Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-25
Usual Grist of Measures Pre-
scented for Consideration.
Shrewsbury Citizens Are After Corpora
tons Using the streets-Petitlon for
Better Protection to Game.
lspeclal pIspateh 10 the spyl

death of Stage Driver Croker of
Shrewsbury, who was thrown from his
stage by contact with guy rope hang
ing across the road The accident is
familiar to Worcester people. The pc
tition is as follows:
That there should be an act of the
legislature making the same rule of
damages now applying to railroads in
case of death with or without suffering,
applicable to all public service corpor-
atoms. 1t is signed by H. w. Loring,
D. w. Bemis, H. A. Cook, ). A. Dean,
| w. G. Knowlton, ]. H. Knowlton, j.
M. Winchester, N. NJ. Hosmer and
Henry L. Goddard.
The legislation asked for is as follows:
If, by reason of the negligence or
| carelessnesS of company incorporated
for the transmission of Intelligence by
electricity, or for the distribution of cleo
| tricity for Illuminating purposes, heat,
or motive power, or of the unfitness,
negligence, or carelessness of it's ser
wants or agents While engaged in its
business, the life of a person being in
the exercise Of due diligence and not
in the employment of such corporation
is lost, the corporation shall be liable in
damages, not exceeding 5000, nor less
to the degree of culpability of the cor
poration or of its servants or agents.
and to be recovered in an action of tort,
commenced within one year from the
injury causing death, by the executor
or administrator of the deceased per-
son, for the use of the widow and chill
dren of the deceased in equal notifies;
or, if there are no children, for the use
OF the widow, or # no widow, for the
use of the next of kin.
The act IS to take effect upon its pas
sage. The petition and bill will go into
tomorrow.
The committee on WAYS and means of
the house held an executive session
Monday afternoon, at which it was
voted to put over the hearing which
mas been advertised on the gypsy moth
appropriation, indefinitely. The cause
OF this action is the fact that Mr.. Ben
nett OF Saugus has offered a resolve
Which has been referred to the commit
! tee on agriculture, appropriating SIS
900 for the purpose, and as that will
have to come to the ways and means
committee when appropriated it was
thought hearing at this time would
| be useless.
The committee on agriculture has
promised to give a hearing and report
| Immediately on the matter, SO that the
| eggs will not have time to hatch while
the matter is under discussion. Mr..
| Bennett has tied up his committee by
! the terms of his resolve, so that it cam
not report a larger sum than $4,000, but
the ways committee, having before it
the annual estimate calling for 100000
can report a larger amount if it deems
it necessary.
Representative Charles H. lines of
/ Boston has introduced bill in the
house to regulate the registration of
voters voters 1t is general vt -. r
ffBGadsa RRa sf E2ferepc caF to - the ibl
city of Boston
1t provides that any person who is
resident Of a city or town the first day
of May, and was assessed for poll tax
by the assessors of said city or town
on the first day of May, in order to es-
tablish his right to be registered as a
voter, shall appear before the registrars
of voters of the ward or town in which
the applicant desires to be registered;
that the statement of the applicant in
regard to his right to be registered at
the place claimed by him as a legal res
idence on the first day of May is true
and who shall also testify. under oath
to the truth Of the statement Of the ap-
plicant in regard to his being a resi-
dent of the city or town for the six
months next preceding the election at
which he claims the right to vote
IN THE SENATE.
Senator George of Essex put in a Pc
tition of F. R. Hilliard and others for
the better protection Of game birds, pro-
viding a close season on woodcock. par
tridges and quail between Dec. 1 and
Sept. Is, with penalty of $40 for every
bird taken, but exempting the sale of
game as now allowed, from cold stor-
age.
| The same senator offered the petition
of S, L. Jewett that one-half the fines
! for breach of the fish and game laws
| shall go to the person making the COM
| plant.
Senator Flynn Of Essex presented his
! order for an investigation by the labor
committee into the reduction of wages
in the textile cities, already printed. and
at his own request it was laid over to
| be printed in the calendar
| On a motion of Senator Cook of Wor-
cester, the bill making appropriation for
the salaries and expenditures in the Of
flee Of the civil service commission, was
laid on the table Mr. Cook said he had
not yet seen the annual report of the
| board, and desired to make certain in
vestigations before the bill was enacted
| Ian II1E I1OO01s.
Mr.. Reed of Taunton introduced a
wide tire bill. The bill provides on and
after Jan. l, 1900. the wheels of all
draft wagons, tip carts excepted, with
four wheels and without springs, pass
ing upon or over any public highway or
street. carrying a load of more than
1000 pounds, shall have tires not less
than three inches in width; and if it
is hung on springs and carries a load Of
$500 pounds, or more, the tires shall not
be less than three inches in width. The
wheels of tip carts of two or four
wheels shall have tires not less than
four inches in width.
Mr. Snow Of Webster presented the
petition Of the selectmen and sewer
! commissioners of the town of Webster,
for legislation to enable the town to
construct and maintain system of
sewers and sewage disposal
Mr. Cullinane of Lawrence introduced
a bill to prevent insurance companies
doing business on the assessment or
| level premium plan. from contrasting the
validity of policies after six months
| from the date of their issue.
\ A message was received from the
| governor, transmitting the report of the
commission appointed in 1896 fax the
erection of tablets or monuments on the
4 battlefield Of Antietam, The report