Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08
TO APPEAR.
Committee on Cities Looked in
Vain for Alderman Mellen.
Time for Joint Committees to Report Ex-
tended One Week-RuraI Legislators
Remained at Home to Vote.
Especial Dispatch to the Spy.)

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both branches of the legislature today
was light, on account of the fact that
many of the members from rural dis
tricts remained at home to participate
in the town meetings. There was but
little of interest in either branch, the
only measure offering opportunity for
extended debate in, the house, the gas
Investigation order, being postponed un-
til tomorrow.
The time for all joint committees to
report upon matters assigned, was eX-
| tended one week, through the adoption
! of a senate order to this end. Several
orders were also introduced in the house
for further extension of time which
the committees have for the considera-
ton of various matters. The effort OF
certain members of the house and sem
ate to clear committee dockets by We'd
nesday, in order to go into doubly daily
session in the house, and later in the
senate, has fallen fiat. Although many
of the committees succeeded in assign
| ing matters within this date, It was ut
| terly impossible for any of them to act
upon all of them in time to report to
either branch by Wednesday-afte
| Mr.. Mellen of Worcester was due be-
! fore the committee on cities this morn
ing, but failed to appear. His bill was a
measure to provide for the election OF
members of the Worcester parks COM
mission from the people and the two
branches of the city council. Represen-
tative Mclaughlin appeared before the
committee. and stated that he had re-
ceived no notice of the hearing; but the
committee refused to continue it, ano
voted that the matter be closed.
| The committee on railroads reported
favorably on the bill introduced by Rep.
resentative Russell of Worcester for the
calling of inquests on cases of death by
railroad accidents.
I The bill of Mr.. Parsons, the repre-
sentative from Greenfield, will be re-
ported in few days. 1t has been as
certained that it will cost about $500 to
build a small building at the state pris-
on suitable for an electrocut1on equip
ment, and fer the executions. The bill
which the committee on prisons has vot-
ed to report, will contain provision for
this appropriation, and other amend
ments have been made to carry out the
ideas of prison and state prison officials
who were present at the hearing and
made suggestions to the committee.
IN THE SENATE.
4 A bill to provide for watering streets
in towns was favorably reported; and
also bill to make the salary of the
judge of the Berkshire probate court
$2500.
4 The house bill to enable Boston tc
continue the construction of public parks
: was put over
1 The amendment of the ways ano
means committee to the bill relating tc
the maintenance and operation of the
metropolitan system of sewers, which
cuts the appropriation of $225 900 tC
$145,00O, prevailed, 13 to 6, and the bill
was ordered to a third reading.
A bill relative to the election ant
powers of the MiddleseX county commits
sioners was engrossed. Bills were en-
crossed to authorize Lawrence to incul
Indebtedness for building a school houst
and sewer; to enlarge the powers of thu
Calebs Pond Company; relative to fire
insurance; to authorize Medford to Dor
row money for a school house, and t.
prohibit the use of certain coloring mat
ter in sausages.
IN THE HOUSE.
The senate order, for an extension o
time in which all court committees hav,
to report on assigned matters unit
March 16, was adopted in concurrence
The time of the committee on railroads
was extended to March Is, and that O
the committee on liquor law unit
March 81.
Leave to withdraw was reported by
the committee on public health. on the
bill for licensing BARRIERS, No legislation
necessary was reported by the same
committee on the bill for the registra-
ton of physicians and surgeons.
Leave to withdraw was reported on
| the petition for the appointment of ad-
visory medical inspectors throughout
the commonwealth.
+ The committee on agriculture reported
adversely on the petition for legislation
fort the protection of trees on highways
and for the Incorporation Of the Hamp-
den County Horticultural Society.
Ought not to pass was reported py the
committee on street railways on the
Mclaughlin of Worcester bill, to pre-
vent street railway companies from
carrying passengers on the running
boards of open cars.
Ought to pass was reported by the
committee on probate and insolvency
on the bill to make the salaries of judges
Of probate and insolvency of counties Of
over 10000 population, except Suffolk,
$4,000 year.
was reported by the committee on pris-
ons, on the bill for the state control OF
county jails and prisons.
The committee on the judiciary re-
ported a bill to require adequate notice
of all foreclosures of mortgages.
The committee on railroads reported
a bill for the calling of inquiry in case
of death by railroad accident.
Leave to withdraw was reported by
the committee on Judiciary on the petit
ton for legislation allowing athletic and
sparring exhibitions by incorporated
clubs which own or have lease Of club
houses.
The committee on judiciary reported
a bill making officials liable for debts
contracted before the original capital is
paid in
The committee on ways and means re-
| ported a resolve for an appropriation of
4 $4,000 to assist in the completion Of the
\ Myles Standish monument at Durham.
/ The committee expenses for the month
4 of February were: Harbors and public
lands, $4010; prisons, $40.10; public. char
liable institutions, $40099; total, $4S1 80.
1 On motion of MIR. Bosworth of Spring
! field, the vote whereby the house reject
| ed Friday the bill for the protection of
| bicycle riders and the preservation of
bicycle paths, was reconsidered and the
| bill tabled,
WHEELMEN PRESENT