LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES Dates Scheduled for Important Hearings-Place of Meeting and Membership of Committees. Special Committee on Governor's Message. Meets Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30 (room 362). Senators Hays (chairman), Martin and Hull; Representatives Smith of Boston (House chairman), Sherburne, Chamberlain, Faxon, Allen of Newton, Sawyer, Lynch and Casey. Clerk, Mr. Faxon. (S. 1) So much of Governor's address as relates to proposed state bureau of engineering; also on abolition of state armory commission ..... .....Mar. 7 (H. 1161) For repeal of law creating minimum wage commission..Mar. 2 (S. 241) That state purchase for taxes land for agricultural de velopment, etc.... .Mar. 2 (S. 242) For board of Connecticut river valley park commissioners. Mar. 2 (S. 243) On registration of land available for agricultural development, etc...... (S. 244) For a common means for developing agricultural land, .Mar. 2 .Mar. 2 For elective commissioner of labor, etc. (From S. W.)... Mar. 2 Banks and Banking. Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 (room 446). Senators Fay (chairman), Cavanaugh and Tetler; Representatives Wilson of Boston (House chairman), Mildram, Gates, Swig, Fisher, Freeling, Morris and Ware. Clerk, Mr. Morris. (H. 1180) On investment of deposits taken by certain persons, etc..Mar. 9 Labor. Meets Mondays and Thursdays at 11 (room 427). Senators Beal (chairman), Gifford and Green; Representatives Frost (House chairman), Renne, Collins of Edgartown, Cross, Whitney of Clinton, Courtney, Higgins and Morrill of Haverhill. Clerk, Mr. Morrill, (II. 139) That tour-workers in paper mills have an eight-hour day. Feb. 28 (S. 1) Part of Governor's address on hours of labor.. (H. 932) For a "three shift" in certain industries.. ...Feb. 28 ..Feb. 28 Judiciary, Joint. Meets daily at 10:30 (room 222). Senators Cavanaugh (chairman), Tufts, Bates, Gordon and Washburn; Representatives Kennard (House chairman), Abbott, Bowser, Burr, Ball, Mulveny, MacPherson, Weeks, Woodhead, Sullivan of Boston and Brogna. Clerk, Mr. Ball. (H. 520) Recommendations of commission on uniform legislation. Mar. 3 (a) (H. 521) So much as relates to partnerships..... .Mar. 3 (S. 103) On proper marking, etc., of real estate offered for sale... Feb. 28 (H. 768) To amend law on registers of deeds... .Feb. 28 (S. 120) On appointing a judicature commission... ..Mar. 2 (S. 134) (S. 135) On sale of rights of unknown owners of land in Ipswich..Mar. 8 Feb. 28 ..... ....Mar. 3 (H. 911) To enlarge powers of juries in civil and equity cases.... Mar. 2 (H. 913) As to arrest on mesne process, etc... (H. 914) As to official to whom deeds to city or town must be given ...Feb. 28 (H. 917) That constable, etc., be compelled to make returns of executions... (H. 918) On dissolving real estate attachments. (S. 195) For repeal of chap. 249, Acts of 1915, on admission to the bar..... Mar. 2 .Feb. 28 ....Feb. 29 (S. 199) For publishing in a daily law journal trial lists of certain courts (H. 1043) On dissolving attachments.. .Mar. 2 ....Mar. (H. 1056) To prohibit persons not attorneys acting in legal proceedings (H. 1057) On practice of law by those not attorneys. (H. 1060) On untrue, misleading and fraudulent advertising.. (H. 1212) On establishing exceptions, etc. (H. 1219) For expediting trials in superior court.. (H. 1352) On sale of personal property taken on execution. (H. 1353) On advertising real property taken on execution. (H. 1357) On untrue and misleading advertisements...... 2 (H. 1358) On disposal of real estate by picture puzzle cóntests, etc. Mar. 1 (H. 1359) On verdicts by juries..... (H. 1363) On business of supreme and superior courts.. Mar. 2 Mar. 2 .Feb. 29 .Mar. 2 ..Mar. 1 ..Mar. 3 (H. 701) ...Mar. 3 (H. 1510) On equalizing competition between insurance companies under "compensation" law. (From Ins.)... .Mar. 3 (H. 1635) To terminate existence of proprietors of Jeffries Neck Pasture. (From Mer. Aff.).. .Mar. 8 Preliminary report of commission on probation on juvenile law, etc..... Mercantile Affairs. Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 and 2 (room 436). Senators Eldridge (chairman), McLane, Haigis and McGonagle; Representatives Chamberlain (House chairman), Harrop, Cady, Clauss, Whitney of Winthrop, Perry of Somerville, Odlin, Parker of New Bedford, Harrington, Phelan and Fitzgerald of Northampton. Clerk, Mr. Phelan. (H. 147) For intermission in exhibition of motion pictures........ Feb. 29 (H. 269) Recommendations of commissioner of weights and (S. 49) On intermissions in showing motion pictures... (H. 562) Beverly Mar. 7 .Mar. 7 Mar. 7 .Mar. 1 Mar. 2 .. Feb. 29 To change name of First Calvinistic Baptist Church, (H. 565) To regulate transportation, etc., of liquor. (H. 653) On safety devices on elevators.... (H. 962) For charter for South Yarmouth Baptist Cemetery Association .Mar. 7 (H. 963) For charter for bishop and trustees of Protestant Episco pal church in diocese of Massachusetts..... (H. 1070) For charter for the Parkman Foundation. (H. 1242) On motion pictures.... (H. 1244) On number, etc., of articles sold by pedlers under county license... .Mar. 7 องง 7 ..... .Mar. (H. 1394) For charter of Leonard Morse Hospital, Natick. (H. 1395) On transporting liquors into no-license cities. Mar. .Mar. 272 (H. 1398) For elevator inspectors in district police building inspection department..... ..Mar. 1 On motion pictures in churches, etc.. (H. 1399) .Feb. 29 .Mar. 2 2 (H. 1535) On licensing wholesalers of confectionery and tobacco..Mar. (H. 1536) To prohibit motion picture theatres from advertising.. Feb. 29 (H. 1537) On regulation of storage warehouses... (H. 1539) On handling explosives... .Mar. 1 Public Lighting. Meets Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:30 (room 446). Senators Hays (chairman), Langelier, Beck and Timilty; Representatives Tolman (House chairman), Day, Halliwell, Sinnott, McKenzie, Atwood, Bentley, Wood, Brennan of Boston, McNamee and Joyce. Clerk, Mr. Brennan. (S. 213) On issue of securities by certain corporations.... .Mar. 1 (H. 1099) On price of electricity by public service corporations... Mar. 3 (H. 1100) On price of electricity by public service corporations....Mar. 3 For investigation, etc., of price of electric lighting.... .Mar. 3 On approval of ordinances, regulations, etc., of electric companies (H 1101) (H. 1274) Mar. 1 (H. 1275) On readjusting capital of certain gas and electric companies, etc.... Mar. 1 (H. 1436) On installation of gas meters.... .Mar. 8 (H. 1564) On municipal lighting plants by cities. .Mar. 8 plants .Mar. 8 Roads and Bridges. Meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 (room 427). Senators Haigis (chairman), Hull and Sheehan; Representatives Foster (House chairman), Emery, Waterman, Colburn, Russell, Brown of Revere, Ogden and Dowd. Clerk, Mr. Emery. (H. 179) That highway commission appoint tree wardens of state highways ..... (H. 1012) For construction of highway between Rockport and Gloucester .... .Mar. 2 Mar. 1 1 ...Mar. (H. 1128) On laying out North Beacon street as state highway. .Mar. 1 .Mar. 1 (H. 1285) For rebuilding Essex bridge between Salem and Beverly. Mar. 1 (H. 1288) For improving highway in Weston, Wayland, Natick and Framingham.. .Mar. 1 Social Welfare. Meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:30 (room 460). Senators Farnsworth (chairman), Ellis and Bazeley; Representatives Catheron (House chairman), Armstrong, Perry of Shelburne, Richards, Lyman of Medford, Tyler, Brennan of Natick and Gillis. Clerk, Mr. Tyler. (H. 341) For a non-contributory system of old age pensions. manufacturing establishments..... (H. 691) As to old age pensions.. (H. 122) For an old age pension system... (H. 828) For special committee on old age pensions. (H. 327) On non-contributory old age pensions.. (S. 233) For non-contributory pensions for old age. (S. 174) To use taxes from intangible property for old age pen sions (S. 288) On hours of women and children, etc.. (H. 339) For Massachusetts board of immigration, etc.. (H. 595) For commission on plan of social insurance.... .Mar. 1 (H. 693) On employing women and minors in textile industries... Feb. 28 (S. 1) Part of Governor's address on insurance against sickness, etc. .Mar. 1 (S. 1) Part of Governor's address on homesteads for citizens. ..Mar. 1 (H. 825) For insurance for workmen temporarily unemployed.. (H. 824) On insurance against sickness and unemployment... (H. 1015) For insurance for employes in certain cases.. (H. 1018) On hours of women and minors... For a commission on social insurance. (H. 1132) (H. 1135) On payments to police and firemen in case of disability or death..... (S. 232) For eight hours for women and children. (H. 1289) On employment of women and children at night. school teachers....... (H. 1585) To raise age of children in certain industries to 16 years. Feb. 28 (H. 1586) To hours of women and children.. Feb. 28 Legal Affairs. Meets daily at 10:30 (room 249). Senators Perley (chairman), Hays, Knowles and Green; Representatives Mönk (House chairman), Nash, Tolman, Lincoln, Perrin, French of Somerville, Levenson, Foley, Cummings, McCarty and Murray of Milford. Clerk, Mr. Foley. (H. 142) That consent of wife to assignment of wages be acknowledged in person... (H. 143) On assignments of wages when assignors have minor children .Feb. 28 ........ Feb. 28 (H. 144) That institutions have precedence in claims for support of minor children in assignments of wages. (H. 300) To prohibit assignment of wages. (H. 778) For no limit on loans on assignment of wages. (H. 1386) To prohibit assigning wages for purchase of jewelry. (H. 1393) On assigning wages... ..... (H. 1531) On assigning wages to purchase jewelry. .Feb. 28 .Feb. 28 .Feb. 28 .Feg. 28 . Feb. 28 Feb. 28 . Feb. 28 Feb. 28 . Feb. 28 Feb. 28 Street Railways. Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:45 (room 433). Senators Gordon (chairman), Martin, Kimball and Hayes; Representatives Worrall (House chairman), Bunting, Kent, Hardy, Hartshorn, Hill of Cambridge, Lilley, J. L. Donovan of Boston, Manning, Lynch and Casey. Clerk, Mr. Kent. (H. 507) For better facilities for Revere Beach Reservation...... Feb. 29 (H. 1299) On repair of streets, etc., by street railway companies.. Feb. 29 (H. 1300) To enlarge powers of street railway companies..... (H. 1626) That Bay State Company may lease to Union Company in New Bedford.... (H. 1461) On fares in Suffolk county. (H. 1593) For uniform fare in Hyde Park district, Boston. . Feb. 29 . Feb. 29 Feb. 29 . Feb. 29 Taxation. Meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 (room 443). Senators Tufts (chairman), Ellis, Farnsworth and Chapman; Representatives Drury (House chairman), Mildram, Stone, Perry of Nantucket, Rowley, Catheron, Renne, Ammidon, Souther, Wall and Curran, Clerk, Mr. Ammidon. (S. 1) Part of Governor's address on taxation..... Feb. 29 (H. 1147) For further investigation of taxation of corporations... Feb. 29 (P. D. 12) Report of attorney-general.. (a) .Feb. 29 Part on evasion of inheritance taxes and taxation life insur ance .Mar. 1 (H. 1464) On certain corporate franchise taxes. (H. 1595) On inspection of returns of business corporations.. (H. 1652) On abatement of taxes..... . Feb. 29 .Feb. 29 .. Feb. 29 |