Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-12

KEnOlalelOn passed 0lseCtauB JUG SlGtA tO inform the corporation of Haie-COllege Ot the names of tlIe six senior SenaiOFs. " Sundry resolutions creating lhe jOint- s,and no committees were received from the House and cOncufred in { likewise res I olutiOns Of reference Of the suggestions contained :n tiGe Governors message. Ho6sE-ROll called, and 5ournal Or yes lerday read
 Petition of Lucretia Thomas and others for the release Of NelsOn Lewis from SiaIe Prison referred Io Joint Committee, to be raised, on State Prison.
 The Speaker announced the following committee on contested elections, raised by resOlutiOn yesterday: MessTs Phelps of Old Saybr0Ok, Russell of Salisbury, and Perry 0f Fairfield. The oath was administered to two nnem- bers. -
 Joint resolution that Messrs Beckwith Of Litchfield, Hoyi Of Stamford, aud Train of Milford, with such members as the Sen ate may appoint, be a committee 10 bring l forward the unfinlshed business oI last ses- sion passed.
 Ire roll, on motion, was called to asceT- tain residences of the members.
 Mir. MunsOn of Seymour, introduced a
 bill Eor Public Act relating to Salaries
 and Fees. The bill provides that Sena- tors shall receive three dollars, and Repre-
 sentatives two dollars and half, per day
 and ten cen.s for each mile of travel; and that no per diem expenses shall be paid az ter the forty second day Of session the l bill to. ia Ike effect from and after the day OE it's passage; bill read first and second | time.
 Resolutions raising the usual Joint Standing and Joint Select committees passed.
 Resolutions referring various subjects in the Governors Message to proper com miiiees; passed.
 Resolution that 75O copies of Roll 7,fl State Officers members of Assembly, with their residences, members, of committees, together with Rules of each House and Joint Rules of both Houses, be printed I passed.
 Resolution that lhe clerks furnish for the use of House and Committees 25 copies of the Revised Statues of ls49, and 25 copies of such as have been passed since ls49, if the same canI be procured without printing new editions; passed.
 Resolution that the time of entering pc. lilions m the Secretary's office be extends ed til the end of the second week from she second day of the session passed.
 Friday, May 6.
 SExArE-Met a, 10, and after prayer the President named the chair.nen of the Joint Standing Committees, which will be found In another column.
 Resolution passed directing the Door 1Fe ekA h.. hour before each meeting of the Senate.
 Petition of Seth s. CnlIins ct al against l the Hop River Co.,, referred to Com. on l Roads aud Bridges.
 HOUsE-Peti,ions were called for, and l among others, the following were presen- ted and referred: I
 or Solomon Bicrce and others, for new School district in the towns of Sharon and Salisbury, to Committee on School Fund of Directors of Canaan aud Liich field Turnpike Co.,, for discontinuaDce oT said road and surrender of Charter, to Committee On Roads and Bridges of Her man Cook and others, for extending limits of WoIcO.lvile School Society, to Com- miltee on School Fund Of Riley Siillnan and others. of Norfolk, for discon, inuance of portion of Greenwoods Turnpike, to Committee on Roads aud Bridges; off Jno w Steelman and others, for authority tO erect a free bridge across $hetuckei River, to Committee on Roads and Brid~ ges; '; of Martha Uncas and others, of the 1 MOhegan tribe Of Indians, for liberty 10 sell land, 10 Committee on sale of Lands.
 Remonsirance of Wm. D. Starr and others, against the election of Benjamn w. Cue, of MiddleiowO, 10 House of Re referred to Committee on Contested Elections.
 The Speaker announced the Joint Stand. ing Committees.
 Also, the Joint Select Committee upon lhe sale ol SpiriiuOus Liquors, as follows
 N1essrs Smiih of Sharon, Bald win of Avon, Lines of New Haven, Comsto tock off Lyme, Wilson .ol Redding, Gates orl Pllinfeld, 'Milliard of Eas. Haddam, and Waldo of Mansfield. "r
 Bills for public act concerning Banks, making stockholders liable iO the amount of theIr stock; read first and second time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
 Resolution referring portions of the Governors Message severally tO joint se- feet committees to be raised passed.
 ,- ,,. Saturday, May '.
 SErArE.-A resolution from the House demanding the printing of 800 copies of every bill before it's lhlrl reading, was de. ba,ed, by MT Hall sgains. i. and by AIr Crane in it's favor, and was, on motion of the former laid on :he table.
 A resolution was offered to appoint committee of one Senator and three mem. hers of the House, 10 visit the scene of the late disaster at Norwalk, to enquire into | the facts connected with it.
 l. was debated and Mr Hyatt was ap. pointed on the part oC the Senate.
 The Clerk was ordered to get 25O copies Of the roll of the Senate printed. HOUss- Reports of Savings kank of Holland. and of Derby Savings Bank. re. ferred to Committee on Banks.
 Mr. Carpenter of Berlin wished to be excused from serving on the joint standing committee on Banks; excused, and Mr. Rsley of East Hartford appointed in his place.