Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-22
From the State House.

From the State House.
Election and State directors of the BOs-
ton and Albany EsaIIPOad-AnOtler rush
OF New Busimess-C Ommittee Hearings
BOSTON, Feb. 81, 1872.
We have had another busy day in both
branches of the legislature, without accomplish
ing much. The house accomplished nothing at
all, the whole session, lasting until nearly half
past five, being consumed in the reception OF
new business, and the election of tile Boston and
Albany directors. There were petitions enough
TO keep the house committees at work for two
weeks Among the most important were the
petition of Mayor Very of your city, for more
authority in the matter of street and railroad
crossings for the mayor and aldermen of p L.
Moen and $500 others, for an act limiting
freights on coal conveyed to Worcester to two
cents per mile; of Thomas Rice and Others of
Shrewsbury, in aid of the proposed railroad
from Worcester to Sudbury; Of Ex-Governor
Clafn and Others for an Appropriation of one
hundred thousand dollars for the Massachusetts
homeopathic hospital; of the Bristol county
commissioners for S75 eco more for the Taunton
Jail; of John S. Barry and others for the incor-
| poration of the Worcester association of Hibcr-
mans. Two more new towns were asked for,
the success of the Dedham and East RanGol II
people having evidently given the inhabitants
OF that part of the state reason to think that it
is good year for enterprises of this sort Four
hundred and seven legal voters of South Abing-
ton and East Bridgewatcr present their claims
| of If tui,
bearing the names of over six hundred persons
in the town of Abingdon come in on another
petition. Possibly, however, both the petitions
are for the same purpose.
Mr.. Potter Of Worcester introduced two bills
one relating to the laying out of streets and the
other to the maintenance Of fire limits.
Mr. Parker of Lancaster introduced an i'm.
portant bill TO authorize existing railroads tc
build narrow gauge railroads. The most
important order which passed the house pro.
poses an increase in the number of the judges
OF the supr me court, while thoroughly within.
steal paper of the same sort instructs the com.
mittee on the judiciary to consider the expedien-
cy of prohibiting Young children from attending
| places of amusement, unless accompanied by
| their parents. This order very likely may have
| proceeded from some member who has been
plagued by the impecunious lads who haunt the
entrance Of the Howard atheneum on Howard
street, and BEG strangers TO make up the small
sum required to admit them to the theater. The
committee on federal relations were instructed
with regard to the placing of statues of Massa-
chusetts statesmen in the capitol at Washing
ton, something in which Massachusetts is be-
hind some of the other states. During the
session the speaker announced that Mr.. Mutt
Of Natick would take the floor on the woman's
suffrage committee, made vacant by the resigna-
ton of Mr. Sturtevant of Leicester.
For two hours the senate and house were en-
gagged in holding a town meeting in the repre-
sentative hall for the purpose of electing three
directors OF the Boston and Albany railroad, on
behalf Of the state, and when they
finished the floor was strewn with
| the refuse ballots, and presented an appearance
not unlike that of caucus-room after a hotly
contested primary meeting. There was no tap
parent heat, however, about this contest, al
though the preliminary canvass was quite live
| ly. There were ten different candidates for the
three positions, and over twenty different ballots
were circulated, each one bearing a separate
| combination of names One ballot had all the
names on il, and proved exceedingly con-
venicnt. Only two directors were elected on
the first ballot, Messrs. Isaac n Ross, of Hol-
den, and Joseph II. Chadwick, of Boston, and
two more ballotingS were made to elect the
third man. Mr. VIM. H. Murray, of Pittsfed,
member Of the house, was the successful can
didate. Messrs. Chadwick and Ross received
1876 and 1870 votes respectively the number nee
essary for a choice being 1877. Chadwick is
known chiefly as Judge Russel's "lriend," and
is man Of considerable wealth but OF little
weight in the business community. Colonel
Ross is first rate man, as you well know.
Colonel Taylor of Lanesville announced pre-
vious TO the balloting that ex- Governor Cafn
was not candidate, and so prevented any votes
from being cast for him. When the Job was
finished the senator's returned to their chamber
aud transacted some further business, and the
house, under the spur of Mr. Kimball, undertook
to do so also, but some Of the members were de-
termrned upon an adjournment, and finally car.
ried their point on yea and nay vote without
accomplishing much. So we shall have large
amount of work when the two branches come
together again on Friday.
A large proportion Of the petitions coming in
on this last day when petitions requiring notice
can be received were from or for railroad cor
poratons. In the senate to-day petitions were
read for an extension Of the time for The con.
struction Of the South Boston freight railroad
one Of the street railroad schemes in this city;
for authority TO take land in Boston and
Charestown for terminal facilities for the East.
ern railroad, for a charter for railroad from
Groton to Ashburnham, and for a change OF
the location of the Old Colony and
tree aud Stouahton. Mr.. Sidney II.
Morse and other gentlemen interested III the
puOhcaton Of the Radical magazine have formed
company for that purpose and petition to he
incorporated Tor the purpose with a capital of
s5O,OOO. The city of Lynn desires authority to
further increase its supply of wafer and ask {
authority therefor Among the bills introduced
were propositions to extend the time for locntiny
the Springfield and Pennington Valley railroad
10 revive the charter Of the New Bedford ana
Fan River Railway, to incorporate the Stand.
ish monument association with capital of $50
600 q DuxOuly schcme), TO increase the salary
Of the police Justice Of Chelsea, to authorize the
Aihol and Enfield railioad to extend Its line ia
Springfield, to extend the time for locating tho
New Bedford and Middleborouph railroad and
TO incorporate the Concord fire insurance com
pany; the petition Of j. ID. Wheeler and other,
of Grafton that that town NAV be included On