Litchfield enquirer., 1829-05-28
CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Monday, NaGy IS'
 Prayer hy Rev. Mir Wheaton.
 An account of the funds of the Missionary Society of Connecticut read. Amount of funds $S, 100.
 vrhe committee to whom was referred the petition of w. Seymour, for lottery report ed unfavOrably. Rill. in addition to an act for regulating the sale- of spirituous. liquors, read twice. The h;II pnrnydes that when the retailer does not nav for his licence within 20 days from the f;me it is taken out, the clerk of the board ehall Penort his name to the States Attorney.
 Tuesday, Mag 19.
 T,he following committee was announced 1: 7Io in0uire into the erpences attending EIec- ,;on 1Grodes, Sc.-Messrs Judson, E. L.. Phelps. Booth, McCurdy, Faxon, Woodruff, Jackson and PomerOy. Committee on banks reported in favor Of granting the petition for bank at Middetown with bill to incorporate the same, which was once read.
 Report of the Connecticut Missionary SO- ciety. read and laid upon the table, for the in- spection of the members.
 Report of the Agents of the Eagle Bank re- ferred to joint committee.
 Resolutions appointing the following Judg- es of probate, vlz.: John Russ, for the district of Hartford {; Thomas Lee, for the district of Berlin; l.. T Pease for the district of E.. Windsor; N. Woodruff for the district of Far mfngt0n; J. Griffin Jr. forthe district of Gran by J. o. Pettibone for the district of Sims bury R. Lowrey for the district of Southing- ton, and o. Pease for the district of Sufield, passed.
 Resolution from the Senate, that the peti- tion of Ezekiel Bull for pardon, which had not been entered at the Secretary's office, be acted upon, passed, and the petition referred to the committee on the States Prison.
 A resolution was received from the Senate for committee to inquire whether tickets of Lotteries whose grants have expired are not sold. &c.
 MT. Kimberly wished the inquiry to extend farther than was proposed in the resolution. In view of the evils of Lotteries, law was passed at the last sessiOn ofthe Legisature,tO prevent the sale of foreign tickets; which law only partially removed the evil. Persons Undetermined to see if old grants could not be discovered, which, by their terms, had not expired and these grants have been revived. The object of the resolution from the Senate, was to make inquiry respecting the legality of selling tickets from these grants. MT. K. thought the inquiry should extend into the manner in which the grants which have not expired have been used. and whether they have not been forfeited. On this motion, the resolution was laid on the table, that it might be amended. -+
 Bill, in addition to an act for the settlement of estates, read once.
 AfternoOss. .-Resolution for the appoint ment of committee on the subject of lotte ries, taken up.
 MT. Kimberly proposed an amendment to extend the inquiries of the committee to the manner in which grants have been and still are used. Mr. K. spoke of lotteries as an e vii peryading the land, to the bad effects of which every village could bear testimony and were there time during the session he should be glad to extend the resolution farther that the committee might inquire into the cx- pediency and practicability of an arrangement with the grantees to purchase the grants and then put stop to this great evil
 The amendment was carried, and the reso- luti0n passed.
 Mir. Judson, from the committee op the tar if fdocuments reported, that in their opinion, Congress has the constitutional power to lay duties, SLc. with resolutions expressing that sentiment; which were passed.
 Bill, for a sign post in Salisbury, read three times and passed.
 Wednesday,, Mag 20.
 Prayer by Rev. MT. Benedict.
 Resolutions appointing J..Q. Wilson Chief Judge, and B. Isaacs and -- Graves, As sociate Judges of Fairfield County Court al 90. appointng - Booth Judge of Pro- bate for the district of Danbury; Charles Hawley for the district of Stamford Benja- min Isaacs for the district of Norwalk Da- gid Hill for the district of Fairfield; s. C.. Blackman for the district of NewtOwn; and F. Wheeler for the district of Stratf0rd, pas sed. 4N
 Resolution appointing justices of peace for the county of Holland, passed.
 Committee on the petition of Henry Sher- wood and others for a canal from Sauga- . tuck to New Milford, reported favorably, with an act of Incorporation, which was once read.
 Committee on new towns reported against the petition for new town in FarmintoD .; accepted
 Bill respecting the imprisonment 0f 0ffenaies, which passed the house some days since. re- turned from the senate with nollcOncurrence. Committee ofconference appointed.
 Bill to incorporate Middesex County Bank read the second time. Mr.Jackson stated at some length the importance and necessity of another bank at MiGdletOwn. The bill was laid upon the table to be further considered on its third reading.
 Aftem0On.- hour having arrived for the election of an Assistant Judge of the Su- preme Court of Errors, the house proceeded to ballot for the same. The following is statement of the votes.