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

Petitions in the Senate:-Henry c.
Whitney of Revere, Tor legislation to
protect Jews in their religious observ-
ances and forbiddihg their being ar-
rested on civil process or cited into
poor debtors court on tho days Of said
obseryapces; Edward W. Preshe of
Boston, that the city of Boston pay
TO the children of The late Col Began
the balance Of the latter's salary as su-
perintendent of public buildings John
J. Mahoney and othar citizens of Bos-
ton, to allow Saturday half-hoiidays to
all employees of the commonwealth and
OF all cities and towns therein; Peter
+. Tague of Charles.oWn, 20 allow for
mer officers of the NJ. V. M, who have
joined provisional militia companies to
become eligible for the former Offices
in the militia; Samuel W. George of
Daverhill to restore to the comman-
der-in-chief certain authority relative
to the organization Of the volunteer
militia; John Z. Baldwin of Boston to
provide for better ventilation of Sleep
ing rooms wherein gas is used said
rooms to be supplied with automatic
Yentilators: Henry il. Yeaton, for uni
fornity of legislation relative to the
employment of laboreTs in the public
service throughout the commonwealth;
j. G. Bennett and others, for the regu-
.ation OF the width of tires on vehicles
on the streets and highways
Frank w. Estey, to amend the Boston
piaygroun1s act by providing that not
more than 5000, 600 shall be expended for
playground purposes in any one year.
and giving the Boston park commission
the right to take lands for said pur-
poses; Torrey F. Wardner, for legisia-
tlon defining contempt of court, estab-
fishing the mode of procedure and
regulating and fixing the punishment
therefor; Charles f. Sargent and others
to provide for half holiday on state
and city elections; Henry c. Whitney.
for a resolve providing for an investi-
cation by subcommittee of the Joint
judiciary committee concerning the
laws relative to proceedings after exec
ution, particularly with reference to the
poor debtor law and the Dubuque law
30 called; James F. Shaw and others.
Tor the Incorporation of the information
al construction and power company
with a capital of $4,000, 900, for the pur-
pose Of constructing maintaining and
operating railroads, street railways,
electric light and power plants, ETC., in
any OF the states and territories out
SIDE this commonwealth. The incorpor-
ators named are James F. Shaw, P. w.
Sprague Edward p Shaw. ]. Albert
Bracket. w. s. H Lothrop, N. Sumner
Myrick, George A. Butnam, B.
D. Sumner, George Thacher, for o.:
The abolition of the present cat
tie commission and the appoint
1nent by the governor of three members
in place thereof; Henry D. Yeaton. to
repeal the civil service act: Arthur A.
Maxwell, that when person is arrested
without warrant within the jurisdic-
non OF a trial justice, he shall be
Drought for trial before the Justice in
the town where the offense was COM
United: Mr.. Washburn of Worcester to
provide that any inhabitant Of Worces-
ter county over II years, NAV become
a member Of the Worcester natural his
tory society under conditions. active
membership to be limited to 80. Robert
=. Feapody chairman Of the COMMITTEES
or Boston society of architects 10 es-
tapllsh department Of architecture in
the city Of Boston, to be in charge of n
board of seven commissioners. each IN
De an architect in active practice. one
TO be appointed by the president of the
school board for five years. one nv the
mayor Tor four years, one by the pres
ident OF the school committee for three
years, one by the mayor for two years,
one by the president of the school com
mittee for one year and one by the trus-
tees Of the public library for one wear
and one by the trustees of the Postop
city hospital for one year all subject
TO confirmation bv the Boston art com
mission; j. L. Harrington, Massachu
sets Farmers and Cattle owners asso-
citation, for an amendment of the law
relative TO contagious diseases among