The Litchfield County post., 1828-05-22
Gonnertteut legtsIature.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Saturday, May 10.
 The following committees were announced.
 On County Courts.--Messrs. Curtiss, J. Grisw"ld, McCurdy, Gilbert. J. Battell. Ing ham, Gallup, and E. M. Hyde,
 On Banks and Monied Institutions. .-- -Messrs. Shepard, Bassett, Adams, Waring Matthew son, Abernethy, Hungerford, and Kihbe.
 On Divorces.-Messrs. J. Welles, fleming way, Abel, Forester. G. Griswold, Knowl ton, c. Arnold, and Stearns. On Ne,D I0acns and Probate DistrictS.-- Messrs. T. S. Williams, Webb, Trumbull, Hard, B. E. Palmer, Leavitt, Pratt, and Pa rish.
 On the Coasting Trode.--Messrs. Bulkley, Ward, and Alexander.
 Or County York Houses .--Messrs. S. Ray mond, Dixon, Steel, w. Raymond, Bass, Swan, Stewart, and F.. Perkins.
 On Roads and Bridgss.-Messrs. A. Petit bone, Buck, Royce. E. T. Smith, Bell, Cleve- land, SwatheI, and Rider. Petitions of the Cornwall and Washington turnpike company for discontinuing part of their road; of c Edmond and others of c. Keeler and others: and some others of minor importance, referred to the committee on roads. &c.
 Petition of E. l.. Phelps and others. for canal for manufacturing purposes, around En- field falls, referred to joint committe. On the question of reference, Mr. Y. s. Will jams objected to select committee on the ground that question, W hich would admit of such reference, should be referred to gen. erat Committee. MT. Dixon replied, that in the present instance, there are peculiar req sons for select committee many witnesses were tc be here on expense & a general com mitiee could not devote such and so much time and attention to it as circumstances de- handed.
 Petition for division of the town of Hart land, continued from the last session, refer red to the committee on Towns, &c.
 Report of the Commissioner of the School 300 copies ordered to be printed. Also, the report of the Connecticut Mis- sionary Society, which was transmitted to the Senate.
 The act respecting trespnsses read the sec ond time. Mr. Griswold, the intrOducer, ex- plained the object of the bill, that when there was no work house in the town where the defendant lived, he might if there were one. be taken to work house where the plaintiff lived. MT. Kibbe thought some difficulty might arise. when the parties lived in differ ent parts of the State.
 Presidential Election Bill. Mir. T. s. Per kins introduced further amendments, cores bonding with the one introduced by him yes terday. which were accepted. Mir D Tom linson doubted whether the bill, as amended, would tend to diminish the excitement, and, as it was an important bill, he moved to lay it on the table, which was done.
 An act to prevent creditors from obtaining costs on writs of debt on judgment and scieri tacias, introduced by MT. Boardman yester- Oay. was read the second time. Mr. B. ex- plained the object of the bill. alluded to the evils, petty larcenies, that are now being prac- ticed to the injury of the debtor. MT. T. S.. Williams and MT. Swan approved of the ob- ject of the bill but if passed in its present form, may in some cases be doing injustice to the creditor; the hill was referred to these three gentlemen as committee.
 Districting.-Thed district hill is made the order of the day for Thursday next, at two o'clock.
 An invitation from the Faculty of Yale College, to the members of the Legislature, that the College rooms would this afternoon be open, and that they would be pleased to wait on those who felt disposed te visit the college, was read hy the Speaker.
 Adjourned to Monday, o'clock.
 Monday. May le.
 Bill respecting trespasscs was amended by Mr. J. Griswold, 10 meet the objections of