Litchfield enquirer., 1845-05-15

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WEnNEsDAT, May !.
The Legislature of this State assembled at tie
State House, al 10 o'clock this forenoon. The
Senate was organized BY the appointment Of IA
now N. SKNxrR, of the Fourth District as Pres
lident pro. tenn. and Nelson White, of Danbury, as
Clerk.
The House was called to order by Samuel Craw-
ford, Of Union, the oldest member. Hon. William
w. Boardman. Of New Haven. was chosen Speak
er, and James H. HOlcomb, Of Hartford, and Will
liam N Bowers, of Berlin, Clerks. 4 ssG
The oaths Of Office were then administered to
the Speaker, Clerks, and Members, and resolu-
tons appointing Door Keeper, Messengers, sc
adopted; when an adjournment took place to 8
o'clock. 78'QbN7e4 lEsfR
AT 8, the two Houses met in Joint meeting, and
received the Governor, TO whom, after fervent,
patriotic, and eloquent prayer, by DR.. Halves, the
oath of Office was administered by Chief Justice
Williams. The Governor then made his Annual
Address to the Legislature, which we have already
sent to our Subscribers in an Extra.
The Governors Speech will commend itself to
the good sense of every reader. For the excellence
of its style, and the correctness of its suggestions
it has never been surpassed. Happy is il for the
State of Connecticut, that she has at the head of
her Government, a Statesman SO able, pure and pa
triotic-a true son Of noble sires. t8J W2l3
4 Y THURSDAY, May 8.
The Committe on credentials reported roll of
the House. which was. read BY the Clerk, with an
accompanying resolution, declaring it to be adop-
ted as the roll Of the present time. In this roll,
the names Of the two gentlemen claiming seats
from Middletown, were committed. a FL
MIR. L'Hommedieu moved to amend, by adding
the names of the gentlemen from Middletowrn,
which amendment gave rise to protracted debate.
and was lost-75 to 1O1. a sll h,I6 .g,1,
This decision of the House has caused some
feeling among the minority, but is thought to be
right by many besides Wings at the House. The
facts on which the Committee on credentials acted,
were these: The Secretary of State, in the roll
which he sent, as required by law, to the House,
omitted the names of the Middletown men, but APP
pended to the roll certain documents, showing
that at the Electors Meeting, on the 1st Monday
in April. there was no choice of Representatives,
and that the meeting was adjourned without day.
On the strength, however, Of a vote taken in the
morning before proceeding to vote, which proyi-
ded for an adjournment Of one week, in case no
election should take place. and which vote was not
in form rescinded. Though by the vote TO adjourn
without day, it was in fact rescinded,) about one
fourth Of the citizens Of Middletown assembled,
(the Moderator Of the first meeting and all the Sc
lectmen being absent,) appointed new Modera-
tor. and made choice Of Noah A. Phelps and some
one else, to represent that town in the Legislature
The fact that the Moderator Of the first meeting
adjourned the same without day, was reason enough
fs. .he Committee on Credentials. to disregard the
certificate OF second meeting, convened without
authority, and the House very properly referred
the lnterloPing members, seat for two or three
weeks of the session, until Committee could In
vestigate the facts in the case The prsna yfaeie
evidence is against them but it they can convince
the Committee on Elections, that the Moderator of
the first meeting has certified enormously in regard
to the dissolution Of that meeting, they may yet
obtain their seats. M SID oYsaF b@ I.
Among the petitions presented to-day, was one
from Benjamin A. Jarvis, claiming a seat in the
House as member from Cheshire, and one from
Al citizens of Sterling, contestng the right of Ma
thaniel Gallup to seat.
Messrs. Baldwin and Bradley were appointed
Committee to bring forward the unfinished BUSH
ness of last session. t52 T 3ts CO.
FR1DAy, MAY 9--EoREsooN.
! Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Stopford. Nd IN,
After roll-call and the reading Of the Journal of