Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-12
ADJOURNED EARLY.
Typical Friday Session of State
Legislature.
Committee on Labor to Go to New Bed
ford-Hearing on Senator Roe's Re-
solve for Preservation of "con-
stitution."
Special Dispatch to the spyl

important measures were put over, and
adjournment was reached in each case
at about o'clock.
The committee on labor held an eX-
ecutive session after the hearing this
morning, and decided to go to New
Bedford, and on Thursday will go to
Fall River, where hearings will be Civ
en- This is as far as it deemed it wise
TO lay out its itinerary.
IN THE SENATE.
The senate met at ?. Prayer was
offered by Chaplain DoWse.
Senator Irwin offered an order that
the president issue his precept for a
special election to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Hon. James E.
Hayes. Adopted.
Senator Irwin of Berkshire -Hamp-
shire was allowed to introduce a bill in
relation to the apportionment of the
expense of grade crossings upon cities
and towns.
Leave to withdraw was reported on a
petition for legislation to fix penalty
for selling Intoxicating liquors to intox-
icated persons.
A bill was reported to authorize Bos-
ton to pay the sister of Denis H. Nor
Y,
department, and deceased, the salary
to jan l, 1898.
Senator Folsom of Suffolk moved to
assign the bill making appropriation for
salaries and expenses in the office of
the civil service commission to Monday,
Jan. 81. Senator Farley, chairman of
the committee on ways and means, had
no objection to having the bill assigned
to next week, but thought it might as
oil ha of OF n ic n
appropriation bill and covers expenses
which must be paid anyway. If any
senator wants to attack the civil service
commission, why does he not put in a
bill? Monday would not be convenient
for him at all, and he opposed the mo-
ton.
Senator Folsom did not insist upon
Monday, and denied that he was op-
posed to the commission. He simply
wanted to get certain information.
Senator Cook of Worcester, as the
member who moved to table the bill, re-
marked that he asked no favors of any
one; he was willing TO debate it now or
any time, as one who is opposed to the
commission. He asked that the bill be
taken from the table, because of letter
from a department in this common
wealth, alleging that he was interfering
with public business. He simply de-
sired to read the annual report of a
commission which desired to spend S24,-
000
Senator Farley then moved Feb IL,
Thursday, as the date. In advocating
This date, Senator George of HaEerhill
took occasion to remark that while he
sympathized in the views of some of
the senators, he recognized the fact that
this bill covered the salaries of the de-
partment, and that every cent was au-
thorized by statute. 1t was hardship
to the employees to hold back salaries
which ought to be paid. The senate
had never yet resorted to strangulation
in order to close up department.
Senator Roe of Worcester moved to
assign the matter second to the Boston
and Maine bill in Tuesdays calendar.
After rejecting the other date, this time
was fixed
There was a short discussion caused
by Senator Gauss of Essex raising a
question on a bill to pay for tuition of
children in towns outside the towns
where they reside. Senator Farley of
Franklin said $4,000 was estimated to be
8. sufficient sum and appropriated last
year The work cost $2500 more. The
bill. was engrossed.
In addition to a number of appropria-
tion bills. others were engrossed-to au-
thorize the Massachusetts Homeopathic
Hospital to hold property to the amount
of $4,000, 900; relative to the probate of
wills; to authorize the National Dock
and Warehouse Company to hold addi-
tional real estate; to provide for pre-
serving war records in the Office of the
adjutant general; for completing index
of war records; and for compiling, in
dexing and publishing the records of
troops in the civil war.
Senator Harwood attacked a bill to
limit the time within which actions
must be brought against assignees in
insolvency, to two years. Executors
and administrators are held for longer
time. He moved to amend by making
the time six years. Senators Towle and
Leach defended the bill as reasonable.
It was drawn by one of the most emil
nent probate judges in the state After
remarks in opposition by Senator Gauss
OF Essex, the bill was rejected-S to
II.
The committee on federal relations re-
ported bill to protect the insignia of
the Red Cross
Adjourned at 800
IN THE HOUSE.
Petitions were presented by Mr.. Par
sons of Greenfield for legislation to ex-
tend the limits of fire district No. of
the town of Greenfield; by Mr.. Kane of
Boston for legislation to provide for the
care and maintenance of the indoor
gymnasiums of said city, by the board
Of bath commissioners. A bill was in
treduced by Mr.. Bartlett of Haverhill
for legislation to provide for the appor-
uonment of the area of great ponds
among persons desiring to take ice
therefrom All referred to the commit
tee on rules
Mr.. Phillips of Somerville introduced
nrfa iIof
chamber be allowed for the annual con-
vention of the International Association
of Factory Inspectors of North America,
during the first week in September.
Laid over on request Of Mr.. Myers Of
Cambridge.
The order introduced by Mr.. Parker of
Holden, authorizing the committee on
agriculture to travel in the discharge of
its duties and to send for persons and
papers, came down from the senate
striking out the provision authorizing
the committee to send for persons and
papers. At the suggestion of Mr.. Ben
nett OF Saugus, the house refused to
concur in the adoption Of the amend
ment
The resolve in favor of George P.
Smith, substituted Thursday for the
adverse report of the ways and means
committee, was ordered to third read
ing and assigned for debate to Feb. "a.
The bill prohibiting savings banks from
occupying rooms used for other bank
Ing purposes, was assigned for debate
to Feb. 15.
Bills were reported, authorizing the
town Of South Hadley to refund por-
tion of its debt, $21, 900; to confirm the
proceedings of the Belchertown asses
"A CLEVER TRICK.
It certainly looks like it, but there is
really no trick about it. Anybody can