Litchfield enquirer., 1843-06-08

Bill for public act to divide the city 0t Hartford into six wards, for the benefit ot small politicians, n definitely postponed.
 Resolution passed to adjourn sine die on Wednes. day morning next:
 Hartford and Litchfed be g miles! re ferred to the debenture committee.
 Committee to whom had been referred all sorts of ons-trash-hotchpotch and other things, re- ported-asked leave to be discharged; report ac- cegted. ., |, Committee on divorces on the petition of Sally Page against Elmore Page, reported favorably-re- port accepted and divorce granted
 Saturday Morning, June3
 The Ltchfeld county justice bill came from the Senate amended, in some of which amendments the House concurred and in some refused to concur, Debenturee committee reported the he mileage be- MT. Stiles moved the indefinite postponement- carried [Come home via Harwinton, Enos
 Resolution passed changing the name of Martha E. Miller to Martha E. Blackwell.
 The bill aboIishing capital punishment made the order ofthe day for Monday, 2P. M.
 Committee on military returns reported favorably on the petition Of Seth F. Beers and others; report accepted.
 Afternoon-Mr. Stiles moved to reconsider the vote in relation to the mileage between Hartford and Litchfeld It had been indefinitely postponed, gone to the Secretarys office, and in accordance with previous decision the Speaker said he thought not in order.
 MT. Seymour said that in case of such insignif- canoe he should not appeal: But if the question should occur matter of great importance, he should feel bound to appeal.
 Messrs. Perkins and Palmer coincded with Mrs. Messrs. Galpn, Curtis and others, concurred with the Speaker. It was however brought back and the House refused to reconsider their former vote
 So this important subject was finally disposed of: Committee on state prison discharged from the further consideration of resolution respecting Ra- bello. So we suppose this maniac is to remain in prison.
 Monday Morning, June5.
 Bill for public act relative to the Housatonic Rail Road Company, came from the Senate, amended by restricting the currency power of said company laid on table.
 Report of committee on educ aton on petition of J. s. Norton and others, for new school district in the town Ot Norfolk, with resolution favorable, passed and report accepted
 Bill for public granting the same power to any three grand jurors in any town which n now confer red upon the whole board passed.
 Report ot committee on judiciary on bill for pub lie act enlareng the power of courts grant divorces, in of "intolerabIe abuse and "habitual ntox- icaon' in favor of the passage of said act laid on table and 300 copies ordered printed
 House resumed the consideration of the bill relative to the Housatouc rail road motion reconsider and concur in the amendment of the Senate, withdrawn; wore to reconsider the passage of said hi passed bill amended in new form, embracing the same fea- lures, and passed
 lieu of 1000 per year. for years, to support ndgen, insane; formal amendment proposed by the Senate concured in, and resolution passed.
 Resolution appointing justices of the peace for Ltchfield county came from the Senate amended, by adding the name of Nelson Brewster; House concur red.
 Repor, of committee on new towns relative to di, vision of the of Wethersfeld-resoution repor- ted by the majority to divide was rejected
 Afternoon.- Order of the day-,he report the subject of capital punishment, and the amendment proposed to their bill-a read second time: minority report called for, presented and read, upon which an interesting debate arose, after which the vote was taken by yeas and nays, and the bill rejec- ted and report of minority accepted.
 Resolution fixing the compenson of bank comms- s'oners hereafter at g per day.
 Mir Robinson of Fairfield said he would not be thought in favor of high ssleres," but, if he were bank commissioner, he sheud think his services ought 10 conform to his pay.
 MT. Seymour said he reminded of the re- mark of his friend from Waterown relative to cheap rozors.
 Mir Curtis said he thought the commissioners expenses. There are only three bank commissioners and some hobbies will carry double or thrble lution rejected.
 Wethersfeld asked for by the Senate Messrs. Gum and Taintor appointed.
 Committee on contested elections on the remon- strance of Samuel Colt ane others against the right of l. Hommedieu to a seat in the House. were, re quest, discharged from further consideration the subject.
 Adjourned to half past seven this evening
 GONE OVER THE FALLs.-We learn that or Friday l.st man went over the cataract on the Canadian side of the Niagara, He was driving pair of hor
 
 sand, somewhere nearly opposite Navy Island, when the current bore off the wagon and horses beyond the control of the driver towards the rapids. person wbo witnessed the perilous situation, made off in intercept them, but getting alarmed for his safety had to change his course and return again. One of the horses exricated himself from the wagon, and swan in safety to the shore while his mate and the driver were seen to pitch from shoot to the other until they both plunged nhe abyss below.-Bufalo Com Ado.
 Some men are SO ambtous that they cannot rest unless they are on the rise. Office-office power -honor-ds,inciion must be conferred upon them in preference to the more worthy; or all is wrong And wherever such man is found be sure he is a dema- gogue-lhe poor mans friend-the workingmans ad- vocate-the freeman's champion, &c. &c.
 NICE CALCULATION has been estimated by Dr. Thomas Dick, that, since the creation Of the world fourteen thousand millions of human being have fallen in battle. IT the forefngers alone of these beings were laid in straight ine they would out reach than six hundred thou sand miles beyond the moon- That's what we would call, understanding the princ us if the hair bad been cut from the head of each, how many sofas it would have stuffed. A STRANGE PROCEEDING. Louisville Kentuck. ian states that Spencer, who recently convicted of the murder of his son in Hardin County, was on Friday taken to the Church in Eli :abeth to hear his own funeral sermon On Saturday he was driven to the galows, where he met his doom.
 One Levi Garret, of Libertr, Su van county, has run away with all the money he could raise, taking the wife and tUo children of his neghbor Elan Strong He has taken a load on his shOulders.-We once heard of man who stole saw-mil, but he repented after carrying mile two, and took 1t back again. Garet is some 40 years old his parmour 24 and the children and 3-N. '. Tribune.