Litchfield enquirer., 1841-05-20
Connecticut Legislature.

tom Roll called and proceedings OF Saturday read.
An error the %s. o. G e coeced from
BENJAMIN to Bacon OF Smsbury. ann.
Petitions were presented. Of Henry White and
Others for incorporation OF oung wen s ans os p
hecca Bodwell and of Albert Burrit tor dlvorce OF
certain inhabitants of Fairfield to be annexed to
Westport; OfC. Sheldon for divorce OF James WARS
consutioIl-laid on the table; OF flmy Hoiilster
Of A. Billings; Of Francis Swift OF WIN; Ao6ot o.
John Holmes; of Joshua Smith OF Nnarles n.
Saunders; of Pardon Jones; OF Wm' MoEedh' "
be released from state prison. c,,
| Mr. Dowd from committee on unfinished p1Slness'
reported bill concerning the duties OF the warden
| of state prison. Referred to COM on state prison:
| Resolutions of the Senate, and the accompanying
documents in relation to the portrait o! zen ASH
ington, now in Senate Chamber-sent to the senate;
bill for registration OF orlns, maIrJ; o; a,rv
DEATHS with a report of the committee on judiciary
on said bill. Referred with report to committee Oh
judiciary. ,,n cuo,,,
ing resolution: >. ,
That ali petitions Of an extraordinary and uncom-
mon nature ar interest be referred to a conml"ee
| of one from county.
designated in the resolution had usually been refer
red to the committee OH the judiciary he thought
that such reference had not secured to these Petl-
tons that attention they deserved, and winch only
| special committee could give them.
| Mr. RAYMOND of New-Canaah wished that the re,
solution had been differently worded, but supported
the reference of such petitions to seieet On, .a:
no peculiar proprety in referring these pennons 10
the committee on the judiciary but wished that the
resolution might be laid on the table, ana the ma''er
brought forward in another torm 80
Resolution on the observance OF national 1as1' re-
turned from the Senate amended by striking out the
word House, and the insertion OF Assembly house
Petition of Middletown and Berlin turnpike CO.
Bll for a public act for the settlement of estates
insolvent interstate, read second 1lLe anu ieeA@
Xii for constituting and regulating courts and ap-
pointing times and places. for holding the same
Referred to committee on judiciary: M ,y.,o
Petition of VIM. Wakeman Against tllZa wake wake.
man and of Mary Holmes against Charles }. Holmes
for divorce Of Ezra CIeaveand relating to excnanec
he limits of Bloomfield school society; OF James
White and others, asking for an amendment TO inc
constitution; Of H. Bard and others OF human
Bard of A. W. Frnk for amendment Oi CONSTITUTIONS
of VIM. Anderson and others for amendment OF con-
stitutiun. Referred To committees. e,.;.,
Resolved that all petitions praying for an alteration
Of the constitutions OF the election laws, I've 'eiee"
to committee OF one from county.
Mr. Wilson OF NewLondon introduced Iesmu'
ton that committee Of one from county ne ap'
pointed that part OF the Governor speec" 'ee''
IN Mr. r. Buckley of os,.Haddam, remarked that
committee had already been appointed on that part o.
connection with which, the remarks Of the Governor
on slavery were to he taken. He thought that tn"
subject, therefore, properly before nat commit
Mr. Wilson said that il he had correctly understood
the Governors speech, slavery was specially men,
TONED in it, and the suhec, seemed one that the house
might with proprlety act upon u was Oh Son'e'e'''
| inheritance to merit special attention.
Mr.. Childs said that slavery was matter IN WHICH
! MIR. RAYMOND. of New Canaan, read nm extract
from the Governors speech, and inquired whether
hat resolution was not warranted by the language Of
his ExcelIency Slavery was distinctly mentioned,
and ike the various other topics o. '"e Speec"' ue'
M BALDWIN of New Milford, said that the refer
ence in the speech was merely incidental. ana was
not of such nature to require any special act"h'
! Resolution lost.
Resolved that a joint select committee OF one from
| n county agriculture be appointed.
| Bill for act in alteration OF an act Incorporating
the Thompson hank, read and referred TO the COM
mittee on banks.
I Resolved :hnt the committee on printing procure
300 copies Of oil bills for public acts to he printed tor
observation-disclosures met at o'clock:
Moved that the petition Of James Mars and others
referred to the SELECT eommttes OF one irom Goun
Petition Of Amos Hurlhnr. md others praying that
Yves, Hartford be Incorporated into highway district;
w seSo sre warren she C1k and to-
alter the election laws in regard to school districts
&c; Of Elisha Doubleday for release from state pri,
Petition Of Francis B. Pellet to unite the first and
tenth companies, ll,h reg, 18th brigade. referred.
Mr. Smi,h,of Hartford introduced the following re-
solutions: That -- with such rs the Senae
NAV Join, be a committee inquire into the necessi.
" Of repairing the State House, and the expense oil
Resolved that the committee on taxation he re.
qesed to consider the prnprietv q" altering the pre-,
sent assessment law, to make the st more Just ana
equitable.
House adjourned till 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Tuesday morning, May II.
| House met at 10 o'clock. Prayer by Rev MI Law.
Petitions were called for and presented: Petition
Of J. p Isbe for grant OF money; ct w. T. Hall tor
remuneration for illegal imprisonment OF Nathan
Seeey and others for the incorporation OF the society
Of Bethel as town. referred Petition OF f. Dunn'ng
| and others to divide the town OF Cannnn at A.
Hoadley and Of j. Ross for divorce Of G. A. Good.
rich ard others for incorporation OF Berlin academy
OF Norwnlk to remove the county seat from Fairfield
to Norwak, referred to joint select committee OF
| eight Of Alvin Thompson against his commission as
ensign Of J. Halves and others for amendment at
the constitution Of A. NJ Collins for alteration IN
the election Ia VS. referred to the select committee:
! Remonstrance Of the town Of Torrngton against
Albert Sedgwick's petition, referred:
Petition Of j. North alter constiiut relative to
qualifications of electors Of j. North to- amend con.
stuon Of e. Lockwood to be restored to rights; OF
L. l.. Huntington for remuneration for money expen.
ded; Of Hartford bridge company agalns. East Hart
Repor, Of Controller, on banks. laid on the table.
and 400 copies ordered to be printed. .
men Of estates came from the Senate referred to the
committee on the judiciary. House conquered
Report from the Joint committee on judiciary on the
bill respecting land, Mr. Baldwin OF New:Haven
the supreme court. That decision made the present
law an anomalous feature in our system, and The al
,eratiuns proposed in the bill necessary 10 rem.
der the provisions on tins subject harmonious and
symmetrical. Bill postponed to third reading
The following committees were appointed by the