Litchfield enquirer., 1843-06-15
From lAs cOnnAclisul COsraai.
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EFONe koe COnNectte9S CO9rah.
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 The proceedings in the House yesterday were richer than are ordinarily seen tn grand legislative body. They sat only lIf Q day-buI that embodied more material than is sometimes found in dozen sessions And if we cannot have whole day of such entertainment, we ought to be thankful for hGg IOGf; for this is certainlp better thpn mo- bread. There were other shows in the street, but there was amusement in the House richer than all ; and the majority arr entitled to thanks for contributing so much to please ''fit audience, though few; ;" and we only regret that our citizens were so much occupied by other avocations that these enlivenins performances were enacted before so small House. The session was fast wearing to i;S close-rounding off, with the "more last words of good old Ricard Baxter" Indeed many of the members sup. posed they had assembled for the last time unless some great and weighty matters" should require another extra session in De- sober. The public interests were mostly disposed of, or sent out to Hampton to have the finishing touch put upon them, and the members were ready to sit in council upon sundry boundless indefnable matters, mean ing every thing in general, and nothing in particulars-embraced in what the Lawyers call "the money counts," LOT in the town- meeting warnings, general clause, author izing the electors " to do any other business proper to be done at said meeting.'
 This budget of curiosities, collected from the four winds of heaven, was opened, by in- troducing to the House, the report of joint select committee, on the subject of the repu. diation ofState debts, and the assumption of said debts by the Government-plans which B. Al n,,A matter for that. The Document was before "3 printed by order of the senate,"-for the credit of the House, we are glad of the last clause.) >.. .I
 Aspart ofa legislative proceeding. the re- port is unique,--a ''modern antiquity"-the most ridiculous, inaated specimen of bombas- tic demagoguism. we venture to say, which ever greeted the ears of sober Connecticut Legislature. In some respects it was much superior to document publised from the 2lst Senatorial District, a few years since- the letter of Zelotes Long to sundry abolition gentlemen who then asked his opinion, but who, we presume, viii never venture to do it again. This document we say, surpasses that in vain swelling words, perhaps also in transparency though on that, 'there seem to be different opinions" But we did not intend 10 speak of the report at present. That stands by itself and may furnish a text for future commentators. It found no plump, bold advocates in the House, even among the majority; and of the two members of the committee who said any thing upon the sub- ject, the one was thankful he had never seen it before, and the other was sadly frigh- ened by it's shape.-'f shape it might be cal. led, which shape had none," and said he thought it a monster from the first.
 Ike honor of ths report as such. we sup. pose belongs to the President pro teas. of the Senate Nobody in the House seemed anx- ious to be its parent. or even its guardian, It afforded occasion for great pleasantries of all sorts, enquiries upon opaque passages, and also for some shuddering for dread of N-sle "bulls and bears," which it has discover. ed 10 exist in certain markets,-it does not tell us whether they are in Brighton or Bill lingsgate, or in the slave markets of the South. But the consideration of these things put the House into mood ''too deep for tears," and things were in admirable confu- sIons when the vote was taken on the main question, 'tshall the resolutions pass2' -Nev- yer was so laughable farce performed in this latitude, as, when the majority deter- mined to send this ludcro.serio- comico-,rag- ic report abroad to the world, as the winding mp the fifth act of this memorable session.- Ou0uOC " StOOlOis AyCuVSuSs 1SuIlAs Nuttcils Grotius, Montesquieu, Benthan,, Benton, Kel. ley and Long what crazy notions, urged you to send out these "orphic sayings" to all mankind, as evidence ot the intelligence of Connecticut The exertions of the Commis. toner will be needed another year in "refu. ting the islanders of New York and Massa. chusetis upon our School Fund.-" You have done the State some wrong.
 When the Yeas and Nays were ordered nearly 30 of the members were excused from voting(not all of one party) for various reasons-principally that they would not en- dorse SO much nonsense and so much false- hood. Some had business in the third house, and one refused to vote; one could not be excused, and he took up his hat and walked. Members left their seats to look out of the windows to see elephants,-for "men are but children ofa larger growth" This was fit amusement to be connected with such legislation; But the Hon. Speaker prompt ly called the House to their "Ayes and Noes The scene cannot be transferred to print. It was richer than we have yet seen in this Legislature and could we induce the ma jority to repeat the exhibition this morning, we would extend a general invitation to all our citizens to be there. We ought to add that the whole vote upon the repudation res. olptions was 76-about one third of the House, and thus ended that "strGnge and spsnt. Jul scene."
 JOHN M. NILES has for some three months past been very much out of health, having been gradually sinking under most distress sing attack ot hypochondria. until his gener- al health is very much impaired and his