Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-23
! MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURE.

County Commissioners Miss Ihett
rasses--Cemmit,es Reports.
BosTos. March % The county COM
missioners all over the state sent In pc
titioa for further compensation In view OF
the fact that they, by the recent law. had
been deprived Of their railroad pssses
Mr.. Tucker favored a suspension of the
twelfth joint rule. Mr.. Rosnosky and
Mr.. Mellen strongly opposed the suspen.
sion. GA the question OF suspension Ia
four-lfths vote being necessary the vote
was g. for suspension and 81 against.
Mr. McNary moved to postpone un.
I'll Tuesday the report against free
wool. owing tn the absence of Mr.. Bennett.
who GIercd the order on which the adverse
report was made. lie read letter from
Mr.. bennett expressing surprise that the
matter was reported on In the senate in
stead Of In the house. His motion was
unanimously carried.
Adverse reports were made by the ju'
dietary committee on the ordvr relative to
keeping open district and municipal
courts for taking bail; leave to withdraw
on petition that persons convicted of
crime shall be exempted from suffrage;
inexpedient to legislatc on order relative
to classification OF teachers by state au.
thority; same report on order requiring
trienniai vote, instead OF annual, on the
license question; same report on order 20
formulate the question submitted to,
voters as to number of licenses granted
for the sale OF liquor; reference TO
next general court on bill relative to
licensing the sale Of spirtuous liquors to
be used as "a beverage; leave to withdraw
on petition for single tax upon the site
rental value Of land.
The judiciary committee reported
against legislation on the liability Of rail.
road corporations in case of fire; the same,
as To liens on materials used In buildings;
the same. on the shortening of the limit Of
time for notice OF injury from snow and
ice on sidewalks: the same on the bill for
COM mpcnsation OF persons wrongfully ar
rested. The same committee reported
reference to the joint special committee to
sit during the recess on the placing OF
West minister and Dana In the district OF
northern Worcester and on the appoint
ment of officers to attend OH the district
conrt> o! eastern Middlesex.
The committee on constitutional amend.
mcnts reported against requiring six
months residence as voting Qualihca-
tion, and against annulling the educa
tional requirement for voting.
The committee on towns reported
against general form Of charter for large
towns; the same, as 90 Legislation as to
filling vacancies In boards Of trustees In
public libraries
The committee OH prisons reported
against legislation rs to the employment
Of prisoners IN making harnesses.
The committee on cities reported bill
authorizing Maiden to issue 100000 fifty.
year pcg cent; park bonds.
The committee on probate reported bill
fixing every Thursday In August as the
time for holding probate courts In Suffolk
county.
Tie joint committee on probate reported
TO the special committee on the order "a
to sessions Of the probate court of Worces-
ter county and inexpedient on the order
as tn taxation on legacies.
The joint judiciary committee reported
a bill increasing from thirteen TO fifteen
the number OF associate justices Of the
superior court.
In the senate bill aimed at Pinkerton
men was passed % third reading. The
annexation Of II portion of Phillipston t0
Templeton reached the engrossment stage.