Litchfield enquirer., 1830-05-20
IFcIsIATURE oF CONNECTICUT.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATtvEs. R.s,lr,., 4, S1.r0on6s Ma T .

1 the committee appointed by the Governor to revise the criminal law of the State was read, and with the annexed bill was referred to the joint committee on the criminal code. '& Saturday, morning. Mag 8.
 The Speaker ann0unced the appointment of the following standing committees:
 On the School Fund.- -Messrs. Darling ot Senate, Grifin Hale, Walroas. Starr, Bacon, LeaVitt' Stew \ On Banks, ,SSc.-HawleyOf Senate, Baldwin, Sage, Pardee, Meigs, Williams of StuningtOn, Waring, Pettibone, and Barker.
 On new Towns and new Probate Dstricts-Petti- bone of Senate, Sturgcs, Maher of Smsbary, Lee Whittlesey, KnowltonSl Brinsmade' Ar"O'o' s"" Va
 On Roads and Bridges-Wait of Senate, Haskell, Hemingway Downer, Lee of Ridgehed' Kellogg
 On Diyorces-Asop of Senate, Woodruff, Loomis of Lyme and Sherwood of Weston.
 < On Common Schools--Palmer of Senate. Clark of New-Hayen, Hillyer, Stoddards Buckley, Moseiy,
 On Manuiacturing Corporations, &.c.-Pram of Senate. Loomis of Sheffield, Sandford, Loomls of Lyme, Nichols, Douglass Wr'ght and Loom'soI Oo-
 ',i On ioueres-Haley and Booth of Senate. Cooley, Kimberly, Potter, Johnson, Holbrook, Brothwel''
 o O" inc Judic,ary-Elawley of Senate, Betts. Ells worth, Hinman, King, and White of Windham:: On the State Prison-ritkin ot Senate, Mathsr of Lyme Jones of Marlborough, Clark of Milford, Ben net, of Norwalk, Paine of Woodstock, SandfOrd, LWoodwarti, and White of Bolton.
 On the Criminal Code--Judson of Senate, Ing'am, Marks of Burlington, Hnman, Mather of Lyme. M- @ ner, Gladding, Barrall, White of Bolton.
 On Amendment of Constitution of United States- BoardInan of Senate, Miner, Cooley Pierce, 5. flew it, Bennett Spencer, Lane and Hyde.
 On the Tarsf--Pease of, Senate, De Witt, Kings. bury, Gilbert, Hoyt Martin, Phelps Green' ana Sprague. Petitions were then presented, among which
 were the following: The petition of Wm. s. Sloane, George ] Butler, Wheeler Morgan, James Hoyt. Thom- as Prentiss. Abigail Bowers, Nathaniei Cur ] tis, and of other persons, conyicts m Con nectlcut State Prison. were laid on the table
 to await the appointment of the necessary committees. zaag ai.9 ) The petition of Noah BulkIey and others, l for a Bank, was referred to the Jolnt commit tee on Banks, &c.
 Also the memorial of Charles Brewer, and
 others, praying for Bank. I Petition of the inhabitants of Litchfeld ;-- N referred. Esa@ lt.15
 The petitions for Bank at Windham was taken up and referred to committee on Banks sc. lst ~ a 4 xsH 4 Resolved. that the Speaker be authoriz- ed to call upon the several clergymen. resi-
 dent in this city. to oficiate in the House.
 Petition from the General Society of Me
 chanics in New Haven, against Lotteries ;-- referred to ioint committee on Lotteries.
 An act ip addition to an act ia aItesatlon Q Q : enlpt "household furniture'' from attach : ment; came to it's second reading. The bii was supported by the framer, Mr. Ellsworth , of Hartford, and after an amendment, strik. ing out the words "hOusehoId furniture, ' and inserting in lieu thereof the words, " all personal property" ;-referred to committee , on the Judiciary. #f#@ a An act in addition to an act for the settle ment of Estates, Testafe. &Ec.icame to its
 second reading and was laid on the table.
 @ Monday, May 10. ] The Speaker announced the following com I On so much of the Governors Message as relates
 to Lotteries Messrs. Cooley, Kimberly, Potter, John son, Hobrook, Brothweil, ShaioJ, and Steele. On the Judiciary biessrs. Betts, Ellsworth. Him : man, King of Vernon, and White.
 I On so much Of the Message of the Governor as re-
 tatesto State PrisonsMessTg. Mather of Lyme Jones,
 Clark of Milford, Bennett, Payne, Sanford, Wood
 On Memorial of inhabitants of Gornwall- essrs. 1 Leavitt, Blackstone, and filling.
 Petition of the inhabitants of the 18th
 school district of the town of Harwinton, re- | ferred. ff Petition of Benoni l.. Hill of Torrington,
 convict in the Connecticut State Prison, praying to be released from confinement, re ! ferred. ts Petition of Wm. Bulford, a convict in the l State Prison, referred. i4 gs8e Petition of David Daggett and others, for
 Bank, referred. I M Petition of Nathaniel Curtiss, Thomas Prentice, Wm. s. Slough, George Butler, Wheeler Morgan James Hoyt, Win. Met Carty and Homer Sherman, convicts in the State Prison, seyeraly praying that they may be discharged from prison, referred. resolution was offered by MT. Loomis of Lyme, that joint committee be appointed to inquire into the expediency of ab0lishing County Courts.and that the committee report ! l thereon by bill or otherwise negatiyed, ayes ! 54, noes 100.
 ! Memorials of Abner Gilbert and others, of | Ridge feld--of sundry inhabitants of Daobu- l ry--of sundry inhabitants of Canterburv-ofl
 Jabez TreadweIl and others, of New-F Fairfield --and Sylvester Gilbert and others of Hebron.
 against lotteries. referred to the proper com. | mittee. gia aii > On motion of MT. Marks of Burlipgton me bll relative to the settlement of estates 1 teseNte, intestate, and insolyent. was now ta-l
 Ken up and read second time, MT. Marks 1 explained the objects and the great benefits \ which would he derived from the passaee nf {
 'ne blIi. Billpassed to third reading.
 { <, Iaesday morning. May II.
 Ihc report of the commmittee appointed