Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-05-23

If this young man had come there for the purpose
ofkeeping a grog-shop. ~ ...e9ss--. ~
Mr.. Lippett, one ofthe Judiciary committee, mace
some explanations. He differed from a majority
of the committee and from the report, but did not
think it necessary for him to make minority re-
port. He. however deemed the law constitutional
but at present unnecessary.
The question, shall this bill pass. was then put
and carried as follows:-Yeas6 80, Nays 81. M
The committee on the STATE Prison reported ADJ
versely to the petition of Pardon Jones for release
from State Prisons 81
Mr.. Strong, chairman of the committee, stated
that the petitioner is very old man, who had been
sentenced for the crime of manslaughter, and that
the committee came to the conclusion that his,
present situation quite as comfortable as II ne
were released IA Z Es6E E % Z L. NS M
Report accepted. ri 81 N Me-
The same committee reported unanimously in
favor of the petition of Simeon. Goodspeed, with a
resolution that he be discharged from State Prison
ON and after the 1st day Of June S-3 as-S2- sL
Mr.. Strong explained The petitioner was SEN
fenced for years for the crime Of mayhem. ,Eyi-
dence from the petitioners counsel was before the
committee stating that the sentence s.s rather
severe one and that he should beldscharged. Ihe
prisoners health, too, is bad 80 that he isunable
to work. He has been confined two years.
d, Mr.. Foster Of New Haven, expressed himself IN
decided opposition to the release efthe petitioner.
He objected to the policy of reversing the yerdicts
evidences and such must necessarily be the charac-
ter of testimony before the committee his Is but
the precursor of other cases, and we know not
where the matter may end. aA% * K fEN S.F5
Mr. Carter of,Canterbury, had learned the Cir
cumstances in the case from the witnesses upon the
trial. and was opposed to granting tie prayer Aof the
petitioner. u
Mr.. Brooks of Meriden, said we had just had the
case of an old man before us, and when his petition
was heard, his heart yearned for him. that he
might be permitted to tread the earth as tree man
once more. We ought now in the case OF this
young man, to show the same charity as Tor the OLD
man who had been perm1ttedto remain IN prison.
Report and resolution negatlved.
Resolution granting 1863 to Daniel Taylor for
expenses in defending hisseat; referred to commit
tee on claims 81
! Resolution reimbursing James B. Carpenter and
Marcellus Clark for expenses In defending their
seats; referred to committee on claims. Hsr
Resolution to revive the charter OF the Kent Eur
mace company to- close its concerns; referred to
committee on interpretations other than banks.
Report of the commissioners on the Housatonc
Railroad partially read and on motion OF Mr. Pal
mer further reading dispensed with and 3Do copies
ordered to- be printed. -
SOMETHING WHICH GOES AHEAD OF JOHN
| ,sa- .-1 III n JONES'. On c.
We cut the following choice specimen OF judi
cious and reverent devotion to ones master, from
| the last Patriot end Eagle
Ifany thing can be found which surpasses it, we
should like to have it found. 81
"Whatever amount of honor may have been al
tached to the presidential office in the hands of any
of those who have heretofore held it, it is unquesr
tionable that Mr. Tyler enjoys his by higher ten+
I ure than any of them. He claims under the sign
manual of Omnipotence itself-his appointment is
enrolled in the records Of the Court above-and
never did political rabidness more lamentaby mis-
lead its deyotees than when it betrayedts yotaries
into profane accusation that Mr.. Tyler was a
SC 0ropiGent;al PreSident." Senseless reprbach -
irnpious obloQuy! The Democratic 4 yler ConVeh-
tion will assemble at Baltimore on the 9th instant
for the purpose of indorsing this ',providential
nomination, and rendering at current for the next
4 four years. St~ asee ~f's s. }4N.
Correspondence o. aue A2Uenmg foxi q,
aly ~s M WASHINGTON May Is 1914.
Our hopeful post Office committee have at length
reported. Thefollowing is extract from the re.
Eport-ssTo substitute the five for the six cents
rate, which covers thirty miles, to extend the ten
cent rate over the twelve and a half cent rate,
which covers the distance from 80 to $50 miles
to adopt IS in lieu of the present IS 81 cents rate
which reaches to 400 miles; to introduce the 20
cent rate which supercedes the present 25 cent
rate for those distances and to leave the IS cent
rate to cover all distances over $50 miles, is the
scale of postage which the committee PREFER y
And this is the scale which is carried out in the
| bill presented
They suppose, leaving all the other regulations
of the department as they now are this trivial
duciion in the rates would lead to deficiency OF
| more than 100000 year in the post office de-
partment This deficit the committee propose to
make up by making the ranked correspondence Of
postmasters of certain officers of the government,
and of members of Congress during The recess, a
direct charge upon the government, by the sup
preston of the private expresses, and by the slight
increase Of correspondence which they estimate
would be the result of in their views.
The minority are men Of another style of think
ing r> 4.
They are Mr.. Grinnel, of Massachusetts Mr..
Dana. of New York, and Mr. jerks, Of Pennsylva-
MIA. They propose to reform the rates OF postage
in this wise; On letters for 220 miles, five cents
on those going 600 miles ten cents; and for all
distances beyond this fifteen cents. The reports
and bills from both parties were referred to the
committee of the whole and'ordered to be printed.
| 5a.,+,t ass WAsH1NGroN, Thursday, May 16.
| In the Senate, the Select Committee, ora ma)o-
trity of them reported that John Niles was IN o
proper state of mindto be admitted the Senate.
The majority of them state that they have had fire.
qrent communication with Mr.. Niles, and that they
see no necessity fo Prosecuting the inquiry further.
| They state also that. he has been suffering from
diseases, mental and physical, but that he IS now
| qualified. The Report was agreed to. Mr. Niles
appeared at the bar of the Senate, and took the oath
to support the Constitution Of the United States
! The COMMITTEES report that they addressed a
letter to Mr. Niles after their organization, and
that MIR. Niles answered it in person. He appear
/ ed before the Committee and stated that he had
been and was at this time laboring under mental
and physical debility, but that he was not, in a
technical sense, of an unsound mind Inc letter
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