Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-02
From The State House.
Wore Talk the Railroad BIII-A
Speech by HHr. COgsweII-IndusfrIaI
schools and Other Matters Before the
Committees.
BOSTON. Fnh. 1 1872


The carpenters were busy this morning erect
ing the Hobbies about the doors oil the hall of
representatives which Mr.. Ely called for, which
that gentleman hopes will keep the loafers Off
the steps and the cold air from the heads of
members who sit between the doors. A very
high authority on legislative bookkeeping as.
surcs me they will prove a humbug. How the
house can sit so patiently within these wooden
barriers and listen TO interminablc speeches on
the railroad bill after its mind is made up, is
beyond my ken. 1t has been evident for two
dayssthat the house was prepared 10 adopt the
bill in the original form, and yet the debate
has gone on without end. An Intellectual
effort was made to-day, midway in the debate,
to bring 1.-THE house to a vote at four O'clock
The house also refused to assign the hour of
three tomorrow, and the talk went on
The first speech to-day in favor of the
bill was by Mr. Barker, of Pittsfeld
After that scarcely a word of useful talk
was heard until Mr.. Winsow, of Newton, put in
telling way the points previously made by
Messrs. Thompson and Ely. Mr.. Bailey, of
Charlestown, said as effectual as was possible
what could be uttered against the bill At half
past four O'Clock, Mr.. CogsweH, OF Yarmouth,
began very excellent and interesting speech
in favor of the bill. lie thought that no member
of the last legislature ought TO come back to the
house and ask who wanted the law or what was
the need Of it. He supported the bill in the
original form. About five o'clock Shaw, the
ume-killer, got the floor and occupied it by
asking conundrums about the county commits
sioners until more than half the seats were
empted and the house adjourned. A vote will
probably be reached tomorrow.
In the senate the remonsrance of the town of
Randolph against division was presented The
committee on education reported that il was in
expedient to legislate 10 prevent the election of
| incompetent persons on boards of school com
mittees. A bill was introduced, on leave to in
corporate the Union Freight railway company,
with power to build railway in the streets of
Boston.
The committee on education had fine compa.
ny of visitors, this morning, in the green room,
where they gave u hearing on the petition for
industrial schools, which have been presented
with many valuable signatures appended This
subject one which has been made hobby by
good many of the social reformers Of this me-
tropolis who, however, have no very definite
ideas about the matter. Among these people is
a Mrs. L. S. Batchelder a female physician,
here, who is ready at any time to read
long and wordy essay upon tue sub
ject, to any body who will listen 10 her.
She is something Of beauty, and has bcwitcl-
my airs which persuade people to listen to her
theories. and which even persuaded the Hon.
ilen'y W. Paine to come up and introduce her
10 'ne committee this morning. Mrs Batchel-
uei' nV"vrer' has an enemy, blunt woman
named Mrs. Bowdrey, who was nresent tbis
morning, lying in wait for Tho lovely doctor
Some of the reporters went out ,yh,lo sho ,vas
speaking, and the enemy rushed ae,os 49,.
and with mysterious hints about "Jos,o ~
field" persuaded them to go back After NJ
Batchelder had finished her Grafton, Mrs. Row.,
rey watched her chance and uttered s.mo ncr.
sonal remarks, for which she was called 10 or
der by the chairman, and which raised quite {
breeze for moment The Rev. DR.. G. A. Bar
tol advocated Mrs. Batcheder's plea for indus
trial schools, carried on in connection with th,
common schools. General II. X. Oliver. III,
head Of the bureau Of statistics gave an accom-
| Of the hali.ilme schools that arc in operation