Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-26
From the State House.

Boston, Thursday, May Is, 1871.
The house and senate severally insisted on the
amendments adopted by each to the bill to extend
the time for the construction of the Boston, Barre
and Gardner railroad, and the following committee
of conference was appointed: Messrs, Thayer OF
Berkshire, Willcomb of Essex, and Boardman of
Suffolk on the part of the senate; and Messrs San
ford of Taunton Kellogg of PIttsfeld, and Phillips
of Salem, on the part of the house.
The house bill relating to the taxation of bank
shares was considered IN the senate, under sus-
pension of the rules requiring it to be referred to
committee and placing it in the orders of the day
for the afternoon. Mr.. Crosby of Hampshire, in
explanation of the BILL stated that it had been
certaiued that, in 1869, the amount of bank stock
which escaped taxation was S17,23l, 456. After
considerable debate the bill was ordered to be
crossed.
The senate receded from its amendments to the
bill to establish a better system OF police, In the
increase of the force, so that the number now re-
mains at 70. The senate also concurred in the
house amendments to the bill concerning street
railway corporations.
The committee on probate and chancery reported
in the senate that the bill relating to the appoint
ment of guardians ought not to pass. The report
was accepted and the bill rejected. The committee
on state police reported leave to withdraw on the
petition of James H. Look for an investigation in
to the conduct of David Dean, state constable,
and the report was accepted.
A committee on conference, to whom was re-
ferred the matter of difference between the two
branches upon certain amendments made by tine
house of representatives to the senate bills, con.
corning railroad corporations whose roads extend
beyond the state, reported that the senate should
concur in the first amendment of the house, and
house
ment.
The committee on roads and bridges reported in
the house. reference to the next general court OF so
much of the governors message related to the
revisal Of the statutes in regard 10 the construction
repairs and management of roads, and also the COM
munication from the secretary of the board OF ag-
riculture respecting roads. The report was ac-
cepted.
fine the relations of connecting lines, providing that
roads may enter upon, and unite with each other,
and if the roads cannot agree upon terms the rail-
road commissioners shall decide In the afternoon
the bill was discussed and ordered to third read
ing.
The committee on the judiciary reported leave to
withdraw on the petition of citizens OF Maynard
for leave to hold meeting to vote that no person
shall sell malt liquors in that town; aid the report
was accepted. The same committee also reported
that the bill conserving trustee process ought not to
pass, and the bill was rejected. The committee
prisons reported that the bill relating to the sem
tence of convicts at the state prison, jails and
houses of correction ought not to pass, and the re-
port was accepted.
Orders were adopted that from and after to-day,
and until the propagation of the Legislature the
house hold evening sessions, unless otherwise or
dered, and that the same be considered legislative
day; and that the morning session on Friday COM
mence at O'Clock. The house subsequently decided
to hold no session this evening.
The house concurred in the senate amendment to
the bill in addition to certain acts for the improve
ment of the harbor of Boston and the common
wealth flats therein, striking out sections and a.
which authorized the governor to ascertain II any
plan can be arranged for filling the flats, and pro-
vide for selling the same. The vote concurrence
was Sc yeas to AZ nays.
Dexter S. King who contested the seat of Senator
Park, was rejected by vote of "a to u.s. bill to
extend the time for leveling and constructing the
Bedford railroad two years from the passage Of the
act was introduced on leave, and, under suspen-
sion of the rules, was ordered to third reading.
The senate resolve appointing a committee to con-
slider the defects in theI railroad system of this
commonwealth, to sit during the recess, was reject
ed in the house.
communication was received from the govern
or calling the attention of the legislature to the
importance of redeeming the property mortgaged
by the Boston, Hartford and Erie railroad COM
pany to the Boston wharf company. The bills to
enable the purchasers of any railroad sold under
judicial decree or otherwise to operate the same,
and in relation to the sealing of weights and meas
ures, were rejected in the senate,
The following bills and resolves were ordered to
be engrossed in the senate: provide for furnish
ing certain documents to the law library societies
in each county; concerning express companies not
incorporated or organized in this state; in favor
of George Rice, concerning Berdell bonds held by
the commonwealth (amended) in relation to the
Massachusetts agricultural college; for the compen-
sation of chaplains, dock keepers, messengers and
pages, and of the preacher of the election sermon;
to establish the first district court Of southern Wor
cester; in favor of the Massachusetts agricultural
college; to.amend the acts incorporating the Mass
agricultural college; to extend the time for locating
and constructing the Winthrop rairoad concern
ing the publication of the list Of Massachusetts, Off
and soldiers in the late war; concerning minor
children supported by cities and towns; concerning
the Boston, Hartford and Erie railroad company;
to authorize railroad corporations to guarantee the
bonds of connecting railroads; to amend section II
of chapter las of the general statutes concern
Ashburnham water company; in further addition
to au act concerning the Manufacture and sale of
Intoxicating liquors; in addition to act relating
to the increase of capital stock by corporations
concerning the settlement of paupers in relation ia
alien passengers arriving in regular lines of com
munication.