Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-01

I IN take and hold the old common TOR purposes
of n puhlic mark vas presented early in the
session this saernoou. The Worcester ana
Shrewsbury street railway company asks fer
f,rtber timf to build its road. hundred and
fftv.dve athens of Deerield demonstrate against
the authorization OF a new court house in
Frs,Slin county. The society for the relief Of
v,iows aud orphans of clergymeu asks Tor per.
mission TO hold additional properly. Thrcc bills
were introduced on leave. One Of these, Offered
by MIR. Merritt, of Springfield. seems to be a
good bin. 1t provides tina; arrested persons
who are acquitted shall have proper compeusa-
ton for loss OF time and for injuries Unlisted.
MIR. Wash0ume, of Boston, offered an act On
the subject of weights and measures, aud Mir.
Black, OF Taunton, put in bill to allow that
city to control the construction Of wooden
buildings within its limits.
The senators were in their seats for just half
an hour to-day. The bills to authorize the Wor-
ccSter southeast agricultural society 10 increase
its real estate, aud to authorize the city of Wor-
ceSter TO fund its floating debt were passed to
third reading Several matters were introduced,
showing that the committees are not entirely
Inactive From the mercantile affairs 4 bill was
reported TO incorporate the Spencer hotel COM
pany. Mr. Torrey of Rtchhurg introduced
bill TO authorize the Fitch5urg mutual fire in
surance company to hold real estate TO the
amount of $4,000. Three young lrishmen of
Boston, Messrs. Gargan, Collins and Roche,
wish to be incorporated as the union homestead
association with capital of S7OO0O and bill
was introduced for that purpose. A bill was re-
ported to incorporate the North Avenue savings
bank in Cambridge. Mr.. Potter of Arlington
reported a bill from the committee on prisons
repeating the law requiring returns of iails and
houses of correction to be made to the prison
commission, although the members are to have
iull access to the regular official returns.
Eight or ten committees were IN full blast this
morning, and half dozen important hearings
were held. The committee on railways heard
the petition of the Vermont and Massachusetts,
railroad for further authority to straighten their
road and to increase their capital stock, which
was advocated by President Richardson. Mr..
". W. Rice appeared, and once more explained
the petition of the Boston, Barre and Gardner
railroad for the extension of its line to Win
chendon. There was no opposition to the petit
ton, and Mr.. Richardson, of the Vermont and
Massachusetts, explicitly stated that his road
did not oppose the petition. Mr. Levi Haywood,
of Gardner, explained his petition for freight
railroad from his shops TO connect with the Yer
mont and Massachusetts railroad and Worces-
ter and Gardner roads. The railroad committee
rooms were full of Worcester county people
during the session. The committee on towns
heard the remonStrants against the division Of
the town of Randolph, and also the petition of
the town of Newton, for leave to take water
from Charles liver. The Holyoke water ques
ton was up before the committee on mercantile
affairs. The liquor law and the state police
committees were both in session to hear testi-
mony with relation to their respective charges
The commissioners of Franklin county were be-
fore the house judiciary committee, and were
heard in favor of new court house at Green
field.
Rev. Mr.. Cudworth, the popular chaplain of
the house, prays as pithilya ever, and now fails
TO secure the undivided attention of the men,
bers. The great railroad debate of the past two
days has given coloring to the opening devo-
tional exercises, the prayer this morning being
as follows:
CAN thy works praise thee Architect Divine,
in all places of thy dominion. We rejoice be-
fore thee, to-day, that although fire and water
mingled produce antagonlsm, from that antag-
onism we derive power and progress most pro-
motive of human welfare; and we pray, amid
the fire and water of opposing convictions
touching great common interest under consid-
GRAFTON, that the throttle valve of circumstance
may start power among us which shall force
tue driving wheel of opportunity along the
broad highway Of human good until that grand
democratic terminus Is reached, the greatest
good of the greatest number. Amen"