Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-01
From the State House.
The State POIice-A Beer Committee
Temperance of Edward Crane-The
Memorial stadues-AnOtIIer Review of
Colonial H istOry.

BOSTON, April ~.
| The state police bill was considered by the
senate to-day, and the house substitute was
adopted with an amendment giving the appoint
| ing power to the chief constable. The bill was
then ordered to be engrossed. As it stands now
the bill abolishes the police commissioners,
| allows the number of constabes to be increased to
100, and provides that they shall be appointed by
the chief constable The second adverse report of
the committee on mercantile affairs on tine petit
ton of Alarson Long and others for incorpora-
zion as the Massachusetts Abattoir association
was accepted, and the motion to reconsider the
vote ordering the bill to make uniform the tax
alton Of reservoirs TO a third reading was re-
jected and the bill ordered to be engrossed. The
bills to prevent the sale or exchange of adulter-
ated milk and in relation to the tax on insur-
ance companies were also ordered to be en-
crossed.
Senator Coe offered an order, which was laid
over, for the appointment of joint special
committee to sit during the recess and consider
the question of the effect oe the traffic in and
use of malt liquors on the health, sobriety, and
industrial interests of the community and on
the amount of crime and report to the next
general court The committee is to give public
hearings and have power TO send for persons
and papers and employ a stenographer. Unde-
TERED by his failure in the house Edward Crane
presented his memorial to the senate this after
noon, and it was laid on the table to be printed.
Nearly the entire time of the morning session of
the house was consumed in discussing over again
the well worn questions concerning the freight
railway companies and the resolves for the
erection OF Massachusetts memorial statutes at
Washington. The first matter was taken from
the table, the question being on concurring with
the senate amendment. The result-and that
is all which hasn't ceased to be interesting
was concurrence in the senate amendment,
with an amendment so that the new com
pany shall take the road and franchise of the
Marginal corporation within four months after
the passage of the bill, instead of "before com
menciug business" as prescribed by the senate.
1t will be seen that this changes the amendment
offered by MIR. Phillips of Salem only by leaving
out 'on the written request of the Marginal
Freight Railway Company or its assigns"
The matter of the memorial statues came nm
by special assignment at noon, the question
being on reconsidering the vote by which the
house restored the resolves to the form in which
they came from the committee on federal rela-
tons, i. e.: naming Samuel Adams and John
Winthrop as the statesmen whose statues shall
be erected. The object was, of course, to put
back MIR. CogswelPs amendments, discarding
John Winthrop as the representative of the
colonial times and giving the commission
choice between Carver, Bradford, Brewster,
WiOg1Ou Or Cfandicb. nd aT.a
discussion this purpose was effected. Mr.. Thomp-
son of Gloucester then moved TO add the name
of Governor Winthrop, so as to allow the com.
mission to take him if they saw fit,
and on oiva Uoce vote the house
agreed TO the amendment, 80 to 81, but
Mr.. Cogswellidesired to have the vote verified
by the yeas and nays, pending which the house
adjourned for dinner The unreasoning HOSTILE
" manifested towards John Winthrop by some
IN the house was rampant in the Hobbies, where
ne was termed rich Boston aristocrat and ty-
rant by men who showed that passion and preu.
oiee mad got the better of their intelligence. It
is not presumabe that any member If tho Mo-
o"enuso''S legislature is SO ignorant of the colo
," nis'oiy Vi the state as to believe the wretch
eu nonSense thst mas been uttered in behalf of
tne movement to wrest from John Wintbron
the honor OF statue. When the house again
met it reversed its action on the question. and bv
a yea and nay vote of 81 to 1903 left Winthrop on
and in this condition ordered the resolves TO he
engrossed. well known member was asked
after adjournment, why he was so afraid 10 give
Winthrop chance among six of the prominent
colonists.I because" said he, "the commission
which is TO consist Of the president of the sen.
ate, the speaker Of the house and two members,
TO be appointed from each branch, will be sure
10 give Winthrop the preference. The governor,
all the Massachusetts delegation in congress,
and all the literary and scholarly men think
John Winthrop ought to be the one designated,