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The Daily Spy
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Proceedings of the Massachusetts Legislature on Friday, Feb. 1, including Senate actions on bills, elections of brigadier and major generals, and House referrals, engrossments, enactments of bills, and orders on militia laws.
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FRIDAY, FEB. 1.
SENATE. Passed to be enacted. Bill to confirm the doings of William Minot, as Justice of the Peace. The Committee on secret ballot had power to send for persons and papers. Brigadier Generals Sutton and Hobbs were elected unanimously. Major Generals of the 2d and 3d Divisions M. V. M., in concurrence with the House. The orders of the day were taken up and disposed of.
Adjourned.
HOUSE. Petition, &c., were presented and referred as follow: Of John C. Park for an alteration in the law establishing Justices' Courts, so as to extend their jurisdiction to all suits up to the amount of $100. Passed to be Engrossed five Resolves and three Bills. Passed to be enacted—Bills—concerning damages from defective highways and other ways; in relation to the Fitchburg and Worcester Railroad Corporation; concerning the Medway Branch Railroad Company. Wednesday next, at 12 o'clock, was assigned for the consideration of the bill to incorporate the Worcester Gas Light Company. Mr. Earle of Worcester asked leave to introduce two orders—the first directing the Committee on the Militia to report a bill to repeal the encampment law of last year; and the second instructing that Committee to report a bill to abolish the militia bounty. The first order was laid over under the rule, and the second was rejected.
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Massachusetts
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Friday, Feb. 1
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bills passed to be enacted and engrossed; brigadier generals sutton and hobbs elected unanimously; major generals of 2d and 3d divisions elected; orders on militia laws laid over or rejected.
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Senate passed bill confirming William Minot's doings as Justice of the Peace; committee on secret ballot empowered; brigadier generals Sutton and Hobbs elected; major generals elected in concurrence with House; orders of the day disposed of. House referred petition of John C. Park to extend Justices' Courts jurisdiction; passed five resolves and three bills to be engrossed; enacted bills on highway damages, Fitchburg and Worcester Railroad, Medway Branch Railroad; assigned date for Worcester Gas Light Company bill; Mr. Earle introduced orders to repeal encampment law and abolish militia bounty, one laid over and one rejected.