The Litchfield County post., 1827-06-14

send two representatives to the General As- sembly, shall not be entitled to send more than one representative to said Assembly ,ifthe pop ulatiOn of said towns by the census of the U. States to be taken in 1880, doth not amount to or exceed the number of tive thousand per- sons, residents in such towns. And after the adoption of this amendment, any new incOr- pOrated town shall not be entitled to send . representative to the General Assembly, un- less the population of said town at the time Oi it's incorporation, amount to or exceed the number of one thousand persons.
 The amendment was opposed by MT. Ba- con, when a motion for indefinite postpone ment was made. which was opposed by MT. HiDman, advocated by MT. T. s. Williams, and lost-97 to 90.
 The question was then taken on MT. Warren's amendment, ,and decided in the neg alive.
 The resolution was opposed at some length by Messrs. Burrel and T. Pitkin, and on ta- king the question by yeas and nays, it was de- cided as follows. Yeas 87-Nays 1O5.
 Bills were passed for the appointment O. sundry military officers.
 A bill appointing Justices of the Peace for the county of Windham, passed.
 The committee of conference on the differ ing votes of the two Houses on the bill regula- ling the standard measure of charcoal, report ed the reasons which inducad the Senate to pass the same. motion was made to re- consider and concur with the Senate advo- cated by Messrs. Burrel and Gurley, and car ried.
 Wednesday, Morning, Mag 30.
 Prayer by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Brownell.
 A bill was passed appointing Wm. Lynde, Esq. Judge of Probate for the District of Saybrook.
 The committee appointed to inquire what business was necessary to be done at the pre- sent sesion, reported that in their opinion, all necessary business might be inised by Thurs day afternoon, or Friday morning.
 A committee was appointed to make up the debentures of the House. Sundry motions were made for taking up bills on different sub Jects, when motion was finally made by Mr. Shepard and passed, that all bills on the ta- bic should be subject to the control of the Speaker, and be taken up in such order as he may think proper.
 A bill for public act providing that any civil process served on the Lords day shall be void, and repeating the 5th section of the existing law on this subject, was read the Sd time. The effect of the bill would be to re- wise the old law, which by a recent construc- ton of the Supreme Court, make all civil pro- cess void which was served between the ri- sing and setting of the sun on Sunday. The bill was opposed by Messrs. Todd, Shaler, and T. s. Williams advocated by Messrs. Hill and Samuel Raymond, when motion for indefinite postpOnment was made, by MT. T. Pitkin' MT. Parish opposed the postpon- ment, and offered an amendmct, which the Speaker decided to be in order. The amend ment proposed was such as to make all pro- .cesses void that were served between l2 o. clock on Saturday night and 12 o'clock on Sunday night. MT. Pitkin renewed his mo- ton for an indefinite postponment, which, af- ter short discussion, prevailed.
 Thursday, May sl.
 Prayer by the Rev Mir. Wheaton.
 The bill appointing Justices of the Peace for the County of Litchfeld, came from the Senate amended by erasing the names of- Jackson, Isaac Leavenworth, Cyrus Swan. Constantine M'Mahon, Nathan Burton, Jr. and some others. Committee of conference appointed.
 A bill for public act providing that three years coninment in New-Gate shall be suffi- cient cause for the granting of divorces by the Superior Court, was read third time and negatived.
 A bill for public act empowering the civ il authority of towns to grant licence for the sale of spurious liquors to be drank in stores, was taken up and indefinitely postponed.
 Tine Committee to whom was referred the report of the Commissioners appointed to build the State Prison, reported resolution appropriating S3,O00 in addition to former appropriations, to carry into effect the alterss- tions, Tn the original plan of the Prison, pro- posed in the report of the Commissioners. Report accepted and resolution passed.
 The same committee to whom was referred the bill constituting the towns of Plymouth and Bristol probate district, recommended a continuance of the same to the next Gen eral Assembly. Report accepted and bill! continued.
 A resolution appointing committee to en- quire what compensation is allO we'd for pub fishing the laws, was read; advocated by Messrs. Perkins, Kimberly, May and Bierce, and passed.
 The petition of Jeremiah Sturges and O. thers for bank, and also the petition of John Baldwin and others for bank, were cOntinr.d to the next General Assembly.
 Report of President and Directors of the Savings Bank in New-Haven was read and laid on the table.
 A resolution was passed appointing John Russ, Martin Wells, and John s. Peters, di- reetors Ofthe Connecticut State Prison.