Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-31
From the State House.
BosroN. March 30. 1871.

| Boston, March 30, 1871.
The committee on state police gave hearing
three hours and half in length this forenoon
and the testimony was similar to that of previ-
GUS days. Some of the committee are disturbed
at the seizure of the liquors to-day of one of yes
terday's witnesses. 1t is reported that the con
stablery have made $4,000 haul. An order
was drawn up by one of the committee, which
has not yet been submitted, however, asking the
| legislature TO suspend the operations of the law
during the investigation, on the plea that wit
nesses will not testify if their liquors are to be
| seized.
A bill was introduced in the senate to incor.
porate the Worcester real estate and building
association, with capital of 100000, which
may be increased to 100000. 1t was referred
to The committee on mercantile affairs. Orders
were adopted requesting his eXcellency the gov
| ernor to furnish a copy of the communication
| from Edward S. Philbrick, consulting engineer
/ of the governor and council, in regard to build
| ing the railroad from the west portal of the
| HOosac tunnel to North Adams; instructng the
| committee on public charitable institutions to
| consider the expediency of authorizing the in
| spectors of the Tewksbury state almshouse TO
purchase additional land for pasturage.
The pressure on the senate to incorporate the
Nashua, Acton and Boston railroad was very
great, but that body refused engrossment by a
vote of II to II. A motion was Immediately
made to reconsider, which it is TO be hoped by
friends of good legislation will not prevail. The
bill to incorporate the two other MiddleseX
roads Of this trio will of course be laid aside to
await the fate of this BILL for they stand or fall
together. They all deserve to fall beyond re
consideration. The vote by which the bill to
fix the salaries of the commissioners of Hamp-
shire county was rejected was reconsidered, and
the bill was ordered to be engrossed by vote
of 20 TO II.
In the house the prohibitory bill, concerning
the sale of intoxicating liquors, was taken up
by special assignment at 2! o'clock, and dis
cussed. Mr.. Quigley, of Easthampton, moved
to strike ont the word "cider" from the BILL
Mr.. Towne, of Fitchburg made speech in adj
vocacy of the amendment proposed by him,
striking out the first three sections of chapter
$3.50 of the acts of 1870; the sections which pro-
vide for, and permit the sale of ale, porter
strong beer, and lager beer. Mr.. Thompson, of
Gloucester, made very witty speech, animad-
verting on the temperance legislation of late
years. He thought the prohibitOry law was the
cause OF many of the evils of intemperance.
Other speeches of various merit were made
after which the bill was assigned for further
consideration at % O'Clock tomorrow; and the
time for taking the vote was specially assigned
for Tuesday, at 81 O'clock
Committees reported to-day: That the bills to
establish the police court of Holyoke in relation
TO the right OF widow in the estate of her de-
ceased husband, ought to pass. Leave to with
draw on the petition of the Grafton and Mill
bury railroad company for an amendment of It's
charter; on the petition of W. H. Davis and 9TH
ers for a new station house in the town of Web
ster, at the junction of the Boston, Hartford and
Erie, and the Worcester and Norwich railroads.
Reference to the next general court of the petit
ton for leave to construct side tracks in the
town Of WATERFOWL Inexpedent on the order
relative to public charitable institutions holding
more real estate than allowed by their charters
Leave to withdraw on the petition of the town
of Ware for second set Of weights and meas
ures. A bill TO reduce the capital stock of the
East Boston dry dock company from $3.50, 900 TO
100000.
The following bills were ordered to be engrossed.
in the senate: Bills toamend the act incorporat-
ing the North American insurance company:
concerning the Cambridge land and building as,
ISOLATION; concerning the Boston and Lynn
union railway company. In the house: Bills
to amend the charter Of the city of Bedford,
and in relation to highway surveyors; to incor-
porate the Sawin academy in Sherborn; TO
amend an act to regulate the fisheries in Taunton
Great river.
The senate bill to authorize the Massachusetts
Central railroad to extend its railroad was Or
dered TO a third reading in the house.