Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-14
From the State House
A New "LiquOr QuestiOn"-The Adju-
tani Generals Office Again-The New
Towns of HOIbrOOk and NOrwOOd-Thc
Agricultural College.
BosroN. Feb. IS. 1872.

BOsToY, Feb. IS, 1872.
The committee on commssionershps has a
little nut to crack in the matter of the state
liquor agents business, and heard evidence upon
the subject this forenoon. 1t seems that State
Constable Jones reports that he turned over tt
Commissioner Brodhead last year some $50 OOC
worth of seized liquors, and that the accounts
of the latter show that only 5000 worth OF proof
spirits were obtained therefrom. All the par.
lies concerned appeared before the committee to.
| dav, and made a statement of their case. The
committee also examined a dlstiller named
Graves upon the subject, and is endeavoring to
get some light upon the manner in which the
business has been and should have been
carried on. No decision was arrived at
but it appeared that the discrepancy NAV
be in some degree owing to the man
ner in which Major Jones has made out the
valuation of his seizures. Ordinarily, the seized
liquors are supposed to yield about oue-half
proof spirits, and accordingly, if the majors
statement was correct, there should have been
at least ten or twelve thousand dollars worth of
proof spirits obtained from his confscations.
The committee will look into the matter still
further.
The session of the house this afternoon was
the shortest that has been held for several weeks.
The railway bill still hangs fire. for what reason it
does not appear. 1t certainly ought not to take
a week to yet the bill, as it came from the SEN
ate, printed, The most salient feature of the
| proceedings of the house to-day, was an
attempt on the part of Mr.. Ely to get
the bill which he offered with regard to
the conduct of officers in the Office of the adiu-
| iant general, before the house once more. The
dill was referred TO the committee on military
affairs and that committee reported in the SEN
ate that the bill ought not to pass. One mem
Der of the committee went so far as to say that
il was an insult TO the adjutant general Mr.
Ely offered a motion that the senate be respect
fully requested to reconsider It's action and re-
turn the bill to the house. But the speaker de-
clded that such motion was Unprecedented
and out of order. Just as the house was on the
point of adiouning batch OF petitions for wo-
man suffrage came in to swell list already of
more than the usual number Willis Phelps
the railroad contractor, petitions for an extern
sion of the time for locating the Springfield
and LoDgmeadow railroad, and other citizens of
that city ask for the charter of the Springfield
and BelchertOwn railroad There is in Dukes
county curious body called the Dukes
county edncat ional association which re.
eeiyes the sum Of fifty dollars
year from the state on condition that two meet
ings are held every year, lasting through two
days each, for the discussion Of educational
questions. The members appear TO find it
rather difficult to do so much talking in that
latitude, and ask that they may be Above 10
mold but one meeting instead Of two. The
mouse judiciary committee reports adversely on
'''e resolve over which the senate recently did so
uiuVh taking TO limit The sessions of the legis-
nature oy a constitutional amendment The
committee on banks and banking saw no TO the
petition for a savings bank in Asbland and yas
to the petition for similar Institution 4, t1oii;s
'0"' W. WHICH an act OF Incorporation was re-
ported An efort Is to be again made 10 pro.
cure charter for bank in Melrose-rernsed bv
the legislature last year.
"Ihe Union for Good Works." is the ti,,o %
an institution in New Bedford, similar TO vonr
peoples club, for which representative from
that city to-day introduced an order of incorpo.
ration. Another New Bedford member intro.
duced bill to incorporate workingnen's
building association III that city. The bill to
authorize the National insurance company to is
sue preferred stock, was to-day passed to be en-.
crossed and is, therefore, out of danger in
the house; also the bill to authorize the
Eastern railroad to lay second track
on It's Saugus branch. The Vermont
and Massachusetts railroad bill was, on
motion Of Mr.. Ross, Of Holden, laid upon the
table TO await the action upon the general rail.
road bill.
The senate chamber was crowded quite beyond
degree Of comfort, this afternoon, while the
bill for the division OF the town Of Randolph
was under discussion. The principal opponent
OF the bill was Mr. Tarbox, Of Lawrence, bat
ms speech did not avail, aud the bill was
! pas'ea " lhird reading, by vote Of rs to