Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-25
From the State House.
The Senate Agrees with the III Ouse in Con.
demning EdWard Cranes Marginal
Railroad Fraud-AcfiOn of the House
on Reservoir Taxation, State Aid, and
the Dog Law-The state Constable Bill.
RnsrnN. Mednesdar- Anril

BOSTON, W edneSday, April "A.
The regular course of business in the house
was INSTRUCTED this morning by no less than
three motions TO reconsider. The first was on
the dog bill referred yesterday to the mex gen.
eral court, which, after discussion, was ordered
to a third reading. This is the bill substituted
for the elaborate scheme reported by the COM
mittee on agriculture and it provides simply that
all dogs over three months old must be licensed
annually in the manner prescribed in chapter
1870 Of the acts of 1867. The second motion was
on the bill fixing the mileage of troops attend.
ing annual encampments, which was ordered to
be engrossed yesterday. This motion, too
proved successful, and the bill was amended, on
motion of the new observation-disclosures general
Mr.. kImbali, so that troops who don't 90 far
ther than twenty-five miles to camp shall have
no allowance for mileage. The bill was then
returned to its former stage. The third motion
failed, being to resuscitate the bill relating to
state representation in railroad companies, which
the house was evidently determined not to favor.
There was considerable talk on the bill con-
corning slaughter-houses and noxious trades,
the principal point in dispute being whether
persons who are compelled to cease such bust.
ness when it has become a nuisance, should re-
ceive compensation for any damage they may
sustain. 1t appeared at last that all the talk
was wasted, for the house decided to let the pres
ent law entirely alone. A motion to reconsider
this action was made in the afternoon, and
promptly voted down. The bills authorizing
the city of New Bedford to issue additional
water bonds; to incorporate the union for good
works (another peoples club in New Bedford
in favor of the improvement of the common
wealth fats in Boston harbor, and regarding the
commissioners on inland fisheries, were seyerally
ordered to be engrossed. The bill to authorize
the town Of Fitchburg to issue additional water
scrip was ordered to third reading. The bill to
incorporate the Standish monument association
drew out some hostile speeches, chiefly by the
Charlestown members, who tried to make the
house believe it was land scheme. There is, it
is known, opposition from Plymouth, some per-
sons there thinking it very improper for Dux-
bury, or any other town, to attempt to do any
thing in the Pilgrim and Mayflower business
1t was explained to the house that the plan to
apex Of Captains hill in Duxbury was a genu-
inc thing, and the bill was passed with an
amendment that the monument shall be at least
sixty feet high, and thus serve as a landmark
for the mariner.
An order was adopted at the morning session,
on motion of Mr.. Ross, OF Holden, instructing
the auditor to inform the house of what the
Hoosac tunnel and Troy and Greenfield railroad
will have cost the state when completed, includ-
Ing everything paid on their account. The com
mittee on harbors reported bill to authorize
the Boston and Lowell railroad to ere.t bridge
aud widen its freight bridge across the Charles
river. The committee on the state house re-
ported in the afternoon resolve providing for
painting the outside of the state house and
making sundry repairs and improvements at
cost OF s11 ,00O Among the items is the "whit-
euing Of the green room"
The bill relating to the taxation of reservoirs.
was vigorously opposed on the ground that it
was an attempt of the mill owners to evade tax
alton. which charge was satisfactorily refuted.
by Mr., Upham of Spencer. Several hostile
amendments which were offered failed of sue
cess, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed
unchanged. By its provisions of reservoirs are
to be assessed for taxation in towns where To-
Gated at a valuation not exceeding the fair yalu-
alton of land of like quality in the immediate
vicinity.
The bill to increase the salaries Of the justices
of the superior court to $1,000, and of the chief
justice to $1,000 was passed to engrossment with
but feeble opposition, and the bill containing
state aid to soldiers of the war was ordered to
be engroseed, with an amendment providing
that no town or city shall be reimbursed for the
payment Of any money unless it shall be clearly
shown that the recipients were entitled to the
aid extended.
The state police bill came up for its passage
to be engrossed, and of course there was a repe
ttlon of the familiar harangues and tactics
Three motions were made-one by Mr.. Bates oil
Easton, TO substitute the majority bill, which
retains the commissioners; another by Mr.
Quincy Of Boston, to strike off section four
giving the governor authority to appoint special
conslaoles; and third by Mr.. Thompson OF
Gloucester, TO limit the number of constablos "a
seventy. None were successful, for the oues
tions were all decided, it will be remembered. al
the last stage of the bill. The vote on Quincy,
motion was 30 to 1902, that on Thompson's 81 tc
80, and that on Bates, on the continuance of IN,
three commissioners, ca TO 12i.
Mr. Porter Of Revere opposed the bill to dis
solve certain corporations Tor fear that some OF
the corporations hold valuable patents, and tina
others may not want 10 be dissolved. lie move,
to recommit the bill with instructions to omi
all corporations not asserting to dissolution
but as It appeared that these are all deiunc
corporations the amendment was rejected. Tw
more corporations was added to the long lisl
and the bill was then ordered TO be engrossed
The resolve in favor Of Detective squires me
with opposition and was eloquently defended b,
Mr. Hoyt. # went to It's third reading by III,
close vote oL,56 to 90.
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