Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-07
From The State House.
Savings BanIts-New Business in the
FaOuse-Fhe Barre and Gardner Exten-
siOm-The Fi;chburg City Charter.
BosToN Feb a 1877

BosToN, Feb 6, 1872
When the house Of representatives takes m
the subject eff the incorporation Ct savings
bank we are sure of an hours spicy debate and
good deal of talk about the danger of increas-
ing the number of our institutions for savings.
and the necessity for careful supervision of those
which exist. Mr.. Kimball of Boston, the chair
man of the finance committee generally leads
the opposition, one article of his financial creed
| apparently being that no new charters for such
institutions ought to be granted. Yesterday he
portrayed the difficulties and disadvantages I'M
der which board Of green country directors
| la0ors in dealing with the sharpers of State
street-this being said when the WEYMOUTH
| five cents bank was under discussion. and TODAY
ne fired some hot shot into the ranks of
the Cambridge people, who want charter for
the "North Avenue Savings Bank which had
been reported to the house and passed two read
ings. He stated that one of the persons named
in the charter had been forced to withdraw from
the Boston bank on account of the improper
manner in which he conducted some of IFS aE
ialrs. OF course this was an argument 0I
hOminenl, which the friends of the bill could NOT
1850 ~%ANNIN ~ q Aiat ufuldiy WHICH IleN did
not see fit to make-and Mr.. Walcott, of Cam
bridge, wanted to postpone the consideration of
the bill, but was Obliged to see ii laid on the ia
bic. The bill to incorporate the Spencer hotel
company was passed 10 third reading.
The house will soon have chance for another
debate on the subject of savings banks if the
committee on banks and banking reports favor.
ably on bill introduced by M. Bacon. of Law
renee, to incorporate the "Ireat savings bank.
Mr.. Blunt, of Haycrhill, introduced a bin 10 ex.
tend the time for the construction of the Mer
imac street railway. Mr.. Winslow, of Newton,
who is still harping on the liquor law, intro
dnced q bill to-day to repeal chapter AIS of the
acts Of 1862 The committee on railways re
ports leave 10 withdraw on the petition of
the HeywoOds, of Gardner, for FREIGHT
railroad TO their shops, though WHY
this petition should have been dismissed
SO summary does not appear. From the same
committee bills were reported to authorize the
Taunton railroad to increase its capital, and to
authorize the Old Colony road to build CON
Meeting tracks at Taunton. For the sake of the
local fame of a worthy representative | refrain
FROM giving the name of the mover of an order
with reference to the control of the premises on
which fares and festivals are held by RELIGIONS
societies.
Ai'er the orders of the day were disposed Of
to-day, Mr.. Iowne of Fltchburg amused himself
ana the house by moving that one matter after
another on the table be put back in the orders
for tomorrow. Once or twice the house moved
10 restore matters, and then laid them on the
fable qnafu fIo
why they were put there in the first place. After
ten or fifteen minutes of this sport the house adj
iourned.
The Boston, Barre and Gardner extension was
up in the senate to-day bill having been re-
ported from the committee on railways. learn
that there is good prospect of its passage in
the senate, and Of course it will 20 through the
house. There is apparently no organized oppo.
sllon to the extension this year. notwithstand-
iug the Efforts made to defeat it last year were
50 earnest that we might naturally expect their
continuance The opposition last year was so
ulscreditaoie as to hurt all who took part 10 it,
anu no one appears TO be willing TO lead another
dlssfacciul crusade like II. The hill 70 moor.
porate the city of Flchburr reached tbird
reading, with an amendment IN choro.o ~ A.,
OF the municipal election from the frs, MonJ~,
to the first Tuesday in December. Rv a ,,o,o ~
lwenty-seven yeas TO nine nays the sena,e nossod
a final vote on the resolve in favor Of an nmo,I
ment to the constitution to limit the sessions 90
the legislature 10 the last Saturday of Aprn
Mr. Whitney of Wnchendon, today, intro.
duced a bill to establish the district court of
northern Worcester, and 1t went TO the commit
tee on the judiciary
The influx Of petitions from various parts of
the state continues in the senate. Among those
presented to-day, were petition from Geo. W.
Cam Of Fitchburg, clerk of the police court, for
an increase Of salary; from William Murnanc
aud Others, to be incorporated as the Fitcbburg
Catholic Benevolent Society; from the the trus.
tees Of the Worcester academy, for leave TO hold
additional property; from Willis Phelps and
others, for an extension Of the time for the oca-
ton Of the Athol and Enfield railroad. Bills
were reported by the judiciary committee to au-
thonze the appointment Of an assistant register
Of deeds for the county of Suffolk, and to pro-
Fiae for the examination Of the opinions of the
supreme judicial courts before Their publication
III 'he reports. A bill was reported FROM the
'ai"ay committee, TO authorize the Eastern
railroad y double the track on lis saugus