Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-23
PASSED THE house.
Cigarette and Electrocution Bills
W ent Through Easily.
Measure to Change Method of InfIicting
Death Penalty Caused But Slight De-
hate-No Discussion on Cigar
ette Bill.
(speclal Dispatch to the spyl

Wnat dull debate on the former, Dut not
q word of discussion on the latter. The
foes of the anti-cigaret measure insist
ed upon roll call, but to no purpose.
as far as the result was concerned.
The senate transacted lot of routine
business. but the session, as whole,
was without special interest. Mr.. Reed
of Taunton welded the house gavel.
IN THE SENATE.
Orders were adopted extending to
March 80 the time for submitting re-
ports of the committees on federal rela-
tions. manufactures roads and bridges
street railways. counties, public charita-
bic institutions, harbors and public
lands, drainage and metropolitan affairs
and water supply, sitting jointly.
Fhe committee on street railways re-
ported bills to authorize the Worcester
and Marlboro street railway and the
Woronsco street railway to act as COM
mon carriers. The committee reported
ought not to pass on bill to make all
street railways common carriers; and
leave to withdraw on a petition to per-
mt street railways to carry coal, freight
and small parcels.
Senator Dallinger of Middlesex had
taken from. the table the question of
eoncurring with the house in admitting
the petition of ]. G. Thorp for COM
mission to construct and maintain a
dam across the Charles River. The SEN
ate concurred, % to Z.
The senate refused concurrence with
the house on admitting petition of the
mayor of Lynn for legislation to author
iZe cities and towns to receive partial
payments mot less than rs per cent? Of
taxes on real estate.
Bills were engrosSed for water sup
ply for Winthrop; to authorize the LYNN
and Boston road to relocate it's tracks
on Salem turnpike; for additional mem
bers of the boiler inspection department
of the district police; extending limits Of
fire district one Of Greenfield; authoriz-
ing Woburn to borrow money for high
school building; incorporating the trus-
tees of the Aver home; relative to rolls
Of the colonial forces in the Louisburg
expedition.
Senator Roberts had all the adverse
wide tire reports taken from the table
and recommitted.
Senator Davis of Suffolk explained
that bill relative to holding caucuses
was reported to correct certain abuses
which had been complained of by a
brother senator. This senator claimed
that the ballots were taken to the rear
of the room by the warden and juggled,
Senators Cook of Worcester and George
of Essex demanded that the aggrieved
senator should state the facts.
The bill was opposed by Senators
Roberts of Suffolk and Irwin of Berk-
shire.
Senator Harwood of Middlesex moved
that it be recommitted, and the motion
prevailed.
IN THE HOUSE.
The Parsons bill, for eleetrocution as
the method of inflicting the death pen
atty, and that all executions shall take
place at the state prison at Charlestown,
came up for debate at o'clock.
Mr.. Ramsay of Lowell offered an
amendment that the confinement Of the
condemned at the state prison while
awaiting death, should not be solitary.
Mr.. Newton Of Everett offered amend
ments striking out three sections of the
bill, and leaving the method the same
as it is today, by hanging.
Mr. Meehan of Holyoke offered an
amendment that the execution should
take place between a. m. and p. m.
The Ramsay amendment was adopted
The others were rejected, and the bill
passed to be engrossed
The anti-cigaret bill came up for en-
grossment. as yesterday ON the previous
stage, without a word of debate. The
engros6ment was challenged, and ris-
ing vote gave 76 for and go against this
bill roll call was demanded, but the
result was unchanged. The vote was
bill.
The adverse report of the committee
on counties on the petition of Charles
SWeetser of Chelmsford, for reimburse
Ihent from the Middlesex county treas
pry of $3500, of which he was buncoed
by John Reed, gave way for the bill
which was substituted on motion of
sAr Hayes of Lowell 40 to 49, The
rules were then suspended and after
reading OF the bill the measure was
taken with the consent of the commit |
tee on counties. and on account of rep
reservations as to the feeble health of |
the petitioner.
The bill relative to the charge and
service of telephone companies was as
signed for Thursday
The bill extending the suffrage for the |
overseers of Harvard College was taken |
from the table and placed in the cal.
endar for tomorrow The bill to incor- |
porate the Roman Catholic archbishop |
of Springfield as a corporation sole was |
taken from the table and went into the |
orders of the day.
Bills were reported relative to the |
temporary release of children from tru-
ant schools in case of death or serious
illness OF parents; for $4,000 appropra-
tion for the Lowell normal school; for
a 900 appropriation for an addition
to the normal art school building in
Boston; to prevent women and minors
in manufacturing establishments from
making up lost time in consequence of
the stopping of machinery.
Bills were reported for a $4,000 ap-
preparation for the purchase of land for
the North Adams Normal School; re-
solve for $4,000 appropriation for the
purchase of counting apparatus at poll
Ing places; a resolve for an investiga
tion by the state board of education as
to the feasibility of teaching the adult
blind at their homes; a bill for $4,000
appropriation for a new administration
building at the Medfeld Insane Asylum:
for an appropriation of $25, 900 for the
Massachusetts charitable eye and ear
inffrmary; for the burial of paupers and
relative to the support of poor in towns
Leave to withdraw was reported on
the petition for the Incorporation of the
New England Canal Company, the Mas
sachusetts Canal Company, the Boston
and New York Ship Canal Company, all
Cape Cod canal bills.
Bills were reported extending the time
& by. one year for the Incorporation of the
Aillbury. Sutton and Douglas Railroad;
Incorporating the Fitchburg and Ash
burnham Street Railroad
The committee on judiciary reported
an address to the governor calling for
the removal of John II. Tyler of Boston
as Ia Justice of the peace
The committee on education reported
a bill for $4,000 appropriation for Dar-
ling Bros of Worcester as additional
compensation for the Hyannis Normal
School
Ought not to pass was reported on the
bills to place Cambridge call firemen of
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