Litchfield enquirer., 1845-06-05
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY, MAY 27-FORnkoOE.

0ut reported soDsututes winch "aS tS"e e''S e''Y,
time and passed. -
The saa1e COMMITTEES, reported from abiIl coptjh
Hed from the last Session, entitled ian act Tsqu
ring Vessels to carry lights in the night sesons
in favor Of the bill, with an amendment wkch ths
house adopted. Bill twice read. q
Petitions presented and referred, VIZ AnAsol,
rants of Warehouse Point, Of d. B. HuNphrsy anc
Others, and Of Samuel Miner and other 20 restrain
the sale of Spirituous Liquors; Of Brie0 hall anc
Co. and Others, for law to preynt frauds; o.
WIN. H. Anger and others for lat to restrain IL
4centiousness; and Of Z. Wetmorf and others Tor
new probate district in Torringtsn:
The committee on Roads and Bridges reported IN
favor of altering the charte OF Gayioros ioli
Bridge Company. Resolutiei passed
MIR. Rockwell from the Cmmittee on Eiectlons'
reported ON the petition os47 electors OF the town
of Sterling, contesting re right OF the returned
member to seat in the House, that ne Is entitled
The patition states hat at the election in April
last, George Tillingbist was chosen moderator OF
the meeting, and tt the names of all the electors
who voted Tor Stae oflcers' Sheriff. ana Member
OF Congress, wert checked by the Town Clerk, on
the Registry Lis: but that the Moderator refused
to order the Town Clerk to check the names of
those who votd for Representative, and the Town
Clerk also reused to check them. That on the
first ballot r Representative, there was no choice,
and the vcse was declared as follows: tl
For Nathaniel Gallup, 90
Harvey Gallup, S9
Scattering,
80 3sf s.st 81
Thai on the second ballot the moderator and clerk
also refused to check the Names and declared as the
result, that Nathaniel Gallupw was elected.
The Report of the committee states, that the sit
ting member admits all these facts as stated The
vote on the second ballot was not declared, sta
ted to the committee, but they learnt that it was
claimed that be had one majority. The remon-
strants claimed the election to be void because the
presiding officer did not conform to the Registry
list in receiving votes for Representative He re-
fused to be governed BY the list Of electors as made
out and the clerk refused to check--thereby both
plainly violating the law. 1t did not appear that
persons who were not entitled to vote, voted but
there was no evidence on the point. In the abb
sence Of this evidence, in the opinion of the COM
mittee, the election could not be considered void,
and they recommend that Mr. Gallup retain his
seat. .bsa
!. Mr.. Rockwell remarked that the presiding off,
Ger hal no discretion The registry list was his
guide, and the vote Of any person whose name was
on that list he was bound to receivean other
The name of each elector was to be checked at the
time Of voting, by the town clerk, or by some one
else appointed thereto. The presiding officer was
not the person to check the list or to appoint the
person to do it. His offence was, that he did not
gard the list at all and then offence of the town
clerk, that he refused to check the names. They
were both evidently liable to prosecution. He did
not think that the unfaithfulness of the officers
should of ITSELF invalidate the election but as this
was new case, and an important principle, he mo-
we'd that the report be laid on the table. Motion
carried. ",@4A sgE as Il, s3
The committee on interpretations, on petition Of
Litchfeld County Mutual Fire Insurance Conpa-
ny, fol- an alteration of their charter, reported i'm
favor of the same. Report accepted and resolution
passed. sliyt lHalseT iaa-t sHcd
: The State Prison committee reported in favor Of
the discharge OF David Lewis from the State Pris-
on. He was sentenced for ten years, nine ofwhich
have expired. The chief reason for discharging
him named by the committee is, that about one
year since, convict attacked one of the keepers,
who would have been killed hut for the voluntary
interference Of Lewis, in his behalf. Report ac-
cepted. s3i aais#9s 5j gy98n r. ~
a 1;iI 81 --.r-hlc act in relation to fand-
twice read and REFEREED. aaa' let .aag
Resolutionpassed allowing the New Haven Coun-
ty Agricultural Society, and the New Haven Hor-
ticultiral Society, to use such part of the State
House at New Haven, as is necessary for their ex-
hibltious. 3sl sAaEh 9iHitG III aa8sa -@ttrl9h
\ \ Resolution offered allowing the New Haven and
Northampton Go. to take Wharfage, and fixing its
1Nes. Refrreddnd ilaats,5f ahteA 1sIia8
NE committee on Taxation reported against a
pill fort the assessment Of taxes Report accepted
and bin negatived. flsIiol ahl es#.AQA aoMaiW
| Resolutions came from the Senate, referring to
the eommittee on Claims, the bill Of JShn T. Nor
ton ana others, for services special committee
on Education. House concurred ne,a Is
Report of<he committee appointed b 1874, to
make improvements in the Secretary's Office, and
re-arrange the Books and Papers, was read
Mr!Perkins said that any gentleman Who had
been in the habit Of visiting the Secretarys Office
before aud since the alterations, would seen great
and manifest Improvement there made by theservi-
ces of the gentlemen on that committee. eao
Tomorrow at II Am. was assigned as theSime
for taking up the Constitutional amendment witch
was passed over yesterday. sa2 NJ M M 4
Adjourned to 10 A. M. Tomorrow y
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2s-FoRENooN.
The Judiciary Committee, reported against bin
for regulating Courts, and recommended substi-
tute, entitled an actconcerung Crimes and Punish.
ments, which was read twice.
Inc same committee, to whom was referred two
bills for public acts reported bill as substitute
for them, entitled an act to confirm the doings 81
Assessors and Boards of relief in certain cases
which was read third time, and laid on the table
The same committee, reported resolution con.
firming the doings OF town meeting in Cheshire
which was passed.
The same committee reported on petition Of Ho-
ratio Gridley. for expenses in 1914 Of successfully
demonstrating against the right Of the sitting mem.
bers from Berin.tO seats in the House of Represen-
tatives. Resolution on report read twice.
The State Prison Committee, on petitions of
Isaac Nichols Jr.. David |. Smith, and Willard s.
Gum, for restoration Of forfeited rights, reported
in favor Of the same. excepting the privileges Of e.
lectors Reports accepted and resolutions passed.
bill for public act repeating certain parts Of
acts relating to Banks, twice read, and refer.
red. 3sp ENsNs98 ~ ssfl s3sis Hf4 "
A bill for apublic act relating to Jails and Work
houses, was read twice and referred.
Report Of the county commissioners for Hartford
county, read and referred 1.f 'a4 4 $3.50
The school fund committee reported resolution