Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-27
From the State House.
The Worcester Court small PON "A
General Horse Railroad Law-Quin-
sigamOnd Avenue All Right.


The signs of an early close of the session grow
brighter daily and there seems 10 be no reason
10 doubt that all the work will be done in April
and final adjournment reached by the first Of
May Many of the committees will makeitheir
final reports this week.
The house disposed of many matters to-day
Your central district court bill was passed to a
third reading, amended in several places. The
judicial district includes the city of Worcester
and the towns of Millbury, Grafton, Auburn,
Leicester, Paxton, West Boylston, Boyston,
Holden, Shrewsbury, and Sutton. The bill pro
vides for jury trial if desired, and the salary
of the Judge is fixed at $4,000. A
| salary of $500 is also allowed to the
| first special justice, and $500 TO the clerk
The court is TO have original concurrent juris.
diction with the superior court, and the bill
which embraces eight document pages, makes
the usual provisions to be found in previous acts
of similar import The bills to incorporate the
Dukes county savings bank, and authorize the
Providence railroad company to take land il
Attleboro, and for the preservation of birds and
birds nests in cemeteries, were eugrossed.
again, the judiciary committee to whom it was
referred recommending an amendment to sec
ton 81 of the Goth chapter of the general statutes
(the contagious diseases chapter), by adding to
the repeal section which was placed there, few
years ago. clause which shall restore the old
provisions, excepting in reference to the powers
of removal of patients from their homes. The
oil r. no obi &c far. 81,
confer authority for the removal of patients from
their homes" The debate occupied a great deal
of time, the chief point in discussion being "the
palladium of your liberties" This bill was
amended on Saturday, 50 as to allow the boards
Of health to take control of tenement houses,
and was passed to be engrossed to-day, without
any other amendments.
At their own request, leave to withdraw was
granted on the petition Of the Massachusetts,
Central railroad company for leave to connect
with other roads coming into Boston. The com
mittee on education reported bill TO authorize
towns to pay teachers for the time spent at
teachers institutes. a resolve which has rather
a suggestive look, was introduced on leave by
Mr.. JOslin, of Webster. 1t proposes to pay
I
| known carriage makers. S475 for rockaway
carriage bought and used by Gideon HAYNES
the late warden of the state prison.
The senate had long talk on the general
horse railroad bills after ATTENDING 70 IFS routine
business. The debate was much like that on
the general railroad bill Mr.. Wallace moved
to substitute the minority bill which nrov,des
tribunal to determine the compensation when
one company uses the track of another com.
pany, and also the exieency for such use Of
tracks. Mr.. Torrev of Fitchburo had rs much
to say as any one on the subject and
favored tbe minoritv hill Tho hin
was substituted bv vote of IA to 10
The members of the legislature from vour citv
took pains to enliobten tbe honorable senotors
on your Ouiusinamond avenue ouestion +his
morning. and succeeded in convincinr tbon,
that the senate's hostile action Yesterday was
nasty and i'll advised. MFR. Thaver exnloined
the matter satisfactorily when the senate CANA
together This afternoon and reconsi,,erotion