ergast of Charlestown, Waters of Millbury, Osborn of South Danvers, and Brown of Dalton, of the House. On Military Affairs.-Messrs. Codman of Suffolk, and Andrews of Essex, of the Senate; Messrs. Cheever of Chelsea, Kimball of Fitchburg, Doten of Plymouth, Tucker of Great Barrington, and Mahan of Boston, of the House. On Military Claims.-Messrs. Stoddard of Worcester, and Hobart of Norfolk, of the Senate; Messrs. Bartlett of Greenfield, Jones of Pepperell, Carter of Cambridge, Fletcher of Northbridge, and Moulton of Newburyport, of the House. On Parishes and Religious Societies.-Messrs. Worcester of Essex, and Southwick of Worcester, of the Senate; Messrs. Swan of Easton, Roney of Lynn, Bell of Agawam, Benjamin of Egremont, and Eddy of Plymouth, of the House. On Prisons.-Messrs. Childs of Middlesex, and Reed of Plymouth, of the Senate; Messrs. Allen of South Reading, Adams of Lowell, Clapp of Boston, Draper of Worcester, and Brownell of New Bedford, of the House. On Public Charitable Institutions.-Messrs. Stevens of Suffolk, and Hurd of Essex, of the Senate; Messrs. Thayer of Boston, Brownell of Westport, Rice of Newton, Stone of Lowell, and Dutton of Pittsfield, of the House. On Public Lands.-Messrs. Ware of Essex, and Frost of Norfolk, of the Senate; Messrs. Pond of Wrentham, Carpenter of Boston, Foss of Haverhill, Hunt of Weymouth, and Pierce of Lakeville, of the House. On Railways and Canals.-Messrs. Loud of Plymouth, and Foster of Essex, of the Senate; Messrs. Stone of Charlestown, Gilbert of New Bedford, Dewey of Williamstown, Stevens of Newburyport, and Johnson of Dorchester, of the House. On Horse Railways.-Messrs. Parker of Suffolk, and Adams of Worcester, of the Senate; Messrs. Baker of Beverly, Hills of Boston, Field of Milford, Goddard of Winchester, and Manahan of Lowell, of the House. On Roads and Bridges.-Messrs. Parsons of Franklin, and Leland of Middlesex, of the Senate; Messrs. Long of Charlestown, Robbins of Littleton, Leonard of Barnstable, Hawkes of Lynnfield, and White of Grafton, of the House. On the State House.-Messrs. Hobart of Norfolk, and Leland of Middlesex, of the Senate; Messrs. Bush of Westfield, Foster of New Bedford, Glancy of Boston, McNeil of Lowell, and Foss of North Bridgewater, of the House. On Towns.-Messrs. Hill of Middlesex, and Wells of Hampshire and Franklin, of the Senate; Messrs. Mudge of Committees on the Governor's address. Petersham, Russell of Marlborough, May of Lee, Hatch of Committees on the several portions of the Governor's On so much as relates to Coast Defences and Provincetown Harbor.-Messrs. Pitman of Bristol, Frost of Norfolk, and Loud of Plymouth, of the Senate; Messrs. Hills of Boston, Long of Charlestown, Nichols of Chesterfield, Bailey of Boston, Crosby of Brewster, Snow of Cohasset, and Root of Belchertown, of the House. On so much as relates to Hospitals for Invalided Soldiers.-Messrs. Eldridge of Norfolk, Southwick of Worcester, and Hurd of Essex, of the Senate; Messrs. Baker of Beverly, Souther of Boston, Marble of Worcester, Crane of Berkley, Knox of Palmer, Dunn of Dover, and Thacher of Harwich, of the House. On so much as relates to Bounties and Recruiting in Rebel States.-Messrs. Childs of Middlesex, Johnson of Worcester, and Andrews of Essex, of the Senate; Messrs. Stone of Charlestown, Brown of Worcester, Turner of Dartmouth, Bates of Norton, Prime of Salem, Faxon of Quincy, and Bardwell of Whately, of the House. On so much as relates to the State Census, Industrial Statistics, the Corporation Tax, and the Valuation Committee.-Messrs. Adams of Worcester, Parsons of Franklin, and Chadbourne of Berkshire, of the Senate; Messrs. Brown of Boston, Vinal of Somerville, Murdock of West Boylston, Billings of Hatfield, Jones of Dracut, Horton of Rehoboth, and Ryder of West Bridgewater, of the House. On so much as relates to Harbors and Flats.-Messrs. Stevens of Suffolk, Heywood of Middlesex, and Stockbridge of Hampshire, of the Senate; Messrs. Stone of Waltham, McLean of Boston, Brown of Salem, Willard of Harvard, Burbank of Longmeadow, Briggs of Taunton, and Arnold of Abington, of the House. On so much as relates to a Change in the Law of Settlement.-Messrs. Blaisdell of Bristol, Foster of Essex, and Merriam of Worcester, of the Senate; Messrs. Wells of Chicopee, Scudder of Dorchester, Kimball of Boston, Richardson of Lynn, Tirrell of Burlington, Boynton of Westborough, and Benjamin of Erving, of the House. On so much as relates to the Troy and Greenfield Railroad and Hoosac Tunnel.-Messrs. Cobb of Barnstable, Wentworth of Middlesex, and Wells of Hampshire and Franklin, of the Senate; Messrs. Scudder of Dorchester, Kimball of Boston, Stickney of Groveland, Conant of missioners. The Speaker presented the report of the Cattle Commis- Cattle Comsioners; which was referred to the committee on Agriculture. Hospital. Mr. Burnham of Haverhill, presented the memorial of Worcester the trustees of the Lunatic Hospital at Worcester, for an appropriation and for other purposes; which was referred to the committee on Public Charitable Institutions. Courts. Mr. Dutton of Pittsfield, the petition of James Francis Berkshire and others, of Pittsfield, for the removal of the courts of Berkshire County from Lenox to Pittsfield. Also the petitions of sundry citizens of the towns of Pittsfield, Cheshire, Becket, Lanesborough, Hinsdale, Williamstown, Windsor, New Ashford, Hancock, Richmond, Washington, Peru, Dalton, Florida, Savoy, Stockbridge and Great Barrington, in aid of the same. Severally referred to a joint special committee, consisting of Messrs. Clark of Amherst, Osborn of Edgartown, Campbell of Plainfield, Briggs of Boston, Bosworth of New Bedford, Manning of North Andover, Needham of Blackstone, Shaw of Wales, and Bowers of Clinton, with such as the Senate may join. Railroad. Mr. Pendergast of Charlestown, the petition of the Mystic Mystic River River Railroad Company, for extension of time for locating and constructing their road; which was referred to the committee on Railways and Canals. Railroad. Mr. Whiton of Boston, the petition of the Broadway Rail- Broadway road Company, for amendments of its charter; which was referred to the committee on Horse Railways. Mr. Plumer of Boston, the petition of the Baldwin Place Baldwin Baptist Society in Boston, for a change of name and leave Place Society to sell their meeting-house; which was referred to the com mittee on Parishes and Religious Societies. Rogers. Mr. Fitz of Gloucester, the petition of George H. Rogers, George H. for leave to build wharves in Gloucester; which was referred to the committee on Mercantile Affairs. Bank in Leo Mr. Haines of Leominster, the petition of John H. Lockey Savings and others, for a savings bank in Leominster; which was minster. referred to the committee on Banks and Banking. Florida. Mr. Hall of Heath, the petition of the Selectmen and other Monroe and inhabitants of Monroe, for an adjustment of the town lines between Monroe and Florida; which was referred to the committee on Towns. Severally sent up for concurrence. Controverted Mr. Holden of Salem, presented the petition of Joseph T. election. Gloucester Attorney- Hour of meeting. Rules and orders. List of committees. Wright of Marblehead, claiming the seat in the House now occupied by Mr. Joseph A. Hooper. Also the remonstrances of C. W. Palfray and forty-four others of Salem, and William Fabens and twenty-two others of Marblehead, against the right of Joseph A. Hooper to the seat occupied by him. Severally referred to the committee on Elections. Mr. Fitz of Gloucester, on leave, introduced a Resolve for the appointment of a commission to establish a channel line in Gloucester Harbor; which was read and referred to the committee on Mercantile Affairs, and sent up for concur rence. Mr. Scudder of Dorchester, on leave, introduced a Resolve providing an office for the Attorney-General; which was read, and on motion of Mr. Kimball of Boston, laid upon the table. Papers from the Senate. Ordered, In concurrence, that on and after Thursday, January 12, the daily sessions of the Senate and House of Representatives shall commence at 2 o'clock, P. M., except on Saturdays, when they shall commence at 11 o'clock, A. M. Ordered, In concurrence, that the clerks of the two branches, cause to be printed and bound in suitable form, 2,000 copies of the rules and orders of the two branches, with lists of the several standing and special committees, together with such other matter as has been prepared in pursuance to an order of the last Legislature. Ordered, In concurrence, that the clerks of the two branches cause to be prepared a list of the committees, in suitable memorandum form, for the use of the Legislature. Adjourned. Troy and Committees. THURSDAY, January 12, 1865. Met according to adjournment. The journal of yesterday was read. A message was received from the Governor, transmitting the report of Messrs. Brooks, Felton and Holmes, Hoosac Tunnel Commissioners; which was referred to the committee on the subject of the Troy and Greenfield Railroad and Hoosac Tunnel, and sent up for concurrence. Mr. Paine of Truro, was appointed an additional member of the special committee on the petition of James Francis and others. Mr. Winchester of Ashburnham, having been by mistake Committees. appointed a member of the committee on Claims, was excused from serving, at his own request, and Mr. Tucker of Stoughton was appointed in his place. Papers from the Senate. Roxbury. The petition of Francis Skinner & Co. and 784 others of Boston and Boston, and John S. Sleeper and 217 others of Roxbury, for the union of Boston and Roxbury, came down referred to a committee consisting of Messrs. Stoddard, Reed and Chadbourne, of the Senate, with such as the House might join. The House concurred, and added Messrs. Dudley of Northampton, Knowles of Warren, Hooper of Manchester, Benjamin of Egremont, Haines of Leominster, Dane of Hamilton, and Campbell of Oxford. Fisheries. The petition of the selectmen of Plymouth, for the estab- Plymouth lishment of artificial herring fisheries in that town, was referred to the committee on the Fisheries. tution for The petition of Moses B. Williams and others, for an act Union Instiof incorporation as the Union Institution for Savings in Savings. Boston, was referred to the committee on Banks and Banking. ny in Marl The petition of Samuel Boyd and others, for the incorpo- Gas Comparation of a Gas Company in Marlborough, was referred to the borough. committee on Manufactures. al Fire Insu The petition of the Union Mutual Fire Insurance Com- Union Mutupany of Boston, for renewal of its charter, was referred to rance Comthe committee on Insurance. pany. Fessenden. The petition of James M. Fessenden and others of James M. Andover, for an act of incorporation as the Howard Association for building purposes, was referred to the committee on Mercantile Affairs. Hyde Park The petition of Oliver Ames and others, for a railroad Canton and from Canton to Hyde Park, was referred to the committee Railroad. on Railways and Canals. A communication from the Secretary of the Navy, Mystic River. respecting certain encroachments upon the channel of Mystic River, was referred to the committee on Harbors and Flats. Severally in concurrence. tions for A communication from the Sergeant-at-Arms, in relation Accommodato accommodations for committees came down, referred to committees. the committee on the State House. The House non-concurred, and the communication was laid upon the table. |