Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-18

acter equal to that Of any police force in the com.
and II they have swerved from the line Of duty 1t
must be attributed TO the responsibility of the Or
ganization, the defective system adopted in en-
forcing the prohibitory law and the peculiar temp
tations fostered by it. He joins with the entire
committee in acquittlng the constable Of the COM
monwealth from even the suspicion of bribery or
corruption. The investigation showed that the
force had utterly failed in the performance Of their
special duties, as the prohibitory law had been
faithfully and successfully executed only in com.
munities where the local authorities had taken
charge of and directed the proceedings. The bur-
den of taxation had been increased by the exist
ence of the force at least in the five years of
Its existence. He differs from the majority of the
committee in reference to the number of police to
be employed, and thinks fifty constabes would be
Mr.. Fitzgerald for the committee also submitted
a minority report, and bill for the repeal of the
acts establishing the state police and the acts IN
chief constable shall deliver all intoxicating liquor
and other property in his custody at the time of the
passage Of the act into the custody Of the sherhs
of the counties where the same were seized also
statement of the date and place of seizure The
port accompanying the bill gives his reasons for
the adjustment of the force.
The house gave its attention to temperance legis-
laton and by large majority passed the bill which
recently passed the senate the effect of which is to
class malt liquors with the stronger ones, in the eye
of the law, in all towns where a majority of the
voters are opposed to their sale. 1t makes ale,
strong beer, &C., as liable to seizure as whisky in
towns which vote mo" on the beer question, and
provides for popular vote the first Saturday of
next July, and thereafter on the first Tuesday of
May, annually, on the question whether any person
may be allowed to manufacture and sell ale porter,
strong beer or lager-ber affirmative vote making
said sale of malt liquors lawful IN the town vOt
ing. 1t was urged that, to be impartial and con-
sistent cider ought not to be exempted 1t was
ntimated that it would be mpolitic to regulate the
farmers cider trade much more so than TO pro-
scribe the Germans lager-bier. The yeas and nays
were demanded, and the proposition to include
cider was voted down by n yes to Ill no, as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Adams, Allen L, Allen S, Arnold P,
Arnold w +, Baldwin D W, Baldwin S. Beard,
Blake, Bridgman, Brown F P, Brownell, Carney,
man j r, Daniels Davie, DavisT Drynan Everett,
Fairbanks, Fallon, Fearing Fitzgerald Flood, Folsom
Franklin, Gardner L, Gardner F, Glover, Griggs,
Guild, Hall, Harlow, Hewes, Holt, Hopkinson,
Hubbard, Hutchinson, James, johnson T, john
son L, Lamson, Leighton, Lewis F, Madden,
ards, Rufin, Shaw, Smith II E, Stiles II A, Taft,
Tarbox, Toland, Torrey, futile, vibbert, Walcott,
SATs,Bair ARD Bak eT'.1 l. Barker W, Barrett,
Barton, Besse, Bidwe Bill Biscoe, Blunt,
Boomer, Brimhall, Brown E, Brown W A, Bufing-
Cotton s. Crane S L, Crane q, Currier, Cushman
A r. Davis w L, Duell, Durham, Eames, Eastman,
Fiske, Flagg, Floyd, Fowler, Fuller, Gates G W,
kins, Hayward b, Hayward p, Jersey, Bolway
Howard D, Howard 9, Howe S, Hume, Jernegan
Kellogg, Kendall, Kimball, Lewis E, Lewis W Lin
coin G Ii, Lincoln NJ, Lincoln N, Lombard, Lyford
Magoun, McDufie, Mckenzie, Meek, Melden, Mer-
riam, Moore, Mulligan, Neal, Nelson Newell j.
Nichols c C, NOVEL;, Osborn, Paine Parkhurst
Parsons, Peabody, Pearl, Pew, Pratt A t, Pratt L.
Prescott Putnam G L. Reade, Regain, Richardson,
Root Ross, Russell, Sanford, Scribner, Severance
P, Thompson E, TirreIi, fowne, Twombiy
Wales Washburn, Webb, Weber, Wight Wood
bury, Woodward, Wright.
The bill was then ordered to third reading pre-
cisely 1t came from the senate by a vote of 13l
yeas to 81 nays, as follows:
YEAs-Allen G L, Allen S, Arnold F P, Baird,
baldwin / dtUiu r = Rayo I Rarr
W, Barrett, Barton, Beard, Besse, Bill, Biscoe,
Boomer, Brimhall, Brown + 7, Brown w A, Brown
B9FBf Ga cR5 sf
man, Davis v L, Dgell, Eames, Eastman, Everett,
carmen l. Gardner S F GSkes FS vs. God F%s
hayward B, HAYWARD 7, Hersey, Holt, nolway''
Hutchinson, James, Jernegan, johnson p john
son l., Kellogg, Kendall, Leighton, Lewis
o,I f. Lewis II, Lewis w, Lincoln G Lin
Mckenzie, McKinstry, Meek, Melden, Merriam
Mulligan, Neal, Nelson, Newell, Nichols, Noble,
NOVEL;, Mutt, Osborn, Parker, Parkhurst, Parsons,
Peabody, Pearl, Pew, Pike, Pratt Prescott, Put,
nam l., Richardson, Root Ross, Rufhn, Sanford,
Seribner, Severance, Shepard Sisson, Spooner,
Twombly, Vibbert, Wales, Washburn, Webb, Web
Der, Wheeler, Wight, Woodward, Wright.
NAYs-Adams q, Arnold W F, Blake, Blunt,
Bridgman, Brown E, Carney, Cushman A r. Dan.
iels, Davie, Davis I, Drynan Durham, Fallon,
Fearing, Fitzgerald Flood Fowler, Franklin,
Gates r Glover, Going, Gray, Guild Hall, Hewes,
Hill Howard, Kimball, Lanison Lincoln N, Mad.
den, Magoun, McKim, Merrill A K Moore, Morton
Murphy, Parmenter, Pratt T, Quigley, Reade
Richards, Russell, Shaw, Smith II E, Tarbox,
Thompson c ?, Toland, futile, Walcott, Wallace,
Walton, Woodbury..
The house passed to be engrossed the bills requir-
ing railroads to have an adequate capital stock be-
fore beginning to build their roads; to extend the
charter of the Beverly insurance company; to make
the salary of the second clerk OF the auditors office
$1,000; to authorize the Essex branch railroad COM
pany to mortgage its road'and to provide for draw
in the bridge over Annisquam river in Gloucester.
The resolve relating to repairs and Improvements on
the state house was discussed and passed to be en-
crossed after the appropriation had been cut down
to S5OOO The resolve appropriating $4,000 for the
purchase of new breech-oading guns for the militia
was also passed to be engrossed, after 1t had been
opposed by Mr. Adams and others.
The committee on towns reported bill to estab-
lish the city OF Gloucester The bill to provide for
the better security of passenger trains was reported
by the committee on conferences, with an amend
ment. The bill relating to the punishment of lar.
ceny was rejected.
The committee on the judiciary reported in the
senate that the bill in addition to an act for supply
ing the city of Worcesteri with pure water ought
TO pass.