The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-31
THE HOUSE.

Mr.. scates, social democrat from
Haverhill. put in the following bill il
the house: ITO regulate the privilege.
of persons demanding interviews with
employees"
ANY corporation, partnership
person or persons employing any per
son for hire or otherwise, shall at any
and all times during the hours Of such
employment, upon request or appIica-
ton made by any person to the en-
ployer or his agent or representative
for a private interview or conference
with such employee at the place of his
employment shall forthwith grant such
request or application by directing and
permitting him TO go to the place where
the employee is employed, or by sum-
moning the employee to some suitable
place provided by the employer where
such employee and the person making
the request or application may private
" hold an interview or confer to-
gether.
Any corporation, co-partnership, per-
son or persons violating the provisions
Of the foregoing section shall for the
first offense be punished by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars. and for
each succeeding offense shall be pun
ished in sfe house of correction for a
term not exceeding three months nor
less than ten days"
Petitions: OF selectmen of Ashland
for compensation to towns along the
Sudbury river for damages by con-
struction of the metropolitan water
system; Of mayor Of Worcester, for
legislation relative to preparation OF
voting lists by placing voters on the
lists by streets; of w. c. T. u, for H.
cense suffrage for women; of Massa-
chusetts Hotel Association, for change
of law relative to liability of innhold-
ers for losses sustained by guests; OF
Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Eal
Infrmary, for $4,000 appropriation.
Bills: BY Mr.. White of Somerville
to limit medical experts as witnesses in
the superior court to one competent
physician, agreed upon and to be ex-
amined by either party; by Mr.. Dono-
van Of Taunton, to provide that it's su-
perintendent of streets be elected by
popular vote; by same, for yea and
nay vote in elections by city councils;
by Mr.. Murphy of Lawrence to compel
street railways to make special rates
pie and children attending school; by
Mr.. Blood Of Fitchburg, to give stock
holders of any corporation the right
to have access to its books and ac-
counts: by Mr.. Frost of Lawrence,
that in all cases where the accused is
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree, the jury may qualify the verdict
by adding without capital punish
Inent," and that the person convicted
shall then be sentenced to life impris-
onment; by Mr. Rowland of Chelsea, ap-
propriating 100000 for general repairs
on harbors in the state by Mr.. Halves
of Weymouth. that the close season
for duck shooting shall commence on
March /; by Mr.. Lomasney of Boston.
providing for annual elections of mayor
in Boston; by Mr.. Whipple of Brock
ton providing for the admission and
relicensing of mutual assessment in
surance companies, as well as to pro-
vide for their regulation and the valua-
ton of policies issued by them and
the maintenance Of a reserve thereon:
by Mr. Mellen of Worcester, provid-
ing for a high level sewer from Wor-
cester TO the sea.
MIR. Carey of Haverhill presented the
following order, which was laid over
at the request of Mr.. Reed of Taunton.
Ordered, that the metropolitan water
board is authorized to investigate and
report as to the practicability and ad-
Visibility of establishing ice plants
and taking ice from the reservoirs and
ponds of the metropolitan water sys-
TEN, in order TO furnish ice at cost to
the inhabitants of the metropolitan
water district.