Litchfield enquirer., 1830-05-13
THE ENQUIRER.
LTTCHFTELD. MAY 13. Ia30:


 1he Legistatsrs ef this State convenedat the Cap iaOl in -NeW4Eiaven on Wednesday of last week.. On the afternoon previous, the Governor was met a few miles from New-Haven, and escorted his lodgings in the city by the Horse Guards and other military companies the shcrifs and large concourse of citi- zens and strangers. In the Senate, on Wednesday Moves Darling, Esq.,, in the absence of the It. Gov ernor, was elected President pro tem., and S. H. Huntington, Clerk. The House was called to order by the oldest member, Dr. J. R. Watrous, of Coches. ter, and proceeded forthwith to the choice of Speak. CT, when Henry " EdsOords Esq. of New-Haven, was chosen. The ballot was for Mir. Edwards s7- Thaddeus Betts 4l-Samuel Ingham S2-and scat terung. Mir. Bets had previously sgnified his wish not to be considered candidate. Samuel In ghan, Esq was chosen first clerk, and Thaddeus Bets, Esq., second clerk; but Mir. Belts immediately declining, John De WIt, Esq was chosen in his place. After the organization ofhe two houses by the appointment of committees 10 wait upon each other, and upon the Governor, his Excellency escorted by the militia ry to the State House, the oath of office administered to him, and from thence, with the two branches of the legislature, to the North Church. where an appropr- ate and powerful sermon was delivered by the Rev. Charles 4. Boardnsan. Esom the church, the pro- cesson escorted the lodgings of ;he Governor at the Tonine.
 From the NewHaven papers we have abslracted the following brief account of proceedings.
 Thursday May 6. Prayer by the Rev. Mir. Board- man. Mr. Burral from the committee on elections made report, which was read, accepted and order ed to be printed for the of the House. Mr. Huh bard, from the committee bring forward the unfn- ished business of last session. made report which was laid on the table. message from the Governor received, read and with the accompanying doc. uments laid upon the table-50O copies were ordered to be printed. [For this message, the preceding pages.]
 F'fday, May7. Prayer by the Rev. Dr.. Day The roll of the House called, and the members gave their places of residence in the city, The pe,- ton of Oliver Watkins, prisoner now under senence of death in Windham county, was presented, and re- ferred to committee ofone from each county. The committee are Messrs. Belts, Nichols, Griffing, Mus sey, Golf, Minor of Woodbury, Woodward, King.- bill introduced by Mr. Simonds for the punish ment of cruelty to brute animals, which was once read. This bill provides that any person who shall misuse any horse, OK, or other brute animal shall pay into the town treasury not less than nor more than $7. The House took up the unfinished business of last session, aer reading the items ol which, they were laid upon the table. bill entitled an act for the settlement of estates esatc, ntestate and nso vent was read once.
 resolution was received from the Senate, appoint ing Mr. w. W. BOardman of the Senate, and Mir. Clarke of the House, committee to wait the Rev. Mr: Boardman. and present him the thanks of the le gsature for his discourse election day. and request a copy of the same for publication. Mr. Cooley nov ed that the resolution lie on the table. Mr. Woodruff hoped the motion would not prevail It was custom. ary to pass resolution of the kind, and he knew of no reason why this should not be adopted. Mir. Coo- ley stated that though he was prevented by M health from hearing the discourse he had been informed that ed 10 lie on the table, at least until he could make further inquiry to the truth of what he had heard. Mir. Woodruff could not see what advantage there could he in posponing the consideration of the lution; the gentleman would not probably have an opportunity of seeing the discourse in manuscript.- The motion to lay the resolution the table was ne- gatived, andthe House concurred with the Senate.
 On Satsuday, the House were principally occupied in receiving and referring petitions, and adjourned at an early hour.
 Monday morning, in the Senate, resolution pass. ed appointing Committee to inquire into the expe diency of revising the Assessment Law, which was communicated to the House, and Committee of one from Conaiy appointed thereon. The petition of Oliver Waslins takes up in the Senate, and outiOn p0spoDing his execution the 18th of June, to give time for motion for new trial, passed.
 The House mostly occupied with referring pc- titions and reading the military returns; motion to consider the expediency of abolishng the County Courts, division of the House, was negaved. A bill providing for the aitestation of wiIs the person. al absence of witnesses, passed its first reading.
 The .follo,cing is the ADDRESS OF THE SPEAKER OF taking the Chair ef the House.
 Gentiemen,-l present you my acknowledgements for this token of your respect and confidence, and assurance that efforts sali be wanting my part, to discharge the trust you have confded in me- with fidelity and prOpriety.
 We are assembled under circumstances somewhat novel. This splendid edice, erected by the State for ed for the use for which it is intended and this, like every other improvement of any importance nall .al- ly awakens' recOeciions and leads of those retrospecs in which the people of this country than any other the face Of the earth fond of n duging. We are so, because in these retrospects find more to afford us qualification, and of which we may justly cherish honest pride. The old countries of Europe arc and have been for ages in a measure stationary respects wealth. population and improve ment., We have been and are advancing with rapid iiy of which the annals of the worId either ancient modern, furnish no parallel. IL is now but about two centuries since the first settlement of county was commenced by white men-;hrOugh more than one fourth of this period, many here present have lived-and yet during this short space of time what changes have taken place. h the year l6S8. the first settlers of this part of State held their first gene raj meetng.-It assembiage for public worship near inc spot where are, not in aiemple made o those ancient tenants of the forest, of whose shell ter they found n necessary to avail themselves What is the State of Connecticut, filled with intel lgeRt, industrious and wealthy population, then