Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-03
From the State House.
The Railroad BIIi Passed to IA Third
NeadInS in its Original Form by
Large Majority.

BosToN Feb. ., 1872.
The volume of debate upon the general rail-
road bill was so thoroughly exhausted yester-
day, that the house met this afternoon with
well formed purpose Ito exchange talk for ac-
ton. After the usual preliminary business, Mr.
Phillips of Salem took the floor, and briefly in
Dictated his judgment upon the amendments, all
OF which he opposed except the one offered by
Mr.. Ware of Belmont 10 secure a more thorough
posting of the articles of organization in the
cities and towns through which the line of
road may extend. His own amendment to
strike out the seventh section put there by the
senate, and insert a new section in
place of section nine, substantially the
same as section eight of the original
bill was first passed upon, and the de-
csion was Overwhelmingly in favor of restoring
the bill to its original shape. The house was
very full. aud the vote taken by yeas and nays
showed that POI members were in favor of the
bill, to only 81 against it. The other amend
ments were quickly disposed Of, all being de-
feated except the one offered by Mr. Ware
When the bill was finally declared to be passed
to a third reading, the house brcathed consider
ably freer.
Notwithstanding the large majority by which
the bill was passed, feelings of entire satislac-
ton did not prevail among those who voted for
It, Mr. Phillips summing up was criticised by
some of the opposition as being little more than
an er cathedrd pronunciamento in favor OF
the Bill as it came from the committee, and a
member who rose to inquire previous to the
taking OF the vote, if the amendment
offered by Mr. Ware was the one
recommended by the committee, caused good
deal OF merriment The decisions of the speak.
or during the debate have been fair and accepta.
bic, as might have been expected of this ex.
ceedingly able aud dignied presiding officer. AZ
| ter the taking OF the vote the house took up the
unfinished business Of yesterday, but made nc
| progress, the frst matter in the list being the
bill to amend the charter OF the New England
conference of the Methodist Episcopal church
| The bill as reported limits the amount of prop.
erty held by the conference by combining the
amount of its income to thirty thousand dollars
An amendment was offered to limit the tota
amount OF property to half million dollars
| Upon this amendment long debate cnsucd il
\ which Messrs. Thompson, Cogswell, Kimball
iAy' Winslow and Others participated. The de-
o''e WAS prolonged until few minutes before
Ivy oVloek, and the house adjourned without
FolihS upon the amendment.
: NV, "e Notable petitions on the speakers table
to-day were those OF the noonio 80 ,t,.,,,os, o.,
the incornoraiion NJ ,, peoPe Vi HlullooIo ioi
e"0 - O,|''o" VI tne proposed railroad from
Sudbury mills to your city; Of ,ho w.,
flee institute for the modification Of ,,o ,s. ~
bank shares; OF 172 Springfield laboy,,,,s M,
for an eight hour law; Of Horatlo Aluer anl
Others Of Natick for incorporation as the Flo,
historical and natural history society; of IN,
unWersalist publishing house of Boston for in
corporation.
An act TO incorporate the Peoples club O
Worcester was received from the committee OF
mercantile affairs also au act to incorporat
the East Weymouth five ce IT'S savings bapl
from the proper committee Lawyer Cotton O
Charestowp introduced on leave bill 10 pro