Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1842-06-09
Connecticut Legislature.
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AHyn STATE eudt0rS tor the nHad,
Bill tor public act providing that in the IA -
mes1e process the sheriff shall make minute ofttWe
process OF the time he receives il, and also that it
sha not be necessary for the officer TO 60 upon the
Inai e!tached, &C. Read twice and referred to com.
Mr. CopP introduced resolution, rhusis.ha,1n
ate concur this House adjourn on Friday ne
out day passed.
Resolution appointing Justices Of the Peace 81
Mlddiesex county, for the year ensuing; passed.
Resolution appointing Linus Coe, Judge Of Probate
+: the District Of Midd!etewn; Philip Sage, for me
hadtam; passed. Adjourned,
afternoon.
House came to order at o'clock Resolution
that tax Of one cent on theUar be laid on the list
Of la4l.
Resolution appointing Osborne & Baldwin State
Prin.srs for the year ensuing; passed a.
Bill! constituting the town Of Rox bury Probate
District; read third time and passed.
enre interest Of the town deposi,e funds to the sup
poi: of common schools; read ID time.
House resumed the consideration Of The bill! emit
dry acts relating 10 banks" reported by the commit
tee on Banks Postponed to Sd reading.
ba directing the whole income Of the town depc'
site funds TO be applied purposes Of educ call
ednp. read third time and negatived.
H,use adjourned.
Tuesday Morning., May 81.
Committee on claims reported agains, petition. nj
Roswell Lampson jaiIor Of Lch6eld county, praying
hending prisoner who bad broke jail petitioner
had leave to withdraw.
Resolutions appointing the following Judges of
Rtsokiy9; Jared B. Richmond, Ashford; Chester e
Lyon, Canterbury; Mason Clevel land. Hamptor;
David ,. Chase, KihngIy; Joseph Eaton Plainheld /;
John t Williams Pomfre' Taleo.t Crosby. Tho%pE
WIndham; John T. Williams, Woodstock.
Committee IN Judiciary reported in favor Of the
bill! providing that the selectmen may appoint days
fhn adm nnE NnNNk hnV
nesses on oath and that no person shall be admitted
on election days bill laid on the table and 500 copies
ordered to be printed.
Com. on judiciary reported bill allowing judges
OF the superior courts to make orders of notices bill
yesd Be cond time.
RESOLUTIONS were passed appointing the following
sha Johnson, Plyr7outh; Geo Taylor, New Milford;
Ru.us Fuller. Jr. Kent Jesse Ives, Barkhampsted
Benajah Hayden. Harrington; l.hel Hckox Wash.
a5erno,hy, LtchfeId; Charles 5. Phelps Woodbu:
Resolution to pay the widow and heirs Of Abisha
A. Baker %; read twice and referred 10 committee
Resolution, appointing the following Judges Of Pro-
Thaddeus C. Bruce for Dist of Ellington; Rho
Mansfield Alonzo w. Birge, Hebron Lorin P.
Waldo, Toland Orson Wood, Somers; Geo. Way,
Chichester; John G. Daniels. Salem; Lodowick
Bill providing tina, An officers may be voted for
on one ticket; read I'd me-adjourned
Afternoon.
The House resumed the consideration of the Bank
to take up the bilI BY sections. which was done and
the consideration OF the'sam occupied the house the
who.r afternoon. Various amendments were adopt.
ed, among others. one offered by Mr.. Chittenden,
striking ont the prohibition TO vote by proxy, also
offered by Mr.. Wilcox of BcrIia, striking out the
clause allowing banks to Issue bills redeemable in
Boston and New York. combining the banks to the
,H hail tho han Nhovn
Of which were discussed. The other amendments
were Nnimpor'ant, with the exception Of the follow
lag, offered by Mr.. Douglass: Iii in these Words
kept IN their respective banking houses in book
prepared FOR thai purpose, arranged alpha beticay or
20 indeed that any name contained therein may rea
dly be found, complete and perfect list OF all the
debtors OF the bank, entered in the individual, co.
partnership or corporate name, as tho case may he.
with the sum or several items of the Indebtedness OF
each, with the kind and amount Of security holden
ty the bank noted against the name Of such debtor,
which said book shall be carefully revised and
rected weekly or ofteuer and certified by the Cash,
ia- or some other responsible officer of the bank, and
said book shall be and remain at all times during
bank hours open to the free inspection and exami-
milton Of any person desirlng+o examine the same"
Mr.. Douglass with much earnestness supported his
amendment. His object was to open the doors Of
tie banks to the board light Of day. and exhibit their
secret dongs to tho public gaze. He thought much
good would como oft.
Mrs Palmer and Seymour strenuously opposed the
amendment, as productive Of incalcuiable mischief.
Mrs. thought, il the object was to destroy the
banks, the best way would be to open the vaults-he
would as soon do that as allow every loaer who came
along drunk sober, 10 have free access to the pr
vate books Of the banks
Mr.. Douglass replied to the gentlemen with renew.
gentlemen convinced him Of the necessity and i'm
portance Of the amendment. Il showed that these
institutions were no better than they should be-has
there was something rotten in Denmark they
were too much like whited sepulchres, with grea.
deal OF fairness without. and great deal Of foulness
within. Mr.. Palmer, he said. had the honor to stand
at the head Of one of these institutions.
The yeas and nays being called for, Mr.. John c.
Smith said he was quite willing they should be taken.
recorded in the affirmative.
The house being now divided on the question, and
q count having been taken, before the vote was de.
clared the Speaker expressed his wish that the vote
should be tried again, for the reason that many Of
ehe members did not vote. He reminded them that
this important question, and that by the rules
p!the house every member was required to vote.
Mr. &c. Smith asked to have the vote declared
The speaker then announced the vote. when il ap.
Peared that the amendment was carried-6l to 50
What quaking and shaking and falling down Of
faces was there now.l
One member now rose and said he did not under
stand the questionable wished the vote might be Fri.
Tie question was immediately tried again, within
one minute after the former vote, when the amend.
ment tcos lost only tsUelrs voting forit
The House having now been in session nearly four
hours before the question was taken the bill the
house adjourned to loo'clock tomorrow megning
Wednesday Morning. Juas l.
House came TO order at 10 o'clock.
House resumed the consideration Of the bank bill
which was the topic under debate when the house
adjourned last evening. An amendment offered by
MI. Arnold Of Haddam. striking cut the clause ma.
king distinction between business and accemmo-
Wilcox 81 Ber!in-amendmen lost. After conside.
Hable debate all sorts OF aMencments, &c, the