Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-30
From the State House.
A demonstrating HOnse-Edward Crane
Again-JOhn Winthrop and Colonial
Times.


Boston, April 90, 1872.
A member of the senate looked in upon the
house to-day while the daily recreation of recon-
sideration was occupying the attention Of that
body. The time wasted in the attempts-too
often successlul-to reconsider disguised him to
such degree that he abandoned all faith in a
speedy adjournment, and went back to his side
of the capitol confident that no adjournment
would be reached this week. The senate is anX-
ious and ready to adjourn by the middle of the
week, but the house has a fancy for toerating
all attempts to revive discussion of questions
which have once been settled. This body re-
ceiyed quite as much fresh business this morn
ing as it disposed of.
The committee on education reported on the
bill submitted by the secretary of the board of
education to establish a halfmill fund for the
support of the public schools, expressing APP
proyal of the measure, but recommending that
it be referred to the next general court because
it is too late for this legislature to give it the
consideration which it ought to have. Three
resolves and one bill were introduced on
leave, the resolves being referred to appropriate
committees, and the bill (which provides for the
payment of members of the legislature who
have served but portion Of the session, enables
members 10 draw pay monthly, and fixes the
compensation of the lieutenant governor and
eouncil,) put in.the orders under suspension of
the rules. One resolve is to abate the state and
county tax of Aver, amounting to S144O, in con-
sideration of the loss by the fire on the 18Th A
second resolve directs the railroad COM
missioners to inquire and report to the
next legislature whether any cars not
owned by the railroad corporations, are run
over the railroads of this state, and if so, by
whom they are owned and whether any dis
elimination is made in their favor. The object
of this order will be understood readily by all
shippers of freight. The other resolve is of
merely local interest. The only bills ordered to
be engIOssed were: In relation to the giving of
receipts for freight by railroad corporations; in
addition to an act to regulate railroad crossings
at grade; to amend chapter $50 of the general
statutes, relating 10 liens upon buildings and
land, and to authorize the Boston and Lowell
railroad corporation to erect bridge and widen
freight bridge across the Charles river, land
incidentally to appropriate some valuable flats
belonging to the commonwealth. This latter
bill was discussed pretty freely, and amend
ments were adopted making the corporation,
subject las it has been heretofore) to call the
duties, liabilities" etc., in all general laws, and
also subjecting all operations under the bill to
all general laws applicable to them, so as to Sc
cure compensation in case of any resultant in
jury to the harbor.
The business connected with the union freight
railway bill is not yet out of the house after ALL
having been dragged back on a motion TO re-
consider the action on the senate's amendment
The appeal for those Innocent stockholders
in the Marginal company was made again, but
with what effect does not appear, as the sub
ject was tabled on motion of Mr.. Hoyt of Athol
Edward Crane, with his closely-itting brown
kid gloves and his gold-bowed spectacles and
longish hair occupied a seat in the house all
day, and might have easily been mistaken for
professor in the divinity school.
In the afternoon the state tax BILL the bill to
amend the act establishing the district court of
Southern Worcester, and the resolve relating to
the bust of Senator Wilson, were ordered TO a
third reading.
The bill to provide for taking lands for dikes
aud for other purposes was vigorously opposed,
as 1t appeared to be designed to carry out GER
tain project in which the old Webster place in
Marshbeld would be dsintegrated against the
wishes of the heirs. The bill was rejected by a
vote Of GA to 81. The most interested listeners
to the debate were Mrs. Fletcher Webster and
her daughter, who sat in the members gallery,
as they have for four days past. They were of
course happy when the bill was rejected
The rival claims Of the Plymouth and Mas
sachus colonies to represent the spirit of the
colonial times were brought again under dis
cussion, when the resolves TO provide for the
erection of memorial statues of Massachusetts
statesmen in the national capital came up on
the question Of engrossment. Mr. Corliss of
Gloucester moved to restore the resolves as orig
lnally reported, and supported his motion with
thoughtful speech, in.whch he showed that he
had been a close student of the colonial
history of the state. He and his col
league, Mr.. Thompson, who think John
winthrop the proper man to represent colonial
Massachusetts, and Mr.. Cogswell of Yarmouth,
who would give that honor to John Carver or
one Of his associates of the Mayhower, were the
three Of all the speakers today who showed that
they were thoroughly versed in colonial history.
The amendment restoring the resolve to the con-
dltlon in which it came from the committee,
that is, designating John Winthrop and Samuel
Adams, was adopted by a yea and nay vote of
70 to SO. The question is to come up again nj
twelve tomorrow by special assignment. the
minority desiring TO make another attempt 10
put one OF the Plymouth colonists in place of
John winthrop, who was prominently the
| great man OF our colonial times. IL ,s IN no
hoped for the sake Of justice as well as in Tho
interest of short session that the move to re.
consider will fail
The bill TO limit the term of service of SufFoll,
| county jurors to one month was ordered TO b,
cngrossed without more talk. The state com
missionership committees bill, relating to bill
for appropriations Of money was taken up, bu
nothing done with 1t, the house having dwin
died down too thin. Mr.. Quincy resented it a
an attempt to dictate to'succeeding legislatures
and Mr.. Kimball, who is also hostile to the bill
gave bis feelings vent in little sarcasm.
The senate disposed Of a good deal Of bust
ness this afternoon with very little talk. Tn
bills 10 provide for the appointment of justice
Oh ihe peace for the trial Of juvenile offenders
70 encourage the manufacture Of beef sugar; Il