Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-11

BosToN, Jan. 10, 1872.
Another day of brief sessions at the state
house. The members who were late to-day had
hardly time to get into their seats before the adj
journment. In the house there was a goodly
bltch of petitions, including two from Mr..
Luther Hill and Others, of Spencer, for the in
corporation of railway and a hotel company.
There was also a remonstrance from some of
the citizens of Dedham against being included
ia the proposed new town of Lyman. The
reading of the journal, which seems to interest
some of tie new members greatly, was insisted
upOn by vote Of 80 to 50, Notwithstanding the
mover of the order to dispense with it, Mr..
Moore, Of Boston, made a sensible little speech,
telling them that after few days nobody-not
even page-could be induced to listen to the
clerk while reading.
The NEST interesting feature of the session
was the effort of Mr.. Kimbal to put a stop to
committees junkcts. The auditor reported in
answer to Mr. Kimballs order of yesterday that
the committees of last year went on their tray
els 10 the tune Of twenty-four hundred and five
dollars and some odd cents. The most expen-
sive committee was that on roads and bridges,
which spent s652.95 The committee on prisons
spent S54OS0; charitable institutions, $3.50:
Troy and Greenfield railroad, s51S %. The other
items were small. Mr.. Kimball said that the
committee on the Troy and Greenfield railroad
of which be was member, numbered eleven
persons, but to his certain knowledge it was ex-
banded, during a visit 10 North Adams last year.
to include nearly thirty persons. To be sure the
senate chairman was usually responsible for this
business, but he thought the house might do
something TO stop the leak by beginning in good
season. The report is to be printed.
Several of the departments sent in reports of
their expenditures for the past year and esti-
mates for 1872. The auditors expenses were
S11 1904 last year, but he proposes to get along
with only $500 this year. The secretary of
state spent S23 44579 aud received S29, 3SO1S. so
that this department nets someth NJ to the state,
Mr. Clarke, the insurance commissioner, asks
for $500 for the coming year, and Mr. Tufts,
he visiting agent Of the state board Of charities,
wants ST., 500 An order was adopted instruct
me the judiciary committee 10 report upon the
eXpediency OF increasing the number of justices
Of the superior court, and another order was
offered instructing the committee on banks and
banking to consider the expediency Of amending
the tax on savings banks.
In the senate the report Of the commissioners
on the contagious diseases of cattle was receiv.
ed. The commissioners say that at the date of
the last annual report the epizo0tic dphtha was
raging all over the country. During the year
it has been completely eradicated, and since the
20Lh of last April there has not been case
brought to their notice. They comment on the
TACT that while the disease ragged in England for
tx years, its course here was limited to six
months, and they attribute its speedy eXtinc-
tIon to the excellent laws Of our state for its
eradication. On the petition of Henry F.
Blown for recount Of votes in the first Hamp-
den district, the committee on elections reported
leave TO withdraw, because the ba lots of the
town of Wales had been destroyed. Messrs.
Stafford, Leonard, Richardson, Griggs and Tar
box were appointed a committee on contested
seals, and they will Immediately proceed to
investigate the three cases referred to
them. An order, which is likely TO
meet with some discussion, was of.
lered by Mr.. Potter, of Arlington 1t
directs the committee on railways to inquire
into the expediency of a law providing that pas
sengers on railways shall not be required to pay
fare unless provided with seats. The order was
Adopted, and Mr.. Potter announces that he shall
make vigorous effort to secure the passage of
such law.