Litchfield enquirer., 1841-06-17
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1MRRQ0H n. House met at o'clock. Prayer oy N"e'' "A'' A1"' ton. Journal read. #
 MT. Wilson moved to resume the c0ns6eIanCIn o the resolution appointing Chauncey nt" F. Mo.;on
 Resolution appointing justices of the peace tor New London county, came from Senate aHle"ue"' A'O"''
 Resolution appointing justices of the peace for Far field co. came from Senate amended nouse SO"' cured. - e Windham co. came from Senate a"le""eu' A'o"'' cOncurred.
 Report of committee on new towns and probate districts against the petition of A. SedgWlc% reao and accepted and petitioner had leave to wHnoEaW.
 Report of committee on interpretations other than banks, to whom was referred reso'uuon IeSPeSS's s the extension of the time of the construction oI he Hartford and Springfield rail road, read and accepted and resolution passed. ,..: for branch canal up the Pennington rVeT' Eeau """ l accepted and resolution passed .:.:o oe Report of same committee in favor Of petltlon H Joel Freeman and others, for school tor coored cn' dren, read and accepted and petition granted. Report of same committee in favor Ot the peuuon of Thomas Martin and others, read and accepted a"" 1 petition granted. r,.:.: #
 House resumed the consideration of the petition of WOlcUtt P. Stone for a seat m thls f1Ouee 4, The resolution reported by the majority .n ot ine committee passed, by vote of 9l to 6l, and petition sF1H"*s HRsf sGsoIssah sons tho member from Dur
 Report If committee on claims in favor of allowing Lynde l.. Huntington SIP 76. read and accompany
 Resolution ,ha. committee of three be appointed to repor, the contingent expenses the House, passd Messrs. Raymond of New-Canaan, Avery ana Arnold announced as committee on debent1re. Committee claims reported m favor of allowing Josiah P. IsbeIt $46. Report not accepted. e., On motion House resumed the consideration ot tne report of the committee on military returns to whom referred the report of the Quarter Master uene ral. The report of the committee proposed tnat me sss5y of the Quarter Master sen Of esanion carrying the propositions of the committee into enec
 Quarter Master Generals repor. read & accepted
 Resolution de adjournment of the douse 'aKe" up debated, and laid upon the table. .
 Resolution allowing Wolcott P Stone his expenses in conssting his seat in this House. rserred to com mltee on claims.
 Resolution taking from the common council ot the city of Hartford the power of locating the Hartford and Springfield rail road within the limits ot sad ety. taken up and after some debate passed MT. Smith offered resolution appointing )usOces of the peace for Hartford county. .,c
 MT. Abbe from the county meeting offered bill for
 Moved that Mr. Smiths bill be laid upon the table Motion lost. Yeas 6l-nOes lOl MT. Smiths bill read. Moved that the question be taken upon each name
 MT. Hallock moved the previous question: On this question the ayes and noes were ordered, ayes 9l' noes 50. The resolution passed. ~
 House resumed the consideration of the bill relating to imprisonment for debt Bill passed. Bill on education came from Senate amended.- Moved that 2lOO copies of the bill be printed.
 MT. R. s. Baldwin moved that the usual number of copies of the report of the committee m relation 10 the expenses Of he b6ard % ,ncS G Ms.oS carried
 Bill relating to county work'houses ame"oeo "''o passed.
 MT. Backus explained the provisions of the blI.,.
 MT. N. A. Phelps moved an amendment repeating all license laws. Lost. # the whole subject He was tired of this snkering with the license law we were told about unKerlhg with the currency, but this tinkerng with the license law was worse. He was in favor ot having the
 MT. R. s. Baldwin said he hoped the motion would not prevail. He hoped before this bill was rejected hs %Gsh @ Ii! poS % al check to the vice of intemperance. ., Mr. Wilson said if the gentleman you'd give nm repeating all these sort Of things.
 Motion lost and bill passed.
 Resolution appointing w. Fl. Ellis, John Stewart and Seah Strong commissioners on the Hartford and New-Haven railroad, passed, Resolution appointing Joel Hinman, Elakim Kim. berly. Adna Whiting, Bayard Barnes, commissioners
 Bill relating to bands of music read third time and passed.
 Resolution .ha, the House adjourn on Thursday Sns o %...rs Clark. of West.
 
 brook. Babcock and Williams of Ledyard, committee on the contingent expenses of the House.
 House adjourned till halfpas o'clock.
 Tassday euening. June 8.
 House met at half:past o'clock Resoluton passed appointing John T. Norton and the Insane.
 Resolution passed compensa.ing M. Mallory for
 Bill constituting the town of Ritge6ed probate district, passed Resolution passed appointing Enoch Foote, Seah Strong and Nathan Merwin, commissioners on Washington bridge company. Resolution passed appointing David Miles justice of the peace for New-Haven county. Bill passed changing the time of holding certain Resolution authorizing the board of commission. CTS of common schools to order the printing of 25OO copies of the new school bill, passed.
 Bill relative to the discharge of school fund bonds
 Bill relating to the militia amended and passed.
 Resolution appointing committee to revise the militia laws, and report to the next Assembly, amended by erasing the names of James T; Pratt, Thomas H. Seymour, Charles T. Hillyer, Edward Goodman and Wm. N. Matson, and inserting the names of Charles T. Hillyer, s. l.. Pitkin and Gen.
 The committee on the petition of inhabitants of Bethel in Danb9ry' for new town, reported adverse report accepted
 Bill relating to duties of commissioners on turn pike roads, lost.
 The House reconsidered it's vote upon the report of the committee on the militia on the memorial of Thomas H. Seymour and others. The resolution reported by the committee with the amendment fur. ;her amended by erasing the name of General Sedg- wick, passed. ''
 bate for the district o4 Granby, taken np amended by inserting the name of Thomas G. Holcomb in place of Truman Allen, and passed.
 House adj to tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock.
 Wsanssday morning, Jane9
 House met at 9 o'clock. Prayer by Rev Mr. Tur- ney. Journal read.
 Resolution appointing judges of probate for Tol Jao So,ooro W~l&or K;hhc. Tcllool E,EnL.