Litchfield enquirer., 1830-05-27
LEGISLATURE OF CONNECTICUT.
IN SENATE. Iaesddy, May 8.

On motion of Mir. JudsOn the bill reported by tho committee on the Criminal Code, hay ing been printed, was taken up and receivedits first reading. The reading of this bill, which consists of about l2O sections, occupied nearly two yours.
 Resolution passed changing the name of North Bristol to North Madison.
 Bill constituting every town in the State a probate district, read second time.
 Wednesday,, May l8.
 Resolution reprieving Oliver Watkins, and suspending his execution until the 5th of No yember, taken up, and after short debate, laid on the table.
 Bill for an act in addition tO an act for the collection of taxes, read once. The bill makes it the duty of Cashiers, Clerks, pr Secretaries of banks and other mOnied interpretations, to transmit to the Clerks of towns where stock IS owned, the amount of stock owned by indi- yi0uals tn such towns, on or before the of October in each year. Bill in addition to an act for the due observ- ance of the Sabbath, read second time. The bill provides that civil process tn certain cases may he issued at any time when it is lawful to l perform secular business. Except in such cases process Is not to 1e issued between sum set on Saturday evening and la o'clock Sum 1 day evening.
 Mr. Judson thought the provisions of the bill altogether adequate far the purposes in- tended, aud in its present form should be un- willing to pass 1t. Mir Booth thought the bin very indefinite. 1 It would not, he thought. be very easy 10 de- l eide what Is meant by secular business. !" He moved to erase the words .' from the set 1 ting ofthe sun on Saturday night" and all that followed, and insert in lieu thereof '' from the rising to the setting of the sun on Sunday" 1 so that civil process could be issued at all other times. MT. B. stated that great incon- veniences had resulted from the present law ! without its having any good effect. He was not aware that any evil could result from the amendment, and he hoped it would prevail. The amendment was carried by an almost | unanimous vote.
 INursday. May 20.
 MT. Wm. w. BOardman appointed to join Messrs. Ingham and Ellsworth of the house, us committee of conference on the bill re- ! lating to petitions to the assembly which passed the House and were negatiycd by the l Senate.
 Resolution reprieving Oliver w atkins until the 5th Nov, passed.
 l The bill in alteration of an act for securing a proper observance ot the Sabbath was ta- ken up. The bill was advocated by Messrs. Booth and Judson. and opposed by Messrs Pitkin, Hart. apd Huntington, and passed.
 Committee on State Prison reported res- ] oiution for an additional building to the prison for the confinement of female convicts. .
 On motion of MT. Judson the bill reported by the committee appointed by the Governor on the criminal code was taken up and occu- pied the attention of the Senate the greater part of the afternoon.
 Ine 4th section " as amended on motion of MT. Boardman so as to make the extent of the fine for man-slaughter 1000 instead of 500 dollars. MT. Booth moved to amend the same section by substituting ''ten years" for ' five years" which motion was laid on the table until the third reading of the bill.
 Mr. JudsOD, for the purpose of ascertaining the views of the Senate, moved an amend. nent to the 10th section (punishment forrape) by substituting "death" for imprisonment for life." Ial' a Messrs. Haley and Boardman, spoke in fa- vor of the amendment, believing that there was no crime more atrOcious and deserving d | severer punishment than that of rape.
 The amendment was lost.
 On motion of Mir. Miner the 18th section (punshment for attempt to commit a rape) was amended by erasing "seven ,years' and inserting "three years"
 Friday, May 21. l The committee on banks reported unfayOr- | ably on the petition for bank at Windham ! report accepted. @ .p M
 Theact concerning crimes and punishments reported by the committee on the criminal ] code, Was taken up and occupied the attention of the Senate all the afternoon. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.