Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1845-05-29

IN view. 20
Mr.. Welles opposed the resolution, and seemed
to think he saw something alarming 10 il, and re-
quested the yeas and nays when the question was
taken, which were ordered by the House. Mr..
Beardslee wished little delay on the subject, bnt
was not prepared TO say he bad any objection to the
resolution. II was finally postponed till afternoon.
The committee on Education, reported on petit
ton in behalf of Henry Osborn, resolution allow
ing the Governor to send without regard to ags)
INDECENT blind persons to the Boston Asylum
Adjourned to P. M.
afternoon
Mr. Beardslee from the select committee TO whom
was referred the petition of A. NJ Collins and 9TH
ers for Branch rail road from Connecticut River,
to connect with the Hartford and New Haven Rail
Road at some point within the City of Hartford re-
ported in favor of the petition and stated
the reasons for the same Report accepted and the
bill in form Incorporating A. M Collins and others
as Rail Road Company, passed.
On motion of MIR. Beardslee, the consideration OF
the resolution respecting the Norwich and Worces-
ter Rail Road was resumed es.a.H
: MIR. Rockwell then made statement of the pro-
ceedlngs of the Norwich and Worcester Rail Road
Co., in relation to the subscription to the Worces-
ter and Nashua Rail Road, after which the question
was takenby yeas and nays, and passed. Yeas, 1877,
nays 80. lrsa4
MIR. Adams, introduced bill for public act de
the Registration of Voters. Read twice and refer
red. a .ah,
!, Mr.. Strong introduced bill for public act re-
lating to joint Stock Companies. Read twice and
referred. g
The committee on interpretations, reported on
the petition of the Salisbury Iron Co. for an altera
ton Of their Charter in favor of the same Report
accepted. aajsl
The committee on claims reported on petition of
Middlesex Agricultural Society, in favor of the
same. Resolution read twice and postponed.
The same committee also.reported on petition of
and conviction Of felon Resolution once read
and postponed. 4
The same committee also reported in favor OF pc
ition of Samuel Holmes, the Collector of East Had
dam, for the payment of his fees for collecting the
State Tax. Report accepted and resolution passed.
Resolution that James c. Hyde be paid his eypen-
SEES in obtaining his seat member of the House.
Referred to Committee on Claims.
Adjourned to 10 A. M. tomorrow.
.tg{@. 41. FRIDAY, MAY 23-FoRENooN.
, Mr.. Rogers was appointed upon the committee
on jails and warehouses, in place of Mr. Strong,
excused. @ s5
q Committee on the Insane Poor--Messrs. Sanford,
Russell, Jewett, Bartram, Kenyon, Jones, Hyde,
Kimball.
Committee ON State Houses-Messrs. Gilbert,
Hamilton, Hewet, Scott, Frisbie, Hurd, Wood.
Mr. Swift, on account of i'll health, was excus-
ed from serving on the bank committee.
A resolution requesting the Speaker to appoint
an eugrossing committee. was passed.
The petition OF Joel Smith and others de fugitive
slaves; of E. j. Prescott and others for a law re-
spectingbridges Of E Sperry and others, and of I.
North and others, to restrain the sale of sprtuous
liquors; and of S. r. Cook for restoration of for
feited rights, were presented and referred. 6&
The Judiciary committee, TO whom was referred
much of the Governors Speech as relates to cor
poratons, reported bill for public act relating
to corporations, which was twice read.
"A resolution was passed directing the Messen-
gers of the House to procure from the Secretary's
office, 20 copies Of the Statutes for the use of the
members and that they remain in the House till
the last day Of the session. t
Report of the committee on Military Returns
was received and laid on the table,
Mr.. C. H. Beardslee, from the Divorce Commit
tee, reported in favor Of granting the petition Of
William P. Dckerman vs.. Esther Dickerman for
divorce. The petition and Report of the commit
tee read. and the facts stated in the petition,
the Report says were fully proved They were
substantially, that the parties were married in July
1S43-for four months they occupied the same
apartment-that she refused all coLnubial inter-
they were both members of the 8. Pri-
mitive Methodist Church, in New Haven, of which
he is still member in good standing, though she
That since November 1543 they have not lived to-
gether, and she has refused to recognize him at all,
though since that time she has contracted debts,
which he has paid. That while living at home.
she received the visits of Clergyman who was
detected in the indulgence of indecent liberties,
not however sufficient to establish an adulterous
and that he had also been in the habit
Of RENTING money to her. In March last letter
by him to her, under her maiden name,
,rfo ~ tb., h,ch al,
from her in reply. These letters unveiled the
mystery of the whole matter, and the lcentlous-
ness Of the parties. The letters are very loving,
and the Clergyman in his letter, thinks he shall
soon go into the "grocery business"
MIR. Beardsee said there was much other evil
dence, and that the committee were unanimous IN
their Report. Report accepted unanimously and
petition granted s ra
A resolution was offered, requesting the School
Fund Commissioner to report the items of Clerk
hire in his Office, for the year past the amount OF
his travelling expenses, with the expense of books
and printing for the same time.
Mr.. Burnham opposed the resolution as unne-
cessary, Messrs. Strong, Baldwin and Curtis sup
ported it, and it passed.
Bills were passed appointing the following per-
sons to the offices annexed to their names, for
Fairfield county, viz:
George Peck, Barney Bartram and Charles Mar
win, to be County Commissioners. @a
Thomas B Osborne, Judge Of the County Court
m JUDGES OF PROBATE. tah,#
Rufus Brakeman, for the district of Fairfield.
Edward Taylor, tor the district of Danbury.
Dwight Morris, for the district of Bridgeport.
Theophilus Nichols, for the district of Newtown
Sidney B. Beardslee, for the district of Norwalk.
Thomas B. Fanton, Tor the district of Redding.
Harvey Smith, for the district of Ridge6eld.
Joshua B. Ferris, for the district of Stamford.
David Plant, for the district of Stratford.
Eliphalet Swift. for the district of Westport.
Mallet Seeley, for the district of Weston
4 The resolution granting to Middlesex Agricul-
ural Society the sum it was entitled to receive but
for some informal proceeding, was read third