Litchfield enquirer., 1845-06-19

finding the time IN WHICH &IOvSOOO huSS NC Ca |
nended by the New Haven and New York Rail
Road Company to two years.
Resolution appointing several Justices OF Peace |
for New London County, passed. i
Resolution passed, mem. con. aPpropriatlng $5OOO
towards completing the additions for the insane
poor at the Insane Retreat, one half payable IN
lS45 and the other in 1916.
bill from the Senate to restrict the Sale of
Spirituous Liquors. was taken up,and motions made
to substitute one bill and another, gentlemen disa-
greeting exceedingly as to which was the best Dill,
until finally Mr.. Shepherd moved to postpone
them all indefinitely. This was strongly opposed
by Messrs Frink, Atkins, Hale and Essex, and ne
gatived.
Adjourned to P. M.
THURSDAY, JUNE 12-EvEN1NG.
The Judiciary Committee reported that several
bills referred to them to be continued to the next
Session, and several others lnoenMtey Pos'Poneu'
Resolution. passed appointed James Donaghe,
Holbrook Curtis, and Philo Pratt, Commissioners
of the Naugatuck Rail Road.
Resolution passed, appointing Gideon Welles,
Hobrook Curtiss, and Eli T. Hoyt, Commissioners
of the Hartford and New York Rail Road.
Philip Ripley and Harvey Seymour were appoln-
ted Auditors OF the Treasurer's Accounts
Resolution Incorporating the New Britain and
Plymouth Rail Road Company. was passed.
Resolution passed appointing Francis Parsons
ESQ.,, Assistant Commissioner of the School Fund.
The House proceeded to consider the Message OF
His Excellency the Governor, returning the reso-
luton relating to the Washington Bridge ComPa"
nv, and to reconsider their action on the subject.
Messrs Kendrick and c. H. Beardslee dissented
to the Governors views, and advocated the passage
of the resolution notwithstanding his objections.
! Mr. Rockwell took the opposite ground.
| The yeas and nays were then called, and were
yeas IS, nays SO. So the House refused TO recon-
slider. n-.lo,
Gallup, ESQ.,, for defending his right to seat as
member of this House.
On report of committee the House passed res
olution to pay S. H. Huntington and others. COM
mittee appointed in 1843, on the subject OF Juven-
lie Offenders, the sum OF 81 80.
On report Of committee the House also passed
resolution to pay Noyes Darling and others, com
mittee appointed on the subject OF 1axation' IN
| 1s43, the sum of 1911 IA. .
The Report of the State Prison Committee to
whom had been referred the Report of the Direc-
tors of the Prison, approving the same anu 1e'o'
mending that it be accepted was read.
! Mr.. Burnham said he could not let this report De
accepted BY the House, without raising his voice
against it, The Directors of the Prison had IN their
report made charges against the late Waroen o. ne
Slate Prison, which were base false and Malicious
and these charges had been endorsed by the Com
mittee in their report. He went into laooreo ae
fence of Mr.. Pilsbury and occupied the House I'LL
half past o'clock:
Adjourned to A. M, Tomorrow.
FRIDAY, JUNE 1s-FoRENooN.
Resolution passed, requesting the Governor to en-.
deavor to obtain from the Massachusetts, Historical
Society, the Trumbull papers, so called, which De-
, longed to this State.
Mr.. Welles offered resolution to permit the or
ganization of the Hartford and New York Rall Koaa
Company, whenever million of dollars shall
be subscribed, any thing in their charter to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Mr.. Morris opposed it, and Mr. Perkins advoca-
ted it. Passed 80 to rs.
Resolution allowing the Judges Of the supreme
.penses and board, while absent on duties Of their
Office, was taken up.
Mr. Perkins said the present salary of the Judges
was $1,000, and that of the Chief Justice $lO50.-
These salaries were fixed many years ago, since
which their jurisdiction had been much enlarged,
and their business very much increased. Their ex-
penses while from home usually amounted to be-
tween 5000 and 300 year.
Mr. Morris said he accorded fully with the state
ments made by the gentleman. He was glad the
resolution had been introduced and hoped it would
pass.
Mr.. Rockwell said for the reasons named he
should vote for the resolution.
Mr.. A. Converse, said he hoped the resolution
would pass. That the salaries Of the Judges were
entirely inadequate. There was no class of public
officers so badly paid
Resolution passed, almost unanimously.
The Senate bill relating to the sale Of Sprituons
Liquors was then taken up, amended and passed.
I Yeas IS, Nays So, as follows:-
| HARTFORD COUNTY.
! Yeas-Messrs. T. c. Perkins, Hamilton, Day,
Booth, Raymond, Atkins, Hosford, A c.. Stiles,
Elmer, ]. P. Converse, Cook, Sheldon, Robertson,
M. Kellogg.
.Nays-Messrs Newberry, Bryant, WEIGH, A
Whiting, Welles, d. H. Stevens, Hayes, Bates, G.
w. Sanford, Olney, Shepard, Webb, Warner. AL
word, Birge.
.a6sent-Messrs. Dixon, Bushnell, Cowdry, Nor
than, fuller.
| NEW HAVEN COUNTY.
Yeas-Messrs.' Gilbert, Steele, Hemingway,
Alling, Scranton, Plat, Burns, Fowler, L. Stevens,
Russell, Kendrick.
.Nays-Messrs Stoddard, Bradley, R. Johnson.
G. L. Smith, E. Stiles, Pierce, Todd, Harrison,
Welton.
.absent-Messrs. Glenny, Austin, J. J. Baldwin,
| Jarvis.
| NEW LONDON COUNTY.
! Yeas-Messrs Rockwell, F. Morgan, H. L.
Morgan, Williams, E. Morgan, Thomas, Jewett,
Spencer, Rogers, Wheeler, Browning, Palmer,
Grant.
.Nays-Messrs. Hough, Emmons, Babcock, C.
D. Strong, Hull, Hewitt, Patten, Deshon.
.dbsent-Messrs. H. Strong, Griswold.
| FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
| Yeas-Messrs. G. Peck, Godfrey, Tweedy, Hoyt,
Morris, d. Sanford, Beard, Lockwood, Coley, Bar
tram, H. Smith, H. Scott, Gay, Brakeman, Ed
wards, S. Scott.
.Nays-Messrs. Bali, A. L. Sanford, Patchen.
.6bsent-Messrs. Waterbury, L. Beardslee, c. H.
Beardsley, c. Peck, Briggs, Scofeld, Swift.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
YeaS-Messrs. G. Martin, Richmond, Wright,
Francis, Carter, Kenyon, Holmes, Knight, Seamans,
| Frink.
.Nays-Messrs. E. Martin, A. Converse, Hutch
ms, N. Gallup, Burnham
.dbsent-Messrs Greenslit, ]. Adams, Ingalls,, |
B. Gallup.