Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-19
TUESDAY May 10,

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 SENArE.-A bill for pubic ac. allowing taverners 10 appeal to County Court when refused lcence, referred lO Committee on JUdiciary.
 Various petitions, resolutions, and bills for public acts were received from the House, referred to appropriate Committees. Senate concurred.
 HOusE. E.-Varnus petitions were presen- ted, aud referred to the appropriate Cum. mitiees.
 Resolution raising Joint Select Com mittre on petition of iswn Oc Bridgeport for removal "f county seat, and On remoa. sirances of Fairfield and NOrwaik against ahe same passed.
 Resolution nstrucling the Committee on the prevention of Railroad accidents ,o report bill requiring all trains 10 stop, at least one full minute, before crossing bridg~ 'es containing draw, to ascertain that all is right; passed.
 Mir. Jennings of Saybrook offered the following resolution, vlZs-" Whereas his Excellency, the Governor, in his Message calls the attention of this Assembly 10 o' the higher obligation to cultivate shat sense of responsibility tO tue Great Law~giver of the world, which has ever been considered essential to wise direction of human af iairs;' aud also says desire to unite with you in an entreaiy that the blessings of Heaven may rest upon the deliberations of the General Assembly and
 Whereas, He who is the blessed and oLly PGieniale declares that whosoever shall put away his wife. except for fnrni- caii0n,e nd shall marry another, commi,,e,h adultery, and whOsO marrielh her who is put away, doth commit adullery,' therefore
 Resosued. That speclal committee be raised who are hereby instructed to report c bill repeating all aws of this State which directly or indirectly legalize adultery, as it is defined in the above declaration of the Son of God."
 The question upon the passage of the resolution was decided in tEe negative.
 Report of Savings Bank of .Danbury, referred to Committee on Banks.
 WEDNESDAY May II.
 SENATE concurred in passing the resou. lion appo'D,ing select Committee respect. ing the half shire town of Fairfield County. and Hon. Mir. Yeomans appoip,ed on the part of the Senate.
 LikewiseS resolution requiring the Committee on Judiciary lo enquire into the expediency of regulating the rate or speed On railways.
 Resignation of Henry D. Smith as Trus. tee of the State Reform School was receiv- ed and accepted.
 MT. J. A. Bill presented a petition from Monr"e for the abolitmn of capital punish lneni. Referred 10 Committee on that subjeci.
 Iir. Kellogg presented a petition from Bristol f1r a law restrain ng ihe sale of spiriiuous liquors. Referred lo Committee.
 House. Various petitions were presen- ted. and referred to the appropriate Cons mitiees.
 .. Resolution raising Joint Selec, Com. miitee On canvass of votes for Judges of Probate, and insirnciiDg them ,o inquire into and rep0rl facis connected with elec> aiOn of Judge of Dis. of Norwich passed. I t THURsDAY May l2.
 SRNAVs cOncurred wIlh the House in the reference 0f sutldry petitions, renonslran. ces and repbrls.
 g7 Resolution of House respecting the Pro. bate Judge of N,r.Sich, passed.
 Mir. Harrison, from the Com. on Jutlicia. ", made a repnrt favorable to bill repeaI- ing an act passed 1852 respecting civ,i ac. iiO3s. Laid on the table and ordered lo be l printed. Likewise, report favorable tO a bill 1 increasing the saiaries of Legislators -- | Laid 0n iIle table and ordered 10 be printed. l Likewise, report adverse 70 she brI | spnfsFEiDg judicial powers on Brand Ju- ofa. Report accepted, and bill rejected, y*18F t#