Litchfield enquirer., 1845-06-19

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from Hartfrod to New York was lib miles. The
The proposed route by Danbury was claimed to be
ioo miles. but il was conceded by the petitioners
that it must be somewhat increased. DIR. Perez
vals opinion was that it must increase the distance
TO Danbury one fourth. The committee IN their
report had estimated it at 20 miles.
Another reason was, this would strike the Hou-
saonic Railroad, and parallel to it above thlr-
teen miles. This, the committee thought woulo
conflict with the rights of another company and
and they had great doubts of the proprlety OF IRIS
Legislatures interfering with those rights lhere
was good deal of evidence introduced which ne
knew to be incorrect, from the section OF country
where he resided. If this railroad was needed ne
wished it god speed, but he wanted more evidence
of its necessity.
Messrs. Dixon and Spencer opposed the report,
and MIR. Godfrey supported it.
afternoon.
Resolution passed appointing James GOODWIN
and Edmund G. Howe auditors ol the quarter WAS
ter Generals accounts.
The petition of L. Weimore and others for a new
Probate district was continued to the next session.
Ezra Chappell, William Mather, jr and Nelson
Brewster, were appointed Bank Commissioners
Bill in relation to Common Schools, was read
third time, several amendments maoe' ana al'e'
long running debate. into which many things for
eign to the bill were introduced, motions to lay on
II table and to continue, being rejected, the yeas
and NAYS were taken and the bill passed lOo 10 ~:
Messrs. Adams, Beard and Jarvis were appointed
Committee to make out the Debentnre.
Report OF the Rail Road Committee was then ia
ken up. ..... o..
Mr. Atkins said he must differ with the Commit
tee and he trusted their report would not be
accepted.
Mi. Morris advocated the report. He contended
the netitioners had not made out their case-that
they had not pointed out any line where the ROAD
was to run-that they had sent out no skllful En-
gineers-that they had given no data on whlcn
thew can Judge Of the facts That the object was
to out the speculations of Wall street brokers
and for another reason, that the City of Bridge.
port owned $4,000, of Housatonic Rail Road
Stock. That one Charter had been given to the
New Haven and New York Company, and that that
was the better and shorter route. g..
Mr. Hamilton made few remarks In opposltlon
1hq. acceptance of the report.
the Chartee~ean said the last Legislature granted
York. the stock of VII. from New Haven to New
tonally. and $4,000 paid in hfen taken up conai'
finished. Charter from the State was y alst
to connect this road, would have been had, but
the operations of the Harlem Railroad company
and it would have been finished in two years. Thi
application had never been heard of till four month
ago. and now if there were to be two conflicting
roads, neither would be built If this was grantee
the Legislature of Connecticut would stand by ant
see the Harlem Railroad plucking their own citi
zens. The provision of the proposed charter, MI
B. pronounced monstrous. He said the who'll
thing Wall street project to raise theprice {
the Harlem Railroad stock. Those who starte
this project, he said never intended to make tn
proposed road, and it never would be built.
Mr.. B. here said, he could proceed no farther o
account of fatigue, and on motion
The House adjourned to A. M. tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, June 11-FoRENooN.
: The House n-concurred with the Senate in a
mending bill relating to crimes and punishments
hn Quarter Master Genera
to distribute certain arms to Militia and Rifle Com
panes, who have not been supplied, and repeating
Resoluon reported t On " Pssifdn 6 81 r. Croswel
and others, for act Of incorporation for the or
der of Odd Fellows, was taken up and passed, g.
to SO.
On motion of Mr. Perkins the report of tn
Rail Road committee on petition of Tracy Peel
and others was taken up.
The committee recommend that the petition b.
continued to the next session of the General AS
sembly. Messrs Boardman, Lawrence and God
frey supported the report, and Messrs Perkins, Cur
tbs, Welles and Olney opposed 1.-THE report wa
rejected, 60 to 100.
afternoon.
Resolution to enable the Housatonic Rail Com
pany to increase their capitol 100000. Passed
Mr. Burnham, offered resolution that the differ
ent bills, leach by nancy and resolutions reported
by the School Fund Committee, in reference to tn
School Fund, be continued to the next session.
in the resolution which an act relating to tn
School Fund. This bill provides that the Schoo
Fund Commissioner shall annually prepare com
plee schedule of all the property and securitieso
the Fund, which shall be audited and examined b.
the auditors of public accounts and the items com
pared with the documents and vouchers in his Of
feel
On this motion, Mr.. Beardslee, said there wa.
not time to do justice to these measures-he would
continue the whole, and bring them before the peo
pie. This bill was the least important the whole
This was to be permanent matter and perma
nent expenditure. There was now an examination
Of the kind made biennially. 1t was practice o
long standing, and the expense of it from $3.50 t.
5000.
Mr.. Curtis, was surprised at the introduction o
this resolution. 1t seemed to be entering sort o
caOeat against any examination into the Schoo
Fund.
Mr.. Perkins, said there was no such examination
now made as was contemplated by the bill. Tha
was making out mere schedule, which was moi
examined, nor audited, nor were vouchers compar
ed
Mr.. Burnham, regarded all the blsas connected
all the information wanted, could be had from the
Commissioners books. The information was un.
necessary.
Mr.. Perkins, moved to lay the Resolution on the
table and take up the bill. Carried, 50 to TO-
The bill was then taken up.
Mr. Richard, thought there was no necessity fol-
this bill
Mr. Perkins. said there was no provision of law
requiring the Commissioner to make out a SEIZED
ule of property and have it audited. The SEIZED
ule referred TO, which the Commissioner makes ou
once in two years, was not examined nor audited
He was surprised to hear any objection to the bill.
Mr. Rockwell, said he had been in the habit o
visiting the Commissioner He was sorry to FIND
so simple bill as this swh ch only asked for list
of the assets of the School Fund, opposed. We
had been told by one gentleman that it would take
three months labor, another says from $50 to 2OC