Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1845-05-29
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY, MAY 2o-FoRxNooN.

and others, ben dMln De oIest anu oiheEss nun
phret 0lney and others, Abigail Maynard and 9th
ers, John L. Maynard aud others, Charles Chap
man and others, Samuel Potter and others, and Al
len Pinney and others, all to restrain the sale o
S3irtuous Liquors of Thomas Bennett for alteratof
in the Game laws; Of sundry electors of Farming
ton onthe subject ofnational peace; ofthe Connec
ticut Literary Institute for exemption Of its stu.
dents from military duty and of Charles Dyer anC
others on the subject ofweights and measures
Resolutions were passed allowing the following
petitions be enteFedon the Docket of the Secreta
~ Of State, viz: Of ist Rifle company 5thregiment
of John Stoughton ard others. and Beenet Tylel
and others, against dividing the town otEast Wind
IA resolution from the Senate that certain bills
in form which had passed that bod, and had been
sent to the house, be returned to them, concur
red in, @ g2 at)a1 W
A bill fora public act entitled an act to obtain
statistical information in relation to certain branch
es of internal industry camS from the Senate was
read twice BY its title, andreferred to the judiciary
committee. @ siaf @a' NJ"
mir, Rockwell, from tle committee on elections,
made report in the caf of James c. Hyde, claim
ing to be duly elected 4 member from East Had
dam, that he is entitlh to seat
The Report statesA facts proved, as follows:-
That at the April ekctors meeting, which was du-
iy held, there wye distinct ballotings for first
Representative, I'D that the Moderator declared
as the result ofSach balloting, that there was no
choice. On IL last ballot the whole number of
votes was 4ak of which James C. Hyde had 21s,
VIM. PalmeSf Jr 200, and there were scattering
That GeornfD. Hurd, an elector of Chatham, who
was entitlG to vote for State Officers only, was reg
istered oIthe day of the electors meeting and al
lowed Note for Representative. and that he voted
for Wuk Palmer, Jr, when without his vote, Mr..
HYDE /onld have been chosen.
MrgRocksceH said the committee were unani-
mouion all the main facts in the case-that no one
APPEARED to claim that Hurd had right to vote
th1 the Selectmen of East Haddam had been serv-
,edwith copy of the notice. He also stated that
IL certificate Of Hurd's dictatorship, was presented
Is the Selectmen on the day of election, not by
Hurd himself, but by another person, and his name
registered. Report accepted.
Mr.. Rock,ceN offered resolution respecting the
Norwich and Worcester railroad, authorizing them
to subscribe 100000 to the capital stock of the
Nashua and Worcester railroad company-and for
altering the time of the annual meeting of the N.
& w. R. R. Co. Referred to committee on incor-
porations. a a s.
Adjourned to 10 A. M tomorrow morning.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21-FoRENooN.
Mr.. James C. Hyde, the member from East Had
dam, appeared, and was qualified as a member of
thu House.
Petitions presented and referred, viz: of Ma
tbaniel Underwood, to be Unidentified for loss on
lind mortgaged the School Fund of George T.
Clark and others, Henry Moore and Others John
B. King and others, Samuel D. Marshall and 9TH
ers. E. Wing and others, Elijah Sherman and 9TH
ers, S. B. Parker and Others George E. Palmer and
Others, AppletonErig and others, and H. X.
Harris and others, to restrain the sale Of spurious
liquors; Of S. w. Collins and others for railroad
of c. Andrews to be reimbursed for money expen-
ded in pursuit Of criminal; Of South West school
district Of Chester, for school money; Of JOSH
ua Collins for alteration of military laws; of S. A.
st, John for money expended in military suit; Of
Edwin Ames for expenses Of pursuing criminal
Of Frederic Croswell and 1900 Others to he incor-
porated as the Grand lodge of Odd Fellows; of
LIST rifle company, 9Th regiment, for arms ; Of B.
A. Purdy and others for abolition Of capital pun
lshment; also the circumstances Of C. Morehouse
and others, and Daniel Burnham and others vs. pc
tition of J. Bronson and othersfofa new town !;
Of G. Wilson vs.. petition of 81 W. Stevens for a
lew school district. x q tss ss
A resolution was passed requesting the School
Fund Commissioner to state the number of farms
'wned by the fund-their situation-the cost of
value-the offers made for them,
md the rent receiyedfor each the past year.
Mr.. Perkins, of Hartford introduced the follow
ng resolutions, which were advocated by himself
md Mr.. c. H. Beardsee, who stated that nine or
en- States had adopted similar ones.
Res0lUed, That in the opinion of this Assembly,
I is as much the duty Of Congress to take meas
for the purchase and proper distribution of the
Reports of the decisions Of the Supreme Court Of
he United States, for the benefit of the several
States and territories and the people at large to
provide for the public dissemination Of the Statute
,nactments of Congress-that both measures are
equally national in their character and are legit-
nate subjects for national legislation.
ResOIDeG That orr Senators and ReDrase ntaftves
N the 29th Congress from this State, are hereby
requested to aid in securing the distr
,ution by Congress, of the aforesaid decisions Of
he Supreme Court, in such manner as the public
interest shall seem to demand.
Resolued, That his Excellency the Governor, be
equested to forward copy of the foregoing reso-
utons, to the President Of the United States to
he Speaker Of the House Of Representatives, and
% each Of the delegation in Congress from this
State @&ei is73l ia A
Resolutions passed.
Several petitions which had been granted, and
their bills in form passed. and which were recalled
Yesterday by the Senate, now came from that body
with the bills in form amended, reserving to the
Legislature the right to revoke, or alter the grants
at any time. House concurred
Report of committee on Roads and Bridges ON
petition Of Sharon and Cornwall Turnpike Com
pany to discontinue part Of their road in favor of
said petition, was taken up, Mr. Smith, the Chair
man. stating the reasons. Report accepted, and
petition granted. s@ @' }@
Mr. Smith from the same Committee, reported
on the petition Of the town of Sharon vs.. the Co.
shen and Sharon Turnpike Company, that The pc
titioers have leave to withdraw their petition the
reasons were stated by Mfr. Smith, and the House
accepted the Report. n e.
Mr.. Smith from the same committee, reported
ON petition Of Durham aud E. Guilford Turnpike
Company vs.. Durham and Madison, to surrender
their Charter, in favor of the petition. Reasons
stated, and report accepted
The Report Of a select Committee, with the pc
tition'of the town of East Hartford VS.. the Hart
ford Bridge Company, Continued from last year.)
was referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridg-
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