Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15
Connecticut Legislature.
Friday AflernoOn, Jane 2d.

Ine ulscusslOn Of amendments to tho y0lnt otocH C0rporaton bIll resumed amendments adopted, ana bIil postponed to 3d reading.
 >, Resolution appointing Erastus Osborn Sheriff of New hayen Co came from Senate amended by sub the yeas and nays question of reconsideration and cOncurrence-ordered. "A brief debate ensued-it was urged that Mir Osborn had been in office up- wards of 20 years and though we'll qualified for the office, yetit was expedient onthe principle of rotation, that another suitable man should be appointed. On the other hand it was claimed to be the wish of the people in that County that MT. O. should be reap pointed. On taking the question, it was answered, yeas 93 nays g. The chair gave the casting vote in the affirmatve-so the House concurred with the Senate. f' clock was assigned for consideration of bill concern ing Taxation On motion of MT. Sterling, Tuesday next assigned to take up the several Bills relative to Banks and Banking. On motlon ot MT Ii: Good assigned to Tuesday next, at2. P. M.
 MT. Terry introduced bill for an act concerning Banks-read twice, and 300 copies ordered.
 Saturday,, June3d.
 Prayer by Rev. MT. Banks. Judges of Probate appointed-Dstrict ot Hart ford, Thomas H. Seymour; Hartland, Austin Ensign; Berlin, Ira P. Smith ;, Granby, Joel c. Holcomb Simsbury; John o. Pe!tibone southngion,, Timothy Jones; Suffied, Luther Looms; Enfield, Henry Kingsbury; East Windsor, Chauncey Belknap Pennington, Wm: A.. Ives; Bristol, Geo; Mitchell! ; Burlington, Wm Marks. Ira P; smith, Chief, David ciae Judges of County Court, and the usual number of Justices for Hartford Co. severaly passed.
 Petitions of Webb Downes and others and Simeon Hnman and others with bill in torm reported by the Committee, continued to next General Assembly.
 House took up the bill relative to Iaxatlom. MT Kingsley moved an amendment that the polls of all persons taxable by law shall be set in the list at ten Messrs Kingsley, T. A. Clark, J. l.. Chapman, J. |. Smith, Bushnell and others; opposed by Messrs '. Curtis, Tantor Sharpe, E. Judson. Huntington, R R Phelps, and do,hers-negatived. Sundry other amend d. | nNNLs Mir. T. A. Clark, the bill was laid on the table,
 Bill relative to sale of Sprituous Liquors, taken up on 3d reading. Motion to lay on table. negatved.-
 B introduced by Mr. bxon to prevent vexaous suits-read twice and referred to Conl on Judlclary'
 Afternoon
 Bill changing time of holding Sup Court in New London County read 3d time and passed:
 Bill relating to Turnpike Roads, read first tlne o>
 Resolution appropriating sum not exceeding $oOoo' for repairing State House Tn New Haven, and for ap, sd dins tmes. A '0''''''' U 'Op'''1''''N 0'S'S '
 Bl repeating Crow Law, read 3d time and passed.
 Bill relating to School Societies and common Schools with report Gom S '0's
 Bill authorizing Juries to define punishment o crlm- inal offences and for other purposes, read third time, and referred to Com: on Judiciary. ..
 Bill confirming dongs of Town meeting m AshIord, read 3d time and passed. "'
 Bill relative to Slavery, read first time
 ,, The Com. or. Real Estate on petitions 1t Merit Merit ssa % A%h9Ry 0 granting prayer of petition, adopted. -,
 Bill relative to distribution of arms belonging to the State, read 3l time and passed
 Com. on Claims, on petition ot Alvah H. BUCK, re- ported nfavorable-accepted and leave granted to withdraw.
 Bill relating to Pounds and the Impounding of Crea- ures read sd time and passed .,o;u
 Bill relative to Notaries Public making thelr ap- pontment for one year only from date of their comnlls- sion--read third time and laid on the table
 Bill authorizing Town Clerks to take acknowledg- ment of convey ances, read Sd time and laid on the table,
 The Com. on Judiciary on petition of Geo: M San ders and others for anextension o the Lien Law ask ed to be discharged-graned, and petitioners had leave to withdraw. ,...
 Bill extending provisions of existing Law anthori- sing Superior Court to grant Dvorces read third nne
 Bill relative to State Paupers, read third time and Com. on Judiciary, on petition of John P: Price and others, reported resolution continuing petition to next General Assembly and ordering notice thereon-ac- cepted, resolution adopted r.
 Bill prescribing four months residence to qualify to vote in Town meeting, read third time. House ad- hered to former vote rejecting the blll. ., -.
 Resolution reported by Com. on the subject, reatlve to distribution of surplus of the United States, read 2d time. Al,
 Com on Judiciary on petition of Mayor, Aldermen, &c city of Hartford, reported bill amending Char ter of said city, and authorizing appointment or meas urers of wood and weighers of coal, read twice. Bill relative to fraudulent Conveyances, read Sd time and passed. ''''' '''N O''''' "''''' ' Adjourned.
 Monday, June 6th.
 Prayer by the Rev Mr. Bushnell:
 Resolution appointing Amarah Brigham 5ededlsn an Pos and Ozas Roberts, directors of State Prison for Resolution appointing Wm. Field and Jeremiah Brown committee to inquire on what terms the m terest of the County of Hartford in the State House at Hartford can be purchased and to report at the next session of the General Assembly-adopted. Bill relating to Toll Gates on Turnpike roads-read twice.
 Bill relative to collection of executions where towns are party, from Senate referred to committee on Ju- dietary. House re-considered and concurred. :.
 Bill for immediate discharge of debtors upon taking poor debtors oath, read first time. .,,
 The committee on Judiciary, on bill relative to ser vice of writ against copartnershlps m copartnershp name, reported sundry amendments, rec9mmendlng adoption and passage ot b report and eli read' a. Turnpike and Toll Bridge Companies, read third time, amended, and passed
 Bill relative to entry of petitions at any time, with out being subject to pay fees for entry, amended and passed.
 Resolution directing payment of expenses incurred in 1895 by Selleck Scoed in defending his seat du- Bill relative to School Societies and Common Schools, providing compensation for visiting commit tee, read and amended, and passed.
 Bill exempting Libraries of professional men from attachment on execution, read second time.
 Resolution appointing Lewis Allen, State Director ofthe New London Bank, adopted. m as ,.,s Governor in certain cases, read and referred com mittee on Judiciary.
 Bill relative to disposition of any estate belonging to any idiot lunaties and distracted persons-read third time and passed.
 Resolution authorizing subscription in behalf of State for copies of Connecticut Reports for each town, read third time and passed.
 kof fro, ,l,lon unNyan time and rejected. .aS
 Bill relative to disposition of U. States Deposite