Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-21

of the salaries of the county commissioners Oh
Dukes county. Bills were introduced to revive
the Cabot bank of Chicopce, to incorporate inc
| Monson savings bank, 10 authorize the city OF
| CAMBRIDGE TO issue an additional half nil
lion Of water bonds, TO authorize the Framing
ham & lowell railroad company to lease its
road to the Boston, Clinton & Fitchburg compa-
nv and to Incorporate .he Vineyard telegraph
companv with a caoital Of $4,000, to connect
the new summer resort at Oak Bluffs with the
main land. The last two bills were respectively
introduced by Senators Torrey and Carpenter.
The bill to incorporate the trustees of the Wor-
cester memorial hospital was reported upon
favorably by the Judiciary committee and
passed to be engrossed. The bills in relation TO
divorce and TO the adoption of children, were
passed TO third reading.
In the house there was vast deal of interest
concerning the fate of the bill to incorporate tine
town Of Holbrook, on which the long debate OF
yesterday occurred. and the vote on which was
TO determine a large amount of lobby fees.
The galleries were packed with people from the
two hostile villages of East and West Randolph
while on the floor of the house the lobby mem
bers, and other interested persons, crowded every
inch of spare space around the outside of the
hall. There was some talk previous to the
taking of tine vote, the most cogent speech
being that of Mr.. Quigley, of southampton,
against the bill.
The Hobrookers were made happy after the
clerk had called the roll, the result being the
passage of the bill to third reading by vote
of t13 yeas to 81 nays-a sufficient majority TO
ensure the future safety. 9fttie bill. Ii the gov
ernor has anI,edisposition to interfere much in
tIe, legislation of the state here is an excellent
! chance for him TO put in his finger though |
| fancy he will not be so unnecessarily ungracious
| as 10 defeat the wishes of the East Randolph
people to get their charter and the fifty thousand
dollars which Mr. HolbrOok's will provides for
them. After the announcement of the vote the
hall and galleries rapidly Trimmed out, more
than half the members leaving with the specta-
tors. The Franklin county people all remained
behind to talk about their new court house at
Greenfield, for which it was proposed to allow
the county commissioners TO borrow $4,000.
The thrifty people of that rural county, through
several of their representatives, protested against
the spending of SO much money, and the appro-
priaton was reduced to O0O
The list of petitions and other new business
in the house was at least four times as great as
the ordinary amount. Requests were preferred
for savings bank in Edgartown, for a change
in the charter of the Massachusetts Central rail-
road relative to connecting with roads north Of
Boston, for leave to extend the Blackstone d.
vision of the Hartford and Erie road to Boston,
for the incorporation of the "Grand, United and
Great Enterprise No 1" in Worcester corpor-
alton to be either a land and building company
or a savings bank, and for station at Hacketts
crossing on the birmingham and Lowell road
in Wesilord.
Mr.. Baldwin of Worcester presented the pc
tition of P. L. Moen and large number of
business men of your city, in favor of the pro-
posed new railroad from Worcester via Upton
and Attlcborough TO the Rhode Island line.
Mr.. Slocumb of Grafton also presented the pc
tition OF Jonathan D. Wheeler and more
than two hundred Others of Grafton for
the same object. Two other petitions were
| for hundred thousand dollar appropriation for
Amherst college, and for relief by Charles Bur-
leigh of Fitch0urg for expenses incurred at the
Hoosac tunnel. Bills were reported TO incor-
porate the Universalist publishing house of
Boston, and to extend the Brighton Branch rail-
road from Brighton through Newton to Need
ham. The town Of Maynard was given leave
to withdraw on tt petition of the selectmen for
an amendment of their act of incorporation.
Bills were introduced 10 fix the salary of the
clerk of the railroad commissioners at S2500 a
year, to authorize a board of public works in
| Springfield, to assess a tax of two per cent. on
all foreign insurance companies, to authorize
| the consolidation of the Old Colony and New
port and Cape Cod railroads, to authorize The
Fitchburg hotel company to increase its
| capital, and the New London and
| Northern railroad TO issue $500, eco
bonds additional. The bill TO establish the
boundary line between Bellingham and Mendon
and to incorporate the town of Norwood, were
passed to be engrossed, and just before adjourn
ment, the bill to incorporate the city of Fitch
burg was taken from the table and passed to be
engrossed with new section to authorize the
appointment of a board of three water commits
sioners only one of whom is 10 be elected each
year.
Worcester and vicinity was largely represent
ed at the committee hearings this morning. The
Shrewsbury people were before the committee
on horse railways, looking after an extension of
The time for constructing the dummy railroad
to your city. The committee on the judiciary
considered the petition OF the city Of Worcester,
for authority TO use the old common for public
park-an interesting question to the members Of
the Old South parish, as it contemplutes the ul-
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site. Mr.. Nelson, city solicitor, presented the
case for the city, and Mr.. AIdrich, of your city,
appeared as counsel for the Old South people
The committee on education were somewhat en-
lightened upon the relative value of city coun-
ellis and school boards as directors of school su-
perintendents Mayors Galley of Salem and
Builum of Lynn, did not favor giving school
committees unusual powers. The latter thought
it would be well to get along without superin
tendents.
1t is reported that Ex-Governor Clafin is not
inclined to accept the position of state director
Of the Boston and Albany railroad, to which
office the Legislature is DESTROYS of electng him
If this proves TO be true the railroad will lose
the services Of a clear headed and firm counsel
Tor. His election is sure by an immense majori-
~ if he will consent TO have his name used
The English Attorney Generai in the
FIchborne Case.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati tazettel
The attorney general commenced his opening
for the defense in the richborne case on the 18Th
and is still on his legs.
Sir John Coleridge is one of the most charm
ing speakers in England. Indeed, there are not
six speakers in England who can approach him
in the fine arr OF being charming in a public adj.
dress. He has none of the English hesitation