The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-04
THE HOUSE.

Mr.. Davis of Amesbury, in the House
today, offered resolution of thanks to
the Massachusetts, Volunteer Aid As
soclatlon and to the contributors to its
funds:
Bllls We're offered: BY Mr.. Dewey of
Westneld, to provide a method Of
changing the names of insurance cor
poratlons; by Mr.. Spooner of Chelsea,
70 prompt the setting up of stock tick
erS IN premises licensed for the sale of
intoxicating liquors. by Mr.. Bresnahan
Oh Boston, that fraternal military or
CARNATIONS, by consent of the govern
or, may parade in public with absolute
~ harmless limitations of firearms: by
Mr.. Dean of Wakefield, to amend last
years street railway act so that the
excise tax shall include companies
whose annual gross receipts per mile
Of track are $4,000 or less instead Of
$4,000, with those which shall pay an
excise tax Of one per cent of the total
annual gross receipts, and also to
amend by striking out the provision
that no revocation of a location of a
street railway shall be valid until ap-
proved by the railroad commission az
ter public hearing unless the company
consent in writing within 80 days after
an order Of revocation: by Mr.. Prindle
of Williamstown, to provide that in
order to keep highways free from snow
ofhoials may enter on private property
and remove articles which tend to ae-
cumulate snow; by HARDWOOD of Little
ton, to permit the cattle commission
to test an entire herd of COWS with
tuberculin when one or more animals
have been found tuberculous, all ami
mails reacting to the test to be APP
praised, condemned and killed; owners
of cattle to have the right to have their
herds tested at the expense of the
state.
Petitions presented: OF T. Loring ct
ais. of Boston. to prevent unlncorpor-
ated persons doing business as trust
companies; of Chas. r. Johnson of
Worcester, for constitutional amend
ment to authorize a verdict in civil
cases by less than the whole number
of the jury: Of George w. T1dsbury, to
provide lower rates of fare on steam
railroads within Is miles of Boston: of
Fitchburg and Leominster Street Rail-
way Company, that 1t may act as a
common carrier of freight and mails;
of Horace K. Osborn, for dam in
Charles river, opposite Leverett street
in Boston; of John A. Duggan, for an
extension of time to May 20, 1902, the
time for the construction of the Mar
thas Vineyard Street Railway Com
pany; of the Plymouth Railroad Com
pany, for an extension for three months
of the time for constructing the road.
Mr.. Skillings of Boston moved that
the petition of Joseph w. Smith and
Edward A. Horton for the removal of
buildings owned by the state between
Mt. Vernon and Bowdoin streets, and
that the buildings between Hancock
avenue and Joy street and Mt. Vernon
and Beacon streets be taken by the
state for public parks, be referred to the
committees on cities and state house
sitting Jointly. Mr.. Wht0Asf Somerville
lost his amendment The reference was
made.
Speaker Bates appointed the follow
ing as the committee on the part OF the
house to meet President Mckinley and
invite him to visit the legislature on the
occasion of his coming visit to Boston:
Messrs. Mills of Newburyport, Howes
of Weymouth, ]. j. Mccarthy of Bos-
ton, Stone OF Springfield, Haslxins of
Rockport, Reed Of Taunton, Carleton of
Haverhill, Sands of Boston, Brigham of
Marlboro, Salter Of Lynn.
The House adjourned at 1.O9 o'clock.