Litchfield enquirer., 1837-05-18
THE ENQUIRER.
LlTCHFIELD, MAY Is, 1887.

The Legislature o this State on Friday morning last adjourned over to Tuesday morning. Nothing of ve- ry great consequence has yet been done. We under stand that there prodgious uttering among the official pidgeons when Dr. Vai of Washington ntro- duced his resolution to have a committee appointed to ascertain whether there were not members of the legislature (Posmasers or Deputy Sheriffs) holding their seats in direct conraventon to the spirit if not the letter of the constitution. The factis members of the legislature elected for twelve months; and ev- cry year more or less Posmasters are chosen They transfer their office for few days to some friend and the adjournment of the legislature resume t-ma- king their resignation mere matter of moonshine-a sheer evasion of the law. We should be glad to see the legislature adopt strong upon this | subject The Speaker, in the appointment of the committee and not putting the of the resolution upon 1t, was guilty of species of meanness, of want of courtesy and parliamentary usage altogether un- iustiiabe, which we trust will be remembered at the close of the session. | "The Better Currency"-It will be seen by our readers reference to various articles our paper to-day. that all the Banks in>NewYork have stopped specie payments. And no sooner had information of this fact reached New-Haven and Hartford, than the Banks in those cities had meetings and (except the City Bank of New-Haven) came to the conclusion to suspend also. So at Providence, Boston, Albany, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and indeed every where else so far as we have received information, except the Bank of the Metropolis at Washington. This is ano- her of the many bitter fruits attendant upon the commenced upon the Bank of the United States by the administration, and continued by issuing the fa- nous Treasury Circular.
 "What are ,De to do for change?" "Hor shall ue get along tor small change?" is the universal cry all the country, since the Banks have stopped pay
 ing 1t out. The answer is easy-and we conceive the remedy is easily applied if all will act in concert- Let phathere IS in the community continue to circulate without any attempts to hoard it up, and think it will be abundant. There is still large amount of specie in the country; and as the banks have come to the determination not to pay it out there can be no great need of enarging the amount in their vaults for the present. 9 Or fall this will not do we shall be obliged to resort oindvidua tickets of the a.at e; ton of l-4 12 1-2. 25, &c as in 1874 rcated Mar at that time called "shin-Plasters." yagnt lo Oe "hard currency" sure enough! to ttol cniiui0t r., should think of any man in favor of couI.ly M Tom Benton nuy on",
 Will not our Legislature repeal h brittie nlatefla so that and two dollar notes may unioftuiiate Banks and passed by the people wth6h' at A:ss 3 a prosecution? This is question which rss a.,,al quently propounded by all classes and parties. A number petitions praying that it might be done have already been presented the legislature; and we assured by some of the members that bill having that for its object will undoubtedly pass the House, and | ohahlv fho in fho 1offa bodu more doubtful. Things have arrived to such crisis however that think they will not venture to take the responsibility of negativng such measure. | A Caution I've would advise all holders of bank notes not to be nasty parting with them for less than their face. committee appointed by the Legisla- ture have recently investigated the affairs of all the Banks in this State, except the Quinebaug and pro- nounce them perfectly sound. The notes still pass from hand to hand usual will pay all debts at the Bank, and will buy goods provisions, and other neces sares usual they will, in short, constitute, as here tofore, only exclusively the circulating medium of the country; and the sooner, and more permanent ly, confidence is restored in making use of them, the better will it be for the whole community. Connect- cut bills, and New-E England bills generally already are current in the city of New York than their own safety fund notes.
 T Our readers referred to the first page of this days paper for some communications for which we had not room on the inside columns.
 l 0T Numerous merchantsin in Hartford and New-Ha- ven, perceive by the papers, advertise to receive the notes of all the Banks in this State usua for goods in payment of accounts. The Banks contin- ue to receive and emit bank notes as formerly. Bankruptcy.-In looking over the advertising CO., lumns of the Hartford Times of Saturday last, ob served notices from the Court of Probate tor Bristol for the appointment of Commissioners the estates of at least fourteen different individuals who rep resented nsovent, in the little manufacturing town of Bristol alone to wit Merriman, Atkins & Co.,, Geo. Mitchell, Rollin Atkins, Mitchell & Hnman, R. & I. Atkins, Orasmus Allen, George H. Mitchell, and Hart Hills & Tucker. Six months ago, and these men doing business, and considered in prosper ous circumstances; now, thanks to Gen. Jackson, and his tnkerng with the currency they prostrate, and the probability is that some of them who aged men, will never be able to rise again.
 01r The Secretary of the Treasury has issued cir cular to the Collectors of the Revenue that all bonds for payment of duties be paid in gold or silver of the notes of speciepayng Banks. And the Post master General directs Postmasters not to receive postage in any thing else.
 01- The Senate of New York on Friday last passed
 law 24 to 2 suspending the operation of the law for one year which requires the Safety Fund Banks of that State to pay specie for their notes-in other words, granting them permission to suspend specie ! 0f hxy