Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-13
MINING.


DOINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 12.-In the senate an order
was passed directing the committee ON the col
lcge of agriculture, insane hospital, reform
school and state prison to visit these institutions
and report.
An act to incorporate the Farwel mills at
Lewiston was read and assigned.
A resolve for the purchase of six hundred
copies of the Maine state year book, on its pas
sage to be engrOsSed, was opposed and referred
to Il special committee.
IN the house a petition was presented for
railroad from Bangor to Calais.
The following were appointed a committee on
so much of the governors message, as refers to
prohibition and temperance; and all petitions,
papers, etc, referring to these subjects, are to
be referred to them:
Senate-Messrs Phbrick, Major Kimball,
Irish, Howes, Chase and Chaplin.
IIouse-Alessrs. Foster, Farrar, King, Holden,
Tufts, Jep>on, Whitman, Stephens, Evans
Briggs, of Hudson, White, of ROckland Ruud-
lett Erskine, More Cooling, and Robinson.
In the senate the committee on reference of
these subjects in the governors message re-
ported,
An act to authorize the Little Androscoggin
water power company to increase the capital
stock was passed TO be enactcd.
In the house most of the forenoon was occu-
pied in the discussion of the Cumberland coun-
ty superior court bill. A motion was made to
refer it to the judiciary, which was thoroughly
opposed and lost and the bill passed to be en-
acted The house adjourned at Z. NJ.
Missouri.
RAILROAD MEASURE.
ST. LOUIS, Jan, IA bill was introduced
in the legislature to facilitate the construction
of railroads. 1t provides for the issue 10 all
new broad gauge railroads. Of ten thousand
dollars per mile in state bonds, and five thou
sand per mile to narrow gauge roads, all roads
receiving this aid to pay the state treasury two
per cent annually of the gross earnings for
payment Of interest on the bonds and create
sinking fund to cancel the bonds After the
interest and bonds have been paid, this two per
cent shall 30 into the state treasury, and be a
perpetual source Of revenue. The amount Of
bonds issued under this bill will not exceed $1S,-
100000.
Louisiana.
THE MIDDLE WORSE MUDDLED.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 12.-The political mud
die is unchanged. In the senate, no quorum. In
the house Of the WarmOuthites, fifty members
were present. resolution was passed, APP
pointing a committee to inquire into the facts
concerning the discharge of the grand jury by
Judoe Abel. hill of impeachment against
Judge Abel is threatened.
Speaker Cobb has surrendered himself before
the first district court bench warrant having
been issued for him on account of the Whey
land homicide. His case is progressing.
The general expectation that martial law
would be proclaimed to-day seemed to have
quoting effect.
CARRIERS FRIENDS.
During the trial, immense crowds thronged
the court rooms, corridors and adjoining streets,
who chcered Carter upon his release. When he
reached the street, a crowd gathered and insisted
upon his delivering an address tonight at the
Clay statue, on Canal street. Consequently,
meeting was held there, addressed by Carter
and others.
HIS PROGRAMME.
Carter stated that he, at the head of the legal
man nF t1,o
morrow, at noon, to Mechanics institute, de
mand admission and the dispersion of the
armed police force from the hall of the house
of representatives over which he, as legal speak
er, has entire control, and will warn the police
force and all other armed persons there to dis
perse He said he wished the people to witness
that they went peaceably and demanded their
rights.
CARRIERS TRIAL.
The Carter case came up in the first district
court, to-day, and ten or twelve Witnesses were
examined At; the conclusion of the trial =,
Judge Abel remarked thai, as the prisoner had
not asked to be discharged, he would adopt the
suggestion of the counsel and admit him 10 bail ;
that it was clear the killing was done by po-
iceman, but, admitting that it was done by an
officer from the Gem" saloon, he, the judge,
recognized Col. Carter as che speaker of the
house until there was a fully organized senate
and house to order otherwise. Even had Carter
ordered the sergeant-at-arms to bring before
him the absent members dead or alive he could
not be held responsible for the killing of Whey
land, because Wheyland, having been unseated
was not a member.
Wisconsin.
MR.. SUMMERS AMENDMENT.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 12.--ln the assembly, to-
day. resolution in favor of the limitation of the
presidency to one term was referred to the com
mittee on federal relations.
Georgia.
GOVERNOR SMITH.
ATLANTA, Ga. Jan. 12.-Gov Smith was in
augurated to-day. The governor recited the
duties required ofhis Office, and said he came TO
the chair IN response to the call of the people
after a long and cherries night of misrule. lie
intended to stand faithfully by the constitution
and laws, and to carry out the object of civil
government The chief magistrate must not
only call around him honest men, but have his
own hands clean lie alluded to the debt ere
ated by ex-Gov. Bullock, aud asserted that Geor-
gia will pay all her legal Indebtedness, and re-
pudiation is not dreamed of.
Utah.
DESIRE TO BECOME STATE.
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. PA bull for the
election OF 140 delegates to a convention to frame
aud adopt a state constitution for Utah passed
held on the 10th inst, and the convention will
meet on February 10.
Tho Weather.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Ihe barometer will
probably fall somewhat on the lower lakes. the
highest pressure remaining in Canada South.
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