The Litchfield County post., 1828-06-05

without being assessed or paying any duty. The committee were in doubt whether to suppress them or lay duty. The bill pro- vides that SlO be paid for license and $50 for penalty. and that they show their license whenever called on. These pedlars some- times sell cheap and sometimes at twice the value at which articles can be purchased of merchants, thus defrauding the public. At the suggestion of MT. cCurdy, who said it was opposed to the Constitution to grant any exclusive privileges to citizens of this State, the bill was SO amended as to extend it's priv
 eges to citizens of the United States-in the bill it is limited to the inhabitants of this State.
 MT. Hotchkiss wished the privilege of purt chasing goods at his own door. Bill laid on the table by motion of MT. Rider.
 Bill respecting Levies, on motion of Mir. Ingham, referred to a select committee.
 Bill providing that the towns in which a pauper dies, shall give him a decent bu- rial, and charge the expense not exceeding SG to the town which he belongs, lost, 58 to los.
 Bill respecting nuisances, advocated by Mr.. J. w. Huntington, and passed.
 Bill to avoid delay in certain cases when a suit at law is pending, explained by MT. J.W, Huntington, theintroducer, passed.
 Bill to repeal the law exempting females from Imprisonment for debt. MT. Butler said no reason could be given why females should not be compelled to pay their debts. Now there are positive evils; before this act was passed, the evils were only imaginary.
 Mr. Shepard said he was in favor of civil liberty to the fullest extent, and this law is one step towards that object. He believed the House was unwilling thus to go backwards, He doubted whether creditor previous to his giving credit thought of imprisonment as se- curity. He ewHs n hopes gentlemen would turn their attention to perfect some system to secure the creditor in pref renee to going back in this way.
 Mir. T. s. Williams said, women are some- times creditors as well as debtors, and then al- luded to striking examples; the widow of a sea captain m low circumstances, who had a sult pending when the law was passed, against female for SSOOO, and afterwards obtained her suit: but when collection was attemped, the debtors property being money, therefore beyond the reach of attachment, she, not be- ing subject to imprisonment, laughed at the poor widow for attempting to collect her debt. He added, let us abolish the law for imprison-- ment for debt if necessary-but let us extend no such exclusive privileges to females.
 MT. Kibbe also gave some examples of si- mllar frauds of females. Bill passed by a. great majority.
 Petition for an act to render valid the sale of highway lands in Colebrook may be with drawn.
 PedtGrS.-Mr. moved an amend ment to increase the duty to $9O. He wish- ed to suppress these trunk pedlars. If they are willing to give this much for licences, they will be respectable men. Amendment pre- vailed-82 to 81.
 Some further remarks were made chiefly with view to extend to the manufacturer the privilege of disposing freely ,s his own manufactures, by Messrs. Rider, Matthe'vsou and Kelly, when the bill was again laid on the table. During the debate Mir. Hotchkiss said the purchasers would be obliged to pay this duty; and Mr. Coe said this bill is against the voice of the people.
 Atfern0oB.-Mr. Butler amended the biIl it now reads, ds,manufacturers may themselves or by their agents, dispose of their goods to merchants and retailers) so that manufactures may retail their own goods at their usual place of doing business, and also that manufactur- FITS of farming utensils and carpenters tools. may retail them any where by themselves or agents.
 MT Hard moved for an nindefnite postpone ment, as the question had already taken up too much time ofthe House.
 MT. Reed said there are at present evils, s,and therefore he hoped the motion might not pre- vail.
 MT. Shepard said. many manufacturers are entirely dependent on pedlars for the dispos- al ofther manufactures, such as segars, tin ware, buttons, ,&c. Because man owns mo- thing but his team, is no reason why he had not ought to enjoy the same privileges asmen of little more capital sufficient to take stand. We ought not to meddle witlsthe rights of individuals. He was in favour of free trade. Motion for indefinite postponement lost, 62 to Ill.
 On motion of Mir Fanton the bill was com. mltted by q vote If 80 to 8S.
 Bill compelling disclosures in cases of frau- dulent conyeyances. MT. Storrs replied to the arguments of MT. Boardman. He said,in courts of dernier resort, to compel such dis closures is no new principle. MT. B. still ad- hered to the principle. Bill lost.
 Committee on the resolutions from Geor-. eia and South Carolina, reported that it is at this time unnecessary and inexpedient to take any measures on this subject. MT. T. Pitkin from the committee, stated, that, in the opinion of the committee, it will be ofno benefit to enter into any controversy, at the present time. on the subject of the powers of Congress. When we are satisfied thev have gone beyond the power entrusted them,