Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-11
BATTLE ENDED.
Attempt to Reconsider Vote for
Gas Investigation Defeated,
There Were SO Votes for Reconsldera-
tIon and 81 Agalnt It When the Speak
er Cast Vote Making a Tie.
CspecIaI plgpateh to the spyl

Boston, MaTCn IU,-lAS Odllle 1OI d
gas investigation has been won on the
part of the house. The attempt to re-
consider yesterdays vote adopting the
order for investigation was a failure,
but the vote was tie. OF the members
present and voting, there were 98 for
reconsideration and 81 against it. Then
the speaker of the house demonstrated
unusual courage in directing the clerk
to call his name, and voting mo" thus
making the tie. and defeating the mo-
tion to reconsider. Instances of a pre-
siding officer exercising his right of Vot-
ing to break tie have been common
but in the memory of the Oldest mem
bers of the house, the case where a
81 saker has gone out of his way to
make tie and thus defeat the object
of one side of the house, was hitherto
unknown.
AS a result of the action Of the presid-
ing officer, there is no end Of praise for
hi 4, and even the enemies Of investiga-
ton, who We're for reconsiderati ton, in
the hope Of defeating the order, admit
that he displayed courage
The fight on the question of reconsid-
Grafton took up the entire afternoon,
with the exception of a few minutes de-
voted to the debate on the license suf-
frage bill for women.
The committee on ways and means,
with two dissenters has voted in favor
of the 100000 appropriation for the ex-
termination of the gypsy moth.
The committee on public service has
reported bin raising the salary of
Judge Bosworth Of Springfield from
$e2e0 TO S2500
The petition for a clerk fol the south
ern Worcestes district -cout has been
granted, as far as the committee is con-
cerned, but the petition Of Judge Bar
tholomew of the same court, mas been
reported upon adversely by the same
committee, public service. This is the
Southbrdge court.
Before the house calendar was taken
up today, the Sneehan and Hemphill Ii
c5nse bills, to Do away with the pop
ulatiCn limitation il granting licenses
Igr liquor selling We're postponed for
consideration Mr Sheehans bill was
assigned to Wednesday,, ana the Hemp
hill bill was tabled.
IN THE SENATE
A bill was favorably reported which
provides for a state board Of examiners
Of ballot boxes and voting machines.
Leave to withdraw was reported on
the petition of Samuel w George for
highway in the Merrimac valley from
the New Hampshire line TO the sea.
The committee on cities reported a
new draft of the bill to enable cities to
pension fremen over so years of age. It
is subject to acceptance by vote of the
citizens whenever such vote is asked
for by geo legal voters.
The report of the committee on state
house on its special investigation, was
accepted without debate.
The bill providing an open season for
seooters or coots, was engrossed on the
first call OF the calendar.
Reference to next general court was
reported on the George Miles petition
for the right to use the streets for his
mail carrier system
Senator Roberts of Suffolk opposed
the rejection Of his bill for a single
metropolitan sewerage commissioner,
claiming that the construction work of
the board was practically over, and
that the work of operating could be as
well done by one as three commits
sioners. BY vote of a to 10 rejection
was refused, and the bill substituted.
A bill to provide that police officers in
certain cities shall have one day off in
n, was rejected.
All the wide tire bills were tabled, on
motion Of Senator Roberts.
The adverse report on Senator CALI
revenue tax on certain textile goods,
was accepted. Resolutions on the re-
striction of immigration went over to
Monday
Senator Folsom's substitute bill en-
abling Boston to spend 81, 400, 900 for com
pieting her park system, was engrossed
without debate.
A bill to enable Mansfield's water sup
ply district to furnish electricity was
engrossed, with an amendment giving
the referendum.
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Mills Of Newburyport presented
the petition Of the city Of Newburyport
for authority to borrow $25,OOO outside
of the debt limit, for school purposes.
Bills were reported to extend the right
of vote for overseers of Harvard College
to all graduates Of professional and
scientific departments; for a $1,000 cleo
trio light plant for the state prison, and
for an approi ration of $4,000 for the pur-
chase of the Hoyt system of counting
a elections and for the distribution Of
the same throughout the voting pre-
cincts Of the state.
The committee on mercantile affairs
reported bill for the Incorporation of
the Roman Catholic bishop of Spring-
field as a corporation sole.
The committee on counties reported a
resolve for a county tax of $273, 900 for
the county of Worcester.
Ought to pass was reported on the
bill to change the method of infiicting
the death penalty, by the committee on
ways and means.
The motion for reconsideration Of the
adoption, Wednesday, of the gas in
vestigation order. was made by Mr..
Hayes Of Lowell, according to notice
given at the close of yesterdays de-
bate.
Mr. Bennett of Saugus, in support Of
the motion to reconsider, declared that
the advocates of the investigation had
been dragooned to their position by a
man whose character was such as to ex-
clude him from membership in the Bos-
ton Stock Exchange
The most remarkable speech for re-
consideration was made by Mr.. Callen-
dar of Boston, who criticised the action
of Mr. Washburn of Worcester Wednes-
day, in urging the house to follow the
speaker and the other members of the
committee on rules who had recon-
mended the order
The debate was closed by Mr. Meyers
OF Cambridge, and the vote was then
taken.
On call of the yeas and nays, 9S were
IN FAVOR Of reconsideration, and 81 were
against it. The speaker directed the
clerk to call his name, and voting no,
made a tie vote and defeated reconsid-
Grafton.
The vote on reconsideration was as
follows:
Yeas-R. M. Allen, Andrews, Anthony,
Bachelor, Balloon, Baldwin, ]. B. L.
Bartlett, Bennett, Bickford, Blaney,
Bleiler, Bosworth. Boutelle, Boynton,
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