Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1853-06-09
WHOLE No. 1857. No. 5.

II alters tie bill ut lasi year. Bill passed.
HoUsE.-Mr. Rowe Of FarnsmgI0n pre-
scented bill for public acl, thai Ilge next
session Of the Supreme COust ssf 3Fr0gg be
held in tie county 0f Hartford on tie frst
Tuesday If August nexty referred 70 iJW~
dietary Committee.
Resolution passed hy the HOUSE, instruct.
ing the State Prison Directors 70 FepOrt 10
this Legislature the number of cOnv,cIS IN
the State Prison, under the age 0f sIxleen
years, ca me lrnm the Senate IeleFred TO
Committee on Stale Prison; House recOa.
<idered and cUnsWrred. 1854
ResOlutmn inslrUcIin0 the Judiciary
Cumnsiliee 10 repair a bill for public acI.
t;rbiGdiUV under suitable pensl,its, the sale
81 adul'ers,td wines aud liquors; Telsrred
to Judiciary Committee.
TIE roper, OF the Judiciary Committee
adversely 10 a bill raIsh1 the fees I'll wit.
nesses ~ civA cases, came from The enate
accepted.
MI. Merrills &c Barkhansied, was total
" npptised 10 this notion OF raising the fees
III wnaesscs. This bill proposed Ia ra,se
their per dem 10 Que d0llar, and he thought
u mitch l,M, high. Wien il cOuld be prOv~
ed tia, witnesses could nni be 'tbia,ntG 10
tell The truth AZ present prices. lie aiivh.
vnIe for an increase Oi pay; but he was
not prepared ~ at present. Under the
ISesrn, rates of pay. there were nure w,i~
nesses ready aud willing 10 ATTEND coiira,
than WIS u, all necessary for the cnds If
Justice. He would MOI vote fur any bill tie
tendency h' which was tO increase the al.
ready too large number Oi =" standing wit.
nesses." y h,s bill, # passed, wovld prove
a great injury n lil,san,s whose means
were limited. II would place the rich and
poor upon an une qnai fmlh,g. He recOllect.
I'd the case Of Il freud of his, WIN once
purchased a horse Hf rich nab"b up"n q
wa rant that he was sound as dollar, 5Ht
winch upon exan,in ,liOn was found To be
partially blind. When I've knEed up 10
heaven, il was as light as nO0Lday but
when his eyes wandered earthward oil was
as dark as midnight ~ EIy2i for all rac.
teal purposes, he was ss bud as a heeIle.
Ehe purchaser brought suit iDr da sRaVes,
10 which over hundred witnesses were
summoned al thirty four CENTS a day. 10
attend. The reason of this was. that pars
nf the witnesses sw"re thai the eyes OF the
Nurse were as good as new; while q part
swOre that he was blind as . stove ard
thus grea, number had {" be summoned
het;'re the evidence prepOnderaied 10 favor
Of either. Here was q case wi ere The Itaino
lifts means were such, that had he been
compelled to pay his witnesses dollar
da@ flor attendance, he would have been
unable to prosecute just cause 10. lie 'er~
minaI,on. He feared This bill if passed,
would operate in this way in many csses.
aud therefore he was "pPOsed To II. ss
Question taken and ball rejec'ed.
MIR. Beckwlh Of LilchfieId. presented Q
bill for public act, tina, no Savings Bank
or Building assocIu iiOp, shall receive over
seven per cent interest per annulny reler.
red 10 committee on Banks. a3
F.. THURSDAY, June ..
SENATE concurred with the House in the
reference of sundry petitions, refnOnsiran.
ces, resolutions, and bills for public acts.
A debate ensued upon the pr0prieiy Of
receiving any more petitions. in which
Alessrs. Boiler, Landers and Harrison par.
tc,paled.
Committee on Agriculture reported IA.
vorably ON bill 10 enable owners Of land
10 drain their land acrnss that Of contigu-
nus owners. Laid on table and ordered 10
be printed.
Com. on Judiciary reported adversely
the second time, OB the bill for increasing
| the fees of Town Clerks. Bill rejec,ed.
| Bill for a public act assessing taxes on
,ht rates Of Life insurance Companies read
third time, explained by Mr.. J. A. Bill, and
npp.sed by Mr.. Hall, on the ground that
premium rates were not property IN any
case. Mr.. Butler opposed the bill on the
ground that premium rates were only
I'cuniingent habllsiy.
Mr.. Harrison offered an amendment
confining the tax to such noies ~ actually
nav interest. He stated his object was TO
keep Ou, Of the list such notes Us were ace
,ually Of no value.
Mr. Hall opposed the amendment, be-
cause he knev III no premium notes THAI
did no, hear interest.
| Amendment ad0p'ed.
Mr.. Harrison advocated the bill because
he thought such property should nc taxed
tor i, actually br0ugh. an income TO tie
Company.
Mr Butler replied tina, such premium
| notes could have DO market value, ara
were MT translera bic, and therefore were
nn, proprr,y only umder contingency.
MIR. J. 4. Bill stated that premium notes
went To the payment Of policies. Ia case Ut
death. and we're therefore property 10 the
Company.
| Mr.. Butler replied.
TIE debate was continued by Messfs.
In. Bill, Crane. Hall, Harrison, aDe butlers
AZ great length. 1.
! Hnrss - The Committee rep0ried favor.
abIv an the pe,l'mD Of the New L"nd0ns
Will,n,sn,ic aud Palmer Railroad CO.. Toe
| cnnnec,n,O nf rack, with tie track III the
Norwich and Wnrces,ev Il. X. Co. acsoss
the wi,arves Of Norwich, was taken up iOr
confederation.
Mr.. Beckwi,h Of Li,chirlc, presented q
hin fur a D.,bc act concern,Hg assessn'ent
and collection oi taxes; referred to judi
ciarv Committee. -. -.
Mr.. Marcy, al Wiing;On, presented .
b,ll l,r a public Nc, fnr the further regula>
,r,n If civil acii0ns referred to judiciary
committee. 4
BLI for a public act relating 10 State Of
ecrrs came irum the Senate referred 70
Judiciary commn,ee. House eoncnrred.
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