Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-23
From the State House.
The Head Honey Tax-Easy Times IN she
Senate-AmheFst College.

Boston, March y, 1872.
A fair amount of progress has been made to-
day in putting through this huge bulk of legis-
lation that is waiting TO be disposed of in the
house, and to clear the way for the other impor-
tant matters that still remain to be acted on.
On the whole it has been a satisfactory day.
Near the beginning of the session
the advocates of special aid to various in
situations, returned to the attack and made
another effort to "open a seam" in the state
treasury, by combining in favor of the moderate
resolve offered by Mr.. Hoyt of Athol in aid OF the
Washingtonan home for drunkards. We were
told again what need there is of stiffening up
the legs OF the poor inebriate and making him
an ornament to society once more, and such
honored legislators as Mr., Shaw of Boston
pleaded for this benefcent institution and
blocked the wheels for half an hour, when they
were voted down, "a to 1903. After this there
was no member bold enough to undertake to
oppose The acceptance of the other reports Of
the committee on public charitable institutions
putting other petitioners for aid in the same
category. The report of the committee on agri-
culture leave to withdraw on the petition of the
| Worcester county horticultural society for a
change of the law relating to the protection of
birds. The bills to establish the second district
Of southern Worcester, and to authorize the
trustees OF the permanent peace fund to hold
additional estate, and the resolve concerning the
state printing were passed to be engrossed. The
Hoosac tunnel committee has promptly accepted
the suggestion of the railroad men and brought
in bill to take away from the governor and
council the authority to dispose of the tunnel
property.
The head money tax furnished topic for
prosy but earnest discussion, in which Mr..
Stedman of Boston and Mr.. Breed of Lynn, of
the committee on public charitable institutions,
who reported the bill to abrogate the tax, were
opposed by Mr.. Eddy of Fall River and Mr. Bar
ker of Pttsfed, who seemed to think that a
twenty thousand dollar tax on the steamship
companies at this port, was the best means of
preventing the inroads of the paupers who are
waiting on the other side of the big pond. Mr..
Fisher of scarborough alsolcautoned the house
against changing the present law.
The senate met as usual, but with scarcely
| anything to do. number of committees re-
| ported favorably upon matters before them.
Mr. Rartbolornev introduced a raneraI hill eo,
the formation of library corporations. The fol.
| lowing bills were engrossed for the protection
of the New Bedford water works. to incorporate
the Katama land company of Edgaitown, TO au'
tborize tho salect,nen of Milford n ronovo cor.
tain tombs resolve instructinp the INSPECTORS nj
tho stota nrison n renort n tho looislotnre
concernino fine removal of the nrison
Tho rr;onds Of anborst colloq,os ORC ,,o.,,
earnest in their attennt IN obtoin a grant If
stoo 600 from tbe state treasury this winter but
the committee 70 whom rho ratition was rorsrrod
are slow 70 renort which is considered ominops
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