Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-01
Connecticut Legislalure.
Saturdog, May 20.
= Prayer bv Rev. Mir. Jackaon.

 adopted.
 Com on Roads and Bridges, on petitions of Fair held county Turnpike company of the Branch Turn piKe company; ot Dennis Bradley and others sever ally, faVorable-bis in form, granting prayer ol peu tioneTs, passed.
 Com. on State Prison on petition of Lydia filling, convict, for discharge, reported fayorable-nccep- ted and resolution granting prayer ot petition adOd
 MT. Hinsdale of Winchester, introduced bill for public act relative to Joint Stock Corporations prov ding that voluntary associations ot individual may have corporate powers, the capital stock of such com panes to be not less than five thousand dolars-read first time, rule suspended read second time by title, and referred to committee on corporations other than banks.
 Remonsrance of the Faculty of Washington Col lege against any alteration of the laws in relation to theatrical exhibitions, read and referred to select com. on that subject. Chester Lyon first and George Sharpe second As sociate Judges of the County Court, and Hezeklah Lyon Sheriff, of Windham co.-cseveraly adopted;
 Resolutions appointing John Stewart, Chet Judge, Charles Arnold first and Stephen Cone second Asso. ciate Judges of the County Court for the county ot Middesex-adopted.
 Resolutions presented and adopted, appointing as Judges of Probate for Districts, viz: of Saybrook, Obadiah Spencer; Killingworth, David Wright Had dam, Simon Smaller; Chatham, Philip Sage Middle town, Stillman K. Wightman; East Haddam, Jchn
 Petition of Mrs. L. H. Sgourney and others, who have associated for the establishment and support of
 school for poor coored children, for an act of ncor DOratOn-reI6TFeQ LO OlA ot
 Report of committee on state prison, petition of George Wright, returned from Senate negatived- land, and Peck of Fairfield.
 Bill relating to school societies and common schools authorizing districts to estabshtwo or more schools read first and second tirne and referred to commit tee on school fund.
 Bill relating to settlement of inhabitants, prevent obtaining of sett ement by being appointed to civil o fice-read first time
 Bill relating to civil actions, authorizing suits a. gainst copartnershps to be brought in the copartner ship name in certain cases.read once.
 A message was received from the Governor accom- panying a communication from the principal of the American asylum, on the subject of an appropriation for the support of ndgent deafand dumb, which read and referred to select committee that subject.
 Bills repeating the charters of the Stamford Bank at Stamford, New. Haven City Bank, and Qninebaug Bank Norwich, severally passed two readings, and were referred to committee on banks. co sher aod oy Tssd G tiions granting divorce, adopted On petition of Lucy Ann Gay, a second report repeating denial of the petition, with leave to withdraw, accepted.
 Resolution introduced by Mr. Barnard, for the ap- polntmen ot joint committee to inquire into the ses of the increase of judicial expenses &lc.-adop ted. and one from county ordered. Sundry papers laid before the House by the Comptroller, under uton of yesterday, were taken up andrefered to same committee.
 Mr. Barnard introduced bill for public act, rea- ting to jas and jailors-regulatng the compensation
 
 ails, similar to that now established for the regulation of the state prison-read once, rule suspended, bill read second time by title and referred to committee on judicial expenses.
 The committee on new towns and probate districts made report adverse to petition of Oliver Bucking ham and others, which was accepted and leave gran ted to withdraw petition.
 Bill constituting the town of Ledyard probate dis ric read second time, and referred to committee new towns and probate districts
 An abstract showing the actual condition of the se- rEa cfo to Iain fah hIo ies ordered to be printed. Adj'd.
 Monday May 9.
 Prayer by Rev. Mir. Tnrnbuf.
 The chair announced as committee on Judicial ex- penses-Messrs. Phelps of Sim, bury, Hlnman, Kings ley, Ssurges, Marcy, Phelps of Woodbury, Robinson and Peck of Stafford.
 Bill introduced by MT. Sterling for repeal of second section of the law for the prevention of the spread of the Canada thistle, read first time.
 Committee school fund, reported favoraby on sundry petitions for allowance of school money to cer- tain school societies and districts which had neglect ed to make returns according toaw-resolutlon gran ting prayer of petitions, passed.
 Petitions of Cesar Beckwith, and Alvah Ii. Buck, referred to committee on claims:
 Bill relating to settlement o inhabitants Tn towns, prohibiting the admission of inhabitants by vote of c vii authority and select men, or by such persons being appointed to civil office-read second time. MT. Boardlnan of New-Haven, briefly explained the in- tent fthe bill postponed to third reading.
 Bill authorizing the bringing of petitions at any time during the session of the General Assembly, read second time.
 Bill authorizing the bringing of suits against copar nershps in the cOpartnershp name, read second time MT. Phelps of Woodbury spoke briefly in support of the bill, and at the suggestion ot Mr. Sterling moved it's reference to committee on judiciary-motlon pre- vailed.
 Answer of the directors of the City Bank at New Haven by their agents to the report of the committee appointed to examine that institution, with sundry &C., ,he. The answer was read. MT. ,Donaghe moved he printing of 2OOO copies-motion lost MT. Terry # Hartford, moved lOoO, copies, which motion was Phelps of Woodb1ry, Wiley, Curtis of Watertown, darlington and Donaghe, and opposed by Messrs. Woodruff and Curtis of Monroe--motion prevailed. Remonstrance of upwards ot lOO inhabitants of Tandem against petition of Lyman Atwater and oth- strlcts
 Tuesday, May 9. Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Hawes. Motion to resume the consideration of the answer of Directors of N Haven City Bank to the Report of the investigating Committee, prevailed. Motion to re- H G Ss and n the question of e-consideraOn-Ordered An an mated debate ensued, though not having any gen. raj interest," IS not deemed necessary to giye m de- 'helps of Sims6ury, Curtis of Monroe, Woodruff Hin | nan, " Stiles and Welles, that the vote was without precedent, and that if the remaining thirty banks ence if the precedent is followed, must also be prin ed-lhat if the printing of the defence of the City ,ank is paid for from the State Treasury, they may | sk that their counsel fees should be paid aso-that was inconsistent and unreasonable that the House hould print and give the public with its endorsement, contradiction of the Report of its own Committee hat the reply comes from an interested party--not ega testimony, yet the House have voted to send it broad as entitled to the same credence with the de- berate opinion formed upon investigation ot gentle nen whom the House had selected to make this in- estigation and give the opinion. Against the motion was argued by Messrs. Curtis of Watertown, Dona- he Hooker, Sterling and Dixon, that the Bank had