Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-02
Political.
Maine.



PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 1.-The committee on educa-
cation reported against repeating the laws reat-
ing to the county supervisors of schools. An
order was introduced into the senate asking for
a law prohibiting the state from making grants
or endowments to sectarian literary institutions.
An order was introduced into the same body
proposing resolve requesting the Maine dele
CATION in congress to use their influence to pro.
vide relief and indemnity to our fishing inter
ests, for losses accruing from the Washington
treaty. A bill has been reported which admits
women to the college of agriculture as Students
upon the same terms as males. The senate as
slgned next Tuesday for the consideration of
the Maine Central loan bill.
The following were passed TO be enacted and
sent to the governor for his approval: An act
TO repeal an act preventing the destruction of
fish in Turner; au act to authorize the Camden
wharf company TO build wharf; an act to in
corporate the Bangor insurance company; an
act 10 amend the charter of the Pittsield and
ST. Adams railroad company.
In the house the Auburn and Lewiston rail-
road bill was assigned to next Tuesday.
The Knox and Lincoln and Penobscot, Barge
and River railroad companies ask for leave to
lease their roads.
Missouri.
GOV. BROWNS VETO AND THE STATE BONDS.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. IA dispatch from Jeffer-
son City says that Gov. Browns veto of the con-
state bonds in legal tenders instead of coin,
came up in the senate this afternoon, and Scna-
tors Reed and Spaunherst made strong speeches
against il, accusing the governor of attempting
to usurp the power of the legislature and tyran-
nize over the rights Of the people. They said
the state could not be held for the acts of its
agents in making bonds read payable in coin,
when the law authorizing the issue did not so
specify. The discussion will probably continue
during the week.
Utah.
THE POLITICAL AND PERSONAL sNARL.
SALT LAKE, Feb. 1.-The house passed joint
resolution unanimously calling a convention to
prepare constitution for the admission of Utah
as state, to be held February 10; also to send
a commission to Washington to urge the adj
mission, on the ground, as some members said
that they might slip in before 1873.
Efforts Will now he redoubled to effect the re-
moval of Judge Mexican, who enjoys the conf
dencc of loyal citizens. Bates is universally con-
denned by the gentilcs. Strong representations
have been sent by all the United States officials
TO President Grant, reprobating Bates course.
In the house last evening the committee to eX-
press the sense of that body on the governors
veto OF the admission act, reported a resolution
that the statements in the veto message .were
unsound, false, disgusting, and direct insult
to the people of Utah, which was unanimously
adopted. A joint resolution was also adopted
to take the place of the vetoed admission act
Pennsylvania.
GRAYs MAJORITY.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1.-The returns of the
fourth district vote have been counted and
Gray's majority was found to he SOL. Mcclure,
defeated candidate, has applied to the common
pleas court for permission to open the election
papers, and examine them to ascertain whether
the returns are not fraudulent. The court heard
the argument on the petition.