Litchfield enquirer., 1831-05-19
CoNNECTTCUT IEGIsLATURE.
HOUSE oF RnPREsENrATIvHs. :


 HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES..
 Monday Afternoon, May 9.-The speaker announced the following committees :--
 On Common SchbOls.-Messrs. TOdd, Day, Corn wall, ] Hinman, Morton, Hatch. Rogers. Starr, L'Elommedieu, Kiag and Chapin. -
 On Districsing.-r rMessrs. Warren, Brace, Filley, Haskei!, Mix. Spdncer, Kirkland, Tucker, Chany. Warner, c Woodward. sedgwick. E Jackson, D Wright Dunham asd Baker.
 On motion of Sir. E Jackson, resolved, that joint committee, to consist of one from county on the part of the house, be appoint ed on that part of the GOyernOr's Message relating to Colleges. The speaker appointed On said committee, Messrs. Brace, Bassett, Peters, Hyde, Foot, E Jackson, G c Kel- logg, and COgswel.
 Petition from Laban Clark and others for an act of incorporation for the Wesleyan Uni versity at MiddletOwn, and the petition of the Trustees of Washington College, referred to the committee on colleges.
 The bill relating to the amount which sher- ] ifs can receive from their deputies for the risk Ofthrir appointment, wss read the third time. and the question being on the passage of the bill it was advocated by
 Messrs. Kibber and iDixon on the ground that the business Of,dspuiies had decreased at least one halt within few years. and that in many districts the office was not worth the amount exacted by the sheriffs as consider { ation for the risk in the appointment. l MT. Fanton was "Opposed tO the bill. Tn some of the counties the office, he remarked, was very profitable one, 4nd there the dep uties could well afford to pay the amount at present required. If in other sections of the ] state the business was poorer, and SheriRs ex- ] acted too much, no one was compelled to ac- cept the appointment of deputy. If in the bill he perceived any thing calculated to ben- eft the people, he should support it but SD far as he could perceive it was only calculated for the benefit of few individuals. Mr. T Smith thought the effect of the bill would be injurious, inasmuch as it would lead the sheriffs to exact an equal amount from all their deputies withoutr regard to business. A deputy in populous town could afford to pay a much larger sum tha0 one in smaller one. and he thought a better course could be taken to prevent shsfiiis from being unjust in their exacti0ns than the one pointed out in the bill it would be a better course, in his opin- ion, to limit the total amount which the sher if shall receive from all his deputies. and moved that the bilIbe laid on the table for the purpose of introducing an amendment, which motion was carried. @'
 The bill was alterwavds. on motion of MT. Hyde, referred to select committee of three, on which Messrs. T Smith, Kibbe, and Hyde, were appointed.
 Resolutions passed appointing Ozias Sey- mour, Sheriff Of the county of LitchReld 1; and Frederick Wolcott, Samuel Church, M E Mills, c B Phelps, a0d Isaac Kellogg, Judges of Probate for the Districts of Litch- field. Sharon, Norfolk, Woodbury and New Hartford. ~'-
 1Ses,lav .,.oraiag, May lo.-The speaker announced as committee on the regulations from Alabama, Messrs. Todd. J Einn,aD. Fulton, Moseiey, Hill, Williams, Hall, Kibbe.
 Bill in alteration Of an act for Limitations in civil actions and criminal prosecution, re- pealing the Limitations in shelf and burglary. read second time, and advocated by MT. E. Foot.
 Bill in alteration of an act relating to high ways and bridges, read second time. The bill provides that befO,e notice of neglect ofI roads is given to the county court, a complaint shall he made to the select men in the town, whose duty it is to keep the roads in repair.
 Bill in addition to an act concerning towns, read second time and referred to a select com inittee. The object of this bill is to author ize. in case of the death of a town clerk, the appointment of a successor by the civil au- thOrity until the inhabitants elect one.
 Bill for an act cOncerning minors and guar dians. providing that judges of probate may choose guardians iO minors living out of this etate who own property within the state. read second time. and referred to a select commit. tee, consisting of Msssrs. M F Mills, Ingham and Loomis.
 Bill for an act in alteration of an act for the regulation of civil actions. read third time. andfeferred to select committee, consisting of Messrs. T Smith, Church and Dixon.
 The resolution which was introduced on the first day of the session, repeating the law of last session which went to abolish all cere,- monies on election day, being the order of the day, was taken up. Aftcr considerable de- bate, tt was referred 1O committee of one from each county. s4
 4ffernooa. speaker appointed Messrs K Jackson, Prudden. s Wadsworth, Trum- bull, E Foot, Catlin. Sedgwicl. and Brown, 1 . comnittee on the fsSSluti6n regarding eer- elnonies On election day.
 Mr. Warreu from 9 committee to whom l was referred . resolutions relative to the elec- ton of Lieut.. Governor, in case ofths failure of an election by the people, reported hill which received two readings. The irst sec tiOn of tho bill provides that in case ofa n0n- election by the people of either of the state otiices. the legislature shall proceed on the second day of the session of the assembly to make an election from the two highest candi- date: by joint ballot. The second section