Litchfield enquirer., 1854-07-13
md 4hird Houso,


 and resolutions, on the prominent men
 and measures of the session has fouud
 favor with the members at al times, but this year they have been given to the
 public by the adoption of afesolution ir
 the House, on Friday afternoon. appoint.
 ing Henry B. Graves. Esq. of this yill-
 age, and Jared B. Foster, of New Hart l ford, a Committee to prepare the De, I benture Bill of the Third House.
 The wEcle report occupies about two columns, and, We extract that which will I be of the greatest interest.
 Thecommittee appointed by your hon orable body. upon the Debentufe Bill of IAhe Third House, beg leave to repoft 1 That they have attended to their. duties. I and have found them extremely arduous, from the conflicting claims of different Iimembers, arising from disputes in regard l to the amount of mileage and actual tra- i.vel. Your committee had no trouble,
 However, in fixing upon the number. of days of actual attendance, as tbey find no member has been absent from his post during the session. Your committee be~ ing guided by conscientious scruples. and Ia desire b promote the good of the con stitnency of this large assembly. have eil- deayored to perform their responsible dnties in ., rfl amer cal6ulated tc give sat- Iisfaciion which will produce {" the gfeat-- est good to the greatest number" {"
 In order to do this, however. your com mittee have been obliged Gin the absence of any positive law fixing the pel diem pay of themembers of this House to dis~ criminate in proportion to actual services performed, and the value of those servf- ces- -arule of action which we respect> fully commend to your honorable body, in rewarding your own members. To Asa Bacon For 60 days attend ance upon Senate and House of Repre- ntatives, g per day, $3oo.oo. For attendance upon Senate when in executive session, regarding the appoints ment of Commissioners on the Middlesex Turnpike the stock of which is owned by himself, $500O. z K For attendance before Water Commit tee. 10 days and 10 nights. 5000. For speech before Water Committee, l$25 00.s
 sz'o Hon. Czarles CAapnsan For his Eseryices on the petition to divide thetown Iof Lyme, we award five barrels of Hads lsell's best unslacked lime. lss 10 Lueius x. Ro5inson- We award one steam boiler, two .arnpikes and three highways. K;
 Z'o E. Ks Foster--For his services in the New Haven water case, we recom> l mend q bountiful provision in the last will and testament of Henry Trowbridgs, of New Haven v
 70 1homas Eugene Graves- Weaward the terminus of the Thompson and Will nantic Railroad, inscribed with the words --s'sJoldan is hard road to travel, z s,s | IoJared B Foster, Of NeaD Hartford For his eminent and | HaSard- ops" services, we awArd tlse use of the Thomp> sonville Gas Works, to assist him in pre-. pairing his oration to be deliveredat North Cornwall on the 4th of this month. 70 Gideon H. Hollister, of LitchJfeld We award the privilege of publishing this report in his forthcoming history of Connecticut. and recommend an appro priation of $loO 10 defray the expenses thereof. s 4, 1oL. H. sGoddcrd, of Norwich We award all the shad spawns in the Thames and Shetucket rivers, for the year ensu> ing.
 10 Janes fl. Biy. of Lyme For his services opposing the Biu 10 divide the town of Lyme, we awald three continen- tai Billsrof the Congress of l775, and also give him the power to issue small Bills in the town of Lyme.
 10 Henry 3. Gravss, ef Litchfeld-- For his varied services and advice 10 the General Assembly. ws award the town of Old Lyme, after the town of South Lyme shall De incorporated; wealsoie> commend his.appointmeats sreyise. the. Bank and Circus Laws of this State.
 70 John 4 Wa;t -Sp saker of our House, and late Lieutenant Governor Of I this State, we recommend the passage of aIesolntion of thanks for the able, ln-. partial, and digniied manner with which he has presided over the deliberations of this body during the present exciling ses- sion: ani for \ further 3eward we ad- vise him to "scait x little longer." kEPETIrIoN or THE 0LD FoLKs' Gov, ERT.'rhe concert which was given in Winsted. New Haven. Hartford. and oth. or towns short time since. was repeated l on the 4th, before crowded house. and
 with better satisfaction than at any time