Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-10
From the State House,


BosToN, Monday, Jan. ., 1871.
While waiting for the appointment of com
mittees the great and general court is compare
lively inactive. Both branches met at two p N.
to-day, which will be the regular hour OF assem-.
bling hereafter, except on Saturday, when the
hour of meeting will be eleven A. NJ. The mem
bers of the senate and house paid their respects
to the governor, who received them in the coun-
Gil chamber the limited accommodations of
which made it incumbent on each member to
pass on after shaking hands with his excel
lency. Tomorrow the committees will be an
nounced. The business to-day consisted of re-
vision of the rules and orders and the reception
of the following communications. There was
hearing before the senate committee on the pc
ttion of Mr. Leland, who contests Senator Birds
election, but the petitioner did not make any
Roadway in strengthening his "cam."
THE SCHOOL FUND.
In the senate the report Of the commissioners
on the school fund was presented, by which ii
appears that the amount of the fund January |,
1870, was, S2,203, 408.77; received from forfeit
ures by towns, S4,210.32; premiums on Maine
state bonds, So, $50; on other bonds and notes
over cost, S446.6S; which added to the above
makes the fund amount to S2211 ,41077. The
income and dividends and interests, amounted
to S21S, 53546, one half of which was distributed
to the various cities and towns, and SS4, 800 to
normal schools and other educational purposes,
leaving an uneXpended balance of S24S771S.
The income for 1870 was largely increased by
the payment within the year Of three dividends
by the Boston and Albany railroad company
which on the 26th of December anticipated its
annual dividend. The fund yields an annual
income of about eight per cent. The board has
failed to pay in part the interest due August list,
on the loan made to them for providing and
furnishing boarding houses, for the accommoda-
ton of pupils of the normal schools, leaving
balance of 81 ,37466 still unpaid
EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
In the house the speaker presented several
communications: From the treasurer of the
state industrial school for girls asking for an
appropriation of S26, 900; from the state auditor,
giving an account of the expenses of his depart
ment for the year 1870, as follows:
Amount of salaries paid. ...............S $40 90
Incidental expenses. Observation-Disclosures. 1856 AZ
Expenses on account of state aid. ....... 1S6 II
Total. Observation-Disclosures. ........ S12,656 "a
and an estimate of the sums necessary for the
maintenance of his department for the current
year. other than the payment of salaries, at
S410O. From the adjutant general, containing
statement of the expenses of his department
for the year 1870, as follows:
For salaries. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80 1853 70
Extra clerk hire. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 115 co
Incidental expenses. Observation-Disclosures. 2,0S4 81
Total. ..................,......S1 6622 SO
and an estimate of the sum necessary for the
maintenance of his department for the current
year, as follows:
Militia bOunties. Sl22, 900
Military accounts. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 1000
Office incidentals. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500
Extra clerk hire. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1900
ArmOry rents 25,0Ol
Instruction, orderly and roll books. .....,.. $50
Quartermaster's department. ........,...... 200
Incidental and contingent expenses. ....u. 5000
An estimate was received from the chief Of the
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