Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1853-06-30

,hopsand Vnlps caaI in this State ai the lsIe
esrcUasn only eight IlOusaHd we're cast EG
the nledred candidates wh0 sIOnd as the
reDrespnIalives al the measure /; This sT>
0muenI ui c,nrse falls To the ground.
Ia cOncusnn he declared himself STEADY
and uncom?Tnmis'ng opponent at every
species of IanaIIcism which agiIa'ed com,
nIunIIy, whether il takes The garb OF ne
vr0pII0bia or Maine LquOr Laws.
Mr.. Train Of MilI"rd, sad shat the arr
gumenI Which had been advanced that this
law inIerleres with the ri9h's and liberties
Of men, would apply with equal force
aga inst laws Ia prevent theft and other
crImes-it would sweep from our Statute
Bnnk many Of our most common and nee
eSsary laws. He claimed that nNral suasi0R
had done much good in this cause, but that
il had done IT'S work; we wanted now
some thing mOre effecIMal. THIS was an
age Of progression" but he thought il
would he difficult to ascertain which way
we were progressing 10 day; we could NOT
be progressing forward very rapidly in
adopting law framed twenty FIVE years
ago. He claimed that il il is right to H.
cerse at all, il was right To license every
man-if the right is given to one. all could
claim it..
MIR. Mead Of New Fairfield, answered
the argument which had been.drawn from
the number Ol petitions by description "f
the people who had signed the petitions
aud the manner in which their names had
been Oh,ained. In regard 10 the merits Of
The subject he was willing to bring il 10 the
test ui The Blble-nO, of the New Tesla
meni, for he presumed il would he claimed
that the Old had gone by The board.
Mr.. Jennings Of Savbrn.k, Strong Of
MilGnrd, aud Judd nl New Britain, followed
in opposition, and Shipmam OF East Had
dam 10 "a vOr of the amendment.
The previous question upon il was called
for and sustained, and the vote Stood yeas
LOG, and nays JOG. The Speaker gave his
vGIe tn the affirmative aud SU thc amend
menl was carried.
The liquor bin as amended this forenoon
passed, by vote Of 100 yeas TO SO nays.
Mr.. Beckwilh OF Lllchfield was called to
the Chair.
Report Of Committee on Water Proiecls
Cav0rahly ON petition from New Haven for
pure and wholesome water. Mr.. Sland'sh
Of Lebanon stated the grounds ON which
the Committee had based their report
The CITY needed the wafer for protection
from fire and for culinary purposes; the
water Of the wells was very imp1re. The
popular sen,,men, of the people in the CITY
was in favor of the measure. The hill pro-
vided that the &C, shall be submitted To the
legal voters Of the place for approval
passed.
FRIDAY June "a.
Standardization apprOpria ting 8 0e
10 pay the expenses of the committee in
examining The Cosccb Bridge passed.
Resolution allowing the Waierve Man
ufactnrlLg Company to change The nature
Of their business, debalad at al great length
and passed 10 loS
Bill to incorporate the Universalis,s'
Missionary Society; passed.
An act exempnng joint stock burying
grounds from taxation; passed.
Senate concurred with The House in in
definitely poslpOning The bill for the ap-
pnimlrnenl vi Commissioners ol the Superior
COnrl.
Vo,e Of the General Association Of c..
in favor Of the liquor la read and referred.
Report If the committee on the Insane
Poor read. Resolution appr"priatng eight
Thousand dolls RS ior the ereclmn OF suitable
buildings at the Retreat for The Insane,
passed.
Resolution respecting The Nc" v"sl ond
Basion Railroad taken up, and amended
The resolution allows the company, [Ihe
Air Line, IN borrow at once what money
they need for The construction Of their road
i'll other words, to build il by the sale oI
binds. Debated al length. An amend
neht was offered by Mr.. Harrison, limiting
The amouni of hODds issued to one half the
cnsi Of the road. Amendment lost. Bill
passed, 10 To 8. .....
Bill for water privileges in New Haven.
Amendment offered To require Two thirds
vote to carry the object INTO effect; lost,
and bill! passed
HOUSE Bill for an act appropriaiing a
portion of The wages OF convlcls for use Ol
ihe'r families, came from Senate referred Ia
Selec, Committee on subject House cou-
CURED.
The order Of the day, the consideration
Of the majority and minority reports from
the COmmiliee an the subject Of The removal
"f the county buildings iron Fairfield Ia
Bridgeport, was taken up.
Mr.. Richmond Of Ashford was called 10
the chair.
W" ''S P"le '" VIC uidj'ity III uiC S"i''
Mr.. Adams Of WeIhrrNield stated the
grounds upon which they based their rec.
concentrations for the removal to Bridge,
port. Fairfield had ceased 10 he proper
and convenien, place for hoIding the Coun>
" Courts: THIS fact was proved by the
history of the agitation in The county al
intervals during the last 10 years. in which
a majority of the people OF ahe county ha We
united in maintaining that the seat ought
I" be removed, they differed as 10 the place
where they would have il located.
Mr.. Fowler of Gullord, stated HE rea.
SONS why the minority differed from The
Msj"riiy. The General Assembly for sew
eral years, after full and Iabnrioas hearings
Of lhe question have decided Ia favor of Tie
present location. The members Of the last
Legislature from Fairfield County in Feb,
dec'ded by vOie 0f % III 6 against the
applications from both Bridge port and
Norwak, and by vote Of 10 10 12 agreed
:" lay tax 10 build new jail, &c., at the
present location, which wilt soOn be COM
Dle,ed The facilities Hyr reachin,y Fair.