Litchfield enquirer., 1842-11-03

MT. McCuEdy moved tho resolution be postponed 10 ihe next session of the General Assembly.
 Mr. Palmer opposed the post ponement.
 Mr. McCurdy sad he had supposed the wish of this H0uso was 10 attend to the business tor which they had assembled, and % home. He was surprised to without any reason, to protract the session, &c.
 Mir. Pierce then made speech io the honor and glory of the man whose brow should be decorated with aurels" 1.-The reporter regrets that he cannot do justice to the genilemens eloqueneel
 Mr. Woodward called for the order of the day-be- ing the bill for Disrictng the State-hich cut of for cOnd time rule dispensed with, read third tme and passed wnansmOusly. The Act Is as follows: Am Act e divide the State Districts for ths eec-
 tOn of ReprGscnsGsirss Jor this State in the Con- Bee. l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly conveneds- That the State be and hereby is divided into four dis tEicts for the choice of Representatives from this State in the Congress of the United States, each Dis tret to be entitled to Representative, follows
 District number one to consist of the Counties ot District number two to consist of the Counties of New Haven and Middlesex.
 District number three to consist of the Counties of New London and Windham
 District number four to consist of the Counties ot Fairfield and Lilch6eld
 Sec. All existing jaws relating to the election ot sonal Districts as heretofore constituted !excePt so far as the same are inconsistent with the provisions of this Acs) shall continue in force and be appca 4 Districts as hereby constituted.
 Sec. 3. The first section of An act in alteration ef an act entitled act regulating the election of Senators and Representatives for this State in the Congress of the United States passed May Session, 1899, be. and the same is hereby repealed.
 MT. Palmer then moved that the House take up the The0sand Dollar resolutions, which was done. Mi. McCuEdy's motion to postpone to next session The first resolution directed our Senators and Re- presentatves vote for refundng the $lOOO with ln- Ierest, |" sciLhous condition or quoty6eatiOn.
 Mr. McCurdy moved to strike out the words. N without condition or qualification. MT. McCurdy 10 not paes an implied vote of censure on Judge Hall hev had no time to go into the merits of the resolu tje8 or the conduct of the Judge. ,.,
 MT. Palmer opposed the motion to strike ous' which Mr. Minor briefly and ably opposed the resolutions He said they were useless: he voted last spring 10 instruct our Senators and kepresenayes 10 vode TOT tariff but the vote of one ot our Senators stanos re- corded against tariff.
 Mr. ). c. Smith advocated the resolutions in very able speech-towards the close he remarked It any gentleman expected him defend the conduct ot thot Seaotor ,co uoated hs instructions 'n Uolng Ggos"s . far.f, he was much mistaken
 The vote was then taken by yeas and nays; Yeas
 Resolutions nstrue.inC our Senators and Represen- tatives to vote for bill reducing the pay of members of Congress to five dollars per day and ten cents mile travel and that the franking privilege be abol- These resolutions were introduced by Dr. Charles Dougas: =, 6ollars This amendment was accepted by Dr. Dongas, and the resolutions passed.
 Bill in addition to an act relative to fraudulent conveyances, read twice. This bill provides that the assignees of insolvent estates may become pur- ehasers of such estates in the manner admi- ns,rators, guardians. &c, may now become purchas- ,r viz. hv the Judge of Probate authorizing some in- different perspn to make sale, &c. The bill was put upon its third reading aud Passed-Mr. Copp alone in ihe negative.
 Biil making valid the doings of a Town meeting in Canaan, read three times and passed.
 Resolutions allowing the Secretary Of State to bor. row ten thousand dollars for the use of the State needed-passed.
 , The Private Secretary ofthe Governor entered the House and delivered copies of correspondence be, tween Governor Cleveland and Governor n,ng Of Rhode Island, together with message from Cover Ior Cleveland. all of which were read and transmit ted to the Senate.
 Petition of members of 2d company 18th regimen. for TiAes-Tefered to military returns Adj.
 Afternoon-Oct. 26.
 House came to order at 2 o'clOck.
 Resolution declaring the Apportionment Bill pas eed at the last Congress contrary to the constitution and an infringement of the rights of the Sates-and directing our Senators and Representatives to vote for it's speedy repeal passed.
 Bill il, addition to an act passed last spring abolish ing Imprisonment for Debt read three times This passed last Spring. 1t allows ali debts either in whole in part contracted before the 4th of July, iS42. to be proceeded against under the old lazy by
 
 een attachment in all cases where it not forbid den before this amendment.
 After considerable debate, Mr. Peck of N. Haven. moved he bill Do referred to joint select committee: carried. 89 to 43. The Speaker named Me.srs. sey- mour Perkins. Pierce, McCurdy, Miner, Richmond, Sessions. and Arnold.
 House adjourned to oclk tomorrow morning.
 IRarsday ns0rning-Oct. p.
 Prayer by Rev. MT. Bacon House came to order at o'clock. Journal read.
 The Speaker announced the order of the day being she resolutions condemniug the ApoortOnment Bill ass palpabie and dangerous infringement upon she Constitution of the United States, and ot the rights Of the state, and directing our senators and representatives to exert themselves to procure Its speedy repeal.
 Mr. Woodward moved that the preamble and reso- lu,iOns be laid the table, and 200 copies ordered to
 MT. J c. Smith thought the House was ready to act without delay motion to lay on the table lost.
 Mr. Perkins in . long and very able argument. heard surpassed demonstrated the consiitutionaty of the apportionmen law, and the entire legality of its provisions. Heshowed that the theory of government as acted upon H ihs state-the interests Of the small states and the express the Constitution of the United States, were all in favor of the Apporonment
 Mir. ]. c. Smith replied in a short speech in which unconstitutiOnality of the law in his usual forcible manner.
 MT. McCurdy followed showing the utter folly and absurdity of the resolutions. We may, said he. in airact as much as we please, and our senators and representatives will only laugh at us. lMr; MeC; here happened to look around and saw the head of ogE renowned senator elect rising over the crowd ,- senator now within. the sound of my voice who has sspeaedy dsTegarded the instructions of this House -who has considered 1t right to sheer at any nstruc tons except to do as he thinks 6t. MT. Mc.C. went
 :; .s s:i, ably sss;S~ing s;; the constitution ~Mr Palmer iollowedin speech in defence of John