Litchfield enquirer., 1831-05-26
E.rsrac, of Leste, to she Editor, dated

HARTFORD, MAY g, 1881.
 The proceedings of the last week have assumed considerable in,erest-and considerable feeling dis closes itself n relation the appointments in of the counties. The bills for the appointment of Jus ces of the Peace in the county of Hartford, and Judge of Probate for the District Of Berlin, have been up in the House. The last Legislature, is well known, removed from office Judge Lee, of the Pro- hate District of Berlin, and in his place appointed Ira E. Smith, Esq., one of the present representatives of that town. The county meeting has restored Mir. Lee and it is now the question which of the two shall be appointed. Several charges have been bro"sht'a- gainsi Mir. Lee duplicating his conduct as Judge of Probate and Magistrate, and a committee has been appointed to investigate them It is believed that he will be sustaned and that all the charges have their origin in party animos,y. presume Mir. l. E. Smith has hardly, yet, received from the business Of the office sufficient fees 10 pay him for the time spent 'o procure the appointment last year. and probably he will par, with the office with much reluctance. But the circumstances under which he appoin last year render proper that the former incumbent should be restored-nnd it is believed tha, this will be the result of the proceeding.
 The Hartford County Justice Bill received severe treatment The aforesaid Mr. Smith attacked it with out mercy; and he would desist from his fighting until be found he could not procure more than three or four hands be raised n support of his proposed amendmen nts. One amendment proposed was, to add the name of Gideon WeIes as a Justice for Glasen- bury. The proposal underwent short dscuss'o"' and the question being taken there were Tor the a' menhmen, 56, against it ll3. So you see that Capt. Welles' "8O true republicans" have dwndled to 56. Almost every attempt amend the bill failed, and the proceedings of the county meeting were, with one or two exceptions, sustained by the house. It is proba- ble tha, the Senate will make some amendnen, n,s- rMst uoay determined to have their own way ; but whatever they may adopt. the House will probably feel litle disposition yield to their wishes unless they reasonable.
 The bill for the appointment of Justices in New Haven county was returned ihis afternoon from the Senate, amended, by erasing the name of Wm Todd, Esq. of GuiIErd It is we'll understood that this R. mendmen, was procured by Mir. Elliott, the Senator from the 9th disrict-and the motives which prompted to the measure are also well understood. Whether the Honorable Senator w find ii for his interest to persevcre, is best known to himself Mr. Todd has been Justice for many years and ii is said that large majority of Guilford favor his appointment. committee of conference has been appointed on the
  report il is probable that interesting discussion may arise. H the Senate should persevsre in their Ohsi- nacy it will afford further esdence of the supremacy of Jacksooism in that honorable body.
 Business progresses rspidIy-and the hopes Of the members are considerably excited with belief that the Legislature may adjourn early next week. The accumulation of busiDess, however, which comes in at the later pered of the session, will probably detan them dl about ,l,s usual period of tjOurnment. Connecticut Temperance Eociefy.---The annual meeting ofihe State Temperance Society was held at Harslard on Wednesday the 18th inst. l" the ab. sence of the President the chair taken by Elisha Ssearns. Esq ons of she Vice Presidents. Some re- ports were made, and a preached by the Rev. Mr. Hewila, the famoss apostle of temperaHc~," Hs l he is sometimes called. The following officers were | appointed for ,he ensuing year:
 Presidens, Jeremiah Day.
 Vice Presideaks John Cotton Smith, Nehemiah EIubbard, Eli Yves. Roger M. Sherman, Darius Ma thewsOn, Elisha Sisarns Wm. P. Greene, Wilbur | Fisk, John L. Stone, Gosiavus r. Davis.
 | Erscutius Commifsss, Calvin Chapin, c. 4. Good rich Joel H. LindsIey. Samuel Merwin. Seth Terry, Samuel ,. Hitchcock. ...fr Secrstary Joha Marsh.
 | Tveasurer, Francis Parsons.
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