Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Dull Session in the Senate and
the House.
Reports on the Savings Banks of the
State Shows Favorable Conditions
Review of State Finances.
Special Dispatch to the spv.,

Special Dispatch to the Spy)
Boston, Jan. 1S.-The opponents of the
expensive crusade against the gypsy
moth are to have an opportunity to be
heard at the state house next Tuesday.
The committee on ways and means Of
the house has decided to give a hearing
on that day at 1885, on the request Of
the gypsy moth commission for an APP
preparation of 100000 for the work Of
DISCRIMINATING the pest. It isn't Gus
tomary for this committee to give pub
lie hearings on appropriation bills, but
Representative Kenefick Of Palmer in
sisted upon an opportunity for remon-
strants to be heard, and hence the order
for the hearing.
There promises to be a lively time
among the democrats of the house to-
morrow afternoon. They are to hold a
caucus to nominate a party leader, and
Representative Pauce Of Cambridge and
Representative Sheehan Of Holyoke are
the rival candidates for the empty
honor. The battle will be sharp one,
but it will be bloodless.
Little of particular interest oc-
CURED today in either senate or
house. The house session was occu-
piel chiefly in the formalities required
to advance a number of routine appro-
priation bills. Among the matters put
forward for legislation were;
Plans for nominating all municipal
candidates, except in Boston, by mass
caucuses; for new veterinary buildings
at the Massachusetts, Agricultural Col
lege; an increase In the number Of state
trustees for textile schools.
An interesting proposition was made
in the senate, to provide for printing
and illustrating a record of the recent
Bulfinch front centennial proceedings.
The exemption Of college buildings from
taxation was taken from the files of last
year, and so were bills affording better
protection to partridge, ruffed grouse
and smelts.
The report on the finances of the state
and the report on the savings banks
were made public today.
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Holden of Suffolk submitted
a resolve providing for printing the ex-
ercises in commemoration of the centen-
NAL of the Bulfnch front, Jan. II, In
Guiding the prayer of the chaplain, the
address of the governor, The grafton Of
Senator Roe, with pictures of the gov
OluOI stllu lleuleIltllC SUNeFuOF, odnuSl
Adams, Paul Revere, who laid the cor
nerstone; Charles Bulhnch, President
George E. Smith, John L. Bates, Chap
lain Edmund Dowse, Chaplain D. W.
Waldron, ex-Spea1ers Samuel and John
Phillips, eX-Gov. George S. Boutwell,,
Alfred S. Roe. ex-Clerk S. N. Clifford,
Clerk Henry D. Coolidge, two views OF
the old senate chamber, two Of the pres
ent chamber, one of the last years tenn
porary chamber, one of the Bulfnch
front, the council chamber and the gov
ernoTs room.
Mr.. Roe of Worcester offered an order,
which was adopted, for placing busts Of
men conspicuous in the affairs of the
commonwealth, and now in the posses
sion OF the commonwealth, in the inches
of the senate chamber.
Senator Harwood of Middlesex had
taken from the files of last year and re-
fem'ed the petition of the trustees Of
Williams College, that property occupied
by officials of educational institutions
professors houses-be exempt from tax
alton.
Senator Dallinger of NfiddIesex. offered
bill relative to valuation Of life in
surance policies. 1t provides that poll
eles may be hereafter issued by domes-
tic companies computed on a 31h or q
per centum interest-time Of computing
reserve, which policies sl1eaI have sur
render charges and paidGp insurance
ana cash surrender values computed on
corresponding basis.
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Trow of Salem introduced a bill
for the nomination of all candidates for
municipal office (excent in Boston, by
mass caucus, at which 20 per cent Of the
legal voters Of the polling precinct shall
be present and voting.
Mr.. Hayes of Lowell presented a neti-
ton for legislation defining the term
veteran" as any person who served
IN the army or navy Of the United
States in "time of war; Qnstead Of "the
war of the rebellion') and was honor
ably discharged.
Mr.. Bennett Of Saugus introduced a.
resolve for an appropriation of $4,000
for the erection Of veterinary labora-
tory and stable hospital ($25. 000 at the
Massachusetts, Agricultural College, and
$1,000 for the furnishing and equipment
Of the same. The sum of $1,000 is al
lowed for dairy experiment building
and apparatus
Mr.. Bennett of Saugus introduced a
bill to increase the state trustees Of
textile schools from two to six members,
three Of whom shall be mill workers Of
une grade below the superintendent.
The amount Of money to be appropri-
ated by the state is limited to $4,000.
Mr.. Crouch Of Northampton intro
duced a bill to exempt the widows Of
soldiers and sailors from taxation to the
amount of $4,000.
TAXATION COMMITTEE
A short session of the committee on
taxation was held for the sake of talk
ing over best methods of getting at the
somewhat voluminous work before the
committee Professor Taussig Of the
special commission on taxation was
present, and it was decided that the
committee should meet three times a
week for the present, and that 1t should
take up first the subject of taxing In
tangible personal property such as Sc
curities. A hearing will be given on this
matter Thursday at 10 o'clock, in room
453, and the representatives of the Anti
Double Taxation League are expected
to appear to criticise the report of the
special commission.
CONDITIONS IMPROVED.