Litchfield enquirer., 1841-06-03
COssssecE6csst LegtsExtssS'e.
Mondav morning, May 24.

Monday morning, May 24.
 House mel at II o'clock Prayer by Rev. MT. Cook, Journal read. Reports Of committees pre-
 Report with resolution of committee on judiciary in favor of petition of Enoch Pease for restoration to rights forfeited by conviction ot thet read. On mo- ton the petition was read and after come discussion by Messrs. Bissell and Abbe the resolution was laid on the table.
 Report of commissioners of Housat0nlc rail roao presented and referred.
 Resolutions appointing judges of probate for Fair; field county passed. For StratfUrd district, David Plant; Norwalk, Benjamin Lsaacs; Weston, Brad ford Winton; NewtOwn, TheOphilus Nichols; Dan bury, Edward Taylor Bridgeport, Isaac sherman Beading Thomas B. FantoH; Stamord' ISshIa %s.sas B Rufus Blakeman House adjourned till o'clock. l Afternoon. House met at two o'clock. Report of committee school fund, m favor et petl' sion of Ariel Richardson, and A. Adams, for ex' change of bonds, read and accepted, and petition | granted.
 Report of com. on judiciary, to whom was referred North Eastern boundary, that no action was needed' read and accepted, and committee discharged:
 Resolution, that the Comptroller he authorIzed to pay Gllhcrt Allen, the sum Ot $lO,9O, and w alter Harris $9 30 for services, referred ~
 Report of committee on judiciary, in favor of bill against fraudulent ConVeyences, read, and OA read l second time, and postponed to third reading. ! Report of committee on dlVOrces, m iavOr or petl- tlon of Fidelia MontrOse for divorce, read
 Mr. Bacon of Litchfeld remarked, that this was case on which the committee were not entirely 1 agreed. The petitioner was married m HarttOd ln the year 1886. Very soon after her marriage her husband commenced his iTeasnent of her, and car retI It such extent that the family m winch they boarded were frequently disturbed al dead of night, by her shreks and cries of murder. He was haoltu- ally incorporate, and made no provision for her sup port. Frequently he had threatened her life. After 1 few months they left the city and led a wandering life He afterwards enlisted soldier, and 's now at Green Bay. He wished that the petition aud eVi- dence might be read.
 1 The petitions and the evidence were read MT. Bacon remarked farther that the husband had apparently entirely deserted his wte but this seem- ed to him not much aggravation as an ameIora- tion of the case, as the petitioner might in short time be released from her connection by an apphca' tion to the Superior Court. MT. A. Clarke said the chairman of the committee alone cOnstuted the minority, the rest of the com mlttee were in favor of the petition He thought 'h,s case worthy the special attention of the House. II be granted this should be- Mr. s. recapi,ulaed the cruetes which she had suflered-he IT, H-treatnent which she had received, especially when m m most night was drenched with cold water, and the petl,, tioner cold and shvering was kept up by him all night, he not permitting her to lie down. Her enid was taken and kept from her for some length of time; her clothes were sold and she compelled to sup pert herself by making shoes What object could a, gained by longer delay? It was incumbent on tue Legislature by all proper means to contribute to the preservation of the mogss of the community. as well as to the happiness of individuals. The law sannot create bond of union between the parties The i,a- sis of the marriage relation is affection. II this be de- stroyed, if there be no sympathy of feeling, why should the parties be forced live together in state of festrangenaent3 " l chairman of the committee. The Legislature for years past has been sufficiently hheral. It were bet ter ather that the rule should be restricted than en- larged. This case goes farther in allowing slight causes to destroy the matrimonial connection than any previous one. What the attendant c'rcnn';, stances Grant that it was one of some personal hardship Violence had been offered 10 her person, but it appeared from the evidence, that this violence had no! been brought down to the present time tad the petitioner been in danger at the time ot the app cation t would have been proper that she should have applied to the legislature for redress But such was l not the fact. Her husband has been for some tune past absent in Green Boy. and no personal violence ged to wait only the space of year heTe she could apply to the Superior Court. Till such application could be made. he could not see that her personal Gafe Sf Wss'6roof, referred o the legislature ot 1889 as having sanctioned similar in their ture tS & the present. to inssaneed the petition ot
 Mir Swift of Wes,port, repeated that in no case that he could remember, had 30 broad rule been | MT R. Smith hoped the prayer of the petitioner
 would not be granted. happeared from the evidence that qsarss between the parties commenced very
 learn the character of her intended husband? fshe chose to marry man of whose disposition and morals she was ignorant. she had no to blame but her self the marriage covenant was not to be broken slight grounds It's preservation was essential to the morality and happiness of the community. # we ad- init the principle that drunkenness is sufficient cause for divorce wide field is opened to the House -tor there are in the state not less than 1000 drunk ards. Shall all the morrfed persons of this class he divorced? Her husband is now in prison at Green Bay. Alter enlistng, he deserted, apprehended and IS now m confinement. and in all probability he would not render any aid to his wife for a year to come. Mr. s. trusted the legislature would not set such precedent, as the granting of the petition ! MT. Bacon said he had no pride of opinion in the matter. He proceeded correct some mss,a dement's made by gentlemen in the course f.hs debate.
 MT. Babeoek called the attention of the House to tced The gentleman from Sharon had asked why
 the petitioner did inquire into the character of her husband before her marriage She did make such inquiry. Her sister thought it a good match She seemed to have been inVeiged in the connection. lie thought him to be monster of the deepest dve- Twice he threw hcr infant child into the fire, from whch she enaiched it with great difficulty. Mir. BpOwRell of East Hadham, inoured whether this petition was no brought before the last egisla- ture He was confident that there was discrepan. cy between the testimony then introduced. and the testimony now He proceeded to instance several Mr. Bissel of Norwalk, had no doub. the husba nd was had man, but he thought it of more importance to pursue general rule than to give relief n single cases the legislature should attempt tn grant re- let ll would have time to attend to nothing else- MT. E. commented on the character of the evidence. as being given by the sister of the petitioner and her The debate was continued at much length by ma. ny gentlemen.
 Repose of the committee no, accepted and petitioner had leave tO withdraw her petition.
 Bill to constitute Canton a probate district, read second tune. and referred to committee now towns and probate districts.
 Mr. Backus of KiInely excused, by his request from committee on re.eleihihty of the President of the United States. Mir. Monroe was appointed in place of Mir. Backus. rN ;"