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NUMBER 26 
VOLUME 5. 
SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1907. 
Manchester’s assessment this year 
to the state tax according to the ap- 
portiohment by the state tax com- 
missioner, is to be $15,360. Last 
year it was $3390 less, or $11,970. 
Te 
y On Beacon Hill 
(By Our Special Correspondent. ) a | 
On Friday, June 28, the Massachu- 
setts Legislature was prorogued by 
the order of His Excellency the Gov- 
ernor and the Governor’s Council. 
The closing hours of one of the most 
strenuous year’s session of the State 
Legislature was spent in jollification 
and good spirit. Personal animosity 
was forgotten, everyone appeared 
happy, and all were glad that their 
labors for the year were about at 
an end. 
A brief review of the doings and 
achievements of this year’s session of 
the legislature will not be amiss. The 
most important measures and the 
measures which attracted the most at- 
tention were: the overtime bill, the 
Shoe Machinery bill, the capital pun- 
ishment bill, the public opinion bill, 
the savings bank insurance bill and 
the merger bill. 
The overtime bill has been in the 
legislature for the past twelve years. 
This bill prohibits overtime work in 
factories and mills. It has been the 
aim and ambition of Rep. Ross of 
New Bedford to have this bill become 
law. Last year it was killed in the 
‘senate and the yellow newspapers 
claimed: it was killed to save em- 
barassing the governor. But such 
was not the case. The governor was 
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perfectly willing to sign the bill, as 
was proved by his signing it this year 
when it reached the executive depart- 
ment. 
The shoe machinery bill was really 
the measure which aroused the most 
public interest. Hearings were held, 
eminent counsel engaged by both 
sides, and when the measure reached 
the House and Senate by the report 
of the committee the fountains of 
oratory were again in evidence. After 
a bitter fight the measure finally 
reached the governor, who, after 
careful consideration, signed the bill. 
It is conceded by unprejudiced people 
that this is meritorious legislation and 
that it became law is to the credit of 
the legislature. No state ever gained 
much advantage, if any, by trying to 
build up its commerce and _ industry 
by stifling competition and creating 
ungovernable monopolies. On the 
other hand, there should be lacking 
in the administration of public busi- 
ness that unreasonable prejudice 
against corporations simply because 
they are such. 
The capital punishment bill was de- 
feated, but an amendment offered by 
Senator Vahey, giving the jury the 
power to qualify verdicts in capital 
cases so as to practically wipe out 
capital punishment, came very near to 
passing, being defeated by only 
one vote. 
The public opinion bill, a measure 
characterized as a bill to provide 
“‘government by impulse,” was de- 
feated by a large majority in the 
House. 
The bill giving savings banks the 
privilege of conducting a life insurance 
business in connection with its regu- 
lar business, is a measure of vast im- 
portance to citizens of moderate 
means. It is expected that when this 
method of insurance is established, it 
will greatly reduce the cost of life in- 
surance. 
Towards the close of the session 
the question of the merger of the 
Boston & Maine and the New York, 
New Haven & Hartford Railroad 
companies was taken up upon re- 
ceipt of a message from the governor. 
A bill was drafted, which it is thought 
will protect the public at large in the 
event of the merging of these two 
roads. 
It is also always interesting to note 
how the governor stood with the legis- 
lature in regard to his recommenda- 
tions and his vetoes. 
ernor Guild’s recommendations were 
adopted by the legislature and made 
into law. .The governor was also 
handsomely sustained in all his vetoes, 
there being nine in all. 
The governor in the peroration of | 
his annual message to the legislature 
Many of. Gov- - 
quoted these words : 
“IT see in all directions the light 
breaking. Trade and government 
will not alone be the favored aims of 
mankind, but every useful, every 
elegant art, every exercise of imagina- 
tion, the height of reason, the noblest 
affection, the purest religion, will find 
their home in our institutions and 
write our laws for the benefit of men.”’ 
The governor added: ‘‘ The prophecy 
was Emerson’s. The opportunity is 
ours.” 
Who will say that the legislature of 
nineteen hundred and seven did not 
grasp the opportunity ? 
k MANCHESTER : 
a 32 Years Ago W 
“eeeeeceeeceeececeeeeececee! 
(Beginning with this week’s issue of 
the BREERE we are printing a few 
items each. week taken from the 
Beetle and Wedge, the first paper 
published in Manchester. It was 
edited by J. F. Rabardy, one of Man- 
chester’s honored citizens today, as 
he was then. The paper was pub- 
lished monthly and the items below 
are copied word from word from the 
issue of July 1875.— Ed.) 
The services of the Manchester 
Cornet Band have been secured by 
the Ancient and Honorables of Essex, 
who will, parade on the morning of 
the “‘Fourth;” 
Magnolia lodge, I.0.0.F., held a so- 
cial gathering at the Poor Farm, Fri- 
day evening, 21st inst., there being 
thirty couples present. Exercises of 
the evening consisted of tableaux, 
dialogues, singing and the presenta- 
tion of a silver cake basket by P.G., - 
W. C. Rust, in behalf of the lady 
friends of the order to Mr. and Mrs. 
Meader, showing their appreciation of 
this and other entertainments en- 
joyed at their place. All wishing to 
engage in the fantastic toe had that 
opportunity, after which a good sup- 
per was served, and the party retired, 
saying, “what a pleasant time! ’” 
Manchester is really beautiful now. 
Most of our summer residents are 
now among us, and we notice many. 
new visitors, among them are Prof. 
O. S: Fowler, of-N.Y.; Bye Eeietces 
Esq., J. Sawyer, Esq., EE. Burline 
game, Esq., and Hon. J. W. Merrill, 
of Boston. 
Tuesday morning a stray horse was 
found on Bridge street, between 
Jersey Lane and Highland avenue, by 
Edward Coulter. Mr. Coulter led 
the animal to the police station and 
turned it over to Chief Peabody. It 
was afterwards found that it  be- 
longed to a party in Bay View, 
