Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-06-02

may also be given hereatier.1 Mr. Wighlman OppOS-
cd the idea granting exclusive privileges to the man'
ufactWring interest. Il the Of the people
generally that this interest had beeR too much favored
by exclusive privileges already, and that was proper
TO extead these heDe6is 10 others. lie remarked :"
conclusion, that the advantages really derived ny man
ufacIWring companies from arts OfincOrPOraiOn were
much less than commonly SHPposed.
Mr.. Hu"gerIOrd spoke powerfully and clearly a.
eajOst the prOI,osed additional amendments. He eO-
Qnently denounced the Outcries against mOn0pOiess
and very clearly defined the true character Of a
OOpoiy, and denied that the term could with any JUS.
dice be applied 10 manufacturing corporations iih
ertO constituted, and maintained that exclusive
privileges had by such Of incorporation been
granted 10 any class III men. Such opportunities and
facilities open alike all. He denied also that
the commercial and mercantile interest required a"y
such privilege Of incorporation. Commerce. was car
rie upon principles totally different from those On
which manufacturing business was prosecuted. In
debIed rs he those engaged in such pursuits,
he could not for instan: hesitate TO atfnrd them
these proposed emactnentS, his constituents were
disposed to ask for them.
Mr. Johnso" o. PianGeld supported 'he amend
snen,s. He could say that the agricultural inter-
required the privilege thus offered to them. He
did not know that they wOuld he benefHed by it,
Perhaps co. and perhaps not. Butitit would do them
40 Good it would do them no hurt.
Mr. 81 erng replied.
Nc. Burial remarked that he had not heard sin.
gle reason advanced by those who advocated the n.
amendments, why any other class Of the community
could I've benefited, besides the manufacturers lie
expressed wish that the section might he further
hnd The honor to belong! (ihe legally
Mr.. PU,nb replied, aud M. Burial rej"iIed.
Mr.. Rockwell remarked upon The amendments.
Amendments passed.
Mr. Smith moved to amend the third section by ma.
kiog 5000 dollars sufficient capital instead Of 10000
dollars Passed.
Mr.. kassnn moved amend by making the shares
twenty five dollars. After various amendments and a.
mendmen,s Of amendments. the section was amended
according to Mr.. Kasson's motion.
Fourth aud fifth sections read without nme ntimen i
:,sl.. tod ire leea lhnn
two nor than five drecisra.. Laid the table.
Resolusion making the choice Of u U. $. Senator
the special order Of The day for tw" o'clock this AFTER
noon. Introduced hy Nj. Miles.
Bic. Kaaaon moved TO pnspone to the next session
q, Hartford, May, 1887. Mniion lost.
Resolution passed. making i, The sper"l order for
o'clock this afternoon. Adjourned.
afternoon.
Committee on Judiciary rep"rted petitions Of
aunry for repeal Of the eighth secliOO Of the
charter of the Conn. Medical Socie,y, order ofcon-
ainuaace the seasiun.
Mr. Andrews 0f SOuihingion, moved to lay on the
nLle-lm passed) and introduced bill "r an act
allow all practitioners Of medicine, whether regu-
lar graduates and practitioners not. I" recover fees
Read twice, and, after some remarks from Meesra.
Andrews aud Sterling referred committee Judi
ciary.
Special order Of the day-ihe election of u States
Senator in place of Hon. Gideon To,niinson.
necessary to a choice, 100. Perry Smith 96-SamueI
lngham 25-Andrew 7. Juds"n 7-Wili.m W. Ellis.
worth 65-Gidron Ton,iinson 3-Roser Misot Sher-
man l-ElaNk l.
Second Bniiot.-Whnle number Of VOTES given. 200
necessary !" choice. 10l. Perry Smith iOl-Sam.
vel lngham 22-Andrew r. Juhs"n 7-Wm. w. Ellis.
worth 63-Ciiheon Tomli"so" l--Blank /.
Hon. Perry Smith having majority Of the whole,
was therefore elected, and resolution was read APP
pointing him accordingly.
M. Rock moved The yeas and nays.
TRE CHAIR observed that the resolution was
merely Of form. the call for The yeas and n"ys
DOT ot order. The vote on the resolution cood
not affect question which had been virtually decided
nv the ballot vi the HOnse. He would, therefore, pre-.
Ter that in this ease there should he appeal.
Mr.. Boardman 81 New Haven, replied I" the Chair
IN a very animated tone. He claimed he cal! 81 the
yeas aud nays a constitutional right Of The minority
By the decsi"n "f the chair the q"rssio" the call
pat iOiO the power "F the majority. Mr.. H. de.
carrd tia, he tkoad INSIST Upon it constitution.
al right that the ques,io" should lie ,ak~n 10y yeas add
nava.
The Chair warmly replied TO Mr.. Boardm,n. stating
the aame Opi""n the question IF order bot for the
personal grntfc0 ii geurmen Of the IN ""rily he
would submit the queao" the decisiOn Of the reqHi
site nMml,er.-tOne ifih.)
Yeas aud Nay. ordered lae oays-7s yeas alb.
sent.
3o'ciock.-Bill aboli.hing imprisonment .or debt,
taken up The special order Of the day. hut pospon
ed again 10 three o'cock i".morr"w aft t"""".
Bin appointing Anariah Brigham, Jede.ah Post,
ami NOlfa Wilcox, Directors Of The SiRte PriaOD, Ia
ken mp and read.
Mr.. Niles moved comm: the bill the State Pri.
son committee.
NJ. BarralI objected, and inquired &c the present
Till had not been already reported by that c"mmuee.
ME-. Bas.ett Of the committee, replied that the nom
na,ion hal heen regularly made out by the commit.
tee. and unaninio"sV agreed a" by them.
Mr.. - Of Weihersfeid, urged its re-commit-
Oaen because subject uf much excitement IL
mong the people i" the vicinity ot the prson-ii he"g
thong h, desirable that 9th directors should br
residing IN the immediate vicinity at The Prisnn.
Mr. Palmer warmly affected. Que of the directors
nominated i" the hill u resident !" the city Of Hart
ford. near the prison. There had formerly been some