Litchfield enquirer., 1841-06-17

- ton Sa r"sJ and sccented and resolution passed.
 Resolution that $50 be allowed to the several cler- pymen who have officiated in this House. passed.
 Resolution apProprlatlng ?oO lOr r ure cams from additional buildings for the insane PoOE' 0"A'O O"- Senate rejected. House concurred. c
 Report of select committee on the IeSoluuUrs , OI Massachusetts respecting the re-ehgi6hl!y Ol ulS President cfthe United States with TesoluuonS 1e"" and accepted, and resolutions passed. .,
 Report of committee on the tariff, with accomPa- nying resolutions, accepted and resoluhons PasseI
 Resolution appointing Walter K. klboe, U. n. King and ZalmOn StOrrs county commsslo"e'S IOA
 Resolution appointing A. D. Baldwin, H. Smith and w. s. NOrthroY county commissioners TOT r@'- field county, passed. Ioe.;.o- Resolution respecting mounted ofhcers' lnOSi''''' Report of committee on banks on resolution that no stockholder should be state director that no ac ton was needed, accepted. ,.o,
 Report of same committee on resolution comPeE ling banks to pay the expenses of bank commlsslon CTS, with accompanying bil' not accepted ana DILL lost.
 kesorSn that the eOnOs m to GaTa Gh'p Mechanics Bank, New-Haven, passed.
 House adjourned.
 Afternoon-House met at 2 o'clock.
 Resolution appointing county court judges passed.
 Resolution appointing John Paine, solomon Fame and Jonathan Nichols county commissioners TOT Windham county.
 Resolution appointing justices of the peace for Hartford county came from the Senate amended'- House concurred.
 Bin relating to imprisonment for debt came from Senate indefinitely postponed Messrs. Baldwin and E. A. Bulkeley were appointed committee Of con ference.
 Report of joint committee on claims against the pc tition of Ezra Hall for remuneration for expenses in defending his seat, read and not accepted and reso- lution paying to said Hall $45 36, passed. Came A. T BuIkeley and E. A. Phelps were appointed committee of conference.
 Bill relating to senatorial districts read second and third times and passed
 Bill relating to senatorial districts which was re- committed ost and report of committee not accept
 Bill abolishing capital punishment, read
 MT. N. A. Phelps supported the bill on the ground penalty is death Mr. F. referred to trial that took place ut Middletown.
 Mr. R. S. Baldwin dssented from the opinions ex- pressed by the gentleman from Middletown. The law does not require a man to act who has any con- scientious scruples on this point. He thought our citizens not prepared for bill like the proposed Nothing but capital punishment could restrain the tendency of depraved minds to commit crimes. MT B. examined the argument derived from the Mosaic institutions and proceeded at much length to state his objections to the bill:
 Messrs. A. Clarke, N. A. Phelps, E. C. Bacon continued the debate
 On moon 9% & the ayes }Sg and nays were ordered Bill
 Report of committee on judiciary with bill for the regulation of pedlars read, and bill amended and
 Resolution that Harvey Smith be appointed judge of probate for the district of Ridgefeld, pissed
 Resolution that the controller pay to Timothy E. Williams 1925 for school money, passed.
 Resolution appointing Amos Pillsbury justice ot
 Resolution appointing Chauncey F. Cleayeland, of 54 to G.
 Resolution appointing Gen. James T. Pratt, mem Der of committee revise the military laws, inde- nitely postponed. port of the bank commissioners, read and accepted, "1R Reseoto" S paying pay to Esrs H"i $4s
 Report of committee on judiciary, against bill re- atng to the qualifications of electors, read and ac- cepted, and bill lost
 Report of same committee with bill for the organi. zation of the General Assembly, read third time, and
 Resolution authorizing the printing of sloO copies of the bill on education, came from the Senate re- iected. House cOncurred.
 Petition ofinhabitants of MontviIle continued
 Bill for the regulation of pedars, recons'dered and amended, and passed.
 ses in contesting his seat @l26, recommitted with instructions to allow counsels fees, and one attend ance Of witnesses.
 Resolution paying to Ezra Hall S44 ss for servi- ces as member of this House, passed.
 Resolution appointing Martin Kellogg, Dudley Humphrey, and Thaddeus Welles, county commis- sioners for Hartford county.
 Resolution appointing Leman Church, and Henry Dutton, commissioners on the HOusatonic rail road, passed
 Act relating to appointment of commissioners on turnpike roads, indefinitely postponed. .
 Resolution appointing Richard Niles justice of the peace for Hartford county Lost by vote of 5S to 47
 Report of committee on education to whom was referred communication from the Historical Soci- ety of New-Y read and accepted, and accompa-
 B1 concerning crimes and punishments, read
 Resolution paying to Calvin Lester $ls for arrest ing prisoner. passed.
 Bill relating to the support of prisoners confined in jail at the expense of the state amended and passed
 Bill for regulating salaries and fees, lost.
 House reconsdered the bill relative to the support of prisoners. Bill ndefnitelypostponed Holland county came from Senate amended House House adjourned till halfpast7.
 Evening-House met at halfpast7.
 Resolution appointing commissioners on the Far mington Canal, came from Senate rejected. House
 Report of committee to whom was referred the pe- ttion of William Ross and others, for the erection of a monument at Wyoming. read with accompanying resolution appropriating $3OOO for that object. After considerable debate resolution passed and petition granted.
 Resolution relative to the keeping of public docu- ments, passed.
 Bill concerning crimes and punishments amended
 Resolution appointing Dudley Humphrey, Martin Kellogg, and Thaddeus Welles, county commission Welles and inserting that of George Merrick, and passed.
 Resolution relating to insane poor, read.
 MT. Blakeman moved to amend by striking out all after the word resolved, and inserting, That - be committee to find the number of insane poor in the and report at the next session of the Gene ral Assembly. Amendment adopted, and the blank filled with the names of Rufus Blakeman, Alfred SnOIth ARAR RrNh0 pd SurISh anhr O1u,Nson
 Report of committee on the petition of A. M Frink and others for alteration of the constitution and of the election laws Report accepted, and peti- tioners had leave to withdraw.
 Rennrf nf commissioner on HoMsntonic rail ro.I