Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-16
NO RESULT YET.
Senate Adjourns Without Vot-
ing on the Gas Investiga-
ton Bill.
Committee on Agriculture sesks Addi-
tional se5,ooo for Suppression Of
Observation-Disclosures Of
Horseshoers.
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result was reached. Pending vote on
the order the senate adjourned, but
, there is a growing impression that the
chances for the order increase with it's
consideration by the members of the
| upper branch
In the house, the bill providing for the
registration of horseshoerS was substi-
tuted for an adverse committee report
The committee on ways and means has
reported faVorably on a $500 appropria-
ton for fish hatchery in Berkshire
county. The committee on agriculture
submitted its report this afternoon for
an additional appropriation of $685. 900 for
the suppression of tuberculosis. This
makes total appropriation of $4,000 in
stead of $150,O00 asked for by the cattle
commissioners.
IN THE SENATE.
! In the senate bill relative to pay
ment of assessments for laying out and
constructing highways in Boston was
engrossed, and one relative to watering
streets in towns was rejected.
The committee on cities favorably re-
ported the bill to enable Fall River to
borrow 100000 for sewage purposes.
Bills engrossed to authorize Somer-
vile to lay out certain land for public
park; to provide an additional clerk in
the office of the chief of the district
police; to incorporate the Oakland ceme-
terry association; to change the name of
the police court of Brookline; to extend
the charter of the Barnstable county
street railway; to authorize Medford to
make an additional public building loan.
A bill relative to the sale of patent
and proprietary medicines was rejected.
The senate reconsidered it's rejection
of bill for watering streets in towns,
nd Lot no Fol nj
Senator Bowie of Plymouth.
Senator George of Essex had bill to
authorize cities to pension firemen put
over to Thursday.
A bill to determine the times and
places for holding probate court in
Franklin county was engrossed.
New Bedford's park commission bill
was ordered to a third reading.
Senator Gauss of Essex pleaded for a
$1,000 appropriation to finish certain al
terations at Taunton lunatic hospital
which was adversely reported by the
committee on ways and means. Senators
Farley of Franklin and Roberts of Suf-
folk thought the state could save money
by not expanding this sum on bay win
dows. Rejection was refused and the
resolve remains in the calendar.
The house gas investigation order was
taken UP, and Senator Williams of Nor
folk, on whose account it had been de-
layed, moved the adoption of his sub
stitute order to commit the matter to
the gas commissioners. He admitted
that the situation was peculiar, but felt
his order was the best to adopt.
Senator Harwood of NIiddleseX favor
ed an investigation, but doubted Wheth-
er the legislature had the power to del
egate it's right to summon witnesses. He
thought this substitute order might give
a chance for the matter to b. delayed
for months.
Senator Williams admitted that the
question was open to appeal and delay,
but was willing to take his chances. He
believed the courts could sustain his or
lder
Senator Harwood said. as the legisla-
ture had undoubted authority to sum-
mon witnesses, he could not vote for the
amendment.
Senator George of Essex advocated
meeting the issue like men, passing or
defeating it. To accept the substitute
would mean to end the investigation
and please the men of Influence in the
corridors. The investigation should not
be bottled up. He believed the senators,
as honorable men, would pass the house
order.
Senator Bouve of Plymouth favored
the substitute orde", with an amend
ment to secure a report by May 1.
Senator Morse of the Cape said that
when there was a cry of injustice, of
oppression or of fraud, the senator was
indeed bold who would oppose it, He
did not know Thomas w. Lawson,
though he had heard Of him in connec-
ton with one Addicals. He scored the
gas commission for leaving it to a
member of the house to go before the
committee on rules with information of
this sort.
Adverse reports were accepted on
petitions and bills relative to licensing
saloons in the vicinity of school houses
on giving appointment of members of
the police force to license boards in Ii
cense cities; on increase of salary for
judge of Franklin probate court; on pro-
tecting growth of trailing arbutus; on
limiting the commissions of life insur-
ance agents to first premiums paid; on
safety guards for elevators; on bounties
Tor Stoneham~ veterans; on incorpora-
ton of Hudson River and Berkshire
railroad.
IN THE HOUSE.
The committee on labor reported a
} bill to provide for an investigation of
Sunday labor in the commonwealth, by
the bureau of statistics of labor.
The committee on agriculture reported
a bill for the determination of the brown
tail moth, appropriating $4,000 for the
1897 providing for determination by local
authority instead of by the state board
of agriculture.
Adverse reports We're submitted on the
bills for amendments to the law relative
to the sale of cider; to prohibit the use
of anything but transparent glass for
windows in factories; to provide for the
sale of liquors for medicinal purposes in
no-license cities and towns.
Reference to the next general court
was reported on the bill to compel the
use of lanterns on bicycles after dark
also on the bill to compel the use of
, lanterns on all vehicles after dark.
Measures were reported-An order for
an investigation by the highway COM
missioners as to the advisability of con-
structing a state highway on the north
side of the Merrimac river from Lowell
J to Haverhill; a bill requiring corpora
tons created by special charter to file
5 evidence of their organization with the
secretary of state; bill appropriating
$65 900 in addition to amounts already
: appropriated (S20,000 for the suppression
of tuberculosis among cattle.
The committee ON labor reported bill
extending the operation of the weekly
payment law to all corporate contract
or or partnership employers of help.
The committee on roads and bridges
reported a resolve for an investigation
by the Massachusetts highway commits