Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-24
From the State House.

BosToN, Friday, Feb. %, 1872
The inevitable influence of holiday was seen
at the state house to-day. The seats OF the
Hoosac Tunnel committee were vacant and also
many other chairs, whose occupants had not the
excuse that they were absent on legislative bust
ness. The senate would have finished its bust
ness in less than an hour, only that it waited
for bill to come from the printer. The house
went through the long list of matters TO be re-
ierred which took up half an hours time, and
was not very successful in passing through the
orders of the day, several matters being passed
over which, it was londly hoped, would not be
discussed.
The day in the senate was the most unim-
portant ofthe month. A petition was presented
from Alpheus Hardy & Co, and other large
Boston firms, for law to regulate the hours
during which freight stations should be kept
open. The reports brought in no new business.
Among the bills ordered to be engrossed were
those Incorporating the Miners savings bank
and extending the time for the commencing and
completing the Cape Cod ship canal, also that
bill for the extension of wharf in Newbury-
port, piece of enterprise unparalleled for years
in that old city at the mouth of the Merrimac, The
bill extending the time for the construction of
the Lee and New Haven railroad was advanced
stage.
In the house single petition on private bust
ness was received on the ground that it was on
the speakers table on Wednesday. 1t asked fol
incorporation as the Hill company with authori
ty to buy and improve land in Brookline. The
capital is fixed at 81 900 900. A few more peti
tons were received in aid of woman suffrage
aud one in aid Of the railroad from Worcester
to Sudbury. The only order offered was one
looking to the protection of small
FISH IRON being taken for bait. The
banking committee refused to recommend char.
tiers for two new savings banks, one in Mansfield
and the other in Kingston. With reference ia
the maintenance of Chelsea bridge, the commit.
tee report that the Improvements now in pro.
gress will change the burden of the bridge on to
other parties. matter of almost precisely the
same nature occupied the attention of the house
for an hour. Saugus received $4,000 when the
Salem turnpike was made free, and has had ia
expend $S2,0 900 TO put ii in repair. To
reimburse the town it is proposed that
it shall be freed of all expense on account
of the bridge for ten years. While it was &C,
knowledged that the commissioners award had
done injustice to the town many members
thought that the bill reported did not offer the
oest method of relieving the town. This seemed
10 DC the only ground for opposition, except that
tWon'd open question so thai every town in
tne state IN which blidge had been made free,
could come 10 the legislature for relief The bin
was refused third reading by vote OF s. to
~. The resolve in relation 10 soldiers and
sailors diplomas was passed to be enprossod.
amended so that the work shall be done pndcr
the direction Of the adjutant general.
There were but few committee hearing,
this morning, and these mostly Of local interest
The railway committee heard the selcctmen q,
Lancaster, who ask that the Worcester and
Nashua railroad shall alter its road al A poin,
where II crosses bridge on the highway from
Clinton to the south village OF lancaster.
Thomas Blake, young man Of Hartford. has
been arrested and Is held for trial on q charge
Of bigamy,