Litchfield enquirer., 1845-06-19
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY, JUNE 9--FoRENooN.

Bill fer public act mcerning conservators ana
wards, read twice and REFEREED
Bill for public act to amend the charter OF 'ne
City of Hartford, read the third time and lald on
the table. ...o~co !
Mr.. Lull, of Stafford, asked for leave OF aosesce
for the rest of the session. his dwelling mouse ha-
wing been destroyed by fire last nign''
Resolution passed, directing the Clerk Of TINS
~ nrncrre 500 copies Of the Journal OF this
House to be printed. ,L r.ntv Gam
Resolution passed. directing tAe Couh'y oo m
,nssioners of each county to Ganslm.t 10 1le ~ g.
rectors of the State Prison. ~nhua'i1' 'op' "a
their report. Z. A., - &c +ho
11artorJ and New Hash Rail Road Co. and the
Hartford and Spring6Ad Rail Road Co.
bill for act to repeal Inc Ia law stn wn,I
of off Colleges AM Literary Institutions, was read
third time apfnegatved
A Hill ia public act respecting obtaining GER
tain STATISTICAL information, read third time ana
ordercfto be printed.
Ra6ort of the School Fund Committee, on re- |
edition referred to them for the appointment OF
an assistant Commissioner, at salary OF Slooo-
recommending that the sum be raised to $l2oO,
was read.
The Chairman stated the reasons for the APP
pointnent of an assistant Commissioner ana Aof
raising the salary
report
On motion of Mr.. Burnham, assented to BY the
Chairman, it was laid on the table.
Bill for public act concerning Promissory
Notes. read twice and referred.
Petition of the Connecticut Historical Society,
referred
The report of the committee on New Towns, ad-
new prtha ,pettion of the town OF Salisbury, tor
Report of the Kaift, accepted. 800
of Tracy Peck and others, COMMITTEE on pet''lon
s45,.aa for 10 A. NJ. to-muzxoSv ~tled up and as
A message from His Excelency,,.o O
was read, returning for reconsideration taovernor,
tion which had passed this House pettion"e.
j. ]. How and others. 1.-THE Washington Bridge
Co. case The act of the Legislature he regards
as unconstitutional.
On motion of Mr.. Beardslee, it was laid on the
table and
On motion of Mr. Waterbury, $50 copies were
ordered to be printed.
Resolution offered by Mr.. Perkins, to pay to each
of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Errors
two hundred dollars, in addition to their present
salary read, and on his motion, laid on the ia
BILE.
Bill for public act relating to the place of as
sesslng Corporations, read third time, and laid
on the table,
Bill for public act relating to the Militia, read
the third time and negatived.
Bill for public act relating to the place of as
sessing Corporations, read the third time and pas.
sed
Bill appointing Justices of the Peace for Mid.
dlescx Co. was read, and passed.
AFTERNOON.
The committee on Education reported bill for
apublic act respecting Common Schools, which
was twice read
Resolution passed appointing Eliphalet A. Bulk
ley Judge of Middesex county Court ard Erastus
cn,.fy Gnn1T GnaIs r'~-a
Bills passed appointing Samuel Cooper, Judge of
Probate for the district Of Middletown, David Corn
WALL for the district of Chatham, Gideon Higgins
for the district of East FIaddam, Smith Clark, for
\. r IL Cy.ll
district of Saybrook, and George Carter, for the
district of Killingworth.
Resolution passed, that an edition of 1000 copies
Of the public acts from 1889 to the present time be
printed, and that hereafter the editions of pnblc
acts be 1900.
Report of the Finance Committee, accepted, and
resolution proposed for State Tax of one cent
on the dollar, was passed
Resolution passed, directing county meetings to
report their nominations to the Legislature on the
second week of each session.
Resolution authorizing the Comptroller to cause
to be copied at an expense of $75, the journal of
the Council of Safety-negatived 65 to 80.
Resolution reported by the committee on repairs
OF State Houses-appropriaing $1,000 for New
Haven and $3.50 for Hartford were taken up
Messrs Gilbert Waterbury, Atkins, and Boards
lee advocated the New Haven appropriation.
Mr. Baldwin moved to recommit to the commit
tee their report and their resolutions, negatived.
Mr.. Wadhams moved to erase 1000 and insert
reading.
Adjourned to y. M tomorrow morning.
TUESDAY, June 1O-FoRENooN.
On motion of Mr.. Adams, committee was drec-
ted to be appointed to make out the Debenture of
the House.
Bill for public act relating to Conservators was
read third time and negatived, on report of the
Judiciary Committee.
The Judiciary Committee reported substitute
for bill relating to Electors meetings, which had
been referred to them. Bill postponed.
The committee on Roads and Bridges, on the
petition of the town of East Hartford, vs. the Hart
ford Bridge Company, reported that their petition
ought to be granted. Resolution passed and petit
ton granted
A bill relating to the Militia, which had been
negAtved Yesterday, was reconsidered, and after
considerable discussion, amended and passed.
1.-THE object was to remedy an evil which now ex-
lists, in consequence of militia officers in some
towns refusing to accept Office when chosen, and
perform military duty, they escape it altogether.1
Bill passed II to 60.
The report Of the Railroad Committee was then
taken up-it Is to continue the petition for Rail.
road from Hartford to New York, to the next ses-
sion.
Mr.. Lawrence said he was gratifed that the
committee were to have an opportunity to state the
reasons for their report. 1t was evident, he re-
marked, that this plan was of very recent origin
That there was no evidence that this if construct.
ed, could be made in any other manner than cir
cuitous That there were highly respectable gen.
tlemen of this city, who testified before the COM
mtee, but they in possession of no facts az 10
the feasibility Of the road, to its curvature or
grade
Against this testimony mountains lay in che
quered form and it was to pass up and down RAJ
vim tha of Dr Dos H.