Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1853-06-30
COsssaecsScsst Legislature,
MAY SESSION, 1851.


Colonization, passed unanimously. 1h
Report on the education Of the Deaf and
Dumb, accepted. a,a..Ha
Report on the education of the Blind,
taken from the table, and a resolution ap-
proprIa tinsa$ 500 for five years, passed..
BaIl To: increasing the basis of the bank.
ing circulation under the General Law,
taken up, aud sumo amendments were pas
lsed, but the Senate became so entaneled
that il was difficult to follow them. IL was
scene of perfect boys play. Bill indefi-
ntely postponed by large vote.
Resolution offered by Mr.. Harrison to
adjourn finally on Thursday, SOth of June.
Amenled by Mr.. Butler by inserting
Wednesday. Resolution passed.
HoUsE.-The order Of the day, the cleo.
ton Of SchnoI Fund Commissioner, was
taken up; the ballot resulted as follows;
| Whole number Of votes, 1856
Necessary TO choice, %
For Mason Cleveland, 1871
Ahijah Cailin, 1's 81
Resolution declaring Msson Cleveland
duly elected School Fund Commissioner,
passed. Eer1 aie@I
Report Of special committee on the East
ern and Woodbury. Banks, taken up and
500 copies ordered printed. u ~
V'uSs Va uuNs tHG CONSIDERATION
OF the reports of the majority and minority
9th committee on the sale Of Intoxicating
drinks was taken up. 72a rt
Mr.. COmsiock Of LYME. moved 10 Law nm
the table the repor, of the majority, with
the accompanying resolution declaring that
no farther legislation is necessary; motion
passed. ,G.~era
Mr.. Lines of New Haven opened the
debate. Hesa1d thai the matter had taken
a some what dHiefent coarse iDm what De
had anticipated. He preferred ihst tho
tefafl and restitaiian nfiltcfnaiorjly ss,,,,l.a
have iiesi bcen considered and acted upon.
tie wished 10 know himself, and he believed
the public d,d, how many a lhe represents
ai,ves of The people think that no further
legislation is necessary. However, he was
prepared to NEE: the question in the shape
IN which il came up. He proceeded 10
state the grounds on which the minority
had based their report. We have had.
dnrIne the last three years, petitions from
$4,000 people Of this State, more than 60.
600 OF whom were probably legal voters.
the object OF whom was to obtain redress
from the ins0ppOrtabe grievances arising
from this accaIsed iratsig, He proceeded
10 show tEal these numerous petitioners
have right 10 ask Tor relief and projection,
aud isa3 i Was IN the power and The duty
q i've Legislature ~ grant IL. lie a.lri-
poricd these positions from lie nature and
ohleci 81 civil government in which eaCh
member yields his natural rights for the
good Of all, and from WHICH The people can
claim protection in their lives, liberty,
health and property. The government
Laws i"ws ao 20 ,hiE principle when !! enacted
Jaws, avs against 10 0''eTSs' :.nnn!erfeiiing, gam.
bling, &c. We have had laws ms,a Than
! SO years restraining the rum traffic. The
old liceDse law is recognition of the prin-
cipie ofthe bill before US this is simply an
expansion of the old law-it is no new
principle it has been recognised not only
by our own, but By every other civil gov
eminent under heaven; not one can be
found which permits this traffic without
some restraint. The principle is universally
recognized that we must protect the people
by law. When the laiesterrible disaster
occurred at Norwalk, how naturally the
eyes Of all turned towards the Legislature
for some prompt action 70 redress the ter
rble evil and prevent the like in future
And yet the same men who were eloquent
and excited in consequence Of this brutal
slaughter Of 40 or SO OF our citizens on q
railroad, and wish to hang the engineer
(who may have been entirely innocent,)
"as high as Haman," coolly tell sc, 900
suffering petitioners for protection against
a traffic, the victims Of which in one year
are more than eau possibly be set down to
all the railroads in the country, that no
further legislation 10 necessary. We are
| called upon to protect sheep from destruc.
ton by dogs, but we want no further
legislation" to project men, women and
children! Is NOT the life ola man of more
value than that Of a eheepl We are also
called on 10 protect trout ia our streams
from being caught by the poor man in a
net and sold as means Of support, in order
that the fancy gentleman may cruelty take
them wnh o hook. And the gentleman
from Lyme, who is foremost for law of
this kind, even wishes for 40 exception in
the capital punishment bill against the trout
killers, but 10 deaf 10 this cry from so many
Thousand for protection from the countless
woes arising from The liquor traffic .e4
He proceeded 10 show from statistics.
Sc. that most Of the pauperism. crime and
all other evils that curse society are the
legitimate fruits of this trade, and argued
! therefrom shat i. was our right and duty 10
suppress il by law. The gentleman pres
scented d vast amount of other facts, statis-
Tics and quotations from authorities in sup
port Of the measure he was advocating and
closed with an appeal 10 the House in its
favor, which was truly eloquent.
Mr.. Cons,ock oi Lyme, in reply said,
that he highly respected the gentleman
from New Haven. He could not help cd.
; mring and honoring man who sacrificed
! himself 10 a good cause, or one he estsems
ed TO he good. lie agreed with the gem
,leman in regard Ia the terrible evils result.
ins from This lrafic--he disa greed with him
only IN regard 10 the remedies which should
he applied 10 remove them. He had NOT,
IN The course of his speech nnoe touched
upon the bill proposed. Does Il Offer an
adequate, or any relief a. ELL from that
eVill We thought not. The title 0f the
law was misnomer, 10 begin with, Il 10
U0l really On act for The suppression OF
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