Litchfield enquirer., 1831-05-19

other branch of the legislature but, he Ob- served, the presiding officer of that body Is an officer of the peoples choice, and the re- latiOn between him and the people is infinite Iy more important than the relation between him and the Senate. He related that, as the principles of the bill were those of tunda- MentaldemOcracy, he hoped 1t would be aP- proved by the legislature and hecOme law.
 MT. Whitman was in favor of the tirst sec ton but though as member of the com mittee he fad been willing to have the second section submitted to the house, believing tt conformable to their vote the other day, yet he could not consistently with his views of the constitution (which he thought made tt neces- sary to come to the election on the 2d day of the session) vote for it. -
 Resolution appointing Simeon Smith sheriff of New-LOndOn County passed.
 Bill cedinE tradt of land at MOrgan's point in GrotOn to the United States, receiv- ed three readings and passed. Mr. T Smith from the committee to whom was referred the bill respecting cross bills in chancery, reported the same without amend ment, and the bill passed.
 Sunday bills were presented and received their first reading, among which was one by Mir. Prudden to abolish Imprisonment in civil cases.
 WeQNGSUUy t0VEHttHSp way AAs-ASCPusS VI the cany assers of votes for members of Con- gress read and transmitted to the Senate.
 Resolutions passed for the appointment of Ely Warner chief judge. and George Carter, and F. G. COmstOck, associate judges for the county of Middlesex; and OfF c, COmst0ck, Samuel Tngham, Charles Arnold, and John Aisop, judges of Probate for the districts of Chatham, Saybrook, Haddam and Middle. town.
 Resolutions passed for the appointment of Moves Darling, chief judge, and Jared Basset and William HiHman, associate judges for New. Haven county of Joel Hinman, J. D. Rey holds, c. A. lngersoll, Silas Hitchcock, and Reuben Elliot. judges of Probate for the districts of Waterbury, w Wallingford, New Ha- ven, Cheshire and Guilford; and Charles H. Pond Sheriff of New Haven county.
 A communication was received from the Comptroller containing suggestions for an in- crease of the revenue of the state, and refer red to a joint committee of one from coun- ty on the part of the house. 7,
 Resolutions passed for the appointment ofa committee on manufacturing interpretations.
 A.fternoOn.-The Speaker announced the following committees :- ' On ManrtactHring lncorporations- -Messrs. Brock way. Jones, Hotchkiss. White, Chaffee, Sedgwick, L'Fiommedieu, and Holt.
 
 Rosster, Lamb Sanford, Hayward, F. Kellogg, ,Grgs, and Gee. '-a
 MT. M. F. Mills, from a select committee, to whom was referred the bill for an act re- garding minors and guardians, reported the same with amendments, which were adopted and the bill passed.
 Bill for an act in addition to an act concern ing towns, for the iodgment of warnings in town clerks office, taken up and passed.
 Sm1sk Al whom was referred the bill for an act relating to sherifFs, reported an amended bill, which was read and laid on the table. The bill as amended provides that the Sheriffs from the several counties shall be limited in the amount which they can receive from their deputies.
 Resolution reported by a committee, for the procurement of the statutes of the several states, passed.
 The bill providing for the election of Lieut.. Governor. Secretary and Treasurer was read the third time.
 Mir. Warren was in favor of the first section; with regard to the second, he thought the house had better let it alOne-let it work off, he observed, and our constituents will take care of the subject. If a majority of the le- g,slature, however, should think differently, he should perhaps feel it his duty to give his ballot when the election took place, though he had rather not.
 Mir. E. Foot thought if the first section was proper. the second was likewise. If we can legislate at all, he observed, we can to the ex tent contemplated. He thought the 2d sec tion of the 5th art. of the Constitution was a sufficient warrant for the legislature to take the course proposed. >fs
 Mir. s. Raymond thought it was not worth while to pass public act in relation to the c. lection of Lieut.. Governor this session; for, he observed. a resolution would answer all the purposes. ItwOuld be foolish, he thought, to incorporate section in our public acts on the subject when the object can be as we'll ac- complished another way.
 Mr. T. Smith moved to strike out the 2d l section. <"<
 Mr. Whitman thought if the house acted consistently they would pass the bill as it was, though with his views be could hot vote for it. !
 MT. T. Smith considered the principles of I the first section important; and # it stood by ] itself be had hopes 1t would receive the sanc- ton of the senate, but if connected with the | other section,it was nearly certain that the bill would be lost-at any rate that the section l would be stricken out by that honorable body. f The house. he thought, had done an that was { necessary on their part, to make Lieut.. Gov ernor; aud tt does not comport with its dig nity to do any thing more than has been done. He thought the affairs of the state would get along very well if we did not have T.ient.