Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-26
From the State House.
Massachusetts Statues ut the National
CaPitOI-A Review of Colonial History
rs the Prison Commission UsefuR

Massachusetts Statues at the National
CaPitOI-A Review of Colonial History
rs the Prison Commission UscfuIe
Boston, April %, 1872.
The house had very remarkable discussion
to-day, growing out of the resolves for the cree.
ton of memorial statues of Massachusetts states.
men in the capitol at Washington. The resolves
as reported by the committee on federal rela.
tions, nominated John Winthrop and Samuel
Adams to represent the commonwealth, the
idea being to take one statesman of the
colonial period, and another of rev.
dictionary times. In selecting Governor
Winthrop as the representative Of the colonial
epoch, the committee agreed with the commits
sion appointed in accordance with Governor An
drew's recommendation in 1866 As to the rep.
resentatiye of the revolutionary period there
was question between Samuel Adams and
John Adams. both the commission of 1865 and
the committee being divided on this point. 1t
is curious, therefore, that instead Of the choice
between the two Adamses the debate in the house
turned manly on the question whether the CO.
lonial representative should be of the Plymouth
or the Massachusetts colony. Mr.. Cogswel
made an exceedingly eloquent and effective
speech in favor Of Plymouth, arguing that the
spirit to which the commonwealth owes its
character emanated not from the puritauism of
the Massachusetts colony but from the pilgrims
of Plymouth. Ex-Mayor Lincoln of Bos-
ton presented the views of the majority
of the committee on federal relations,
of which he is chairman In reply to Mr..
CogswelPs argument for Plymouth, he sug-
geSted that it was the strength and wealth of
the Massachusetts colony which arrested the
decrease of the Plymouth colony and turned the
tide of its fortune, and that from John Winthrop
came first the proposition to unite the two colon
les. Something was also said in preference ofJohn
to Samuel Adams, but motion TO substitute
rhename of the former for that of the latter was
lostwithout a count. As have said, the chief
question was whether the colonial representative
should be pilgrim or puritan. Mr. Cogswell
moved to amend the resolves so as to authorize
the commission to procure statue of Samuel
Adams, and one of either John Carver William
Bradford, William Brewster Nil es Standish, or
Edward Winslow, the effect of the adoption of
which would be TO leave John Winthrop out of
the case altogether. There was division on this
question, and the count showed 80 in the affrma-
tive, and IS in the negative, but on verifying
the vote by the yeas and nays the decision was
reversed and the resolves were amended accord
ingly by vote of tO4 to 49, During the dis
cusson Roger Williams's case was brought out
and three different histories appealed to for thede
termination of the nice question whether Roger
was banished because the Massachusetts colony
was intolerant of his belief or because Roger
was intolerant of the colonist's disbelief.
About the first thing the house did this
morning was to reconsider the vote to engross
the state aid bill and cut out the amendment
adopted yesterday, making it incumbent on
towns and cities to show clearly that every re-
cipent of aid was entitled to it before the state
will reimburse the money paid.
Mr.. Ely has finally got before the house those
railway bills which were excluded as coming
from his commssonership committee The
chairman of the railway committee re-
ported again this morning on the order
concerning railway ireights and fares,
and, as at FIRST, reported inexpedient, but Mr..
Ely presented as a minority report three of his
commissionership bills, one relating to railroad
fares, another relating to railroad freights, and
the other relating to cheap morning and evening
trains to and from Boston. An order was
adopted instructiug the committee on railways
to consider what legislation, if any, is neces-
sary to protect the lives of passengers at grade
crossings of railroads.
Good progress was made in the orders of the
day, and if the house continues at the same
| rate during the remainder of the week, very
little business will be left for next week. The
bill to provide for the taking of lands for dikes
was discussed and finally ordered to third
reading despite the report of the judiciary COM
mittee that it ought to be rejected The widow
and daughter of Fletcher Webster whose Marsh.
| field estate may be affected by this bill, were
| present in the gallery during this debate SINH
lar action was taken on Mr. Ely's bill relating to
| bills for appropriations of money, Messrs. Ely
| and Hoyt supporting it so stoutly as to per-
suade the house against the adverse recommen-
dation of the finance committee. The bill to
authorize the Hampden county.eommissioner to
take land for court house purposes was ordered
TO third reading, and the bills to authorize the
town of Fitchburg to issue additional water
scrip, to amend chap, 1877 general statutes, in
relation to forcible entry and de tainer, and the
Brookline, Waltham, Newton, and West Rox-
bury water bills were severaly ordered to be en-
crossed
The bill to limit the term of service of Jurors,
being the new draft substituted by the senate
for the house bill, came up for its third reading
and the house altered it back to its former com.
| plexion. The bill to prevent the sale or ex-
change of adnlterated milk was postponed, so
as to give the house chance to examine a bill
which Mr.. Cogswell offers as n substitute, The
bill regarding the bureau Of statistics of labor
was ordered to be engrossed without debate.
The bill to abolish the commissioners of prisons
coming up, Mr.. Lorng Of Fitchburg moved an
amendment abolshing ovcrseers of houses of
correction, and transferring their duties to
county commissioners. Pending action the
house adjourned
In accordance with an order adopted this
afternoon, the week beginning tomorrow is to
be considered the last Of the session for all legis
latiye purposes.
The senate was not in session to-day, its mem
bers being absent on visit to Fall River
HATS IN ENGLISH CHURCHES. An Ameri-
| can lady, the other day, in London went TO
lulaa.p Ia. haf anll III.