Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-01
AGAINST THE CARTS
House Rejects the Bill to License
the Lunch Wagons,
VOTE WAS A CLOSE ONE.
Boston and Maine Bill Comes Up
Tomorrow for Debate. +
Feeling Among the Farmers Against Fur
Their Appropriation for Tuber-
cuous Cattle.
VOTE WAS A CLOSE ONE.
fspeclal pIspatch to De Sow

Boston, Feb. 2S-There was nothing
sensational in the proceedings of either
branch of the legislature today. There
was an unusually large nu'nber of COM
mittee hearings, for Monday, and the
effort to clean up committee work be-
fore the 9th of March continues, al
though it is clear that several Of the
committee will have to be given fur
Their time for the consideration of mat
ters in order to finish their business.
In the house, today, the bill to au-
thoriZe selectmen of towns and alder
men of cities to license lunch carts, was
refused engrossment, after q brief chal-
lenge by Mr.. Howard of Clinton. The
bill has been opposed at previous stages,
| half-heartedly, and nobody thought
that the effort by Mr. Howard would
meet with success. On the division of
| the house, however, the engrossment Of
| the bill was refused, 81 to Ga. There
probably will be a reconsideration.
Tomorrow will be a busy day. TWEEN
! ty-four of the committees have hear
! ings assigned, and two important bills
are assigned for special consideration in
the house, in the afternoon. One Of
these, the first on the calendar, is the
| bill to allow the Boston and Maine
Railroad to purchase shares of stock
| in roads leased or operated by it. The
same legislation in the form of a gem
eral bill was killed last year. but the
special bill went through the senate
ten days ago without much trouble.
There is likely to he warm reception
for the measure in the house. The house
will also take up the George P. Smith
resolve, the measure that provides for
the payment to this man, the sum of
$4,000 in lieu of injuries received by
him three years age while responding
to the call for aid from a police officer
in the town of Ipswich, VINO demanded
assistance lin the name of the COM
monwealth." The resolve was substitu-
ted for the adverse report of the COM
mittee on ways and means and has TAX
en- it's subsequent readings in spite of
the powerful opposition of the ways and
means and judiciary members
I The committee on agriculture has an
executive session tomorrow morning, to
act upon the appropriation for the ex-
termination of tuberculosis, The sum
of $40, 900 has already been appropriated
for this work. and there Is a feeling
among many of the members that this
is enough.
IN THE SENATE.
In the senate, today, the committee
on water supply was given an extension
| of one week in which to make final re-
port on matters referred to them.
! A bill providing for guardians ad Item
was reported by the committee on pro-
bate and insolvency.
A petition for the Incorporation of the
Lowell, Acton and Marlboro Street Rail
way Company was laid over, the ques-
ton being on concurring with the house
in suspension Of the rules for it's ad-
mission,
Leave to withdraw was reported or
petitions for the incorporation of the
Commonwealth Gas Company and the
Commonwealth Pipe Line Company.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for a tex
tile school in New Bedford was err
crossed without debate.
The committee on military affairs re
ported a bill to provide that no lan6
shall be taken by the city of Boston
for place for parade, drill and target
practice prior to June l. 1899. 1t is re
ported on a petition of the mayor,
Senator Irwin offered a substitute for
Senator Dallinger's bill to permit the
taking of land for school houses con
filming its operations to Boston. Accepted
and placed in the orders.
A bill in reference to pensioning war
veterans on the Boston police force was
put over.
On a bill to limit the granting of first
class innholders licenses so as to except
small hotels, Senator Davis remarked
that the bill was his, but as the police
commission seemed to agree with his
contention that they are nothing but
barroomS in disguise, he bowed to its
superior judgment.
Senator Cook remarked helplesSly that
the liquor law committee Of which he
was chairman, reported leave to with
draw. 'Of course 1 Shall stand by
my committee" said he. 81 believe there
are too many saloons in Boston; I be-
lieve there is too much rum sold; but
we have a statute law, Mr.. President,
and what can we do?"
Senator Towle favored the bill, criti-
cising the food and lodging facilities in
these so-called hotels"
In answer to questions by Senator Ir-
win, Senator Putnam of Middlesex ex-
planned that the bill giving fire appara-
tus the right of way, extended the pres
ent law of Boston to other cities.
After accepting an amendment to
make the bill operative in 30 days, it
was engrossed.
Bills relative to grade crossings in
Worcester; relative to the manufacture
and sale of clothing made in unhealthy
places, were engrossed.
An adverse report on repeal of the
BIdCIIGe
OF veterinary medicine and surgery,
was accepted.
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Ross of New Bedford introduced
a bill for the abolition of fines and grad
ling in cotton factories. Mr.. Russell of
Worcester introduced a bill to provide
for the temporary release of truants in
case of death or serious illness Of mem
bers of their families. Referred to the
committee onerules.
Leave to withdraw was reported on
the petition Of the Woman's Christian
temperance Union for legislation to en-
able women to vote in all municipal
elections and upon the license question.
A similar report was submitted on the
petition of E. N. L. Walton and others.
for law enabling women to vote in
national, state and municipal elections.
A similar report was made on the pc
tition for legislation to prevent discrim-
nation in the size and color between
school committee ballots for men and
women.
Leave to withdraw was reported on
the petition for legislation to extend the
time within which certain claimants
may bring their petitions for damage
under the grade crossing act.
Leave to withdraw was reported on
the petition of ]. A. Fitzpatrick for leg
isation to provide for appeal to the
county commissioners in cases where
selectmen of towns refuse common vic
tuallers', billiard or bowling licenses.
, Leave to withdraw was reported on the
petition for a law prescribing penalties
for performance of duty by town
officers.
# Ought not to pass was reported by the
committee on election laws on the bill
to provide that the terms of election Off
GERS shall expire by rotation. Ought not
tn nasS WAS rennrted on the bill rl,nNid=