Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-31
HIS FIRST SPEE ECH.
Mr.. Carberry Makes An impress
sion by His Clear Arguments.
Morgan Bill Regulating Hours of Employ
ment of Women and Minors Rejected
in the Senate.
Especial Dispatch to the SPY

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Boston, March 30.--Representative
Carberry Of Worcester made his maider
speech in the house today, and it was
good one. The subject offered but lit.
tie opportunity for a new member tt
make much of an impression, bill foi
more salary for an eastern Middlese2
Judge, but the Worcester member de
Tending the adverse report Of his com.
mlittee, public service. presented tht
case clearly and fo1cibIy and with wei
chosen language. Mr.. Carberry's
speech carried ths house for the com.
mittee's recommendation by sub
stantial majority.
IN THE SENATE.
The committee on railroads reported
leave to Withdraw on the petition fol-
legislation compelling railroads to carry
bicycles free of charge; Messrs. Ponce
of Cambridge, Cove Of Waltham, Reet
of Taunton and England of Pittshelt
dissenting.
| Senator Williams opposed the Morgan
bill to make the hours of women ant
minors employed in mercantile estab
hshments 5S hours week.
| BY a vote of IL to 10, the bill was re.
| jected, after attempts had been made
to amend it in various ways The vote
was as follows:
| Yes-Black, Farley, Flynn, Gallivan
George, Holden, Mahoney, Moran, Put
nam, Quirk, Roe, Woodward--12.
No-Barber, Bond, Brigham, Cook
Crane, Davis, Fairbanks. Flint, Har
wood, Hodgkins, Irwin, Parsons, Rob
erts, Soule, Williams-15.
| Pairs-Rourke, yes; Whittlesey no.
| Senator Gallivan moved to reconsider
ana the motion went into the calendar
Bills We're engrossed apportioning the
cost of constructing and maintaining
the Springfield-Agawam bridge; in fayol
OF the trustees of the Soldiers Home
increasing the salary of the Middlese2
county treasurer; for several monu
ments marking the state boundary
lines; extending the time for completing
the Millbury, Sutton and Douglas road
and granting a county tax for Middle
| sex.
IN THE HOUSE.
The house concurred In the senate or
| der for a COMMITTEES to attend the flu
neral OF the late Congressman SimpkIns
and the speaker appointed as the com
mittee on the part Of the house, Messrs
Clarke OF Wellesley, Hall of Dennis, HoI
| ton Of Falmouth, Denham of New Bed
| ford, Francis Of New Bedford, Water
| man of Hanover, Goldman of Brooklint
| and Sears of Brewster.
| The committee on harbors and public
lands reported a resolve urging upon thu
Massachusetts delegation in congress al
possible assistance in securing an appro
priation for making the Connection
river navigable as far as the city O
| Holyoke. The same committee report
| ed leave to withdraw on the petition t(
revive the charter of the Massaehusett!
Maritime Canal Company.
The house settled the pending doub
| on the disposition Of the Boston alder
manic bill, under discussion Tuesday a
| the time of adjournment. The Saunder
amendment for a board of IL district al
| dermen, was rejected 80 to 105. Th,
| Fitzgerald amendment to the Tnne
amendment, striking out the provision
for minority representation, was also re
jected without count. The Innes amend
ment, which was the Mccarthy bill, for
| board of aldermen nominated by dis
| tricts and elected at large, was ther
rejected, 10 to 100. The Bartlett bill, tht
measure under discussion, for board o.
! 25 district aldermen and q common
council of so members, which was sub.
| stituted at the first consideration of the
matter, for the committee bill for a
| board of aldermen OF II, of whom Il
| were district and at large members
was then passed to be engrossed, 121 to
26.
The resolve appropriating money fol-
repairing the U. S. S. Minnesota, loaned
to the state as a training ship for the
naval brigade, went to its engrossment
stage.
The house discussed the adverse report
of the public service committee, on the
petition of Judge Pettengill of the first
eastern Middlesex court for more salary
Mr. Boutwell, moved a substitution OF
the bill, but the house refused, 81 to 76
The report was then accepted.
The old fight, for the repeal Of the law
allowing women and minors to make uI
for time lost in manufacturing estab-
lishments, through the stopping of ma
chinery, was opened by Mr.. Clarke OF
Wellesley
The house adjourned at 4.40 O'Clock, a
vote on the bill pending and the previous
question having been moved
BICYCLES AS BAGGAGE.
Boston, March 30.-The railroad COM
mittee has reported leave to withdraw
on the petition for law to compel rail-
roads to carry bicycles as baggage. Rep.
resentatives Ponce, Gore. Reed and Eng
land dissent.