Litchfield enquirer., 1835-06-11
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 ROUSE aF RRPgksENTATIVEs.
 Monday, JWRs l.
 Resolution appFOpriaIing the surplus bonus of the Exchange tn0k io be expended on d,e State House Yard under the dFecssom of the city authorities of HarIIord-rsad third time and passed.
 The Committee on the Judiciary, instructed to in. ggre into the e4Pede0cy of the law prohibiting Sher. ihs from appointing Depues-repOned that it is inex. pedent to egisaIe on the subject, and ask to be dis charged Same Committee On the subiec, of frevoki~g tue charter "l the ConneCIicut Lie and Trust Com. ramy, reported inexpedienI. &c. Reports accep,etl
 Bill tor Public Act, Dis,rictng the State, for choice 0r Members of Congress-read third time,
 NY. CowIes offered an amendment, providing that
 majority of the votes Of the electors shall he reouj ste for choice, ii the third trial wheO he candid. ate having the highest number eall be declared cleo. and providing for the manner of calling choice
 MT: w. w. Ellsworth said he vMs n favor of the principle of the amentmen, hut was of inc on;O;on that on the second trial plurality should be sufficient
 Mr. Sterling would extend it to third trial. He thought anti-democralic that plurality should cleo, in any case. ', -
 Mr. Weea was entirely opposed to the amendment. II the principle ot plurality he aniidemocratic he would not adopt al either on the third or sixth or any other iria-he would adopt the example of Mas. sachUseits which the gentleman called democratic, where Members of Congresa cannot be elected witI,- out majority. Oar Senators tsaid MT. WI are cleo. tedh hy plurality, and he wished the principle mig he carried out to al State officers. He hoped the a. mendment would not prevail.
 ,:l MT Kimberly soke of the unequal division of the ue'ricN n point of population and moved the mment of he hil!, with the proposed ndmeni, 10 tue committee. MT. Kim5erly's motion prevailed.
 bni prohibiting the circulation of small biIls-read third iime Messrs. P. Smith, in support and Sterling and Miner n opposition, occupied the floor ,i the House adourned.
 Atlernoon on.-Honae came to order at o'clock, and resumed the consideration of the bill prohibiting the circulation of small notes the discusron oi whicG wos further continued by Mr. Merrn,an of Wateriown in opposition to the bill. Mr. P. Smi,h moved ,ha, the n ne lad on inc table and made the order ofhe day Ior rI I,o-morrow, at2o'clock--moiion at prevailed.
 The committee to whom was referred the suiec, ol VI. Meence system, reported bill for a Pubc Act, which was read first time. ., Bi constituting the town of Wesinort a Proi,a,e District. read third time and passed, f-F
 Bill relative to the militia, rend third time. Sunday amendments were proposed and the bill with the a- amendments was re-commitied. -4 ''
 The committee on amendments of the Consiu,ion repnre1 on the resolution providing for the appoint menf ot Justices by the several iowms that i was in- M 70 pass the same rernr! laid on the table, a"u ."e resosntion was taken Up. MT. Cowes moved that i, be made the order of the day for ,omorrn,v o'clock negatved. Mr.. w. w. Ellsworth, advoca. ted te passage of the resontion. and moved ha, the question be taken by yeas and nays which motion was sustained by the requisite number. The question on a passage furher discussed by Mesars. Welles Bur. rau and Church in the affirmative, and Messrs Wight. man and Sterling in the negative and decided in the affirmative: Yeas l29-Nays 4o.
 The same committee reported a resolution az m a. mendmcn to the Consultation, authorizing the Gener nssm"y !o regulate the manner os voting for State
 The same committee reported resoln,ioh limiting me term of office ofthc Judges of the Superior Cour, to i've years; laid nn the table. s, 'A+s@ F..
 Blu aplientng Noat A. P:elps. Esq. Chief Judge -Charlea Arnold: Esq, first, and Eli A. Elliot, Esq. .ecend Associate Judges the County Court for Mid. dsssx .,s county. read and passed. , ni M MHiiIetown. StillmnD K. Wghtman; Chatham, Phhin Page; Kli"gwor,h, David Wrigh, Saybr"ok, Unanlnh \, Spenrer; Haddam. Simon Shni'or; Ear' Hadda,n. Stephen, Cone; Stamford, Charles Hawley; Norwa!k, Stephen Smith; Weston, Eli Adams.
 Rl lor Public Act. relative ,o 'he settlement of innabifanfa n iowns-rea1 first time.
 Ihe committee on the Judiciary, to whom was re- terred bin regulating tho laying ou, of B"rying gro"nds-repored that legislative action on the suI,- ject is inexpedieni at this lme-repert accepted.
 Tuesldy, June 9.
 Ine commItfee to whom wSs referred the l,ll regu. Iang the militia. with the nme ndme nss proposed, re. ported the bill with snndry amendment which were adnr'ed and the hill passed.
 The order ofthe day--reso'u,ion ,o remove Abra. nam D Baldwin, Esq. Sheriff of Fairfield Co. taken np Mr. Alden of Fairfield offered two deposi,ions in mvnf s ol mr Baldwin, in relation to hia official con marks from several gentlemen, the resolution was laid m the table.
 ~ Tue select committee 10 whom wns referred ihe bill Or the appointment of State A,,orniea and CoWn. y Clerks reported thu, it was inex peent ,o mass tie same at the present time. Mir. Sterling the com. mee moved that the report he laid on he table, md '1 uNi 'aken Wp--m0iiOn prevailed. MT. Sterling snoke at some length in expedition the bill. The Heoafe was M further continued ny Messrs. Williams, Lesier Wighimnn, Woodworth, and others, and final. " a'd on the table and made the special order for o'clock this afiernoon.
 hesniusion granting prayer of sundry members of .ne Mohegan tribe of Indians for leave to sell ands rennrted by committee, read apd passed.
 isii relative 10 fences and common fies called Mp nnd read. The question being on the final passage, !" was decided in the affirmative.
 ihe committee on the School Fund on the bin re. laa'se to school districts and Common Schoos--repor. VI thai N iUexpedienf tnpass the sae and asked 'o be discharged from iis further accepted and committee dischargad
 D' reai,ve oihe settlement ofnhabiianis oftowns. :, Aff'rnoon-BilI for Public Act, relative to inc Connecticut State Priaon read first and second time ann poa,poned to a third reading.
 bii ahoIiahng Capital Punishment in certain cases reading. '' " '''""
 B'!l authorizing the Superior Court 10 grant divor. res n eases of gross neglect ar crue ,reporsed by 'hr Gommi'ee m divorcea read rpt and second time ine House resumed the consideration oi the hill nFohnng the circulation of small notes-ihe order of .ne dav tbe chairman of the committee being ab- sems rom 'ndposon, the biii was laid on the table
 ne committee on interpretations other than Banks, reported bull in rm, for general law of incorpo. ras'ons az instructed hy special resolution which was rendne. VI II " WY" hesoue'ons granting remuneration for expenses io '"e successful parties in the c0esied elections of the Memhere from Gnilford and Winchester, read third time and rejected. w E .' V" '''"'''
 KesoG,ioo. authorizing the erecsion of additional ces n the Conneciicut State Prison for insane and