The Litchfield County post., 1827-05-10
resolution was adopted and the committee Or- dered to consist Of two from county.
 Adjourned to o'clock.

Afternoon.
 The Speaker having stated that the lime assigned for the choice of.a Major Gener- al of the 1st. Division of Militia had arri- we'd, MT. Shepard moved to refer the sub lect to the committee on Military returns. lhlS was objected to, and after short dIscusslon the motion was withdrawn and the House proceeded to ballot. On counting the votes it was found that the whole number was 193, of which Dennis Kimberly Esq. had 127, and was declared elected.
 A resolution was passed authorizing the committee on elections to send for ner. sons and papers touching the election of Elias Ford of Waterbury. A resolution from the Senate, appoint ing the Hon. N. Johnson with such per- sens as the House may join, a Committee to examine the State-House in Hartford and report what repairs are necessary, and the probable expense of the committee on the part ofthe House ordered to consist of one from county.
 A bill for a Public Act on the subject of Banks, reported by the committee on un- finished business, was taken up and read the first time.
 A bill for Public Act concerning du- ties and court fees, was introduced by Mr. Gurley and read first time
 A bill for Public Act constitutinp the town of Ashford Probate District. was read the first time.
 The report of the committee on the sub- ,ject of the State-House in New-Haven. which was made the last session of the Le- gislature, remained among the unfinished business was taken up, and with accompa- nying resolutions referred to select con- mittee of one from county.
 The resignation of John L. Lewis Sher- riff of the county of Middlesex was read and accepted.
 The bill relating to Banks was taken up and referred to the committee on Banks.
 The Report of the Commissioner of the School Fund was read and accepted four hundred copies were ordered to be printed for the use of the members, and the Report with the accompanying documents referred to the committee on the School Fund.
 DIED--At his residence, No. 52s Broadway, April 29 in the 72d year of his age, the Hon. RUFUS KING.
 MT. King entered into public life at an early age.- After completing his legal stu- dies, he was chosen,a the close of the rev. olution 1784, to represent the state of Massachusetts in the old Continental Con- gross. In this body he acquired great in- fluence, and was the mover of a proposi- ton, which will always render his name distinguished and respected in the annals of his country. We refer to the prohibi- ton of slavery in the old North West Ter ritory. After serving in that body to the entire satisfaction of his constituents, he was deputed by the same State 10 the con- the United States. This instrument hav- ing been prepaired and submitted to the States for their ratification, MT. King Was sent, by the town of Newburyport, with MT. Parsons and Robert Treat Paine, to the State Convention, which gave the sanction of Massachusetts to the new con- sttuton. In procuring this sanction, MT. King was mainly instrumental. Objections were made in Massachusetts, as well as in New Y ork and Virginia {; and whilst the talents of Hamilton and Madison were engaged in surmoun;ing tho obstacles op- posed to it by the anti-federalist of the two latter States, MT. King was performing an act of equally vital importance to his coun- try, by soothing the fears and prejudices which operated againsts it, in State that was still agitated by the feelings which produced the Shay rebellion. When the requisite number of States had signifed their assent, and the constitution went in- to opperation under the auspicies of Wash ington, Mir. King was chosen by the Le- gislature of this State, their representative in the Senate of the United States, Here he acquired the particular confidence of Washington, by whom he was selected as the minister of this country to the Court of St. James. Although federalist, such was the confidence reposed in his talents and character by MT. Jefferson, that upon his succeeding Mir. Adams, he expressed his special desire to MT. King, that he should continue to represent the United States, at the British Court. In compli- ance with this request he continued until, having completed all the negotiations en- trusted to his care, in 1905 he requested permission to return to his native land, from which he had been absent about eight