The Litchfield County post., 1827-05-31
State Legislature. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The Committee to whom was releTI0O the report of the c Commissioners of the Ea- gle Bank, reported bill for public act respecting the same. The rule of the House was dispensed with, and the bill read the second time.
 The bill in form, for an act in addition to an act relating to the concerns of the Eagle Bank, came to its third reading, and after some amendments, passed.
 Monday morning May 21.
 Bills for public acts, " concerning fshe- ries" " for the support of paupers'' ' rela- ting to the assessment of taxes" were sev- erally read the first time.
 On motion the rule of the house was dis pensed with, and the bill for public act, relating to the sale of spirituous liquors, was read a second time. The bill propo- ses an alteration of the penalty of selling without license from $50 to any sum be- tween $1O and $50, at the discretion of the court. MT. Shepard moved to amend the bill SO as to make the penalty $7 opposed by Messrs. Miner, Gurley and Boardman, and advocated by the mover, and lost; a discussion then ensued on the bill during which the House adjourned.
 Afternoon.
 Several bills for public acts, were read the first time: among them were, bills for the settlement of estates testate, intestate and insolvent; concerning crimes and pun ishments,; respecting the inspection of pro- visions; and relative to the collection of debts by foreign attachment.
 The resolution which had passed the house respecting the settlement of the boundary line between Connecticut and Massachusetts, came from the Senate amen- ded-on motion, the House considered and concurred.
 The bill for an act in alteration of an act regulating salaries and fees, was read the third time. The bill proposes to alter the compensation of Jurors to $1,34 pr day. A long debate ensued on the motion to re- duce the sum to $1,25, in which Messrs. Hill, Shepard, Gurley, Cooley, May, War ren, and others took part, and which was negatived and the bill passed. Adj'nd.
 Tuesday morning May 22.
 MT. Shepard moved to take up the Dis trict Bill-after the same had been read, he moved an amendment to the 2d Sect. providing that there should be as many Districts as Senators. He observed that the subject of districting the State had occupied the attention of our citizens, and was a subject of deep interest, that the principal heretofore had not been adopted in this State, and was truly republican measure, that it was calculated to bring home knowledge of the candidates for of- fee to the people, and their qualifications would be fairly canvassed and understood were the State divided into small districts, each Senator would be well acquainted with the wants of his immediate -constituents,- that the measure was loudly called for at present, and the amendment he believed to be generally agreeable to the members.
 MT. Warren observed that he thought the Committee ought to have the privilege to explain, that in his opinion the subject ought to be left to the Legislature in fu- ture to decide, and that he was against any provision of the kind in tho Bill that it was in his view more just to bring Sena- tor from each section of the State, but he was against any restriction, SO that every Legislature may adapt the law to the con- tiugencies of the times.
 MT. Boardman, said, he was disposed to give great latitude both as to the number of Senators, and the number of the districts-that a large majority of the House was in favor of districting, but the great difficulty would be found in going into detail, that he was disposed to give some latitude to the Legislature, rather than tie their hands-that the difficulties attending bill in detail were greater than any man would suppose who had not sat down and made calculations upon the sub- ject, that the section as reported allowed some discretion (from to districts) but the present amendment allowed none at all, except as to the number. of Senator's that some of tine committee were for leav- ing out all restrictions as to the number of Districts. fla division could now be made 1t would be unjust after census that he believed majority of the House did not wish to extend the number of districts be- yond the number of counties. It was thought by the committee, that the State might hereafter be Districted for the choice ofmembers of Congress, and they had pro- vided that the State should not be divided into less than five Districts, because our representation in Congress might be redu- ced to that number that it would proba- bly, be disastrous to the Bill, if they com-
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