Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-06-07
Connecticut LEGISLATURE
HOUSE
Monday, Mag %.

0eVSTaI PcuuOnS TeLeIIeu W "PP'OPA'
committees.
Resolution apprOpriatins $l2io Auditors
! Of Quartermasler Generals accounl-PasS'
ed,
Resolution authorizing twenty additional
members of Milford Fire Company, passed.
| Resolution appointing E. G. Howe, State
Director in Hartford Bank Alfred Gill and
Lyman Stockbridge, Farmers and Mechan-
| les, James Boiler and Lucien Hanks, Phe>
nix, Samuel Woodruff aud William lsham
Exchange-severally referred 70 com. on
Banks.
Resolution appointing ST. ,e Directors Of
4 Banks referred 10 Bank CON-, viz Caleb
Brintnall, Director of New Haven Bank,
VIM. Montgomery, of Danbury Bank. Sid
ney Ensign, Of Iron Bank, Lyman Butler,
\ of Meriden Bank, Reupen Tweedy, OF the
Bridgeport Bank, Jonas Bowdiich, Of New
Haven Co, Bank, Elijah w. Smith. Of
Tolland Co. Bank, Chas. Hoyt, OF MOI
wlch Bank, Ebenezer Larned, Jr, Thames
Bank, Lafayette s. Foster, OF Merchants
Bank.
Resolution appointing Harvey Seymour
and ]. A. BragAw, State Auditors-laid ON
the table.
Resolution requesting the Governor Of
| Connecticut to invite President Taylor 10
visi, this Sla,e-and directing the Comp
.roller 10 draw an order for the necessary
expenses-laid over.
An act abolishing the Office of County
Commissioned, and regulating the duties
that have devolved upon tread twice and
referred.
Report of com. on Stale Prison, on peti.
| ton OF VIM. ST. Clair, for restoration Of
forfeited rights, taken up, and resolution
! granting the petitioners prayer, passed.
Adjourned to 9 A. NJ, Tomorrow.
Tuesday Morning, May 20.
Mr.. Cheney, of the com. On federal re-.
lations submitted lengthy report on tie
subject OF Slavery, arising from certain
communications from the Southern States,
which were referred to them early in the
session. The com. state that they appoints
ed Mr.. ]. d. Baldwin, Of Killingly, one OF
the members of the com. to lraw up this
Report. They also submitted the resolu-
! iuns with some alterations passed by the
General Assembly Of lS47. Mr.. Cheney
| moved that the report and resolution lie On
the table, and 500 copies be printed-carri
! ed.
Elisha Gallup of Sterling, was excused
/ from serving Oh the Railroad com.-he mol
having appeared in his seat this session,
Mr.. Brown of Windham, was appointed in
his place.
The Joint Rules as reported by the CON-
were adopted.
Resolution appointing Austin Durham
and David Clark, Directors in Farmers and
Mechanics Bank, referred to Bank com.
Resolution declaring that Ezra S. Will
liams, of Saybrook, not having received Il
majority of the votes Of his town, is not
entitled to his seat.
A discussion arose upon the propriety Of
Introducing resolution under such ciIcnm.
stances, the constituents OF the member moi
having demonstrated against him.
MIR. Boardman claiming it as novelty
to iAlroduce resolution under suchciIcum-
stanees-and MIR. Seymour drawing par
allel between this case and that OF Mt. Bill
the gentleman from New Haven advocat-
ing the direct passage Of a resolution un
Sec""g Mi. Dill, though his constituents
did not demonstrate. The discussion was
somewhat lengthy, but it all turned on the
point here stated. The order OF the day Gu,
off further proceedings on this resolution
OTtter Of the DGy.-Repeal of the Bridge
clause in the Air Line Railroad Chatter.
| The resolution repeating the same-the
petition of the city Of llarl(ord-and the
remoLslrance OF the city Of Middle:own-
were all read.
| Mr.. Deming occupied the forenoon in ia
vor of the repeal.
| MIR. BrOckway after Mr.. Dcming had
concluded, moved the indefinite postpone.
naent of the whole subject. He did this. he
al N rtA tn lArNsr,
Ter 10 die ot its own Limitation, as it would
ON the rising of this Assembly if not le-
newed. He could; had he the time, give
the reasons for this: but he would be con .
tent AT this stage of the question to make
the motion and leave the whole subjec, open
| for discussion.
Adjourned to 9 A NJ, to- morrow.
Wednesday, May 80.
Mr.. Boardman offered resolution amen>
ding charter of Trinity College. so that the
Bishop Of the Diocese may be President OF
the Board Of Trustees-passed.
Com. on petition of HAL H. Botsford, for
release from State Prison, reported favora.
bly,, and resolution granting his release
passed. He was the prisoner who came
10 the rescue of Brown. an 0verseer, when
ne was murderOuSIy attacked by convic;
last fall. He was represented as an indus.
lrious man, CT business capacity, and very
generally respec.ed-a resident of New Ha-
ven. Two years since he was tempted TO
| forge paper, for which crime he was put in
prison. A relative gave him paper signed
in blank, which he used to considerable
extent, aud this finally led to forgery, but
not with an intent TO defraud. lie was re,
leased, principally We infer, on account Of
his mob conduct in rushir & 10 The rescue
of the 0versecr to save his ii4e.]
Order Of the Day.-Consideialion of the
repeal Of the Bridge clause in the Air Line
Railroad Company. The question came up
on the motion 10 postpone indefinitely the
whole subject.
A lengthy discussion sprung up. after
which motion to postpone indefinitely was
negative6 l39 To 81. The question then
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