Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-16
BOSTON. Jan. Is. 1872.

The superb adrOitneSS,-not to say cheek of
our jolly and nautical collector, has never been
more smartly shown than at the hearing this
morning before the committee on charitable
Institutions, where he appeared as a leading adj
vocate for the abolition of the nautical school
and the sale of the school ship Barnard. There
was quite a large attendance of the trustee: and
officers of the school and the board of state
charities. / was decidedly funny to hear Judge
Russell remark that the days OF the usefulness
of his pet had passed. 1t was established, he
said for the correction and discipline of
vicious boys and their education as sea-
men. He alleged that it had turned
out nine hundred sailors of superior class, and
hundreds of Others had been reformed into social
ornaments. With a sober face, such as only the
Judge can wear, he grayely stated that there was
no dissatisfaction with the officers or the system;
but American commerce was so run down that
the boys could not be sent on long voyages to
foreign countries. OF course they could not 90 in
coasting vessels, and with great surprise we
had heard that the boys who were sent on whal-
ing voyages deserted. He had an accusation to
make against the visiting agcncy-that the best
boys were taken away and only the refuse left and
h. claimed that the school had not had fair
chance with 1870 selected bad boys. And he
went SO far as to state that just so far as the
agency was successful, so far would all re-
formatory Institutions for boys be broken up.
He gave a proposition for the disposal of
the boys, in case the school should be broken
up. Remarks were also made by Mr.. Fabens,
| OF Marblehead, one of the trustees, Mr.. Hersey,
of bingham, Mr. Geo. NJ. Barnard, Tor whom
the vessel was named, Col. Tufts, the visiting
agent, and others; and another meeting of the
committee is to be held tomorrow forenoon
In the house this afternoon an attempt was
made to change the reference of document
pertaining to the school from the above com
mittee to the committee on finance, but it failed.
The house was in session less than an hour,
and nothing was done except TO receive a few
petitions, and pass three or four orders TO con-
slider. There seems to be a movement all along
the line in favor OF general laws. Various com
mittees to-day were instructed to report upon
| general statutes Tor the formation of insurance
and land companies, ana for the construction of
sidewalks. The clerks of the two branches were
ordered TO publish the sixteenth rule, concerning
the reception of petitions and new business
after the 22d of February, in half dozen news
| papers. Mr.. Ely of Newton, who is the most
prolific mover of orders Of inquiry, presented
three orders to-day, one Of which looks to a law
for the better guarding ofstairways, hatchways
aud hoistways, and Mr.. Washburn of Boston,
for the committee on printing, reported that DR..
Peabody had furnished the copy of his sermon.
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ed. After this came the statement of the ex-
penses of printing and binding for the state last
year, which amounted TO over one hundred and
iitg thousand dollars. The first symptom of
buncombc made its appearance to day in bill
introduced on leave by Mr.. Hoyt of AthOl, call.
ing upon the national government TO be saving
of the national domain. Another bill
tiIat came in on leave proposes Il
savings bank in the town of Kingston.
Iarmouthport also wants a savings bank,
aud sent in a petition therefor to-day. There
were two more petitions, to-day, for the abr1-
| CATION of the tax on bank shares petitions on
| inns subject being in order every day. Mayor
1asl0n, of Boston, also appeared, as usual, with
| a request; TINS time Tor the straghte ming Of
| the hne on The southern edge Of the city so as
| lnciude Mount Hope cemetery in the city limits.
| Only three railroads were asked for, viz: One
| from Lynn 10 boston, one from Lowell to An.
| dover, and one from East Underwater 10
| Mansfield Among the applicants also were tbe
| Washingtonlan home in behalf of It's free mn
tents, of Commodore Maury of Virginia WHO
wants a httle Yankee assistance about his
weather and crop reports, and Alyah Croeker
and his friends, who want city charter for
their growing municipality, Fitchburg
| Not so many petitions went to the senate. and
the only ones Of any Importance were OF 7Ol
citizens of Randolph, who want to divide their
town, and Thomas |. Borden and Others of Fall
River, for another Clinton aud Ftchhurg connec.
ton from Mansfield TO their city. Tue most inn
porlant matter before the senate was the final
| reporl Of the commissioners of the Western rail.
road sinking fund transmitted by the treasurer,
During the year the entlrcamount of the fund.
SI9l ,3Oo has been expended in the extinguisl.
ment Of the Nesternarailfoad bonds issued by
The state, Of which the greater part were
held by Messrs. Barring Brothers. In making
their last report the committee make the pleas
ant statement that since the bonds were issued