Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-06
From The State House.
Mondays SessiOns-Thc Railroad Bill
EnSrOssed in the House With still An
other Amendment.

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Only about two thirds of The members were
back in their places to-day, and as the same
state of affairs is TO be noted every Monday
and also every Saturday of these first weeks of
the session, it follows that about one third of
the members of the general court serve the COM
monwealth only four days each week. The
session Of the house to-day was the shortest and
least interesting for ten days. The railroad bill
was finally engrossed by a vote of $50 to 80, and
sent to the senate. But at the last moment it
was amended in the eighth section so that the
business Of deciding the route in case of disa-
greement is TO go into the hands of the railroad
commissioners instead OF commissioners to
be appointed by the supreme court This
amendment was offered by Mr.. Winsow of
Newton, with the Endorsement of the railway
committee, and was advocated by Mr.. Ely, Mr..
Hoyt of Athol Mr.. Barnard of Worcester and
others. The latter adduced the Worcester union
station commission as an evidence that the
boards appointed by the supreme court were
expensive and longwinded affairs For the next
week we may expect interesting times in the
| senate chamber again, but if the senators have
paid any attention to the debates and TO the feel
ing about the bill in the house, they can hardly
fail to pass it. Mr.. Hale being absent in Wash
ington, the brunt of its advocacy is now left
almost entirely to Mr.. Tarbox of Lawrence
In the house to-day the petition of Major
Jones, for remuneration for his legal expenses
in that unfortunate police investigation last
year, was presented. Other petitions were re-
ceived from the selectmen of Milford for author
ity to take and convey water to Mt. Vernon
grove cemetery; from the Fitchburg railroad
company for leave to increase its capital stock /;
of citizens of Quincy who wish to be incorpor-
ated as a mutual relief association; of citizens
of North Bndgewater for a horse railroad
through that place from East Ran.
dolph to West Bridgewater, and of
James Freeman Clarke and others of the female
suffrage association, that declaratory statute
may he passed giving women the right to hold
office in the commonwealth. The finance COM
mittee furnished six or eight reports on matters
of no great consequence, and sent in another
appropriation bill. The committee on the Judi
ciary were instructed to report whether the city
charter of Boston can be amended so that tax
payers may be better protected in relation to
purchases and contracts, and whether some bet
ter mode of selecting assessors cannot be adopted,
though why other cities in the commonwealth
should not be included does not appear. The
bill to incorporate the East Weymouth five cents
savings lbank was engrossed, and the bill to au-
thorize the town Of Westport to control its fish
poachers was laid on the table
The senate committee on the treasury report
ed to-day request that special committee be
appointed to consider the subject of mileage
and compensation, from which they asked to be
discharged, but the president appointed the
members of the same committee as the senate
portion of the special committee. The new as
sistant clerk, Mr.. Hilton +. Hosmer, was
sworn in and began his duties. The
petilons Of James w. White and others that
u'aiton may be included in the central judicial
disulc'' ana OF the Worcester county horticul-
tural society Tor leave to hold real estate, were
presented. The committee on insurance ronort.
ed bill to incorporate the Metacomet fire in.
surance company of Fall River, win a con,,oi
OF 100000. The resolve to amend the cons,i
tuition relative to limiting the sessions Of H.
general court was passed to a third reaaino
The bill TO incorporate the city Of Filchburc was
passed over.