Litchfield enquirer., 1841-05-27

Nc Out OF the House who took some interest in
e subject, and would take some pains to inform
Aluself on it. Resolution passed.
Report of committee on new towns against petition
a. Edward Dunning and others for division Of town
81 Lonaan, read and accepted.
report Of committee on roads and bridges against
Heosion of Mddletown, Durham, and New-Haven
nrnpike company, read and accepted, and petition
ENfa mad leave TO withdraw their petition
Report of committee on interpretations other than
banks IN favor OF petition OF bugesses and warden of
borough Of NOrwalk, for fire company. Read and
accepted and petition granted
On motion OF Mr.. Smith of Hartford, resolved that
enc copy OF the report OF the commissioners
schools be sent to the clerk every school dis
Bill from the Senate for regulating salaries and
4ees, read second time and referred.
Bill relating to religious societies and congrega-
lions, read second time and referred.
Resolution authorizing the comptroller to pay w.
~ hale $5O, laid on the table.
Report of committee sale oflands in favor OF Pc
q qhons OF Amos Gridley and Charles J. McCnrdy'
f0r sale OF lands-read and accepted and petition
granted.
Resolution authorizing the Controller to pay to w.
K. West $50-passcd. House adjourned.
sy Saturday morning. May %.
House met at II o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Mr..
Sprague. Journal read. Reports of committees
called for Report of Controller, banks, accepted
Mr. r. s. Baldwin moved that the House resume
the consideration OF bill regulating courts and APP
pointing times and places Of holding said courts
consideration resumed and bill read third time and
Il passed.
in addition act passed in 1893, abolishing mpr
sonment for debt. Read second time and referred to
committee on Judiciary.
Report OF committee on divorces against the petit
q ton of Charlotte Johnson, road.
a Mr.. F.. G. Bacon requested that the petition and
the evidence brought forward to support it might be
4 read that the House might see on what slight and
/ insufficient grounds such petitions were frequently
made. The petition and evidence read to the great
amusement Of the House, Report accepted, and Pc
titiOner had leave to withdraw her petition.
( fee in Mt (.
ing petition of Abel Hoadley for divorce.
Mr.. Phelps of Mddletown moved that the report
be laid on the table.
Mr.. Bissell of Norwalk, wished that the petition
might he read Petition read.
Mr.. Babcock gave detail Of the facts, showing
that the petitioner man near IS years DID, was mar
ried in 1889 to woman who was at that time sup
posed to be widow, but who was afterwards pro
we'd to be of VIGOROUSLY proflgate character and
that she treated her husband with great cruelty, pay
ing him none of those attentions which his age and
infirm health demanded.
Mr.. Phelps Withdrew his notion and report ac-
cepted, and petition granted.
Report No. of committee on military returns ac-
cepted, and accompanying resolution passed.
Report Of committee divorce in favor Of petition
Of Mary Maynard for the guardianship of her chill
dren, read and accepted, and petition granted
Report Of committee on claims in favor of petition
of Zeplaniah Young for compensation, read and ac-
copied, and accompanying resolution paying SIS,
read second and third times, and passed.
Report of committee on judiciary to whom was
referred bill for changing the name of borough of
kitlingy, and supplying omissions in the choice of
pwn officers, making some amendments in said bill,
NSnd.
Amendments adopted. Bill read third time and
pissed.
Bill incorporating a new fire company in Norwalk,
rend second and third times and passed.
The Speaker announced the following committee
on the resolution appointing a committee to asccr-
tain the amount paid for the support of the Hair ford
county Jail, &c-Messrs. Gallup, Smith of Hartford,
and Parsons.
House adj till II on Monday morning.
CoNNEcrrcUr STATE PRIsoN.-The animal report Of
the Directors TO the General Assembly, with accom-
panyirg documents. have been printed. and from
them we gather the following facts AT the COM
mencement of the fiscal year which ended the first
Of April. 1871. there were in prison 1863 convicts-
There have uscn received during that period "a,
maxine the whole sE:!ber in confinement for the
year, 243. In the mean time there have been dis
charged by expiration Of sentence "a, by pardon 2,
and nv death, leaving in confinement on the first of
April, 184l, two hundred and fue.
The expenses nt the prison for this yenr. have
amounted to 4,27a,3O and the income SEQ 56l 90
The difference between these sums, w.t. ga 2s2 go
exhibits the actual profits for the current year"
During the past year. the Warden has pnid the
treasMrers of the counties of Hartford, New-Haven,
and New "ondon. the sum Of one thousand dollars
state, the sum Of five thousand dollars meet the
appropriation made by the General Assembly, when
ever the other counties shall erect jns in the
ner specified by resolution Of that body in May
senson by order of the legislature, the further sum
Of five thousand dollars-and the amount Of cash in
S2es3,22 was
The property hand. on the Stst Of March. Ms
per inventory, was estimated at Sl6l3l 80. The
sum due on notes and book account, $f,529 40 of
which ~, 400 IL considered bad and uncoectable.
The sources of income and the expenditures. for
the past year may he at glance, by the follow
ing table OF rccapitulation.
Kacome.