Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-20
From the State House.
4 Dull Day in the senaIe-Soidiers' Ger
tfHcates-shaII the state Officers have
Seats on the Floor of the HOuses-The
Cadets' Dinners.
Rnsrnv Ian 10 1870

Boston, Jan. 10, 1872.
There was scarcely ANYTHING done in the SEN
ate to-day worthy of note. None of the COM
mittees' reports were of much consequence, and
there was but one petition, which was in aid of
the petition presented yesterday by the Middle
sex horse railroad, which runs from S,ollay
square in Boston to Charlestown and some Of
the northern suburbs, and which it is desired to
have extended to the south end OF the city, in
order to compete with the Metropolitan rail
road. Mr.. TarhoX of Lawrence received leave
TO introduce resolve to furnish copies of the
general and special laws of the commonwealth
and other public documents for the use of the
Chicago law institute The committee on the
judiciary were ordered to consider the expedi-
ency of amending the constitution so as TO
Init the length cf the sessions Of the general
court, and, after one or two more evidences of
good intentions, the senate adjourned.
The house held forty minute session, during
which considerable business was done. Mr..
Henry McGrath and some of his fellow-eitizens
OF Fitchburg desire TO be incorporated with the
dignitie, OF the "Ancient Order Of Hibernians.'1
Mayor CASTOR of Boston, who furnishes one
petition for our delight every day, asked to-day
for an amendment to the city charter to change
the quorum of the common council. Mr.. Kim
ball OF Fitchburg, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, presented a report showing that the
reason why some - 900 applications for soldiers
certificates had not been answered was a lack of
clerical assistance. The whole number of ap-
plcants is $4,000, of which 81 600 have been an
Swered The appropriation asked for WILL if
granted, be sufficient to complete the work and
supply all our soldiers and sailors with the de-
sired certificates. The committee on finance re-
ported another appropriation bill.
Among the new business introduced to-day
was a novel order by Mr.. Fiske of Weston. He
proposes that the secretary Of STATE the treasurer
attorney general, secretary of the board of edu-
cation, aud secretary of the board state chart
ties, shall be provided with seats on the floor of
the house, not for the purpose OF voting, but to
be present on fixed days to give information
which may be desired by the members; this
would require an amendment to the constitution,
and Mr. Fiske wants to give the matter INTO the
hands OF the new committee on the commits
Sious. 1t will come up for consideration tomor-
row.
The committee on the judiciary were instructed
to consider law to allow a husband and wife
to transfer the ownership of property without
the help of trustee.
Mr.. Winslow of Newton, who is hoty on the
scent of the cadets iunkets, offered an order for
the committee on military affairs to find out
whether any liquors have been supplied to any
military company in violation of the law Such
orders have been offered before, and they have
resulted in nothing. 1t is true that liquors are
drank by the cadets at the Parker house, but
each member pays for his own like any other
guest, and it IS hardly graceful for the state to
overhaul them for doing just what every other
military organization IS allowed TO do.
The orders of the day were Put through after
the regular fashion. The members voted their
mileage and refused to entertain an amendment
offered by Mr.. Brown of Adams, the effect of
which would be to give him six dollars more
because he chose to travel to Boston via SPRING
field, instead Of by stage over Hoosac mountain,
which is "the straight and narrow way" in the
view of the legislature. The report of the COM
mittcc on towns, that the people of Chester, who
want a new town to be called "Hampden" have
leave TO withdraw, was recommitted, with in
structions that the petitioners have hearing.
None Of the committee hearings this forenoon
were of especial importance. large number
of the members visited the school ship to-day,
by invitation, and some of them are more than
ever convinced that the boys would be better off
at some reformatory institution on land.