Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-25
PETITION HEARD.
Worcester and Marlboro Rail.
way Hearing Before Committee.
Question of Rembursng Reeds Victims
From Bail Money-Hearing Before
Committee on Military
affairs.
(speelal plspatch 10 the snv.l


ment of $1,000 to George P. Smith of
Ipswich in lieu of damage sustained by
MN three years ago in responding to
the call of police officer, but the house
hnaIly advanced the measure to the en-
grossment stage and denied a roll call
TO one of the members Of the ways and
means committee, VINO was most active
in opposing the measure
It was a very busy day with the com
mlttees. The committee on street rail-
ways heard the petition of the Worces-
ter and Marlboro street railway for
authority to act as common carrier of
parcels and freight. Representative AL
len OF Shrewsbury, who presented the
petition, appeared in favor of the
measure. and explained the situation of
the towns between Worcester and
Marlboro Fl. w. Loring of Shrews-
bury, o B. Wyman and H. A. Cooke of
Shrewsbury, and Mr. Johnson of
Northboro also appeared for the bill,
as did President H. Sumner Myrick of
the street railway company.
The committee on counties has voted
leave to withdraw on the petition of
Martin Wood of Plymouth, that Plym-
outh county may turn over to him the
Reed, the bunco man. This is the
amount Of $4500, and just the sum he
lost to Reed.
The committee still has the petition
that MiddleseX county may pay Chas
Sweetzer the bail forfeited by Reed,
under consideration. At meeting of
the committee yesterday a test vote
showed five to four in favor Of pay
ing Sweetzer, the committee consider
n To- hot 4;
between the two cases. There are two
other members of the committee who
are supposed to make the vote very
close when 1t comes up for action to-
day, or at some later date.
IN THE SENATE.
In the senate today the committee on
insurance reported reference to the
next general court on Representative
Dubuque's bill to provide for an in
vestigation by the bureau of statistics
of labor into the question of labor in
surance.
Senator Brigham of Middlesex had the
bill relative to cadets carrying arms
taken from the table and recommitted
with suspension of the rule, requiring
it to be again reported in the senate.
Senator Towle of Suffolk had the ad-
verse reports on the Mackay bills to
further amend the laws in reference to
protection of birds, taken from the table
and assigned for debate Tuesday.
The committee on public service re
ported a bill making the salary of
Judge Phelps of the North Adams dis
trict court $500; also one to equalize
the salaries of the assistant district at
torneys for Suffolk county, so that Sec
ond Assistant Mclaughlin will receive
q
ence to the next general court was re-
ported on the petition of William e.
Rogers, assistant register Of probate
and insolvency for Middlesex for salary
increase.
A bill in relation to inquests and fees
in district, police and municipal courts
was reported by the committee on coun-
ties providing extra compensation for
investigating officer in inquests, and
that the county is to pay witness fees
in cases of violation of bylaws of cities
and towns.
The counties committee reported a
bill to provide that Essex county shall
pay $1,000 Gnstead of $500 annually for
the law library at Lawrence.
A bill relative to the sale Of patent
and proprietary medicines was tabled.
President Smith ruled Senator Bal
ley's point that adding ducks" to the
scooters or coots was beyond its scope,
was well taken. The bill was assigned
to Tuesday.
Senator Davis bill limiting abutters'
objections to the granting of liquor Ii
censes; was rejected on the first call Of
the calendar.
On the bill making appropriation for
sundry charitable expenses, Senator
Gauss of Essex asked for information.
Al.
priation of $125,000 for sick paupers,
while last year it was but $780, Sen
ators Roberts and Farley said this was
to pay claims which had accumulated
for years. The latter remarked that
claims of $4,000, caused by the New Bed
ford strike, had unexpectedly come in
Senator Gauss remarked that the ex-
penditures of this department were by
this bill $500, 400, an increase of S125, 900
in two years. 1t was time to call halt
The bill was engrossed.
A bill to exempt call men in the Low
ell fire department from examination for
permanent appointment was engrossed
without debate.
A bill to authorize the Salem Lyceum
to transfer it's funds to the Essex in
stitute was engrossed; also one to pro-
vide clerical assistance to the Worcester
register ofsprobate and insolvency.
IN THE HOUSE.
The committee on agriculture report
ed leave to withdraw on the petition for
legislation for the sale of eggs by
weight
Mr.. Hayes of Lowell introduced an
order that the highway commissioners
report on the cost of constructing a
state road from Lowell to Haverhill.
Laid over
Leave to withdraw was reported on
the petition for legislation for state
compensation of $125 for janitors at
armories where less than five companies
are located.
Ought to pass was reported on a re-
solve for the purchase of $500 worth of
apparatus for the practical examination
of engineers and firemen.
The committee on federal relations re-
ported a bill for perambulations of the
state boundaries every fifth year, begin
ming with the year 1900, by the topo-
graphical survey board.
Favorable reports were submitted by
the public service committee on the petit
tions for more compensation of the jus
tiee of the Newton police court; Of the
justice and clerk of the second district
court of eastern Worcester; of the treas
urer of Middlesex county; of the judge
of the third eastern MiddleseX court.
The committee on ways and means
reported ought to pass on the resolve to
extend the authority of the commission
on the relations between street railway
companies and municipalities until April
/, 1898, and to spend $250O more in MAX
ing their investigation.
Ought not to pass was reported on the
A GOOD LETTER FORM THE CLERK
OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.