany railroad
which the senate endorsed yesterday by passing to
its third reading the extraordinary Boston and Al
bany trust company bill, was very wisely abandon
ed to-day Senator Collins of Boston spoke in favor
of its passage, and Senator Wakefield of Dedham
ably and with unanswerable argument opposed ii.
The vote was taken, and by majority Of three, the
trust company bill killed. The following Is the
vote on the bill:
YKAs-Messrs. Bartholomew, Bates, Bradley,
Caswel Clark of Franklin, Collins, Frost, Gardner
Greeley, Long, Monroe, Rhodes-1
NAYs-Messrs Bird, Clark of Middlesex, Crosby,
Elliot, Fletcher, Howe, kimball, Packard Pierce,
Stafford, Stearns, Thayer Of Worcester, Wakefield,
Willard, Wood-15.
The committee on railways reported in the senate
that the bill to authorize the construction of narrow
gauge railways ought to pass with amendments
The committee on expenditures reported that it is
nexpedient to increase the rate of tax on savings
banks, the committee being of opinion that the
present rate is as large be honestly and fairly
imposed. The committee on the treasury reported
that the resolve to establish normal school in Wor
cester, which came from the house some days ago.
ought to pass with amendments locating and lin.
iting the tract of hospital land that is to be taken
The bill relating to the Union passenger station
and railroad tracks in Worcester was passed to a
third reading just as it came from the house. The
Ashburnham water bill was amended in way that
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quite the reverse" to Mr.. Winchester and then
passed to be engrossed. The bill which passed the
house fixing the surrender value Of life insurance
policies was killed in the senate the agents of the
insurance companies appearing iu force against it,
The bills relating TO the taxation of bank shares
to incorporate the Boston cooperative building
company; concerning railroad corporations whose
roads extend beyond the limits of the state; in adj
dition to an act concerning sewers and drains
IN tne CITY OF orcester 10 authorize the expendi
ture OF money for educational purposes in the state
prison; resolves concerning state prisons for wo-
men; to establish and maintain a school at the
Hoosac Tunnel; in favor of Adeline V. Stevens were
ordered to a third reading.
In the house the bill reported by the committee
on state police was discussed during the most of
Mr.. Tarbox Of Lawrence moved to substitute the
bill OF Mr. Fitzgerald abolishing the force for the
majority report. Mr.. Tarbox thought notwith-
standing the proof against it. the force was as good
as can be had under the system. We must in a re-
public sacrifice something of efficiency of admins
tratiOn of law for the sake of more liberty Where
we concentrate power you have TYRANNY. In a
monarchy enforcement is obtained at the expense Of
purity Of administration. The old system was best
tor republic. The laws are enforced as well as the
people want it by local police. Non-enforcement of
the laws with strngency is not the worst evil posi-
BILE Coercion may crush the violation but at the same
time the liberties of the people, So 1t is better to
give the execution of the laws to a force which is
responsible 10 the people where they act This
force s not needed tor protection of public order
for towns and cities will do that They come in
conflict with local police
Mr.. Lewis of Mansfield argued for the right of
the state to protect its citizens, and protested
against the manner in which the law had been en-
forced, but was in favor of the law. The trouble
has been that the authorities asked more what the
people wanted done than what is right. The moral
convictions OF members Of this house are above
their characters.
Mr.. Thompson of Gloucester followed in a speech
IN support OF the statement that the law had been
better enforced before we had state police than
now instead OF keeping order it has disturbed the
piup.ie peace; The liquor traffic has increased in
e ~ YEAR, NJ Inc testimony as to the harmony be-
tween the state aud local police is not true. The
r;a raves the former to enforce this law They
Drl1g me law into dsrepute The LIQUOR dealers
prefer the state police TO focal police RI tho con
saouIiaiy Is retained you will lose tho Iionor law
such force q ex ~es stand law which requires
ists ponce were given tOquiet noisy prohibition
In the afternoon the discussio, or a.,
Dill was resumed. Mr. Adams Of onincT =, pvlies
that the republican party did not dare execnt tb
prohloltory law Tor fear the state would fall in.o
the hands of the democratic partv and IAN INTO
circumstances the state constaberv mnst Tac .se
~ be corrupt he objected TO placing the force nm
der the control OF commissioner becansa H.
thought three men were more easily corrupted than
one man. The present system, he Thought was
odious, but the one proposed was ten times more
so.
Mr.. Cogswell, of Yarmouth, said that as a man.
Der of the republican party he was not afraid TO act
right, whatever the effect might be on his party
He approved OF the force, yet he thought there
should be some change IN its organization, and he
would cheerfnly vote for the bill before the house
Mr.. Vibbert, of Rockport, claimed that the state
ponce were not doing the dirty work of the state
but such work was done by the men who attempted
TO bride them. He also confandad that fho ,rohSS