Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
Various Matters of Minor I'm.
portance in Either Branch.
Cape Cod caraI and Convict Labor
Clerical Assistance at Worcester Court
House. Clinton Water Settlement.
Special Dispatch to the spy)


burn of Worcester has prepared a bill
providing for additional clerical assist
ance at the Worcester court house to
the extent of $780, The house commit
tee on ways and means organized with
the choice Of Mr.. Parsons of Greenfield
as clerk; manufactures, Mr.. Frederick
Of Methuen; towns, Hall of Everett.
Mr.. Pickard of Newton presented the
petition of Mayor Cobb of Newton for
authority to make an additional water
loan of $500, 600
Mr.. Cooke of Milford presented the
remonstranee of the town of Mendon
against the petition of citizens of Tx
bridge, for an extension of the time in
which Uxbridge may take Mendon pond
as a source Of water supply.
Mr.. Fitzgerald of Boston presented
Dill for the amendment of the election
laws of Boston, to prevent wholesale
and unjust charges of illegal registra-
ton.
On motion of Mr.. Whidden of Wal
tham, the anti-double taxation bill re-
lating to t1<e stock of foreign CORPORA
tons, was taken from the files of last
year and referred to the committee on
taxation. The petition for more pay
for the police court clerk of Somerville
was also taken from the files and re-
ferred
Papers were introduced by Mr.. Bach
elder of Boston, petition of F. c. Welch
for legislation to regulate the distribu-
ton of trust estates by Mr.. Packard of
Newton, petition of the mayor of that
city for authority to make an additional
water loan Of five hundred thousand
dollars.
BY Mr.. Chapple of Salem, a petition
OF the MASSACHUSETTS Association of Re
lief officers for reduction of time in
che period required for securing a set
Element in the state, from to years.
Also providing 10 years absence from
the state shall forfeit a settlement; and
for making the mother equally respon-
sible with the father for the support Of
children.
BY M. Allen of Westfield. bill on
leave authorizing West Springfield to
refund Indebtedness by the issuing of
100000 in bonds. BY Mr.. Ross of Bos-
ton, a resolve requesting the governor
to set apart in each year the second
Saturday in October as autumn arbor
day. and to issue his proclamation rec
ommending that it should be observed
by the people of the state and especially
by the pupils in the schools in planting
trees, shrubs, etc, in the promotion of
forest and tree growth and preserva-
ton.
By Mr.. Bennett of Saugus, a bill in
structing the metropolitan park com
mission to investigate the advisable
of constructing a boulevard from Lynn
woods to Middlesex Falls, through Sau-
gus ana Melrose, and report to the leg
islature
81 BY Mr.. Bennett of Saugus, a bill in
structipg the highway commission to
investigate the advisability of requiring
that the Newburyport turnpike, 50
called, and Lynn and Salem turnpike in
Saugus be taken in charge by the state,
and report to the legislature
Mr.. Stone of Springfield introduced
several bills, providing that the insur-
ance commissioners shall transmit to the
register of probate and insolvency a list
Of all corporate surety companies quail
ned to do business in Massachusetts,,
and to give notification whenever the
privileges of these companies in Massa-
chusettS cease; extending the authority
of judges of probate and insolvency to
the signing Of DEGREES and approval of
bonds throughout the state and with the
same effect as such action within their
own counties; relative to the probate of
I wills, the granting of letters testament
tary and the appointment of admins
traitors in certain cases.
Mr.. Saunders of Boston presented the
petition of j. H. Benton, Jr., and others,
for legislation to prevent the construc-
ton of buildings on or near Copley
square. Boston, to a height exceeding 80
feet from the street.
IN THE SENATE.
The senate met at l o'clock. Prayer
was offered by Chaplain Dowse.
The National Dock and Warehouse
Company put in a petition for authority
to acquire additional real estate.
Senator Towle of Suffolk put in his
own petition relative to demurrers in
the superior court, so that appeals may
be taken within 10 days
The mayor of Somerville petitioned
that the name of the Somerville Mystic
water board be changed to the board of
water commissioners of the city of
Somerville.
George H. Mackey put in petition
that the laws regarding the protection
of wild birds be further amended
There was a short discussion on the
question of the reference of the petition
of Willard Rowland that there be a
Cape Cod canal built by convict labor.
which the house referred to the commit
tees on harbors and public lands, sit
ting Jointly with the committee on pris-
ons Senator Morse of the Cape favored
its reference to the harbor committee
alone Senator Gallivan of Suffolk OBJ
5ected that the reference as made was
correct, and Seliator Cook of Worcester
of the harbor committee was willing to
have the matter divided, his committee
to consider the canal bill, and prisons to
consider the convict labor proposition.
Meanwhile. Senator Parsons of Middle
sex felt that it should go to harbors sit
ting Jointly with his committee federal
relations The matter finally went over
to Monday.
Senator Hodgkins of M:ddlesex made
an effort to have bill, relative to the
changes in certain water-causes in the
city of Newton, referred to the commit
tee on iabors and public lands. Mr..
Harwood of Mlddlesex explained that
his city was simply draining some low
land, and that ii was question OF bet
terments The senate concurred.
Mr. Williams of Norfolk succeeded in
having petition for a building for the
district court in Maiden referred to
committees in non-concurrence, the
house having sent it to probate and in
solvency..
Senator Roe of Worcester offered the
petition of the selectmen and others OF
Boylston for additional damages sus-
famed under the metropolitan water
supply act. Referred to metropolitan
affairs and water supply, sitting Joint
ly.
Adjourned at 1.45
METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD.
The, members of the metropolitan
water board had a conference this after
noon, at three o'clock, with members OF
the Clinton Catholic Society, appointed
by' Bishop Beaver of Springfield, re.
xarNing a settlement for the Clinton
Catholic cemetery taken under the
metropolitan water act. The members
az she board declined to give out any
Information regarding the conference