Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-05-17

] COMMITTEES 70 whom was referred certain matters
relating the rules of the House, reported an add
certain cssos Repo "ao ns
Resolution that $50 copies Of the Joint rules Of the
House and Senate be printed. Passed.
Petitions received and referred without reading as
iolows :-of MI Williams, for remuneration for
expense incurred in defending his claim to a seat in
tins House IN the year 1637-of James A. Smith and
others to repeal an act relating TO the settlement Of
inhabitants of towns-laId on the tabe-of Joel But
ton and others, against the annexation of Texas to
the Unlon and against admitting any State into
the Union which shall tolerate savery-laid on the
OF the law relating to the sale of sptuous quors-to
loint select committee of one froma county-of S. w.
Collins and others, for repeal Of the license law-to
Vi w. Thrall Chester Morgan, and others, for pub
lie act to prevent the dstaon of grain in this State
to Joint select committee of one from cOunty-of
Jacob Cooper and others, MOhegan lndians-to COM
| Adjourned to o'clock tomorrow morning.
Friday, May 4-Morning.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Croswell.
| Petitions presented, and referred without reading,
as follows OfArthur Olcott and Others for dividing
town Of Killngsworth.
Report of the Quartermaster General of the State.
Read and laid on the table.
Committee OF one from county raised on that pOr-
ton of the Governors Message which relates to the
admission OF Texas into the Union.
| Petition of Joel Button and others, against the an
nexaon Of Texas, and host of others with the same
prayer, referred to the Committee raised above.
Petition of Mehitabe Porter and l6O other inhab-
ants of the town Of Pennington, for repeal Of the
law excluding co!ofed children from common schools
| After an animated and somewhat lengthy debate on
the question Of reference, in which Messrs Ceave.
land Hooker, Sherman, Halsey, Dutton, Parsons of
Hartford, Copp Higgins, Baekus. Tyler, Barnard.
to committee on Common Schools and to lay on the
table, the petition was finally laid on the table.
The Speaker announced the following Joint Select
committee on common schools-Messrs. Barnard,
StronO Trunnhnll Dutt0n TYLER Rock well Hubbard.
Gazier.
Blank resolution, for a committee Of one from
county on that portion Of the Governors Message re-
latng to the right ofpettion and freedom of speech
Mr. cleveland thought the House was multiplying
committees quite unnecessarily, and wished petitions
on the subec. recited referred toa single committee
They had single origin and q single object; they
were the offspring OF the Abolition Society He pro-
ceeded to give his objections at length.
Mr.. Stearns rejoined. 1t was matter OF indltfer-
ence to him to what committee the subjects were re-
ferred hut he could not their connection with the
subject OF abolition.
Mr.. Brockway was opposed to reference of these
views on the subject. Alter which the question was
taken and the resolution passed.
Resolution ins,ruc.ng the committee on the judi
ciary to inquire into the expedency OF aboshng the
office Of Assistant Judge of the County Court, passed
Mr.. Sherman offered bill for public act, giving
the Supreme Court original and concurrent jurisdlc
ton with the County Court in certain cases. Read
first time-rue suspended, read second time, and at
ter some remarks from Mr.. Sherman. explaining the
object and provisions OF The bill. referred to commit
lee on the judiciary.
Governors Message relating to an Assistant Com
missioner OF the School Fund reconsidered and the
subject refered to the joint standing committee on
the school fund.
Bill for public &C. concerning jaIls and jailers-
Read first time.
Perirons Of Abiam Chamberlain. Elizabeth Lewis.
s Rranard, and Others Tor an alteration OF the law
relating TO the sale of spurious 6cuogs-refened to
com on petition of Richard smith and others
Pennon Of Jeremiah MIEer, Ehas Burchard, and
others against the dllhanon of grain in the State
Referred rs above
Rl fr an 70 remove nuisances in highways
and wafer courses. Mr. Sherman. who introduced
the bin explained IL provisions and rs object, and
furced the necessity OF rs passage Read second
TIME and referred 10 JndiciHry committee.
Bal 10 repeal the lawR nov IN operation prohibiting
me cErrzllatiDn Of smal bils, read second time.
On motion ID Mr.. Parsons, rule suspended. and blI
TeAd third IlIna-
On notian of Mr.. Dixon. the yeas and NAYS were
rosaea. On rAking the final question. Mr.. Caeaye-
land moved that the House postpone the cOnsldera-
NON ID The ~ II Tuesday next
Nj CasaEe2aDa said be was surprised TO see the
0eETe manifested 70 press this measure. We have
been warned By the Governor in has message, against
hasty legislation and now at the third day Of the
he asked for delay. We have not had tune to con-
A6er the subject. Wait and see II the Banks can
deem their tens and twenties These bills are now
sod at discount in other states, and shall we now
The Banks he said were in much better condi-
ton than they were three years since, and are now
issuing small bills-what do gentlemen want more
man who introduced the bill done it from mere party
purposes w hen shall the time come when the
banks shall no longer be made. by politicians, pol:i
cal make weight, for party purposes?
have rights, and they appeal to the magnanimity Of
the House. Let not the gentleman who introduced |
this bill press it too zeaously. 1t is uncaed for, ex-
Gept Tor party purposes oy party men, repeat En-
here in my place with due respect to the gentleman !
from Enfield. ! confess my surprise and astonish. |
ment that the subject is urged on in this manner, and
Mr.. Dixon said he was as much opposed as the gen.
tleman from Hampton, to hasty legislation but the
law proposed TO be repealed had been before the peo
Snd had n
could not be misunderstood And now shall we be |
700 mat gentlemen are not prepared to act on the sub
j ,S subject which has been more discussed by
me people than almost any other. The gentleman |
says the oiA - introduced for party purposes-and
asks, who calls for its passage can tell him, cir
the people Of Connecticut call ori they wish their
they wish the legislature, by speedy action the
subject, to show the utter contempt with which the
law proposed to be repealed, is viewed by the cleo
tors Of the state. And what argument does the gem
tlemen offer why the subject should be postponed P?
He says the banks are better off now than they were
three years ago. so, their small bills of course are
says their bills selling at great discount at New
York. He is in better situation to know the con-
dition Of the banks than myself from his official sta
ton but cannot see how he can reconcile his own
different statements. At any they prove moth
ing in his favor. The gentleman throws himself f.
naliy on our magnanmity, and this is the most diff
cult OF oil his arguments be answered should be
willing to grant his request, but believe he has con-
cealed motives. He has undertaken to state nv mo-
tives in introducing the bil and win undertake to
state his motives in moving the posiponement / be-
leve he wishes to drill his party. They have no.