Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-06-13


came nom SENATE negatived, accompanied with ne
solutions appointing committee 10 make inquiries as
y - .na = &c q such
ton laid On the table, and Messrs. Copeland and
Brakeman appointed q COMMITTEES Of Conference.
Bill increasing number OF fiFemen in Norwich, pas
Resolution authorizing the Governor TO commission.
brgadier generals during the recess Of the Legsla-
Committee on State prison. reported favorably on,
Warden and DrecioFs report with some suggestions
and recommendations TO the directors. Mr. Cope
discriminate introduction Of the mechanic arts into
State prisons, the injurious effect Of this practice upon
the community, and especially upon mechanics, and
expressed strong wish that the subject might be in
quired into, and some alteration made in this CUSTOM
Report accepted.
Bill relating TO salaries and fees, returned from Sc
nate amended: Committee OF conference appointed
-Metsrs. Waldo and Dutton
Committee petitions for repeal of 9Th section Of
the Medical Law, reported against the repeal. A
r T'C S % nd gSE some
physicians allowed to collect fees for practice, &c.
Appended e this. was bill for an act repeating the
zee r alluded TO- Mr Dyer from the msjOny Of
them, in relation TO the medical society, &c.
Mr.. Copp advocated the minority report He tho'I
o 0nd as @ is u oy os ssrs ese
sive privileges to class of physicians the section
alluded 70 ought to be repealed He did not think so
much Of doctors in general as some people-Nature
cures, while the doctors run away with the credit.
Mr.. H. d. Smith moved to lay the majority report
on the table-,negatived. He then moved the yeas
port was accepted, and the petitions rejected.
Resolution read, confirming the election Of tho
shers lately elected by the people, and removing e
ton be considered the old sherifs consti,utionaly
in Office, or else there were no sheris when the late
election was held On motion of Mr.. Waldo, the re-
solution was laid on the table for the present.
Resolution ann0infin0 Edward Tavor iu(lpe of
bate for district Of Danbnry, passed.
Resolution extending time Of Manchester railroad
Sy Ss
allowing Hartford and New Haven Railroad Compa-
ny to increase their capital for the purpose Of holding
ton very briefly MIR. Copeland opposed it, as giving
the company too much power, and too great control
over the route to New York. Mr.. F6ote, of Guf6rd,
ba s G ,Ss. e. have the
satisfied that tho resolution ought to pass and that if
the citizens Of Hartford wished consult their in
terest and get their mail in season. they would be in
favor Of IT, He stated the circumstances Of The route
at present. and thought that public convenience de-
manded the passage Of the resolution.
Mr.. Barnard opposed it. He considered it as Civ
ing the company monopoly, and an undue advan-
tage over alt competition
Mr.. Foster.ho!sght the resolution ought to pass If
body e public Sene and Re
could not afford il, would be their own loss. lie
knew not why we should exclude them from this pri-
vilege.
Mr.. Barnard replied, that il any other steamboat
company could run the railroad, it might do,
70 allow what this company asked but he feard the
object was to put down the fare until they had driven
ofall competition, and then put up again, and TINS
enjoy complete monopoly.
Mr.. Brooks advocated the resolution. abiding to
the present state Of things the route and 70 the
treated by this legislature. We had refused to give
the poor old men from Wyoming any thing for their
monument, but he really thought we ought to erect
NM hapa md Iha an
tion to internal improvements"
After some further remarks from Messrs Barnard,
Copeland Sheffield, Foster and Candee. the resolu-
Act relating 20 admission Of electors, referred to.
committee on judiciary.
corporations referred to committee interpretations.
Adjourned till hafpast this evening.
EyENrNG.-House met at Ral.pnst 4. Bill abolish
ing imprisonment tor debt, taken'up Mr.. Copp mov.
5 II he s pssv inse
for aboshng imprisonment for dobt in oil cases. afer
the 4th Of July next.
ad Ss T
t!eman from Tclland, and yet he had been unable TO
frame bill which would satisfy himself; The gen;
made mo- emd If
against the arts Of designing men and rogues-it left
our civil officers involved in difficulty, and he Selev-
ed MO no nan IN his senses Tonld ; vote I'm fsr j.
that OF honesty, which that of 1887 had not And iE
the gentleman wished to 60 before the people such
law as this. forbiddng us to coerce payment out OF
any man. however fraudulent he was willing to meet
him on that ISSUE was calculated directly for tho
benefit Of rogues and afforded sort Of protection for
honest men, and if tim: gentleman believed the peo-
willing to put it to the test. He then commented
upon the law Of 1889 and the charges which had
been made against the last Legislature, Of hypocrisyr
=, The amendment was rejected by large vote
The question REQUIRED upon the bill. Mr. Dnt,on re:
marked that it was generally conceded that this bill
ScofeId moved its Indefinite postponement, which
was done, almost unanimously.
Committee on roads and bridges, reported bill al
tenng mode Of repairing highways in town OF Hart
Act relating to toll Of one-hOrse wagons on turnpike
roads, &c passed. .t .-
70! county Ii tng ae Reesps s' saSs
ing Of mulberry trees. The, bill WINS opposed by
Committee on judiciary reported against the bill
done y engines. ears, &c. BIZ neeaived. Same
site fund. in cases of division Of towns. Passed.
Committee ON Roads and Bridges, reported bill re-
la!ing to turnpike roads, with amendments. which,
with some alteration, were adopted, and the bill pas
Bill relating to highways and bridges, passed.
Judiciary committee reported against m act in adj
dl.lon TO an act concerning crimes and punshments
Committee Agriculture, reported in favor Of the
bill giving bounty on beet sugar. Bill indefinitely
postponed.
Committee on Claims reported o resolution allow
ing Oliver Ripley and II. F. Gardner the sum Of $l3.
Same committee do. in favor Of Ansel Humphrey, for
$40. Same committee do. for another claim Of $40.
Same committee in favor Of John Dewitt for $l43 80
Committee on Public Lands, reported on the amount
and present situation Of the public domainin favor
Of the disposition of the public ands for the common
good-and against the sentiments Of the Missouri
solutions. Resolutions appended, approving an
equitable division Of the proceeds Of the public lands,
and instructng our Senators and Representatives to
this effect. Mr.. Brooks moved that the report and
resolutions be laid the table, and $50 copies print
ed After some debate on the question Of printing,