Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-15
MIGRATION BILL.
The State Senate Discusses Mr..
Lodges Attitude.
Gas Investigate ton to Be Considered in
the Senate Today Hearing on Mr..
Carberry's Bill
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tDO9NOAij AdICI IL L MS mas Deeu d
decidedly quiet day at the state house
The house went through its calendar
| during the afternoon, and the members
of the street railway committee INDUCED
in the pleasure of turning down the
chairman Of the Judiciary Mr. Myers,
who insisted upon certain amendments
to the bill relative to the Plum Island
Street Railway Company.
The gas investigation order comes up
in the senate tomorrow, and, from the
absence Of members of the third house
! in the house corridors and Hobbies, 1t is
evident that these gentlemen have
| turned their attention and efforts to the
members of the upper branch. The SEN
ate discussed immigration this after
noon, as embodied in the senate resolu-
! tons ON the immigration bill before
congress-
IN THE SENATE.
Gov. Wolcott sent in for Legislative
action an invitation from the governor
of Nebraska tc the people Of this COM
monwealth, to attend the transit issis-
sippi exposition to be held at Omaha,
with other papers. Referred to the COM
mittee on federal relations.
The Boston and Maine stock purchase
bill was passed to be enacted.
Senator Williams of Norfolk gave no
tice that tomorrow he should move a
substitute gas investigation order, refer
ring the investigation to the gas and
| electric light commission.
The committee on liquor law reported
| adversely on a bill to provide for the
| appointment of police officers by the
! license boards in cities voting to grant
! liquor licenses.
/ Leave to withdraw was reported on
the petition of S. T. rockingham, for
a change in the law relative to the
granting Of liquor licenses near school
houses. The same report was made on
the petition of c. G. Conant, that the
salary Of the Franklin county judge of
probate and insolvency may be in
creased.
+ On the resolutions relative to restrict
ing immigration in the United States,
adversely reported, Gen. Parsons, SEN
ator from MiddleseX, said the committee
on federal relations considered that the
bill now pending in congress was in
good hands, and congress needed no in
structions from Massachusetts.
| Senator Rourke of Suffolk said the
pending Lodge immigration bill was I'M
called for, un-American and unjust. He
protested earnestly against any discri-
mination against any class except crimi-
nails and paupers. The resolutions should
be adopted.
Senator Cook of Worcester Endorsed
the attitude of the committee. He con-
sidered it bad taste to impugn the mo-
tiYes of the junior senator from Massa-
chusetts. A mans home is his castle,
and he has the right to say who shall
cross the threshold. The community is
an aggregation of individuals, and the
-fa To
have an equal right to say who shall be-
/ come our guests.
Senator Gallivan of Suffolk alleged
| that Senator Lodge was misrepresent-
ing the sentiment of Massachusetts,
and, therefore, it was eminently proper
/ that the Massachusetts senate should
/ pass the resolutions of which he was
| the author. The present effort to pass
/ the immigration bill was against the
/ time-honored policy Of the nation to
4 open wide her doors to all wage earners
The Lodge bill was uncharitable and
I'M Christian, as well as un-American.
| Senator Rourke denied that he had
| impugned Senator Lodges motives.
| He discountenanced the attempt to re-
| vive acknowledgment.
| Senator Gallinger of Middlesex was
surprised that the Suffolk senator's
should favor the resolutions, represent
ing as they did districts Of laboring
men.
BY a vote of 10 to 6, the adverse report
was accepted and resolutions rejected.
Those voting 20 were Senator's Flynn,
| GalliYan, QuiPk, Rourlke, Moran, Morse
five democrats, one republican. Sen
ator Leach, yes, was paired with Sen
ator Mahoney, no.
Bills to authorize Watertown to Dor
row money for a school house, and
| transferring the soldiers monument at
Antietam to the U. S. government, were
engrossed, as We're bills for payment of
prison labor maintenance
A bill to change part of the boundary
line between Boston and Cambridge was
engrossed
Adverse reports were accepted on leg
islation to amend The act to incorporate
the Worcester Real Estate Association
of John r. Graham for the annexation
of Quincy to Boston; and James H.
Mellen's petition that the railroad COM
missioners obtain from certain compan-
| les returns Of their stock holdings, etc.
IN THE HOUSE.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment of Mr.. Selfridge of Boston as a
member of the committee on constitu-
tional amendments.
The committee ON public. service repor-
ted bill to establish the salary of the
treasurer TO Hampden county at $500
per annum.
The committee on prisons reported a
bill to provide, as far as possible, for
the employment of prisoners in making
goods for the prisons and other public
institutions. The committee on public
service reported bills to fix the salary