Litchfield enquirer., 1845-06-19

sacrifice to him. The present Commissioner had
been in office twenty years, and his accounts haa
never been examined. II he was wrong ne hope1
TO be corrected on the spot Mr., Olney here SAID
he had been several times on the School Fund
Committee. and they found all this information on
the School Fund Books.
MIR. R. continued the examination OF books was
one thing, and what they contained was another
1t was simple matter 10 keep DOCKS ana Pl ace
large sums on them, and very different one for the
gentleman from Southington to certify that ne
knows what they contain IS true:
The resolutions reported by School Fund Com
mittee on the subject of investing in this State
funds paid by debtors in the State OF New YORK.
and respecting the sale OF unpfcductlVe Wllo 1aos'
were taken up. -.
I The first resolution taken up, and after dis
cussion in which Messrs Burnham, Adams. Boards
lee, Perkins. Rockwell, Kendrick, and L'Homme-
dieu engaged it was erased, the Chairman OF the
committee consentlng Inc TWO other RESOLUTIONS
were then passed.
A bill respecting the appointment of an Assistant
School Fund Commissioner was then taken up.
Mr. Burnn nam moved to continue it to the next
session.
Motion negatived, 81 to IA.
| Mr.. Cross then rose and made long and very
musical sort of speech, which entertained the
audience till half past o'clock, when the House
adjourned to A. M. tomorrow.
THURSDAY, JUNE 12-FoRENooN.
Messrs. Waterbury, L. w. Coe, and Bradley,
were appointed a committee to tax the bills ior
the contingent expenses OF the session.
Resolution to Bridgeport and East Bridgeport
respecting the proportion OF their Indebtedness
passed.
Bill for public act relating to Turnpike Roads,
read third time and negatlved.
Resolution passed, incorporating the Connectl-
cut Society of Natural History.
Bill for public act concerning Highways and
Bridges, read third time, and passed.
RIl for nublic act relating 10 Promissory Notes,
read third time, and passed.
! The House proceeded to the order of the day
the consideration of the resolution incorporating
the Hartford and New York Rail Road Company.
Several amendments proposed by Mr.. Perkins,
were adopted.
Mr. Boardman proposed that the first 100000
should be expended in equal portions, on either
side of the Naugatuck river Motion negatived.
Mr.. Lawrence proposed the Company. should not
be organized and go into operation until $2'ooo'-
900 was subscribed. Negatlved "a TO "a.
| He then proposed 81 100000.
+ Mr.. Dixon proposed to amend the amendment
by inserted $s50OOoO. Negatived IS to IS.
Ar. Wells proposed to amend the amendment
by substituting 81 900 900. Negatived, SO to &c.
MIR. Burns demanded the previous question on
the amendment, ~ SOC, 900 adopted.
Each OF the amendments were severely con-
tested, and wide range of debate permitted
Messrs. Perkins, Boardman. Dixon, Atkins, Chap
e man, Welles, Hamilton. Curtis, Lawrence, Wad
i
4 which occupied from to IL O'Clock.
e| Postponed till o'clock.
"A Resolution reported by the Committee on Stat
n Houses, (Which had been amended in the Hous
by inserting $1,000, instead of $4,000 for altering
and repairing the New Haven State House, wa
taken up, and passed.
Resolution appropriating $3.50 for the Stat
House at Hartford was then passed.
Bill for public act requiring Constables t.
give Bonds was negatived.
D. ill.,
New York Rail Rail Road Co. was again taken up
original subscribers personally sble he sR66HtR Hf
of their subscriptions
Mr.. Perkins, opposed, because such a provision
was in NO other rail road charter of this State
The Supreme Court of this State had decided thai
original subscribers were personally 'iable, so long
IS the stock stood in their names, but no longer
Mr. Atkins, said he thought the House was sat
is6ed by this time, Of the object Of these amend
ments He would tearlessly say, that the object
of the mover was to defeat the whole bill
Mr. Fuller called for the previous question on
the amendment. Ordered. Amendment negatived
The previous question on the bill was then or.
dered, and the yeas and nays taken, which were as
follows:
HARTFORD COUNTY.
Yeas.-Messrs. T. C. Perkins, Hamilton, Day
Raymond, Newberry, Atkins, Bryant, Hosford, A
c. Stiles, Dixon, J. P Converse, WEIGH, A. Viii.
. ting, Weles, D. H. Stevens, Hayes, Bushnell
Olney, Shepard, Webb, Sheldon, Warner, Robert.
son, Alvord, Birge.
,, Nays.-Messrs. Booth, Elmer Bates, M. KEEL
logg.
NEW HAVEN COUNTY.
Yeas.-Messrs r. johnson, Austin.
.Nays.-Messrs. Boardman, Gilbert, Ssoddard,
Bradley, Steele, Hemingway, Alling, Scranton,
Cheney, Burns. G L. Smith, E. Stiles, L. Stevens,
Russell, Todd, Harrison, Welton, J. J. Baldwin,
Jarvis.
NEW LONDON COUNTY.
Yeas-Messrs Hough, F. Morgan, Emmons,
D. Strong, Jewett, Griswold, Spencer, Rogers,
r Wheeler, Hull, Browning, Hewitt, Patten, Palm
: err, Grant, Desf on.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
Yeas.-Messrs. Tweedy, Hoyt, Ball, C. Peck,
D. Sanford, Coley, Bartram, H. Smith, H. Scott,
S. Scott.
.Nays-G. Peck, Godfrey, Morris, Waterbury,
L. Beardslee. C. H. Beardsley. Beard, Lockwood,
Gay, Brakeman, Edwards, A. L. Sanford, Patchen.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Yeas-Messrs. G. Martin, Richmond, Wright,
Francis, Carter, E. Martin, Kenyon, Holmes, N.
Gallup, Seamans, Erink.
Nays.-Messrs. A. Converse, Hutchins, In
gals.
| IITCHFIELD COUNTY.
Yeas-Messrs. C. Adams, Catlin, Frisbie, Do
ty, Wadhams, Noble. A S. johnson, Jones, Mer-
rill. Root, Hurlbut, Fuller, L. w. Coe, Curtis, J.
R. Coe, Bull, Abernethy
Nays.-Messrs, Bloss. Hocomb, Watson, White,
Essex, A. Beardsley, A. N. Baldwin, Roberts,
Lawrence, Burr, Mallory.
! MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
i Yeas.-Messrs. Markham, Bevin, LHomme.
dieu, Hurd, Camp, Pen6eld, Hyde.
! .Nays.-Messrs. Scovi, Tyler, Hale, Dudley,
Wilcox, Chapman, Starkey, Stannard.
/ HOLLAND COUNTY
Yeas.-Messrs. Cross, Wakefield, Yeomans,
Dorman, G. Perkins, Kimball, S. Kellogg, ]. John