Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-27
From the State House.
BosroN, Saturday, Feb. %. IS;

BosToN, Saturday, Feb. %, 1871.
Petitions containing the names of about seven
hundred citizens of Charlestown and Boston in
favor of the annexation of those two cities were
presented to the legislature to-day. The testi-
mony in re gard to this question is now all in,
and the arguments of counsel for and against
the measure will be made before tine committee
on towns on Monday next. The remonstrance
of n. c. Munson, and 1856 others, against the d.
vision of the water from Unkeche Walem pond
for the use of Leominster, and the eight hour
league of Boston, for an eight hour law for me-
chanics and laborers employed by the state, and
by cities and towns, in conformity to the act of
congress for national employees, were also pre-
scented TO the house. Another attempt was made
in the senate to reconsider the vote whereby the
petition of the New England hospital for women
and children was referred to the next general
court under the nth joint rule, and the vote on
reconsideration stood twenty yeas to niue nays.
A three-fourths vote being necessary the recon.
sideration was referred.
The vote by which the bill to incorporate the
Blue Hill land company was rejected was recon.
sidered, and after long discussion as to the
wisdom Of giving special privileges to a rich
land corporation, the bill was ordered to third
reading. 1t was shown that the company in
tended to lay out five hundred or a Thousand
acres of barren and unsought-for pasture land
into streets and building sites, for the benefit of
hundreds who find it difficult 10 get homes near
Boston.
Committees reported in the senate-Leaye to
withdraw on the petition of Charles o. Shove
and others, for the establishment of a district
registry of deeds in Fall River. Inexpedient to
leEislate on the order relative TO the punish
| mcnt of several offenses, and on an order rela.
| tive to abatement of tax on real and personal
| estate, and on drain, sewer, and betterment as
sessments 10 certain cases; also on an order rel.
| alive TO extending the jurisdiction of probate
courts to divorce cases and equity suits bill
to incorporate the association of the Evangelical
| Lutheran church for works of mercy with
authority TO hold real and personal estate to the
amount of 100000. Committees in the house
rcported-A bill authorizing the county com.
mlsslonerS Of Berkshire county to borrow S2S..
! wv tor the furnishing of the new court house in
Pittsheld; that the bills to protect the rights of
| insane persons and minors, and concerning law
| libraries and associations ought 10 pass. Leave
TO withdraw on the petition Of Andreas Biune,
aud others, tina further powers be granted to
| c0uStables III Boston 10 serve civil process.
The board OF railroad commissioners submit
| ted in the senate report on the codifcatOn OF
the general laws relating to horse railways,
wbi b was referred to the committee on that
| subject.
In the senate, the bills to change the time OF
| holding the terms Of the superior court for the
| county Of Berkshire for criminal business, pro-
viding for clerk of the police court at Fitch
| burg, aud the resolve in aid Of the temporary
| asylum tor discharged female prisoners al Ded-
BAN, were severally ordered TO be engrossed.
| Tue bill authorizing the county commissioners
| Of HiInpden county TO take lind, and for other
proposes, was, under suspension of the rules,
passed to be engrossed in the house, aud the bill
to prevent the oh truciion Of highways by rail
roid corporations was also ordered TO be en-.
| crossed.