The Litchfield County post., 1827-05-17

ting tO the assessment of taxes was read the second time. The object of the bin is the repeal of law passed the last session Cor tax ing sheep. Mir. D. s. B0ardman briefly stated that he was induced to lay i1 the bill on aE- count Oftle great depression. which hadteken place in the value of sheep and wool si,ssI passage of the iaw.-PosfpOned to hSlliri reading. .Sl
 A bill for public act relative to the sStllsA ment of estates testate, intesfate and ins0lyanGs was introduced by MT. Benedict aud FcGd the first time.
 | A bill for a public act concerning duties and court fees was taken up oa its second read ing. and its object explained by Mr. Garleys-- The first section of the hill aholishes the du- ties on all writs. petitions, and appeals; tine second section provides for an increaAs of court fees. The bill was amended hy striking out the second section. and postponed tO < third reading. Afternoon. @ : A bill for public act relating to fences and cOanm0n ielsls, received its first and. sst0nd reading. nt A resolution was intf0ancsd. directing the COmptT0iler tn.procure 20 copies of the Stat ute laws uf the state for the use of the Honse. A shart dehafe eRstIed ,and the resolution atter beinR agneasIed so asstO reduce the number to 12, passed.
 The petition oftie Geoesal Hospital socie- Ety of Connecticut, for RI in establishing lhOspitai in the city of sNes Haven, was ore. sented by Mr. Hslbb&fd and referred to a com mittee of one froma c0nnty. The House hav- ing no business on the table, adjourned. " .a. . a Tuesday, May 8.
 A bill fora public act t0 repeal an>act pass ed the last sessien for taxing sheep, Was read the third time. A discuss,on of some length ensued, in which Mrssrs. Warren, D. Bacon, Ingersoll,D. S. Boatdmaihf and Griswold, ad- vocated and Messrs. Shepard, Harley, and Ellswo orth, opposed the bill. 1t was urged tn support of the bill, that it was in conformity with what had always been considered the true policy of the State, as it opperated to ell4 couraged manufactures ; that the price soe wool was low, and although thestax was tri- fling, afforded hut little revenae, 1t bad a tens dency to discourage farmers from raising sheep; that distinction as regards the kind OfprOpelty subjected to taxation, were prO- per, when the public good required it, and had always existed. Against ttslbilf it was urged that the public good and the interest of manu- factures did not require it as the market was we'll supplied with wool ]; that it opperated to the beneRt of the wealthy and the injury of the poor, that it was negotiable and op- posed to the constitution as afforded exciu- sise privileges. On taking the vote the bill was negatived. As- ,ea.'
 The bill for a public act c0sscerning duties and court fees was read the third time, and, after being amended so as to repeal so much of the existing statute as Is contrary to the provision of the bill, passed.
 Several petitions for a TeversiOn of the laws relating to common schools. were presented and referred to the committee on this subject.
 Afternoon.
 A bill fora public act to repeal an act con corning schools, received its first and second readings. %a s 1.a F --','2@r 2-r-r~ Wednesday. DSay S.se r A message gr0m the 0userupf, trans uniting certain resolutions of fhe State of Maine, relating to the appropriation of the the revenue ofthe U. States for the purpose of internal improvement, was read and re- ferred to joint cemmiftee consieting oi' one from a county on the part of the House. N, as' .gs4 .-,s :,
 A message from the Governor trans- hitting certain resolutions of the State of Georgia and Ohio relating the elections of President and Vice President of the Uni- ted States, was referred to the same com mittee. 59. r.-.
 A large nnmber of petitions were pre- scn,ed, among which were the petitions of the Trustees of Washington College for pecuniasy aid. Of the Hartford Fire In- ssasance Company for power to effec, ma- rine insurance. Of Jeremiah Sturges and others for a Bank at Sangatuck, &c.--Of John Baldwin and others for smother Bank in Windham County.---0f Trustees. of Hartford Female Seminary for an act of ncorporation.---Of Samuel Colt and oth- CTS for a lottery.--Of North Society of Killingly to be made a town.--Of Daniel l.. Colt and others for division of the town of fNorwicb.-Of Nathan Champlia and others, of West Chelsea in Norwich, ts be incorporated into . new town by the name of Mount Pleasant. Of-----:for a Bank in T Tolland.- Of Peabody and others for Lottery. The above petitions. with several others principally Of a private ma tnre. were disposed of hy reference to committes. VIZ, Nj
 The joint committee ds the subject 0f the State House in Hartfdsd, reported that they had examined the outer walls and in teriior of the building, and found tho same cosiderabiy out of repairs and recommend that the necessary repairs should he made. -&.