Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-20
From the State House.
Committee McefiDgs-shOrs Commons m
the Senate -'ENOrwOOdv and "MOI-
brooke IN the EsOuse.
Bosrox. Feb. 10. 1872.

BOSTON, Feb. 49, 1872.
Three important hearings were given at the
state house this morning. In the green room
the consideration of The taxation of bank shares
was continued before the special committee on
that topic. The counsel for the Boston banks
some forty Of which were represented, said that
the banks were willing to be taxed, but desired
to have the process made somewhat less cum
brous and troublesome than it is at present.
What the bank officers object to is the o5liga-
ton of thrusting tax bill into the faces of their
stockholders along with the certificate of dlvi-
| dend. This branch of the subject did not occu-
| py very much time. The assistant city solicitor
| OF Boston argued against the exemption of the
| property of charitable, literary, and scientific
societies from taxation. and against the refund
| ing of the tax collected last year. Mr.
George 0. Shattuck made the argument in
behalf of the societies. Two of the largest
committee rooms were occupied by the commit
tees on barbors and horse railroads. Before the
former, the evidence in favor of a new bridge
from Cambridge to Boston was presented. Be-
fore the latter the Metropolitan railway contin-
ued its evidence against the Incorporation of the
Highland horse railway. 1t is of vital Import
ancc to this mHch criticized monopoly that the
petitioners in behalf of the new road shall be
defeated, and they are spending their money
Literally with the newspapers and presume in
| other ways.
Miss Jennie Collins, who always wants some
thing of the legislature has applied for an act
of incorporation for The young womeus an
prentice association. Her petition was present.
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institution for the reform of persons rendered
insane by intemperance, against the proposed
bridge from Boston to Cambridge, and for
the abatement of a nuisance in Boston. Bills
were introduced, in relation 10 the adoption of
children and TO divorce The bill in relation
10 the latter subject was offered by Mr..
Thayer of Worcester and was the
same bill that was passed by the senate
of 1871. Mr.. Wallace, of Mddlesex, introduced
bill to extend the Nashua, Acton and Boston
railroad to Concord, and TO au horize its union
with other roads. Bridgewater, following in
| the wake of 2itchburg and Worcester, wants its
land aud building company with a capital limit
cd at thirty thousand dollars. The bill to sup
ply the town of West Roxbury with water, was
taken from the files where il was left by the
general court of last year, and referred to the
| appropriate committee. The Vermont and
Massachusetts railroad bill aud the bill to incor.
porate the Holliston savings bank, were passed
to a third reading. The bill to abolish The
school ship was engrossed
The members Of the house came back from
their constituents this morning with their
pockets full OF petitions, having clearly in
mind the rule to which the speaker called their
attention during the afternoon, that no peti-
lions or other business requiring notice can be
received after Wednesday the Dist instant.
Among the number was the request of Mayor
Very for authority 10 locate your grand Quin-
| sigamond avenue through the unaiic hospital
lands alongside the Quinsigamond lake in
Worcester Others were for the annexation of
West Roxbury to Boston, for railroad from
North Attleborough TO the Rhode Island line,
for the incorporation Of young mems Christian
association Of Marblehead, and for and against
woman suffrage. Tho latter petition came from
Barnstable county and had about twenty five
signatures. The speaker himself presented one
for suffrage numerously signed by the women
OF Taunton. The Judiciary committee reported
against the absurd senate proposition to amend
inc constitution SO as 70 Init the sessions of the
1iesislature to 100 working days and then invite
his excelleney TO kick that body down the state