Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
Sessions of Both Branches W ere
Short and Dull,
Webster Sewerage Bill Reported -exten-
sion of Time for Uxbridge Water Act
and for m. & w. Road Con-
struction.
lspecial pIgpatoh to the spy.l

Boston, March 25,-There was nothing
OF note in the legislative proceedings to-
day. The senate was in session but a
little more than an hour The house,
however, dragged along with a bare
quorum until nearly 4.90, meeting at one
o'clock in order to "get through early"
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Flint of Norfolk presided.
Prayer was offered by E. E. Strong, d.
D., of Auburndale.
On motion, Senator Irwin of Berk-
Hampshire was made a messenger
to recall from the governor the bill to
extend the track and increase the capt
tai of the Plum Island Street Railway.
On returning he moved that it's enact
ment be reconsidered. The motion pre-
vailed, and the bill was tabled, pending
the preparation of amendments to meet
his eXcellency's objections.
The committee on counties reported a
bill fixing the office hours of county Off
cials
Senator Irwin had bill to permit or
ganized bodies Of cadets to carry arms
tabled, owing to the absence Of Senator
Whittlesey of Berkshire, his colleague.
A bill to permit Brockton to extend
her electric light plant adversely re-
ported, was assigned to Tuesday.
A bill for the examination of voting
and counting machines was engrossed.
Senator Williams objected to a bill to
extend the law relative to the weekly
payment of wages to individuals and
partnerships 1t was defended by Sena-
/ tor Moran of Bristol and Flynn Of Essex
! Senator Cook of Worcester said if such
a bill were passed 1t should be so
amended as to put us on a cash basis,
and make people who owe contractor
pay up weekly, as well as to make the
contractor pay his help in that way.
Senator Irwin, in opposition, moved to
strike out the word manufacturing "
so as to cause the bill to apply to any
person who hires help. Senator Farley
of Franklin thought the bill would be a
hardship upon small concerns. Senator
George of Haverhill favored the measure
in the interest of persons working for
small concerns. 1t did not prevent a
contractor to pay at longer intervals.
Senator Harwood of MiddleseX
thought the operation Of the bill would
drive men of small means out Of busi-
ness. He would like to make it apply
to concerns employing 20 men, but un-
derstood that without the scope of the
bill. Senator Leach of Hampden favored
the bill, which was ordered to third
reading-11 to 6.
The bill apportioning the cost of main
LeQd0ce OIL the ABdWdIH-Sp lltlu
bridge was assigned to Tuesday.
Senator Moran's bill to restrict the
laws of labor Of women and minors in
mercantile establishments was put over,
after Senator Soule of Bristol had moved
to strike out the clause limiting it to
cities of over 80, 900 inhabitants, and pro-
vide that the time between Dec. 10 Qn-
stead of Dec. 15) and Jan. l be exempt
ed
3 Sena tor Folsom Of Suffolk rose to op-
b pose the bill to prohibit the manufacture
and sale Of cigarettes, but Senator
! Morse of the Cape secured his consent
( to putting it over.
A bill for an official seal for time
= clocks was postponed.
Bills to authorize West Newbury tc
appropriate money for wharf, for law
libraries for New Bedford and Fal
River, to extend time for accepting Tx
bridge water act. to transporting snow
/ ice, stones, gravel and grading material
extending time for construction o1
| Marlboro and Westboro Street Railway
| to exempt school houses in Boston sub
urbs from the law compelling ffre-proot
/ construction; to permit Boston board
of police, with approval of the mayor
to appoint special officers as railroad po-
/ lice, were severally engrossed.
Senator Davis Of Suffolk, for an ad-
| verse report, offered a bill to further
protect Massachusetts, policy holders in
foreign surety, employees or public liza
5bility companies. It was put over to
BThursday.
I The adverse report on further amend
ment of the Sunday law was postponed
/ to Monday.
| Adjourned at 215.
IN THE HOUSE.
The committee on cities raported a
/ bill for amendments to the city char
i ter of Beverly.
The 10th annual report of the commits
I sioner Of public records was received
/ from the secretary of state The chief
\ recommendation by Commissioner Swan
is for the passage of the bill submitted
1 in 1894, providing for the custody Of rec
1 ords of religious organizations which
i have ceased to hold religious meetings
/ The committee on drainage reported a
/ bill authorizing the town of Webster to
| construct and maintain a system Of
/ sewerage and sewage disposal.
The committee on public charita BILE
| institutions reported a bill that SEN
tences to the state farm shall be with
| out limit as to time, but that the max
| imum sentence for drunks committed
shall be one year and for other offenses
I two years. Probationary releases. for
| good behavior are also provided.
Bills were passed to be engrossed for
an investigation of the subject of Sun
/ day labor; to secure uniformity in tax
! ing bail in criminal cases; for the re-
! lease, temporarily, Of children from tru-
ant schools, in case of sickness or
| death of parent.
The discussion on the bill providing