Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-05-22
LEGISLATURES OF CONNEcTIcUT.


Runher of three hundred, praying shan measures may
be taken TO essea the evils Of incompetence. h was
moved that Il he laid on the table. Atthe suggestion
Of Mr.. M'Curdy this motion WINS Withdrawn and the
memorial was referred 70 committee before raised Of
one from county.
Memorial &c O1sa.onic Turnpike Company and o,h-
ere. referred TO con. on roads And bridges.
Memorial from town Of Cornwall 10 be made pro-
bate district, referred.
communication was received from the Governor,
transmitting feteFs from Chief Justice Daggeu and
Judge Peters, stating that before the next session of
the Legislature, their ages will dsqualify them from
continuing on the Bench. Il WAS moved aud carried
that this communication be transmitted 10 the Senate.
Report Of the Connecticut Missionary Society was
laid in by member. Received during The last year
$246---Permament fund $29,871 25--rePors laid op
the liable.
Gapin, HoIbrOpk, Hungerford, L. Church, +. Smith,
Rockwell, FaDApn.
Reports from several Banks were received and laid
ON the table.
Bill for public act to constitute the town Of Som.
era Probate DistTici--read 6rst time.
Bill for public act enable owners Of undivided
property 20 repair buildings, giving notice 10 parties
resolation was offered and adopted to assiga
Wednesday, she f4ih May, choose Chief Jnciice
and GIL other vacancies that may occur ON the Bench
of the Superior Court.
afternoon --OD motion Of Mr.. Townsend, the doe
uments transmitted by the Executive froM.s the GoS-
ernors OF New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina aud Georgia were considered, when
Mr. T. asked leave to lay in two resolutions in regard
TO said documents. -
The Let Resolution was in substance, that the doeu-
ments from the Governors Of New-Yosk aud New
Hampshire, ON the subject ofthe Militia, be referred
to the committee ON that part the Governors Mes
sage relating TO the Militia. II was so referred
The Cd Resolution was, that the documents trom
the Governors Of Pennsylvania relative to Loitertes-
from Georgia in regard to public iands--and from
South Carolina in regard TO the ordinances OF their
late Convention, be referred 10 committee OF three.
The resolution was agreed to. LThe Speaker soon
afterwards announced Messrs. l. H. Townsend, T.
CowIes and jonathan Rose, Cd, as said committee,
The Speaker announced Messrs. T. Hanksand W.
Buck as committee The part Of the House 10 ex-
anime and report on the State Arsenal, &c.
memorial was presented from Martin Cowles, and
others, for Bank. Referred TO committee ON Banks.
Petition of School Society in Ellsworth, against
school society in Kent praying for alteration la dis
trict. Referred to com. new towns, &c.
Mr.. J. c. Smith, OF Sharon, submitteda bill for a
public act, in relation School Distrcts-prescri-
ing the mode Of calling meetings to make alterations
in Districts, &c.
The annual Report was received from The Commits
Se and 500 eepss Repo
documents ordered he printed ior the use OF the
members. The Commissioner estimates dividend Of
81 each child in the State between the ages OF
and 16, for the ensuing year, and that the fund will
hereafter yield at least that amount yenry The re-
port is an interesting document, exhibiting the pdus-
try ofIhe Commissioner, and his attention 10 the pub
tic interest.
Wednesday Morning, May 14.-Pe,i,ion Of Levi
;
peaed referred. $50
Petition Of r. A. & C. A. CowIes, praying against
Pennington Canal Co.; referred 10 joiat select com
three part OF the House.
Petition Of Gaius Lyman, SIC. praying for some le-
gal mode for the administration Of Masonic oaths. 4
Joint Com. on Towns and Probate Districts e whom
was referred the petitions of WATERFOWL aud Madison
be constituted Probate Districts reported tavara-
bly, rules dispensed with 10 both cases. and the bills
wereread second and tLed time md passed.
Same com. reported lavorabis % the petiiioaio con,
sfnie4 Cornwall u Probate District; rules dispensed
with, read third time andpassed.
"A motion made sotake apaher report IN favor 7
Dan Huntington, favorable his divorce from HarFi-
Mr. Kibbe, . fSomers, one of,Ise committee 10 whom
this had heep referred. spoke in favor OF gf't-
facts and circumstances were submitted to the com
miiee; Of greater weight than those alluded 10 n the
report The case WAS a peculiar ones &c.
Mr.. HOlbrook, Of Thompson. rose and gave an m
teresng history Of this case--he said that Mrs, II.
few days after her marriage, refused TO live with her
iiUsband-eft him, and went TO Vermontwas absent
tempted the part of,he friends Of both parties she
concluded 10 live with Mr. H. and went 10 bis hops.
but continued there but few days, and departed a
gain--her aversion to the connection seemed TO in
crease. and haired OF her husband was fixed; every
Thing had been done on his part-he was Kind and at
fecto0ate--it WAS very peculiar case ny atemp'-
ing 10 live with her after three year eser,"n her
part. and taking her to his house. lie had debarred
himself from relief the part ofshe Superior Court
for years come--and he now appealed 10 the Legs-
latore. Mr. Holbrook thought the petition entitled "
Mr.. GaIpin Of Ne w. Haven, snd that he oppos-
ed to granting divorce IN this He feared The
precedent, and that if legislature granted the pre-
sent petition of the GOODNESS and inditier-
ence Of one Of the matrimonial party towards the 9th
the next Legislatures would he pressed with pea'-
toos for like cause. 8
Mr. Selden, Of Lyme. said this was peculiar case.
Both parties had been esteemed highly respectable
previous the marriage, and Mr.. III. had every rne-
ect Of enjoying all the happiness connected with con-