Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-06-11

On the amendment of Mr.. PHELPS, OF
CRANKY, making stockholders lnd'VIIuai-
Nv liable, discussion enSued' IN wn'cn
Messrs. HoLLIsTER, ATKINS, CONVERSE
JOHNSON and BURIAL took part, 70 oppo-
sition to the amendment, ana Messrs'
PHELps, CLARK and EvERIT IN favor.
Amendment lost-Yeas lOl Nays lO4.
Mr.. CATLIN moved to lay the bill on
the table, TO wait for the information from
The committee on Banks in answer 10
resolution introduced by him. Laid on
the table by a vote of lob to 81.
Mr.. SEYMOUR moved to reconsider the
acceptance of the report of the com. on
Military Returns No. l. for the purpose
of hearing remonstrance. Passed.
Resolution continuing the resolution OF
l945, allowing the Secretary OF State
compensation for service for the purpose
of making indexes in the Secretary's Oh
flee. Passed.
THE Speaker here called to the Cnair
Mr. Burial. of Canaan.
Resolution appointing David Fatcheh'
Barlow F. White and Ezra Morgan coun-
ty Commissioners for Fairfield county
Passed.
Resolution appointing Cyrus H. Boards;
ley Judge of the County Court for SAID
County. Passed.
The com. on Roads and Bridges, on
he petition ofthe town of Sharon, repor'
ID resolutions, agreed to by the parties
Resolution passed. Il
The com. on Railroads, on petition OF
.ra Gregory and others, for the renewal
of the Fairfield County Railroads.&c.
ported in favor with resolution renew
ing The charter.
Mr.. BuEL stated the facts.-The Legis-
lature incorporated this Company IN
1885, for the purpose of building road
from Donbury to tide water, either at
Norwalk or Fairfield. Danbury is six
miles from the Housatonic Railroad, so
that the people of Danbury have to 60
thirty miles out of their way to get to
New York, sixty miles. Resolution pass
ed and report accepted.
The com. on New Towns and Probate
districts, on the petition of Judson Win
ton and others, asking thatthe Town Rec
ords of Weston may be removed to inc
town of Easton-reported untavoraoly.
Report accepted, petition not granted.
Adjourned to 8 O'Clock tomorrow NOR
ming.
REPORTED FOR THE N. HAVEN PALLADIUM.
Wednesday June 81.
The Speaker announced the following as
the committee on Federal Relations ON the
part of the House -Messrs. Burial, Cat
lin, Boardman, Patcher, Talcot, Martin,
and Cliff.
Committee on Contingent Expenses con
sists of Messrs. Chambers of Rocky Hill,
Hoyt of Danbury, and Fry of Plainfeld.
Resolutions appointing Justices OF the
Peace for Hartford Co. read: and on motion
of Mr.. Whitney, laid ON the table for the
purpose CT introducing another bill for the
same county. The second bill was then
read.
Mr.. Kasson moved to erase his own name
and insert the name of Joseph DAILY, Jr.,
He said he did not wish the Office, he had
other business enough. Motion passed
Bill appointing Justices for Tolland coun-
ty-sligh,ly amended and passed.
Resolutions passed appointing Samuel
H. Huntington Judge, and Messrs' obadi.
all L Sheldon, George o. Chambers, and
Horatio N. Case, Commissioners for Hart
ord county.
Resolutions passed appointing the follow
comb; of Burlington, David Bennett; oil
Avon, Noble Towner; of Pennington, VIM
A. Ives; of Simsbury, Jeffrey o. Phelps Of
Hartland, Virgil Stebbins; of Enfield
George c. Owen; of Sutield, Luther Loom
is; of Bristol, George N Bartholomew; Of
East Windsor, VIM. Barnes.
Report of committee on divorces on the
petition of Emeline Shaw for divorce from
Daniel T. Shaw, in favor of the prayer
thereof.
Mr. Robinson said the parties lived in
Sharon. They were married in Oct. lS4l /;
lived together till Tune 1874. This woman
once applied to the Superior Court-but the
Court did not think it had jurisdiction
He read the decision of the Chief Justice.
The Court did not pass upon the merits of
the case at all. The respondent came from
the State of New York as a school teacher
bore a good character. The petitioner
was at that time widow and had three
living children. She was nine years old
er than the respondent. and has about SS24OO
of property, which the committee deemed
an off set to her seniority. He made use OF
obscene and abusive language toward her
in the presence of her children. He was
very jealous of her-prevented her from visi-
ting her friends-compelled her to do things
which exposed her health and life. On the
part of the respondent it was shown that
she had given him some provocation. She
had the hysterics-accused him of walk
Ing on her carpets-said 10 him "don't call
me Mrs. Shaw-call me Mrs. Berry"-she
did not teach her children to respect him
much.
~&The committee found she was a chaSte
woman nothing could be proven against her
character. Although her husband, after the
case had been before the court openly accu-
sed her of visiting houses of i'll fame, &c
&c. The committee, TO |, were in favor
of the report. THE Speaker here left the
Chair.
Mr.. Foster inquired if the report and bill
were in order; some discussion arose on
this point, and the report was amended -
Mr.. F. thought we should be more hasty on
some other matters and more deliberate in
cases of divorce. He had not seen evidence
which required our interference to seperate
these parties. The decision of the five
judges should be respected-it ought to have
the confidence of this House. The affair
turned out Just as we should expect. A