Litchfield enquirer., 1853-06-09

Ocean Bank, was laEen up On motion OF
Me-. Fish, aud passed.
Resolution passed not 10 permit petitions
20 be entered in the Secretary's Office, alter
the 9Th Of June.
Committee on the State Reform SchOOl
reporIed that they considered the institute
of great importance and recommended the
sum Of $4,000 10 be appropriated 10 carry
out the designs Of the institution. Laid on
the table and ordered to be printed.
Committee on Judiciary reported an IN
definite pOstpOnement Of a resolution TO
cheaper Justice. Report accepted.
likewise, adversely on bill for taxing
bachelors. Bill rejected.
Honsr.-Mn Beckwith Of Liichfeld,
moved that when the House adjourn, il
adjourn to meet TO morrow morning at
a'ciOck. He made this motion, he said, Tor
the purpose of relieving tie tonsciences oil
those members who wished 10 sustain the
reputation Of being working members
carried.
Mr. Wo!cou OF Colebrook, presented
bill for a public act, providing that no Bank
ing Institution of this State shall issue
Fractional notes : referred to Commlltec
ON Banks. -
Mr.. Brown Of Windsor, presented bill
for pnbIic act, providing that on and after
the 4th day Of July next, all Railroad Cos.
Of this State, shall fix uniform rate upon
all freight Of the same ciassi referred TO
Committee on Railroads.
Mr.. Beckwith OF Li,chfield, presented
bill for public act M alteration Of an act,
for the assessment aud collection OF taxes !;
referred to committee OH Finance.
Mr.. Smith Of Orange, presented q bill
for public act, providing that when per-
son who is duly elected Justice of the
Peace, shall ref6se to take the oath pres
scribed by law, TIE Governor OF tie STATE
NAV appoint such number as he may deem
necessary for the public good not exceeding
the number at present allowed by law
referred To Judiciary committee.
Mr.. Hull Of Killingworth, presented 3
petition providing that no petition shall be
entered in the Secre.ary's Office, after
Mondays passed. ..
SATURDAY June a.
SENArE.-COm. on Roads and Bridges
reported favoraby on the bill respecting
the laying out OF roads, giving to towns
the right now exercised BY the County
Court.
On motion Of Mr.. Harrison, the bill ap.
pointing Commissioners Of the Supreme
Court was taken up, and explained by Mr..
Harrison, who showed that the election oil
Justices Of the Peace BY the people had
he'd to some Inconvenience which this law
would obviate. The bill however, dOes
not confer judicial privileges upon the com
missiOners, only certain ministerial duties.
MI. Hall opposed the bill on the ground
that il would take from the people the pow
er OF appointing justices Of the peace,
which an amendment Of the Constitution
had granted them.
The debate was continued by Messrs.
Kellogg, Harrison, Den,ing, Kellogg and
Hall, in very extended repetition Of their |
former arguments.
Mr.. LaTders proposed an amendment.
Mr.. Kellogg said ii would destroy the |
bill and therefore opposed it, as did Mr..
Harrison. Amendment lost. -
Mlr. Butler offered an amendment which
confined commissioners 10 certain restrlc"
tiOns of the old law.
Mr.. Harrison did not see its necessity,
except in cases Of dispositions. Amend
n,ent carried, bill passed.
HousE.-The report of the Judiciary
Committee favorably TO the passage of
bill, forbdding the killing Of Woodcock,
between the months Of February and Sep
TENDER, came from the Senate, rejected.
Mr.. Ives of New Haven, was opposed |
to the bill.
The woodcock being bird Of passage,
would migrate and our sportsmen would
he deprived Of the fun, which would be
feaped by the spor,smen Of other States.
Mr.. Merrs, Of Barkhams'ed, arose and
proceeded 10 deliver lecture to the House
upon ornthology, declaring that the wood
cock Of Barkhamsied, was great, big,
dangerous. fierce lnoking bird, with red
head, and long bill. II was exceedingly
raveGous and destructive, doing a great
injury 10 timber lots in bis section, by
pecking the bark and limbs Of the trees
He was hateful. screaming, ugly looking
fellow, and any law that would more eaec~
iually destroy him, he would 60 for.
Mr.. Burr Of Hartford, thought the gen
ileman was laboring under mistake as TO
the bird in question. The wOodcock Of
Barkha msied, that the gentleman spoke OF,
was bird Of decidedly different feather
from the woodcOck mentioned in the bill.
The Barkha msled woodcock was No less
parsonage than the red-headed wOOdpeck-
er who was good for nothing as an article
81 food, while the wOodcOck mentioned in
the bill, was very fine game bird ant ex-
ceedingly valuable 10 The market.
He vas opposed to the bill, believing gu:
laws at present upon the Statute book
sufficient. .4......
Mr.. Ives Of New Haven. was amused at
the argument Of his friend from Barkham-
sied. He could not for the life Of him see,
im what manner this bill could effect the
constituency which the gentleman repre-
scented. He had supposed that The only
vegetation grown in the sgen.leman's tiers
ritOry, was ice and rocks 5 and he thought
wOOdpeckers or woodc0cks, If they at
tempted 10 destroy these would, like the
viper that knawed the file. get the worst
Of it. the gentleman had not informed
The House whether the light house had
suffered any from their depredaiions. II
he would state that fact, he doubted not
but that the H"use would take the proper
action thereon. II would be disgrac eful 10
the State, to have so ancient and venerable