Litchfield enquirer., 1845-06-12
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY. JUNE 3--FoREN

LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY, JUNE 3--FoRENooN.
Resolution, reported by the committee on Mill
tary Affairs, directing the Quarter Master General
to furnish Ga muskets to the National Blues Of NJ
Haven, passed. gas8s
A bill for public act to restrain the sale Of
wines and spirituous liquors, was introduced by
Mr.. Hurlbut, of Roxbnry, read twice, ordered to
be printed, and made the order Of this day at 10
A. M. This bill provides for electing County
Commissioners to decide on the question of grant
Resolution that Caleb Brntnan be appointed
State Director of the New Haven Bank, referredto
the Bank committee. a9
A bill for public act relating to the Militia,
reported by the committee or military AFFAIRS was
read twice.
The Speaker signed sundry bills for public acts.
WHICH had been engrossed. 49,
Resolution appointing Foster M Cargill, Justice
Of Peace for Fairfield county, passed.
Resolution establishing Tariff of wharfage for
the New Haven and Northampton, Canal Company.
passed
The committee on New Towns. on petition of
Harvey Elmer and others, reported in favor Of ere.
ating new town. to be called South Windsor.
Mr.. Curtis. from the committee, stated the Tea-
sons for the report. Accepted and resolution
passed. 1.-THE new town is to have one tepresep-
tative.1
ne fturtforu OrEJuuH 9fdu 1edVe 20 enLer
their petition in the Secretary's office.
Resolution passed, on report Of a.committee,
placing the students Of the East Windsor Theoio-
gica Seminary and the Sufield Literary Institute,
on the same footing with those Of Yale College, in
performing military duty.
Mr.. Rockwell said the resolution placed those
institutions on the same footing with Yale College,
Washington College,the Wesleyan University, and
almost all the incorporated Academies in the State.
Bill concerning Crimes and Punishments, re-
ported by the Judiciary committee, read a second
time.
On motion of Mr.. Rockwell, the report of the
Education committee, on petition Of the Connect
cut Historical Society, with thefesoution reported
by them, granting $1,000, was taken up.
Mr.. r. said, that the grounds on which the COM
mittee acted.were fully named in the report which
had been read. The committee were unanimous
in their report, and were Of opinion that the sum
named was all that could be expended for the par
ticular object in view for the present year. The
Society possessed very many valuable manuscript
volumes and papers, which ought to have been in
the Secretary's Office. But it was the practice of
the early Governors and officers to hold such docu-
ments themselves, ard many had descended to ia
miles connected with them. There were 90 vol
umes OF the Trumbull papers in the library Of the
Massachusetts, Historical Society, which should
have belonged to this State, but they were given to
that Society to be preserved when we had no such
pers of this kind, since the organization of our
State Society, have transmitted their papers to
them The citizens of Hartford had with great
public spirit, erected a noble building, the Wads-
worth Atheneum, named after q mnnfcent donor,
at an expense Of nearly $4,000. and were free
from debt. Here were the Societys rooms, open
and free to all our citizens. He hoped the resolu-
ton would commend itselfto every member Of the
House. Resolution passed, mem con. f4.%
The following bills. renOrfed nv the Judiciary
committee, were read twice, viz: bill relating to
proceedings in equity; bill concerning civil ac-
tons; bill concerning towns.
A bill for public act relating to betting on
elections, read third time and passed.
A bill for public act to prevent frauds. read
third time and negatived.
Report of State Prison committee on petition of,
Alfred Sawyer to be discharged from State Prison.
adversely, was read. n
A long discussion took place, which resulted in
negativing the report of the committee. Messrs.
Adams, Atkins, Baldwin. Olney and Morris. parti-
cipated in the discussion. ask tsaes- Id
Mr.. Adams then offered resolution to discharge
the prisoner from the State Prison. This brought
on another discussion, in which Messrs. Adams,
Dixon, and Welles, advocated it, and Messrs. Ham
ihon, Tracy, Emmons, Atkins and Strong, opposed
it, and il was negatived.
Resolution passed altering charter of Middlesex
county Mutual Insurance company. ss
Inc ORDER Of the DAY was tnen TAKEN ups oeius a
bill reported by the committee on Sale Of Spiritu-
GUS Liquors. which was read third time,
Mr. Frink moved several amendments. which
Messrs Curtis and Strong thought tested no prin-
ciple of the bill, which were rejected.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON. @t1a~
The House were occupied till the hour Of adj
iournment in continuation Of the discussion on the
bill tor suppressng the Sale cf SpiIituons Liquors
The discussion took general range, but no direct
vote was taken testing the principle of the bill. IL
will be resumed tomorrow morhing al 10 o'clock.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4-FoRENooN.
On report of committee on petition Of David La
than and others vs.. the CRANKY Turnpike Compa-
ny, the petitioners had leave to withdraw their PEE
tition.
The Judiciary Committee reported substitute
for several bills referred to them in regard to the
registration Of Electors, which was read twice.
The same committee reported resolution re-
specting the confirmation Of rate bill for tax in
Stafford Passed.
Petition to discharge E, Wetherill from State
d.; Dafar