Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-06-17
HOUSE..
"Wednesday morning, June 8.

! The order of the day, The subject Of
judicial reform, was taken up after sundry
matters had'been presented and laid on the
} table to be prihtedI or referred, which will
be noticed hereafter.
I The report OF the committee on the
Judiciary, on Judicial Reform was read.
The committee reported three bills
! one rel9tlhg' TO courts, one concerning
| crimes and punishments, and one for the
! regulation of civil actions. Mr. Cowles
/ remarked upon the FIRST mentioted. enact-
| ing thar there shah be n SGprerfe Conrl of
|, Errors. which sllat cGhaist OF one chief
Judge and FIVE associates, TO be appointed
by the General Assembly iha, three Of
| the Judges shall constitute quorum. ex-'
cept wtenfour of the Judges shall be dis
qualii d. swo shah be a2qn,tsum, aIId ysGeli
five are disqualified; one shall be QUORUM
/ that 'neilhen Of: the" Judges OF the Su-
/ preme Court of Errors shall revise his own
opinion delivered ip ii Su pefior Court
/ in the Coanliss' of Hartford. New Haven,
New Eonten. Fairfield, Windham, Litch-
field and Middlesex and two terms of
Superior Courrin POLAND lit such times as
the General Assembly may direct also
enaclihg. that foar terms Of ths County
Court shall be held annually in the Coun
ties of Har ford and New Haven, aud
/ three terms isi the Counties of New Lon
don, Fairfield, Windham, Liich6eld. Mid
dlesex and Tolland, at such times as the
: General Assembly may uppoin,-alse en-
acting the places for the siuings Of the
Courts. ~ ...
This bill was laid upon the table, and, the
last above msn,ioned, (No. SO was taken
up and explained, section by section, by
Mr. Hnlsey. %. Sass
|. "A long DISCUSSION followed, which was
participated in by Siessrs Smith, Beckwith,
Robinson, Hall, Hubbard and others. :
+ Tie reply of NbIwalk to the remon>
STRANGE of Bridgeport. Pending the dig
,cussion ths House adjourned 10 10 A M.
+ SENATE.
7 Thursday. June 10.
Bill compelling the att enhance Of wit
nssses, and allowing the taking of deposit
tons. in ecclesiastical courts, the same az
in courts of law, and providing The same
penalties for false swearing passed.
The resolution Incorporating the Nor
wieh Ton,ine Company passed, after hav~
ing been so amended that the corporation
shall cease when tho number of stOck>
holders IL reduced I'd ten:' @''
Several resolutions ordered to be printed.
The Senate took up the ord er Of the day
tho Homestead Exemption Bill. Hon,
M essrs. Latham. WEIGH and Pfatt spoke
in favor Of the bill Hon. Messrs. Mead
and Butler favored the general provisions
OF the bill, but thought that in some points
it mightbe impr0ved-and on motion of the
latter, it was laid on the table until to-
morrow.
The Judiciary committee reported
against thebiltto repeal the law chartering
Savings Banks and Building Associations
ALSO, a IN. relating to Justices Of the
Peace, and 6ilr Relating to highways and
bridges: ailof which were lost.
Forfeited rights Of James 0olding re-
stored. .ssp.' 4
HOUSE.
1000 copies Of report Of Joint commits
tee on African Colonization, ordered 20 Do
prinled,s do. Of an Act for the suppression
Of tipping houses. which Act was made
the order Of the day for Wednesday nextI
al 10 A. N.
Petition granted authorizing the con
stfuesi0n Of bridge across the harbour {
Bridgeport,
The subject Of judicial. reform was die !,
Guessed by MsSsrS. PInnsy, Minor, cOwlOs,
Hall, and others.