Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1853-07-07
Connecticut Leg6sENssss.e
MAY SESSION. 1854.
TUEsDAY. June "a,

TUESDAY, June 80.
\ SENATE concurred with the House in
indefinitely posipOning an set relating 10
railroad cOmpsDIes.
Senate cUncUrred with the House On their
amendments 10 the bill Furnishing attempts
at burglary, and passed the bill,
Bill respecting the Insane Poor continued
TO next General Assembly.
Com. on Judiciary TepOrIed adversely on
number Of bills which were rejected with.
out reading. II was general Jail delivery
OF an the bills placed in the committees
hands.
! Hartford Water Project taken up.-
Amendment Of the House requiring Only n
majority OF the voters instead Of two thirds.
to accept the bill, was debated. Amends
n'ento Of the House occurred 10 by vote of
IL tot. Reception az amended passed.
Resolution passed disseminating q DOR.
llon Of the Greenwood's Turnpike Co. in
| NOrfi,lk.
Charter of the Pennington Savings'
Bank amended BY resolution.
The order Of the dsy-,he oct relative
To lnsoIvent Deb,Ors-wss taken up deba-
ted, and amended BY orderiAg that the bill
oNnUtN sbON kV U1NV VkJCGUtbUUb WUttt euS HISS
Of January next. The bill was otherwise
amended. Previous Question demanded
and ordered on the passage Of the bill, 90
were the yeas and nays. Bill passed
| III Z.
Bill for the protection Of trout amended
by striking out the third section relating to
pickerel and perch, and by inserting, sson
ms own land" in the second section which
tOrbids fishing with net. Bill as amend.
ed, passed.
Resolution reviving certain powers 0fthe
Naugatuck Railroad Company (ths resO-
luton would allow the Company TO build
road IL New Haven with NO further pOw-
ers y passed.
Resolution approp:;a,ing $4,000 per an
mum for FIVE years for the State Normal
School passed.
Bill relating 10 the rights Of married
woman over her estate when abandoned
by her husband, passed.
Bill TO allow payment for post mortem
examinations where persons have died from
violence or poison, passed TO Q.
HoUsE. order OF the day, the con.
sidersiion Of the reports Of the minority
and majority Of the Committee on the sub
ject Of abolishiug Capital Punishment was
taken up.
Mr.. Jennings Of Saybrook entered into
an argument against the bill based mainly
Dn the Bible.
Mr.. Strong Of Milford, opposed the bill
"n the ground &c inexpediency. He ih0't
II best 10 let the matter TeMSin where il now
10, with the Courts. In a conversation
with the Warden Of the State Prison, that
officer had said 10 him that he hoped the
Legislature would not pass such lave
If il did he should tot feel safe. Mr. 3.
thought this statement had an important
bearing on the qnhstion.
Mr.. Phelps Of Simsbury, advocated the
bill. He said he had yet TO be informed
that the Leviiical law. which had been
quoted, is now binding on the community.
The previous question YVES called TOR and
sustained and the vote sioOd, yeas s., nays
1872, SD the bill was rejected.
Committee on Railroads recommended
passage Of resolution revIving certain
powers Of the Naugaiuck Railroad Co..
report acce pied and resolution passed.
Report Of com. on Education iavorably
.''' sSss''utIuH aPprOprlstlng $4,000 for five
years 10 The State Normal School. Advo-
Gated by Messrs. Shipman, Smith Of ShaF-
on, and Munsoa Of Seymour; report &C.
copied aud resolution passed,
Mr.. Beckwis.' of hachfeld was called 10
the char.
Report ofcom on Judicia,v recommend.
ing passage of bill iOr an ache Howsoe
Of land, was taken up; adv0e>ied 70
| NIessrs. Richmond of Ashford, Dah,ls or
Klll,ngly, and Hasey Of Norwich, ardN>n.
pOsed by Mr.. COms,Ock Of Lyme. "
Mr.. Smith al Sharon, offered an amend
| meat 70 the effect that the court shall rem.
der judgement Ebr sum equa! 10 % per
cent. more than sum assessed by commits
siorers or jury.
Alter much discussion, Il was moved TO
indefinitely postpone the bill, and the yeas
and nays were ordered ON the lnOiiOn tbs
vO,e stood yeas II, nays 81 60 the matter
was indefinitely postponed.
"WEDNESDAY, june -.
SENArE.-ResOlu,iOn 10 incorporate Tho
Salisbury Plank Road Company, debated
| and laid an the table.
Petition Of Lydia Huntley Of Lyme, for
remuneration for the death Of her husband,
an officer, who was shot in arresii0g .
criminal. read. Resolution sppropriaiing
iSlOOO FOR her and her children, passed.
State Directors appointed 10 ten Banks:
i The order If the day--the removal Oh
the Fairfield County buildings 10 Bridge
nor, was taken up and debated.
Mr. Batter proposed an amendment,
recurring 0 vote Of ihe people OF the County
n, decide which oil the three places, Bridge
MORT. fairfield and Norwalk. they cho0se
f,r County town. The amendment
| pledges Norwalk TO sle erection 81 The
County bulldings, in case that town . so
lec,ed. Amendment lost lO-ll. kesolu~
| ton passed IS 10 9.
Resolution Incorporating the borough Of
Sharon passed.
Senate insisted on their former vote On
the Act de AhoIi,inn Of Capital Punishmenis
| Hon. J. A. Bill appointed com. Of confer
ence.